I thought I would create a new thread and in it, continue to answer my own questions in as much as it may help someone else.

My family came from the Ashford District in Kent and it seems the name that was used there was Lonkhurst not Longhurst.

Over time it appears that most of the Lonkhurst family names changed to Longhurst including mine when they reached America.

My lineage is, starting with Thomas: Thomas 1826 Warehorne, William 1790 Orlestone, Richard 1754 Mersham, Richard 1730 Ruckinge, Richard and Richard.

This all started with my stumbling over a ships manifest listing a family as Lankhorst that had the first names of the family I was looking for. I then judged that the ship's Captain had spelled Longhurst wrong. Later still I studied the manifest closer and found that the "a" was in fact an "o" and I then was able to solve the problem.

I hope this helps someone solve their riddle.

Regards.