Mary Ann and James were married 14 Dec 1814 at Richmond Co, GA, and they were the parents of:
Anna Randolph/1814 (Mrs Hutchison Dent)
William Dent/1817 m. Mary Davies
Sarah Jane/1818
John/1819
James, Jr/8 Jan 1821 m. Maria Louisa Garland; 2) Helen Dortch
Henrietta Eve/1822 (Mrs Archibald Mills Clemens)
Rebecca/1824 (Mrs Benjamin Stanback); 2 (Mrs Reuben Ruff)
Julia/1 Mar 1826 (Mrs William Murphy)
Eliza Parke/30 Jan 1828 (Mrs Walter B Lucas)
Maria Nelson/Oct 1829 (Mrs Elisha Dismukes)
Sarah Jane/31 Jul 1831 (Mrs Charles B Ames)
After the sudden death of her husband in 1833, Mary Ann abruptly moved her family (except James who remained in Augusta with uncle A. B. and Anna who married Hutchison Dent) to Somerville, Lawrence County, Alabama. [Note: Thomas Eckford opened a mercantile business in Somerville in 1834] and then to Tuscaloosa in 1837, for better schooling opportunities for the children and finally to Noxubee County in 1843.
The State of Mississippi, Noxubee County:
Know all men by these presents that I, Mary Ann Longstreet, for and in consideration of twelve hundred dollars to me in hand paid by William D. Longstreet, James Longstreet, Henrietta Clemens, Rebecca Stanback, Julia Longstreet, Eliza Lucus [sic], Maria Longstreet, Sarah Longstreet, and Mary Ann Dent [granddaughter], all of the county and state aforesaid ... [sell 12 Negro slaves] acquired (by virtue of the will of my late husband james Longstreet deceased) ... 19th October 1844
The Mothers of Some Distinguished Georgians, Pg. 90:
"Mary Ann Dent Longstreet, the mother of Gen. James Longstreet, was born in Maryland, March 13, 1792. Her father, Marshal Dent, who was positive in character and literary in his taste, married a Miss Magruder, and in the course of time emigrated to Georgia, with his wife and four children.
"The oldest of these, Mary Ann Dent, the subject of this sketch, was a beautiful girl of fifteen when the mother died. The duties and responsibilities of the home thus devolved upon her; these she assumed cheerfully and discharged faithfully.
"At the age of twenty she married James Longstreet, the brother of Judge Longstreet, the distinguished educator and humorist of Georgia. She was left a widow at forty, with nine children; these she labored for, educated by industry, thrift, economy, and an undaunted purpose to have her children stand before kings, and not before mean men, in the language of Scripture. She lived to see all these children grown, honorably married, and in the Church.
"This home circle had to be broken. Her youngest son, James, who was physically strong, running over with life, push, and energy, was advised to compete for the scholarship offered by the Military Academy at West Point: this he did, and secured the appointment. At the age of sixteen he bade adieu to mother and loved ones."
Her parents were Gen. Thomas Marshall Dent and Anne Magruder.
Anna Randolph/1814 (Mrs Hutchison Dent)
William Dent/1817 m. Mary Davies
Sarah Jane/1818
John/1819
James, Jr/8 Jan 1821 m. Maria Louisa Garland; 2) Helen Dortch
Henrietta Eve/1822 (Mrs Archibald Mills Clemens)
Rebecca/1824 (Mrs Benjamin Stanback); 2 (Mrs Reuben Ruff)
Julia/1 Mar 1826 (Mrs William Murphy)
Eliza Parke/30 Jan 1828 (Mrs Walter B Lucas)
Maria Nelson/Oct 1829 (Mrs Elisha Dismukes)
Sarah Jane/31 Jul 1831 (Mrs Charles B Ames)
After the sudden death of her husband in 1833, Mary Ann abruptly moved her family (except James who remained in Augusta with uncle A. B. and Anna who married Hutchison Dent) to Somerville, Lawrence County, Alabama. [Note: Thomas Eckford opened a mercantile business in Somerville in 1834] and then to Tuscaloosa in 1837, for better schooling opportunities for the children and finally to Noxubee County in 1843.
The State of Mississippi, Noxubee County:
Know all men by these presents that I, Mary Ann Longstreet, for and in consideration of twelve hundred dollars to me in hand paid by William D. Longstreet, James Longstreet, Henrietta Clemens, Rebecca Stanback, Julia Longstreet, Eliza Lucus [sic], Maria Longstreet, Sarah Longstreet, and Mary Ann Dent [granddaughter], all of the county and state aforesaid ... [sell 12 Negro slaves] acquired (by virtue of the will of my late husband james Longstreet deceased) ... 19th October 1844
The Mothers of Some Distinguished Georgians, Pg. 90:
"Mary Ann Dent Longstreet, the mother of Gen. James Longstreet, was born in Maryland, March 13, 1792. Her father, Marshal Dent, who was positive in character and literary in his taste, married a Miss Magruder, and in the course of time emigrated to Georgia, with his wife and four children.
"The oldest of these, Mary Ann Dent, the subject of this sketch, was a beautiful girl of fifteen when the mother died. The duties and responsibilities of the home thus devolved upon her; these she assumed cheerfully and discharged faithfully.
"At the age of twenty she married James Longstreet, the brother of Judge Longstreet, the distinguished educator and humorist of Georgia. She was left a widow at forty, with nine children; these she labored for, educated by industry, thrift, economy, and an undaunted purpose to have her children stand before kings, and not before mean men, in the language of Scripture. She lived to see all these children grown, honorably married, and in the Church.
"This home circle had to be broken. Her youngest son, James, who was physically strong, running over with life, push, and energy, was advised to compete for the scholarship offered by the Military Academy at West Point: this he did, and secured the appointment. At the age of sixteen he bade adieu to mother and loved ones."
Her parents were Gen. Thomas Marshall Dent and Anne Magruder.
Mary Ann and James were married 14 Dec 1814 at Richmond Co, GA, and they were the parents of:
Anna Randolph/1814 (Mrs Hutchison Dent)
William Dent/1817 m. Mary Davies
Sarah Jane/1818
John/1819
James, Jr/8 Jan 1821 m. Maria Louisa Garland; 2) Helen Dortch
Henrietta Eve/1822 (Mrs Archibald Mills Clemens)
Rebecca/1824 (Mrs Benjamin Stanback); 2 (Mrs Reuben Ruff)
Julia/1 Mar 1826 (Mrs William Murphy)
Eliza Parke/30 Jan 1828 (Mrs Walter B Lucas)
Maria Nelson/Oct 1829 (Mrs Elisha Dismukes)
Sarah Jane/31 Jul 1831 (Mrs Charles B Ames)
After the sudden death of her husband in 1833, Mary Ann abruptly moved her family (except James who remained in Augusta with uncle A. B. and Anna who married Hutchison Dent) to Somerville, Lawrence County, Alabama. [Note: Thomas Eckford opened a mercantile business in Somerville in 1834] and then to Tuscaloosa in 1837, for better schooling opportunities for the children and finally to Noxubee County in 1843.
The State of Mississippi, Noxubee County:
Know all men by these presents that I, Mary Ann Longstreet, for and in consideration of twelve hundred dollars to me in hand paid by William D. Longstreet, James Longstreet, Henrietta Clemens, Rebecca Stanback, Julia Longstreet, Eliza Lucus [sic], Maria Longstreet, Sarah Longstreet, and Mary Ann Dent [granddaughter], all of the county and state aforesaid ... [sell 12 Negro slaves] acquired (by virtue of the will of my late husband james Longstreet deceased) ... 19th October 1844
The Mothers of Some Distinguished Georgians, Pg. 90:
"Mary Ann Dent Longstreet, the mother of Gen. James Longstreet, was born in Maryland, March 13, 1792. Her father, Marshal Dent, who was positive in character and literary in his taste, married a Miss Magruder, and in the course of time emigrated to Georgia, with his wife and four children.
"The oldest of these, Mary Ann Dent, the subject of this sketch, was a beautiful girl of fifteen when the mother died. The duties and responsibilities of the home thus devolved upon her; these she assumed cheerfully and discharged faithfully.
"At the age of twenty she married James Longstreet, the brother of Judge Longstreet, the distinguished educator and humorist of Georgia. She was left a widow at forty, with nine children; these she labored for, educated by industry, thrift, economy, and an undaunted purpose to have her children stand before kings, and not before mean men, in the language of Scripture. She lived to see all these children grown, honorably married, and in the Church.
"This home circle had to be broken. Her youngest son, James, who was physically strong, running over with life, push, and energy, was advised to compete for the scholarship offered by the Military Academy at West Point: this he did, and secured the appointment. At the age of sixteen he bade adieu to mother and loved ones."
Her parents were Gen. Thomas Marshall Dent and Anne Magruder.
Anna Randolph/1814 (Mrs Hutchison Dent)
William Dent/1817 m. Mary Davies
Sarah Jane/1818
John/1819
James, Jr/8 Jan 1821 m. Maria Louisa Garland; 2) Helen Dortch
Henrietta Eve/1822 (Mrs Archibald Mills Clemens)
Rebecca/1824 (Mrs Benjamin Stanback); 2 (Mrs Reuben Ruff)
Julia/1 Mar 1826 (Mrs William Murphy)
Eliza Parke/30 Jan 1828 (Mrs Walter B Lucas)
Maria Nelson/Oct 1829 (Mrs Elisha Dismukes)
Sarah Jane/31 Jul 1831 (Mrs Charles B Ames)
After the sudden death of her husband in 1833, Mary Ann abruptly moved her family (except James who remained in Augusta with uncle A. B. and Anna who married Hutchison Dent) to Somerville, Lawrence County, Alabama. [Note: Thomas Eckford opened a mercantile business in Somerville in 1834] and then to Tuscaloosa in 1837, for better schooling opportunities for the children and finally to Noxubee County in 1843.
The State of Mississippi, Noxubee County:
Know all men by these presents that I, Mary Ann Longstreet, for and in consideration of twelve hundred dollars to me in hand paid by William D. Longstreet, James Longstreet, Henrietta Clemens, Rebecca Stanback, Julia Longstreet, Eliza Lucus [sic], Maria Longstreet, Sarah Longstreet, and Mary Ann Dent [granddaughter], all of the county and state aforesaid ... [sell 12 Negro slaves] acquired (by virtue of the will of my late husband james Longstreet deceased) ... 19th October 1844
The Mothers of Some Distinguished Georgians, Pg. 90:
"Mary Ann Dent Longstreet, the mother of Gen. James Longstreet, was born in Maryland, March 13, 1792. Her father, Marshal Dent, who was positive in character and literary in his taste, married a Miss Magruder, and in the course of time emigrated to Georgia, with his wife and four children.
"The oldest of these, Mary Ann Dent, the subject of this sketch, was a beautiful girl of fifteen when the mother died. The duties and responsibilities of the home thus devolved upon her; these she assumed cheerfully and discharged faithfully.
"At the age of twenty she married James Longstreet, the brother of Judge Longstreet, the distinguished educator and humorist of Georgia. She was left a widow at forty, with nine children; these she labored for, educated by industry, thrift, economy, and an undaunted purpose to have her children stand before kings, and not before mean men, in the language of Scripture. She lived to see all these children grown, honorably married, and in the Church.
"This home circle had to be broken. Her youngest son, James, who was physically strong, running over with life, push, and energy, was advised to compete for the scholarship offered by the Military Academy at West Point: this he did, and secured the appointment. At the age of sixteen he bade adieu to mother and loved ones."
Her parents were Gen. Thomas Marshall Dent and Anne Magruder.
Family Members
Children
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Anna Longstreet Dent
1814–1839
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William Dent Longstreet
1817–1889
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James Longstreet Jr
1821–1904
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Henrietta Longstreet Clemens
1822–1889
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Rebecca Longstreet Ruff
1824–1881
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Julia Longstreet Murphey
1826–1854
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Eliza Parke Longstreet Lucas
1828–1914
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Maria Nelson Longstreet Dismukes
1829–1913
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Sarah Jane Longstreet Ames
1831–1920
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