Hugh Longe (c1648-1708)

Hugh Longe was born in approximately 1648. A baptism record for him has not been located and the names of his parents and siblings are currently unknown.

Hugh's surname has been spelt in various ways on official records. Spellings that have been located include Long. Longe and Longage. Longe is the most common usage found in connection to him.

First Marriage
Hugh married at woman by the name of Mary on the 17th November 1666 at Gwennap in Cornwall. The parish record lists his name as 'Longage'and does not provide a surname for Mary.

Hugh and Mary settled in Gwennap and had four known children there. Two of the children, son's called William, died in infancy and were buried in Gwennap.

First wife Mary was buried in Gwennap on the 24th September 1680.

Second Marriage
It appears that Hugh started a relationship with a woman by the name of Temperance Mitchell before his first wife had died. The couple had a child on the 19th February 1681, only 5 months after Mary's death. Interestingly, they called the child Mary. Considering this, it is possible that wife Mary was ill for sometime, knew that she would die, and approved of her husband's new relationship.

Hugh and Temperance were married on the 4th June 1681 in Gwennap. They stayed in the Gwennap community and had five known children there.

Another son, Anthony would die in infancy and was buried in Gwennap on 14th May 1693.

Death of Wife
Hugh's wife Temperance was buried on the 3rd September 1693 in Gwennap, aged approximately 32 years. She was buried only 3 months after her son Anthony, and her youngest surviving child was only 3 years old at the time.

Death
Hugh died and was buried in Gwennap on the 2nd February 1708, aged approximately 60 years. His youngest child was 18 years old at the time of his death.

Children

 * colspan="3" bgcolor="#FFfce0" style="color: #000000;" |Children of Hugh and Mary Longe
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="#FFfce0" style="color: #000000;" |Children of Hugh and Mary Longe


 * colspan="3" bgcolor="#FFfce0" style="color: #000000;" |Children of Hugh and Temperance Longe
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="#FFfce0" style="color: #000000;" |Children of Hugh and Temperance Longe