Mary Long

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Long was born in April 1793, in Tennessee, United States, her father, Daniel David Long, was 34 and her mother, Mary Howe, was 25. She had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with David Sylvanus Walker. She lived in Hickman, Tennessee, United States in 1820.

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Family Time Line

David Sylvanus Walker
1788–
Mary Long
1793–
Rebecca Ann Walker
1825–1917
David Long Walker
1827–

Sources (1)

  • Mary Long in entry for Rebecca A. Hayes, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1796 · Tennessee Becomes a State

On June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

English and French: nickname for a tall person, from Old English lang, long, Old French long ‘long, tall’ (equivalent to Latin longus). Compare Dulong and Lelong .

Irish (Ulster and Munster): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Longáin (see Langan ).

German: variant of Lang ‘long’ and, in North America, also an altered form (translation into English) of this.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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