Armistead Long

Brief Life History of Armistead

When Armistead Long was born on 20 August 1779, in Orange, Virginia, United States, his father, Rev James L Long, was 23 and his mother, Elizabeth Reynolds, was 15. He married Elizabeth Kendall on 4 April 1816, in Orange, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Greene, Virginia, United States in 1850. He died after 1850, in Virginia, United States.

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Armistead Long
1779–1850
Elizabeth Kendall
1778–1856
Marriage: 4 April 1816
John Kendall Long
1817–1884
William Allen Long
1821–

Sources (11)

  • Armstead Long, "United States, Census, 1830"
  • Armistead Long, "Virginia, Orange County Marriage Records, 1757-1938"
  • A Long in entry for John K Long, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"

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World Events (2)

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

1869 · Name change

Name change to Culpeper in 1869 by act of the state Assembly.

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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