Nehemiah Moxley, Sr.

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The Moxleys can trace their ancestry back to Nehemiah Moxley (1738-1836). He lived in Howard County and assisted in throwing tea overboard off the Peggy Stewart at Annapolis at the commencement of the Revolutionary War. This act was done protesting the tax on tea which England had imposed. The Moxleys are sometimes called the “Tea Party” clan because of it.

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Moxley Family History

The Moxley family, which is of English derivation, and has many spellings such as Mously, Moseley, Mosley, Mosely, Morley, Mockley, Mauxley, and other similar corruptions probably the result of spelling errors and bad handwriting, the name has been dated back to the 14th century.

Rosa Medora Moxley Watkins was the daughter of Robert Bromwell Moxley (1840) and Susan S. Baker (1848). What makes the Moxley family so interesting is that it has been called the "Tea-Party Clan" meaning that their Revolutionary War period ancestor Nehemiah Moxley, born Dec. 19, 1737/38 and died Feb. 18, 1836 had an active role in fighting the British by taking part in the burning of the British tea ship the "Peggy Stewart", at Annapolis.

There is a Maryland Historic Marker in Howard County which states the following: "Dr. Charles Alexander Warfield 1751-1813 The grave of this Revolutionary War patriot is near this site. A member of the Sons of Liberty, he participated in the burning of the Brig "Peggy Stewart", at Annapolis, October 19, 1774, and also served as a Major in the Elkridge Battalion during the war. Md 97, 2 miles south of Cooksville.

Nehemiah Moxley was probably a member of Dr. Warfield's militia unit since he lived and had a farm in that area at that time so it has been documented that he participated in the burning of the tea ship "Peggy Stewart" and ever since this event has been celebrated by the Nehemiah Moxley descendants at a reunion every year, hence the name "Tea-party clan". Please note the attached newspaper article about this event. Later Nehemiah moved to the western part of Howard County, (then Anne Arundel County) near Clagettsville and purchased another farm called "Friendship" which is still there in a small valley.

Source: https://hauptmannsblogging.blogspot.com/p/watkin-moxley-dubel-famil...