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Descendants of Johannes Lang

Generation No. 2

2. JOSEPH² LONG (JOHANNES¹ LANG) was born February 14, 1726/27 in Lancaster co Pa, and died November 1804 in Huntingdon co PA. He married (1) MARIA WENGER December 16, 1753. He married (2) ELIZABETH GOOD August 16, 1761 in Lancaster co Pa.

Notes for JOSEPH LONG:
       Joseph a son of John and Anna (Schnebele) Long was born on 14 Feb 1727 in Lancaster county PA.
       He was married first to Maria Wenger, and to this union four daughters were born. Shortly after the birth of his twin daughters, his wife Maria died on 23 Jan 1760. He later married elizabeth Good, daughter of Jacob and Barbara Good, on 16 Aug 1761. He and Elizabeth had 12 children.
       When Joseph was 60 years old he moved with his wife and five of his children to Washington county MD. He bought land from his father-in-law. Part of this land became known as "Long's Purchase". Joseph did not stay in Maryland very long. About 1795 he moved again to Huntingdon county PA. The area he move to became known as Germany Vally. He acquired about 1200 acres of land. He was believed to be the first white settler in Germany Valley.
       Joseph kept a handwritten record, in the German language, the vital statistics of his family covering his parents, his brothers and sisters, and his children by his two wives. This became a very important reference for researchers of this family. It was also from this document that showed that Joseph was very educated. His script was in good Gothic German Script - that of an educated man. Also Joseph willed his books to be divided among his children showing that the entire family were educated people.
       Joseph died in Huntingdon county PA, about 1804. He was buried on his own property north of the Germany Valley church wich is located about 3 miles northeast of Shirleysburg.
       Elizabeth Good was born in Lancaster county PA. Her father Jacob is listed as a Patriot during the Revolutionary War, in the DAR records. He is said to have donated horses and blankets to the soldiers. shortly after Joseph and Elizabeth's marriage, Jacob moved to Hagerstown MD. Some time later Joseph and Elizabeth followed him there.

       Children of JOSEPH LONG and MARIA WENGER are:

ANNA³ LONG, b. 1755, Lancaster co Pa; d. 1827.

ii.

MARIA LONG, b. October 01, 1757, Lancaster co Pa.

iii.

BARBARA LONG, b. November 12, 1759, Lancaster co Pa.

iv.

EVA LONG, b. November 12, 1759, Lancaster co Pa.

Children of JOSEPH LONG and ELIZABETH GOOD are:

ELIZABETH³ LONG, b. May 16, 1762, Lancaster co Pa; d. Unknown; m. JACOB YOUNG.

vi.

JOSEPH LONG, b. December 18, 1763, Lancaster co Pa; d. Unknown.

vii.

MAGDALENA LONG, b. January 25, 1765, Lancaster co Pa; d. Unknown.

viii.

JOHANNES LONG, b. June 01, 1766, Lancaster co Pa; d. Unknown.

ix.

CATHARINE LONG, b. October 01, 1767, Lancaster co Pa; d. November 03, 1854, Germany Valley PA.

JACOB LONG, b. June 23, 1769, Lancaster co Pa; d. Unknown.

xi.

CHRISTIAN LONG, b. January 27, 1771, Lancaster co Pa; d. December 04, 1848, Huntingdon co PA.

xii.

SUSANNA LONG, b. July 03, 1772, Lancaster co Pa; d. March 20, 1827; m. HENRY FUNK.

xiii.

DAVID LONG, b. February 20, 1774, Lancaster co Pa; d. September 26, 1848, Bakers Summit PA.

xiv.

ESTHER LONG, b. April 18, 1777, Lancaster co Pa; d. Bef. 1781.

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ABRAHAM LONG, b. December 06, 1778, Lancaster co Pa; d. December 03, 1848, Huntingdon co PA.

xvi.

ESTHER LONG, b. November 25, 1781, Lancaster co Pa; d. December 1820, Bedford co PA.

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