Mrs. Susan Battle (Newton) Long ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ************************************************************************ Mrs. Susan Battle (Newton) Long. - DAR ID Number: 125456 - Volume 126 page 150 Born in Bowie County, Tex. - Wife of W. B. Long. Descendant of Corp. Elias Fort, Elisha Battle and Capt. Joseph Ligon, as follows: 1. Robert J. Battle (1819-1900) m. 1843 Susan Green Fort (1824-66). 2. Josiah W. Fort (1795-1858) m. 1816 Diana Coleman Ligon (1797-1855). 3. William Fort (1759-1802) m. 1782 Elizabeth Hilliard (1763-1819); Joseph Ligon, Jr. (1755-1842), m. 1790 Diana Coleman Clay (1772-96). 4. Elias Fort m. 1758 Sarah Sugg (1738-1802); Jacob Hilliard m. Sarah Battle (b. 1743); Joseph Ligon m. Judith -. 5. Elisha Battle m. 1742 Elizabeth Sumner (d. 1794). Elias Fort (1730-1819) was a private and corporal, North Carolina Line, and was also a member of the Committee of Safety. He was born in Edgecombe County, N. C.; died in Robertson County, Tenn. Joseph Ligon entered the army, 1775, as lieutenant, and, 1777, was promoted captain. He was born and died in Halifax County, Va. Related Genealogy: Mrs. Miriam Preston Allen. - DAR ID Number: 106139 - Volume 107 page 41 Born in Paris, Tex. - Wife of Walter H. Allen. Descendant of Capt. Joseph Ligon, Ensign Joseph Ligon, Jr., William Whitfield, and Corp. Elias Fort, as follows: 1. Thaddeus Stocks Preston (b. 1861) m. 1885 Josepha Marston Fort (b. 1865). 2. Dr. Joseph Marston Fort (1828-1906) m. 1849 Jack Ann Fort (1829-82). 3. Dr. Josiah W. Fort (1795-1858) m. 1816 Diana Coleman Ligon (1797-1855) (parents of Joseph); John Degge Fort (1804-29) m. 1827 Miriam Richardson Whitfield (1808-88) (parents of Jack Ann). 4. William Fort (1759-1802) m. 1782 Elizabeth Hilliard (1763-1819); Joseph Ligon, Jr., m. 1790 Diana Coleman Clay (1772-96); Needham Whitfield (b. 1776) m. 1798 Miriam Neville (1776-1852). 5. Elias Fort m. Sarah Sugg (b. 1738); William Whitfield m. 1st Hester Williams; Joseph Ligon m. Judith -. Joseph Ligon entered the army, 1775, as lieutenant, and, 1777, was promoted captain. He was born in Halifax County, Va., where, in 1780, he died. Joseph Ligon, Jr. (1775-1842), served as ensign at Guilford Court House, where he was wounded. He was born in Halifax County, Va.; died in Montgomery County, Tenn. William Whitfield (1743-1817) served as commissary in the North Carolina Line. He was born and died in Wayne County, N. C. Elias Fort (1730-1819) was private and corporal, North Carolina Line, and was also member of Committee of Safety. He was born in Edgecombe County, N. C.; died in Robertson County, Tenn Mrs. Josepha Fort Preston. - DAR ID Number: 21351 - Volume 22 page 128 Born in Boston, Texas. - Wife of Thaddeus Stocks Preston. Descendant of Elias Fort, William Whitfield, Capt. Joseph Ligon, Joseph Ligon, Jr. Daughter of Joseph Marstain Fort and Jack Ann Fort, his wife. Granddaughter of Josiah W. Fort and Diana Coleman Ligon (1797-1855), his wife; John Degge Fort and Miriam Whitfield (1808-88), his wife (parents of Ann). [p.128] Gr.-granddaughter of William Fort (father of Josiah) and Elizabeth Hilliard, his wife; Joseph Ligon, Jr. and Diana Coleman Clay, his wife; Sugg Fort and Elizabeth Degge, his wife (parents of John); Needham Whitfield and Miriam Neville, his wife. Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Elias Fort and Sarah Sugg, his wife; Joseph Ligon and Judith, his wife; William Whitfield and Hester Williams, his wife. Elias Fort, (1730-1819), served as a private in the North Carolina Line. He was born in Edgecomb Co., N. C.; died in Robertson Co., Tenn. William Whitfield, (1748-1817), served as commissary in the North Carolina militia. Joseph Ligon entered the army, 1775, as lieutenant of Halifax Co., and 1777, was promoted captain of Virginia militia. Joseph Ligon, Jr., was at the battle of Guilford Court House, where as ensign, he was wounded. He was placed on the invalid pension roll of Halifax Co., Va., 1807, and was transferred to Montgomery Co., Tenn., where he was a pensioner in 1833, as a private in the Virginia Line. Mrs. Addie Fort-Smith Field. - DAR ID Number: 61697 - Volume 62 page 241 Born in Brazoria County, Texas. - Wife of Omer Weaver Field. Descendant of David Smith, Corp. Elias Fort, and Elisha Battle. Daughter of William Fort-Smith (1840-97) and Judith C. Watts (1842-85), his wife, m. 1868. Granddaughter of John W. N. A. Smith (b. 1794) and Mary L. Fort (b. 1797), his wife, m. 1817. [p.241] Gr-granddaughter of David Smith and Obedience Fort (1771-1847), his 2nd wife, m. 1791; William Fort (1759-1802) and Elizabeth Hilliard (1763-1819), his wife, m. 1782. Gr-gr-granddaughter of Elias Fort and Sarah Sugg (b. 1738), his wife; Jacob Hilliard and Sarah Battle, his wife. Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of Elisha Battle and Elizabeth Sumner, his wife. David Smith (1753-1834) served as a private in the North Carolina Line at the battles of Kings Mountain, Cowpens, and Eutaw Springs. He was born in Anson County, N. C.; died in Jackson, Miss. Elias Fort (1730-1819) served as private and corporal in the North Carolina Line. He was born in Edgecomb County, N. C.; died in Robertson County, Tenn. Elisha Battle (1723-99) was a member of the General Assembly of North Carolina, 1776. He was born in Nansemond County, Va.; died in Edgecomb County, N. C. Miss Elizabeth Henry Marshall Coke. - DAR ID Number: 47673 - Volume 48 page 315 Born in Russelville, Ky. Descendant of Lieut. Samuel Davies, Capt. John Marshall, Corp. Elias Fort and Stephen Coke. Daughter of Hon. James Guthrie Coke (1841-1905) and Amanda (Queenie) Marshall Blackburn (b. 1850), his 2nd wife, m. 1873. Granddaughter of Richard Henry Coke (1815-45) and Mary Elizabeth Guthrie (1823-1905), his wife, m. 1840; Samuel D. Blackburn (1807-68) and Elizabeth Henry Marshall (1823-77), his wife, m. 1846. Gr-granddaughter of Richard Coke (1766-1823) and Mary (Polly) Waikins (1778-1823), his wife, m. 1797; James Blackburn and Jeanie Davies, his wife; William Marshall and Elizabeth Henry Williams, his wife. Gr-gr-granddaughter of Stephen Coke and Amy Jones (1747-1824), his wife, m. 1764; Samuel Davies and Jane Marshall, his wife; John Marshall and Mary Harrold, his wife; Mathew Williams and Catherine Fort, his wife. Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of Elias Fort and Sarah Sugg, his wife. Samuel Davies (1742-83) was lieutenant in Capt. John Boyle's company of Virginia militia. He was born in Bedford County, Va.; died in Lincoln County, Ky. John Marshall (1756-1810) commanded a company in Col. Samuel Miles' regiment of Pennsylvania militia. He was [p.315] born in Albemarle County, Va., married in New Castle County, Pennsylvania, and died in Warren County, Ky. He and his wife are buried on their estate at Fleetwood. Elias Fort (1730-1819) served as private and also as corporal in the North Carolina line. He was born in Edgecomb County, N. C.; died in Robertson County, Tenn.