Elizabeth Longmire – who was she? Where did she come from? And was she a previously unknown daughter of the hat thief? While researching the neighbors and possible friends of William Longmire Jr in Lunenburg County, Virginia I first ran across her name. Having already looked into the […]
George Longmire, to us descendants of William of London, is the progenitor of what some of us call the “Southern Longmires”. I believe him to be the eldest son of William Longmire. Why is this many might ask. Because William’s father’s name was George. How simple can it […]
Some years ago I decided to go to the Library of Congress to begin research on the Edward Dixon Business Papers held in the Manuscript Reading Room there. These are a set of ledger books from King George County, Virginia, beginning in the year 1743. And it was […]
It was a few years ago that I was researching in Richmond, Virginia – one of my favorite places – and I ran across what was, to me, a very curious entry found in the 1740’s King George County Orphan Accounts. While flipping through microfilm at a semi-leisurely […]
She is a lady of mystery. Over the years many a person has tried, unsuccessfully, to document who the wife of William Longmire was. Many a person more has ascribed various last names and family connections for Susannah Longmire which have no basis in fact. And despite the […]
Lately I have been digging around more in my direct line – in this case I speak of William Longmire Jr born ca 1740’s. I believe he was the youngest son of the hat thief and like his older brother, George, left a few evidentiary items pertaining to […]
The Life and Times of William Longmire of London and Virginia 