Edward Moseley, of Essex County

Not the same as Col. Edward Moseley, of Princess Anne County

This Edward Moseley

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Re: Elias Wilson of Virginia - Early 1600's

Posted by: Willanna Alsup Griffin

Date: August 15, 2000 at 07:21:39

In Reply to: Elias Wilson of Virginia - Early 1600's by Ronald Wilson

I'm tracking my mother's family (Wilsons) in early Virginia and would like to know if you have the descendants of Elias and Susannah Wilson. Am particularly interested in any Moseley/Wilson connections (I know that Elizabeth Wilson, daughter of Elias and Susannah, married Edward Moseley, son of Capt. William Moseley and Martha Brasseur, sometime before 1698 probably in Rappahannock/Essex, Virginia). Thanks for any help you can provide.

Clerk of Court, Princess Ann County, VA. Member of House of Burgesses. Colonel High Sheriff of Princess Ann Co. Incht. of the Golden Horseshoe. Member of the Court that tried Grace Sherwood for witchcraft.

Not this Edward Moseley

From Virginia Encyclopedia of Biography:

Moseley, Edward, son of William Moseley and Mary Gookin, his wife, daughter of Captain John and Sarah Gookin, was born in 1661, and was county lieutenant of Princess Anne county, justice of the peace and high sheriff, and burgess in 1700-1702, 1703-1705, 1706. He died in 1736. He married several times, his first wife being Frances, daughter of Colonel John Stringer, of Northampton county. His father, William Moseley, was second son of William Moseley, merchant of Rotterdam.

Siblings reported by http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/a/l/e/Ray-C-Alexander-VA...

Will

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1722-1730 Essex County, Virginia Wills, Bonds & Inventories, No. 4; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 204.

• Will of Edward Moseley of Essex County in St. Ann's Parish, dated 23. Jan, 1726/7.
• Unto Elias Newman-all-that-plantation whereon he now dwelleth with the' land adjoining to the said plantation and for want of heirs to be equally divided between William Moseley son of Benja. Moseley and Benjamin Moseley son of Robert Moseley after the decease Of my loving wife Eliza. Moseley.
• Unto my loving wife my Negros, Doll, Sarah and increase. All my personal estate.
• Unto my friend James Alderson all my marsh adjoining to his land.
• Unto my loving wife all my land not before bequeathed for enduring her natural life and, after the decease of her my said wife then Unto Benja Moseley son of Robert Moseley a parcell of my land adjoining to the land above bequeathed to Elias Newman bounded by the great branch next to my now dwelling plantation ... and for want of heir to the next heir at law.
• After the decease of my loving wife all my land (not before bequeathed) except my part of the white oak swamp be for William Moseley son of Benja. Moseley.
• If Elias Newman, Benja Moseley or William Moseley die without heirs and no heir at law appear, then their part of land be for gleab land for the use of St. Ann's Parish.
• My land in White Oak Swamp be for common use (after the decease of my wife) between Elias Newman, Benjamin Moseley and William Moseley and neither of them nor their heirs sell any timber out of the said White Oak Swamp without eeach others consent and they pay an equal part of the quitt rents.
• My loving wife Eliza. Moseley executrix.
• Edwa: Moseley
• Wit: Stephen Chenaalt, William Hunt, John (J) Stokes. 20 June 1727. Proved by Elizabeth Moseley and by the witnesses