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I have no direct proof Martha was a daughter of this William Longmire - however, there is a female child in his household in both 1810 and 1820 of an age to be Martha. William and his brother Robert were the two Longmires that had remained in Granville and lived there for her to marry there in 1826. Robert's will and estate in 1847, when Martha was apparently still living, makes no provision for such daughter, and he did not marry until 1810 - Martha born between 1800 and 1810, probably closer to 1800. The brother John Longmire left Granville for Wake Co, NC just prior to 1800. The brother Elijah, had children born in Tennessee as early as 1806. They simply were not in Granville at the time Martha married Mastin Critcher. There is no other Longmire family for Martha.

1850 Census in Oxford, Granville, NC, living between Anson Critcher and John & Sarah Critcher:
William Longmire, age 30, Pauper
Hannah, 70
Fanny, 39, pauper
Hannah, 27
This is quite possibly the family of Martha Longmire. I suspect the elder Hannah was the pauper - not young William.

Is this Martha, age 30-40?
Mastin/Martin Crutcher living in Tippah Co MS in 1840. He had 1m under 5, 1m 5-10, 1m age 40-50 and 1f under 5, 2f 5-10, 2f 10-15, 1f 15-20, 2f 20-30, and 1f 30-40.

Is this Martha - either surname marked wrong, or she had married a Malone who then promptly died. The children's names and ages match her Critcher children and she is possibly living next to her married daughter. In fact this supposition seems to tie the Critcher-Hays-Malone families together as I have long suspected.
3rd Division, Tippah Co, MS, Hh 1011
Riley Malone, age 25, Shingle Maker, b. NC
Eliza, 16, b. TN - presumably his wife [could she be one of the unidentified Crutcher daughters?]
Hh 1012 Martha F. -dittoed as Malone, age 50, b. NC
John, 17, b. TN
Caroline, 14, b. TN
Thomas, 13, b. TN
Catharine, 10, b. TN
HH 1013
Elias Hays, 22, b. TN
Martha, 17, b. TN
Mary E., age 1, b. MS



A William Longmire is found in Granville records - the name is rare in that place. I would think he might be the father or more likely, grandfather, of Martha. The will of William, of which his son Robert was one of the Executors, was found. Robert at first seemed to be a good candidate for the father of Martha as a Longmire who remains in Granville, Co, but his estate eliminates that possibility - leaving his brother William as the best candidate. The following are some of the Longmire records in Granville.

Court Minutes of Granville County North Carolina; 1746-1820; by Zae Hargett Gwynn; published by Joseph W. Watson, 1977.
p.21; May 1788 Wm Longmire among those appointed as tax collector.

Abstracts of the Wills and Estate Records of Granville County North Carolina: 1746-1808, by Zae Hargett Gwynn; published by Joseph W. Watson, 1978
[This is an interesting connection of names since the wife of John Gore Critcher was a Marshall and apparently the second wife of Mastin Critcher was Martha Longmire...]
p.137
Will Book 2, p. 109
12 Jun 1788 Jno. Marshall and Wm. Longmire were witnesses to a deed - John Robards to Jno. Williams for 125 #'s: a slave, livestock, household furniture, etc. and probably a mortgage deed.
p.209 Will Book 4, p.147
Claims against the county - names included Thomas Critcher, John Longmire, Elijah Mitchell, John Critcher. Allowance to patrolers, order to Henry Williams.

Kinfolks of Granville,
Deed Book Q, p.353
30 Oct 1797 William Clements of Wake Co NC, deed to John Longmire, Granville.

Court Minutes of Granville County North Carolina, 1746-1820, Zae Hargett Gwynn, 1977
p.156 November Term 1797
Anderson White, base born child of Sarah White, aged 12, bound to John Longmire.
p.188 2 Feb 1801 Land of John Longmire sold to pay debts due for which he was sued.

The name William Longmire appears to have passed through several generations
1800 Granville Tax List, Oxford District. Robert Reid, Collector
William Longmire, Senr. 482 acres of land, 2 polls, 6 slaves
William Longmire, Junr, 1 poll
1801 Granville Tax List, Ocford District
William Longmire, Sr. 487 acres of land, no polls (probably reached age 60), 7 slaves
William Longmire, Jr., 1 poll
1803 Granville Tax List, Oxford District
William Longmire Sr. 472 acres, 1 poll 6 slaves (poll is likely William Jr since he is not found separately
1804 Granville Tax List, Oxford Distrect
William Longmire, Senr. 472 acres, no poll, 6 slaves
William Longmire, Jun. 1 poll
1805 Granville Tax List, Oxford District
William Longmire 473 acres, 1 poll, 7 slaves

Granville Deed Book V, p.50
26 May 1810. William Longmire, Senr. to Jonathan Knight, both of Granville. For $450, conveys a track of land in the fork of the Tar River, 200 acres. Bank of Tar River at mouth of Waldens branch, Malary's line; Robards Mill path; along said path; meanders of the branch; Bennetts line to a branch called Longmires spring branch; it's meanders to Waldens branch. Signed: William Longmire. Wit: Benj. Bearden, Charles Bearden. Aug Court 1810. Acknowledged by Longmire.
Book V, p.57 - an exact duplicate of the above deed entered in the deed book.

Granville Deed Book X, p. 12 Kinfolks of Granville
22 Sep 1815 William Longmire Sr., deed to Robert Longmire.
p.34
April 1816 William Longmire Sr, deed to William Longmire, Jr.
p.43
1 April 1816 William Longmire deed to Robert Longmire.
p.140
8 April 1816 William Longmire, Sr., deed of gift to granddaughter, Charlotte Duke.
p.141
20 Jan 1816 William Longmire, deed of gift to friend, Temperance Bryant.

Abstracts of the Wills and Estate Records of Granville County North Carolina, 1808-1833, Vol. II, Zae Hargett Gwynn, 1976
Book 7, p.640-641
p. 78 21 Feb 1816 Proved August Court 1816. William Longmire wills to son William, a negro slave; to sons Elijah and Robert, a slave each; to daughter Polley Duke, 2 negroes for life and then to her surviving children; to Polley Duke a mare I bought of my son Elijah; to son John, daughter Betsey Bell, daughter Sally Hunt - 5 shillings each; to granddaughter Sally Longmire, daughter of my son Robert, a negro slave. Remainder is to be sold and pay the money I owe to the Hillsborough Bank, Benjamin Bearden and Samuel Harris as my securities. Any and all left to go to sons William & Robert and daughter Polly Duke.
Executors: Nathaniel Robards, sons William & Robert Longmire.
Wit: Richard Bullock, John Washington.
Codicil dated 8 Jun 1816. Negroes given daughter Polly Duke and taken back and given directly to her children Charlotte and Robert Nelson Duke with all their increase.

Court Minutes of Granville County North Carolina, 1746-1820, Zae Hargett Gwynn, 1977
p.264 Aug Term 1816. 5 Aug 1816
Will of William Longmire, deceased, proved by Richard Bullock and John Washington proved codicil thereto, and Robert Longmire and Nathaniel Robards qualified as executors.
Later in that day: Deed of gift from William Longmire Sr. to Charlotte Duke, a Negro.

Granville County Kinfolks
p. 257, Deed Book 2, p. 126
5 Aug 1823. James Hunt, William Hunt, Samuel Hunt, John Hunt, Robert Longmire (who married Elizabeth Hunt) and Groves Hunt, children of Samuel Hunt, dec'd late of Granville who was one of the legatees of James Hunt Sr., dec'd of the same. Deed to Alexander Smith for the 1/4 part their father, Samuel Hunt, dec'd received in the division of the estate of his father, James Hunt Sr.

Abstracts of the Wills and Estate Records of Granville County North Carolina, 1833-1846, abstracted by Zae Hargett Gwynn; compiled by Trudie Davis-Long; 2005
Vol. 13, 1833-1837, p. 336
p.21-22 18 Apr 1835, proved Feb Court 1836. William Mallory wills to sons Charles, John, & William, $1 in addition to what had been given; to son James, bed & furniture, a horse; son Pleasant, $1. Daughters Lucy Miner and Nancy Hopkins and Agathy M. Parrish, each $1 in addition to what has been given. Wife, Mary, land whereon I live, a negro, and the rest of my property for her lifetime and at her death to my daughters that are now single and if either marries then the single one to have the negro slave.
Executors: John & James Mallory, Robert Longmire
Wit: Augustin Harris, Meredith Pool
Vol 15, 1840-1844, p.211-215
p.86 29 & 30 Nov 1841. Sale of property and negroes of estate of John Minor, deceased, by Robert Longmire and William Clement, Admstrs. Buyers included Mrs. Massa Minor, Joseph, David & Henry Minor.
p.287-288
p.89 14 May 1838, proved May Court 1842 John Minor wills to daughter Clary Johnson, all estate real & personal in my possession and 11 negroes in her possession. At my death the negroes sold and money to be divided between wife Massey Minor, Marshal Minor, Clary Johnson, John Minor, Lazerus Minor, Polly Bledsoe, Francis Wilkins, Elizabeth Beardan, Annie Wood, Tabitha Blackwood, Jinsey Williams. Heirs of son Randal Minor - $100 and what they already had. To Robert Longmire & Wm Clement, $50 each - and to serve as Executors.
Wit: Thomas Reeks, William W. Craft
Objection to probate by Henry Minor and others. Nov Term 1841. Jury decided in favor of will and probate effective May court 1842
p.289 May Court 1842. Sale of negroes of estate of John Minor, deceased, by Robert Longmire and Wm Clement, Executors.

Wife of Robert Longmire:
Enslaved Ancestors abstracted from Deed Books, Granville Co, North Carolina; Vol 1; 1828-1864
Deed Book 15, 1848-1849
Longmire, Elizabeth to [her daugher] Emily B. Green, wife of William Green ...Negro girl by the name of Caroline aged fifteen years, 1850
Longmire, Elizabeth to [her son] James Longmire [of Stewart Co, TN] ...two Negroes by name Pleasant and Jane, one grey horse called Jerry, 1848

Birth	Abt 1800	North Carolina
Marriage	18 Jan 1826	Granville County, North Carolina - MASTIN Crutcher

Spouse	MASTIN Crutcher (1797 - 1847)
Child	John W. Crutcher (1832 - )
Child	MARTHA FRANCES CRUTCHER (1833 - 1896)
Child	Eliza Crutcher (1834 - 1855)
Child	Thomas Crutcher (1837 - )
Child	Caroline Crutcher (1840 - 1906)
Child	Catherine Melinda Crutcher (1841 - 1927)

Father	WILLIAM Longmire Jr (1774 - 1847)
Mother	HANNAH [Longmire] (1780 - 1860)
Sibling	Elijah Longmire (1801 - )
Sibling	Eliza Longmire (1810 - )
Sibling	Fanny Longmire (1811 - )
Sibling	William Longmire (1820 - 1860)
Sibling	Hannah Longmire (1823 - )