See also
| Husband: | William + LONGLEY (c. 1640-1694) | |
| Wife: | Deliverance + CRISPE (1650-1694) | |
| Children: | Lydia LONGLEY (c. 1674- ) | |
| William LONGLEY (c. 1676- ) | ||
| Betty LONGLEY (c. 1678- ) | ||
| Jemima LONGLEY (c. 1680- ) | ||
| John + LONGLEY (1683-1750) | ||
| Joshia LONGLEY (c. 1684- ) | ||
| Marriage | 15 May 1673 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US1,2 |
William + LONGLEY
| Name: | William + LONGLEY | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | William + LONGLEY (1614-1680) | |
| Mother: | Joanna + GOFFE (1619-1698) | |
| Birth | 1640 (est) | Lynn, Essex, MA, US |
| Death | 27 Jul 1694 (age 53-54) | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US |
| Burial | Longley Family Burial Site3 | |
| Groton, Middlesex, MA, US | ||
Deliverance + CRISPE
| Name: | Deliverance + CRISPE | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | Benjamin + CRISPE (1611-1683) | |
| Mother: | Bridget+ (1615-1675) | |
| Birth | 1650 | Watertown, Middlesex, MA, US |
| Death | 24 Jul 1694 (age 43-44) | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US |
| Name: | Lydia LONGLEY | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 1674 (est) | |
| Name: | William LONGLEY | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 1676 (est) | |
| Name: | Betty LONGLEY | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 1678 (est) | |
| Name: | Jemima LONGLEY | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 1680 (est) | |
John + LONGLEY
| Name: | John + LONGLEY | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse 1: | Sarah + PRESCOTT (1686-1718) | |
| Spouse 2: | Deborah WILDER (c. 1685- ) | |
| Birth | 1683 | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US |
| Occupation | Deacon | |
| Death | 25 May 1750 (age 66-67) | Groton, Middlesex, MA, US4 |
| Burial | Old Burying Grounds3 | |
| Groton, Middlesex, MA, US Inscription: Here lies buried Ye body of Deac John Longley who departed this life, May Ye 25th AD l750 in Ye 68th year of his age. |
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| Name: | Joshia LONGLEY | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 1684 (est) | |
He married Deliverance Crisp on May 15,1672 at Groton,MA.
Children: Lydia Longley, William Longley III, Betty Longley, Jemima Longley, John Longley, Joseph Longley, and two infant children.
Near the site of his dwelling house exists a marker that reads: "Near this spot dwelt William and Deliverance Longley with their eight children. On the 27th of July 1694 the Indians killed the mother and father and five of the children and into captivity the other three."
Eldest daughter Lydia remained in Canada and became a nun after being converted to Catholicism. Daughter Betty is said to have died of hunger and exposure during the march to Canada. Son John was held for four years and then ransomed.
It is said that daughter Jemima was scalped and left for dead during the attack, but survived and later married and had children.
THE SAD STORY OF GROTON, MASSACHUSETTES & THE FAMILY OF WILLIAM AND DELIVERANCE LONGLEY
In 1676, the small town of Groton, Massachusetts, located 40 miles from the Boston fort, was almost completely destroyed during an Indian attack. Of the 40 houses burned in the assault, only 14 or 15 were left standing. Thankfully, only 3 people were killed and 2 taken prisoner. In 1678, people began rebuilding Groton and their lives.
On Friday, July 27, 1694, Groton was attacked again by the Abenaqui Indians. Their chief, Taxous, selected 40 of his best warriors and attacked Groton at daybreak. 21 people were killed, 13 captured, and 13 badly wounded. Survivors were so frightened, they left the town and sought refuge in surrounding areas.
T he victims lived near the Baptist Church, or meeting-house. One of the Baptist minister’s sons was killed, another captured. William and Deliverance Longley were killed along with 5 of their children. The remaining three, Lydia, age 20, John, age 10 or 11, and Betty age 3 or under, were taken into captivity.
Betty died shortly from exposure and hunger in the Abenaqui Indian territory in Canada. Lydia was sold to France, and placed with the Sisters of the Congregations of Notre Dame in Montreal, Canada. She was baptized there in 1696. She remained in Montreal until her death in 1758 at the age of 84. John remained with the Abenaqui for 4 years. According to his deposition given in 1736, he spent the last 2 ½ years of his captivity as a servant to Chief Madocawando of the Penobscot tribe. When he was ransomed from captivity, accounts record it was very much against his will. John Longley returned home around the time his grandmother died, in 1698. (An interesting fact is that in her later years, his grandmother , Joanna Goffe Longley, married his mother’s father, William Crispe.) His grandmother had remembered the captive children in her will. “I give and bequeath unto my three Grand-Children in captivity if they returne Vizdt these books one a Bible another a Sermon booke treating of faith and the other a psalme book.” Like his father, William Longley, and his grandfather, William Longley, Sr., he was the Groton town clerk for many years. He married twice and fathered 12 children. He died in Groton in 1750.
A rock monument was erected in the autumn of 1879 at the site of the Longley Family massacre. It still stands today near the town of Groton on Old Pepperell Road, now named Longley Road. It is inscribed with the following words:
HERE DWELTWILLIAM AND DELIVERANCE LONGLEYWITH THEIR EIGHT CHILDRENON THE 27TH OF JULY 1694THE INDIANS KILLED THE FATHER AND MOTHERAND FIVE OF THE CHILDRENAND CARRIED INTO CAPTIVITYTHE OTHER THREE
William Longley was married to LydiaSubmitted by Ancestry.com Member Gloria Stiles. Sources: Knox Manuscripts, Waldo Papers, L. 13; An Historical sketch of Groton, Massachusettes 1655-1890; An Historical Address delivered at Groton, Massachusetts, February 20, 1880 by Samuel Abbott Green; History of Groton Massachusettes by Caleb Butler, page 278.
| 1 | "US and International Marriage Records, 1550-1900" (on-line, Yates Publishing, Provo, UT). |
| 2 | "US New England Marriages prior to 1700". |
| 3 | "Find a Grave". |
| 4 | "MA Town and Vital Records 1620-1988 Record". |