Origin: English
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variations include: Long, Longe, and others.
First
found in Wiltshire where they were recorded as a family of great antiquity
seated with manor and estates in that shire.
Some
of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Edward Long
settled in Virginia in 1649; along with Henry in 1774; James in 1642; Jane in
1624; Catherine in 1635; Ralph in 1638; Richard in 1642 and others.
Coat
of Arms: Black
with a silver lion rampant surrounded by eight crosses.
Crest: A lion emerging from a crown.
Motto: Pieux quoi que preux
Motto Translated: Valiant through pious
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variations include: Delong, DeLong, Delon, Long, Lelong, Longin, Longet and many
more.
First
found in Normandy, where the family was established in a seigniory, founded in
1463.
Some
of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Jean Delon, who
settled in Louisiana in 1720; M. de Longrais, who was living in Natchez,
Louisiana in 1726 and others.
Coat
of Arms: a
gold shield with a black five-leaf clover.
Crest: None.
This
information above was obtained from the Swyrich
website, for now we will be dealing with the ancestors and descendents of:
TBA
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