Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

Benjamin Moseley

Male Aft 1698 - 1737  (< 37 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Moseley 
    Birth Aft 1698  Sittingbourne Parish, Essex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 17 May 1737  St. Anne's Parish, Essex County, Virginia - admin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I35143  Tree1
    Last Modified 19 Apr 2024 

    Father Robert Moseley,   b. Abt 1668, Lancaster County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1707, Middlesex County, Virginia - admin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 39 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Martha Reeves,   b. Bef 1680, South Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1719, St. Anne's Parish, Essex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 41 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Abt 1696  Sittingbourne Parish, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F22576  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
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      1736-1743 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 6; [Antient Press]; Page 57-58
      KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that we HENRY CRITTENDOM, HENRY TANDY & WILLIAM UPSHAW are held & firmly bound unto SAL. MUSCOE, JAS. GARNETT, THOS JONES & WM. ROAN Gent Justices for the County of Essex in the sum of two hundred pounds Sterl. witness our hands and seals this XVIIth day of May MDCCXXXVII
      THE CONDITION of this obligation is such that if ye above bound HENRY CRITTENDOM Admr. of all the goods chattels & credits of BENJAMIN MOSELEY deced do make or cause to be made a true & perfect inventory of all the goods chattels & credits of the sd deced the same so made do exhibit or cause to be exhibited in the County Court of Essex at such time as he shall be thereunto required by the said Court & further do make a just and true account of his actings & doings therein when thereto required by the sd Court and provided if it shall hereafter appear that any last Will and Testament was made by the sd Deced & the Exr. or Exrs. named do exhibit the same in sd Court making request to have it allowed & approved Accordingly if the said HENRY being thereunto required do deliver up his Letters of Admon. approabtion of such Testament being first had and made in the sd Court Then this obligation to be void and of none effect . .
      HENRY CRITTENDEN
      HENRY TANDY WM. UPSHAW
      At a Court held for Essex County at Tappa. on the XVIIth day of May MDCCXXXVII (those bound) acknowledged this bond to be their act and deed which was ordered to be recorded
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      1736-1743 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 6; [Antient Press]; Page 71
      IN OBEDIENCE to an order of Essex County Court dated the 17th day of May 1737 we the Subscribers (being first sworn) do appraise the Estate of BENJAMIN MOSELEY deceased as follows vizt. .. items listed and valued but not totalled .. (some of the items in this inventory being) one negro man named George; cattle sheep and a mare; a feather bed and furniture; his wearing apparel (value Two pounds ten shillings); 1/2 bushels of salt (valued at One pound three shillings) .
      HENRY CRITTENDEN Admr. RO. PARKER
      JNO, VAWTER WM. THOMAS
      At a Court held for Essex County at Tappa. on the XXIst day of June MDCCXXXVII
      This Invry & appraismt. of ye Estate of BENJAMIN MOSELEY deced was returned and
      ordered to be recorded
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      1736-1743 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 6; [Antient Press]; Page 109-110
      The Estate of BENJA. MOSELEY deced
      Dr. (some entries): 1737 To funeral charges; pd RALPH BEVES; pd CAPT. VIVION; pd CAPT. ROY; pd. WILLIAM BOULWARE; pd THOS. THARP; pd ELIAS NEWMAN; pd RALPH BEVES JUNR; pd BENJA. FISHER 2 County levys; pd FISHER quit rents for 1736 & 1737; pd SARAH HOBS; pd NATHANIEL CONDIT; pd MARY LORAMORE; pd CHARLES BROWN; pd MR. ATHERTON; pd WM. BROOKS; pd HENRY MOTLEY for making up negro belonging to the Estate; pd HENRY REEVES; pd JOHN SMITH; pd THOS. MERRITT; pd ISABLE RATTERFORD; pd HENRY TANDY; pd JAMES MUNDAY;
      Contra By Sundry articles of Sale; by Crop of Tobo; by MARY ADDOMS; by THOS. WOOD; by MARY BROCK; by EDWARD COLEMAN
      Janry. 17th 1737 per HENRY CRITTENDEN Admr.
      At a Court held for Essex County at Tappa. on the XVIIth day of January MDCCXXXVII HENRY CRITTENDON presented this account of his Admon. of the Estate of BENJAMIN MOSELEY deced produced his Vouchers for the same and made oath thereto, and the Court valued the tobacco therein at twelve shillings and six pence per hundred and then the said account was allowed and ordered to be recorded

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      1714-1716 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 14, Part 2; [Virginia Colonial Abstracts Vol 9, Beverley Fleet]; Page 416. Bond. 20 Sept. 1715. £200. "Martha Moss, widow shall x x pay fifty nine pounds Eleven Shillings and Eight ponce (which sho now hath in her hands and possession) unto Edward Moseley and Benjamin Moseley two Orphans of Robert Moseley decd or to their order being their proportionable parts of their sd late fathers Estate x x as soon as they or Either of thom shall be of Lawfull ages x x "
      Witt
      Salvator Muscoe Signed Martha Moss
      Ro Brooke Junr Henry x Reeves
      Rec. 20 Sept, 1715.

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