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Contributed by Kelley Moseley MBA, DrPH
What I have is a transcript of a will of Robert Moseley recorded in Book G, 1778-1791 at Manassas, Prince William County, Virginia. as follows:
"I, Robert Moseley, of the County of Prince William, though weak in body yet being of sound mind. Do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following: that is to say:
In the first place I revoke all former wills heretofore made by me and declare this to be my only Last will and testament.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son Robert Moseley, and his heirs, two tracts of land, one tract laying on the Back branch of the Occaquan containing one hundred and sixty-six acres. The other tract laying on the branch called Back Hall containing two hundred and fifteen acres. Both in this county. I also give to the said Robert my desk, case with bottles and thirty gallon still.
item: I desire and direct my executors hereinafter named to sell the remainder of my personal estate consisting of horses, cattle, sheep, hogs and a Schooner boat, my personal household furniture, not belonging to the estate of John Peak, deceased, and my plantations utensils and I desire that the money coming from the sale thereof may be applied toward discharging all my debts and the residue or balance of the money after paying my debts to be equally divided between.
my son Robert Moseley and Thomas Peak, who married my daughter lettice and I also desire that my son Robert Moseley pay unto Mary Milburn, my granddaughter, when she arrives at the age of 16 years, the sum of 25 pounds current money of Virginia in specie with legal interest thereon from the time my son Robert receives the above estate left to him till payment is made to the said Mary Milburn unless she shall die before she arrives at the age of 16 years afoersaid and without heirs and in that case I desire that the above mentioned sum of 25 pounds with interest to be computed as above directed and be paid by my son Robert to my grandson John Moseley son of said Robert.
Lastly: I appoint the said Robert Moseley and Thomas Peak executors of this my last will and testament and in testimony that this is my only true will, I hereunto set my hand and seal this 23rd day of September 1783.
Robert Moseley (seal)
sealed and published and declared to be the last will and testament of Robert Moseley in the presence of us the subscribers:
Robert Lawson, James Peak and John Green."
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Cooke, Thomas, planter, St. Mary's County, 3rd June. 1715; 3rd May, 1716.
To eld. son Thomas and hrs.., personalty and tract ---- on which he is now seated, and, if necessary, part of dwelling plantation ----; division to be made by Major William Watts, Peter Watts and John Mason.
To sons John and Henry, personalty and residue of dwelling plantation. Should either of last named sons die during minority or without issue, survivor to inherit portion of deceased.
To son William and daus. Margaret, Bethe, Elinor and Mary, personalty.
To wife Elizabeth, extx., residue of personal estate and use of part of dwelling plantation during life.
Test: Jno. Mason, Robt. Moseley, Jno. Stacey, Sam'l Johnson. 14.232.
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Christian Barberry (cooper) 39A.15 A SM £17.7.3 £13.14.9 Mar 8 1717
Payments to: William Berry, Moore Langley, Robert Mosely, Richard (surname not given), Robert Rosen, William Laurence, Elisabeth Williams.
Executor: John Leigh.
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Mr. Robert Cole 3.373 A SM £290.19.8 £35.12.9 Jun 9 1721
Received from: John Bullock, Margarett Manley, Edward Kent, John Knot, Charles Greemwell, James White, John Millman, Archbold Pike, John Crooke.
Payments to: Mr. Edward Cole, Mr. Nicholas Poore, Robert Moseley, Esq. Bordley, John Baker, Robert Ford, Jr., Edward Hindrick, Edward Hendereck, William Hayden, William Heard.
Executrix: Mrs. Elisabeth Cole.
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Mosely (Mosley, Mozely), Robert, Poplar Hill, St. Mary's Co., 17th Dec., 1721; 6th Feb., 1721.
To son Robert and hrs., tract on Poplar Hill Ck., joining on Black Ck.
To dau. Patience and hrs., plantation in "Course's Neck," in St. Jerome's.
Todau. Elizabeth and hrs., dwell. plan. Lands afsd. not to be sold. Shd. either of 3 child. afsd. die without issue, survivors to divide portions of deed. Children not to leave their mother-in-law until girls are 16 and boys 18, and then divide residue of estate. Residue of plan. that was Carwardine's to go towards schooling of son Robert.
Wife Margaret extx.
Test: John Russell, Ann Deavey, Thomas Campbell, Katherine Cohee. 17, 89.
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6/30/1746: Admin. accts. of John Redman, Jr., SMC.
Sureties: Thomas Cook, Robert Moseley.
Distribution to: widow, orphans: John and Elizabeth Redman.
Adm: Sarah Caster, wife of Edward Caster.
4/16/1755: Lease from Robert Moslogo (should be Mosley) to John Redman. The
"Outlett", 50 ac. and "Redman's Adventure", 50 ac., both lying near the head of
Poplar Hill Creek, and formerly sold by Andrew and Ann Delaware to Samuel
Johnson; and also "Mulberry Fields", 50 ac. beginning at a bounded chestnut
standing on the south side of the land whereupon Samuel Johnson formerly lived
and running south to a poplar in the line of Robert Moslogo's land so with the
said land to a bounded poplar at the end of the said line thence with the line
of John Redman's to the head of the creek. (Provincial Court Deeds, EI#9, 553,
4/16/1755, Dr. Lois Green Files, MSA).
Robert's first wife may have been Martha REDMAN (a daughter of John REDMAN and Rebecca RUSSELL Redman)
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Elisabeth Mosely 20.110 SM £3.8.0 Oct 1 1734 Nov 18 1734
Appraisers: John Reason, Jr., George Craghill.
Creditors: Stephen Chill, George Clerk.
Next of kin: Ann Sikes, John Shenboton (?).
Administrator/Executor: Robert Mosely.
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Elisabeth Mosley 14.109 A SM £3.8.0 £7.9.9 Nov 3 1735
Received from: Joseph Sikes.
Payments to: Stephen Chelton, Capt. George Clarke, James Armstrong, Robert Ford. Administrator: Robert Mosley.
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List of Debts for John Edwards
In the Inventories is a list of the debts due to the estate of John Edwards. The inventory was filed in St. Mary's County. This list is undated. (However, it is probably from 1743.) It can be found in Libor 28, Folios 367-384.
Desperate Debts >>> Robert Mosely
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John Edwards 20.392 A SM £79.17.0 Sep 14 1744
Received from: Charles Jarboe, Isaac Booth, James Brown, Henry Spalding, Morris Williams, Ignatius Fenwick, Thomas Jenkins, Benedict Spalding, James Dunbar, James Edgerton, Thomas Howard, Jr., John Moore, Philip Clark, Tohoms Winnard, Arthur McGill, John Goddard, James Wilkinson, Robert Mosely, Charles Lewis, John Stanfield, Moses Parran, John Clark, John Tole, Andrew Mills, John Smith, John Manning, Nicholas Dafft, Thomas Reader, John Griffith, George Craghill.
Payments to: Thomas Standage, Edmund Plowden, John Henning, Robert Fenwick, John Medley, Thomas Tarlton, Gilbert Ireland, Robert Cole, Mr. Thomas Asquith,
Administrator: Stourton Edwards.
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St. Mary's County Circuit Court Land Survey, Subdivision, and Condominium Plats
Moseleys Range, 210 Acres
Developer/Owner: Moseley, Robert 1743 Unpatented Certificate 316 0 0 MSA S 1598-2475
Moseleys Range, Robert Moseley, 210 Acres 1743/03/01 Unpatented Certificate 316 4 0 MSA S 1228-321
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Surveyed for Robert Mosely of Saint Mary's county, a parcel of land called Mosely's Range lying in Saint Mary's county on his Lordships Mill Manor adjoining the lands of Widow Bateman and John Hines beginning at a Red Oak marked with five notches standing on the Southmost side of the main road that leads from Popular Hill to the Mill and near a piece of cleared ground of the widow Bateman and running thence these courses following (50 courses and does not mention anyones land by name.) to the beginning containing two hundred and ten acres surveyed Tenth day of March Anno Domino 1742/3
by Laurance Lant for (unreadible}
The lives to be "forsorted" my lease
Robert Mosely himself
William Woodward son of Benjamin & Elizabeth Woodward
and Thomas Richards merchant
=== Research Notes from Prof. Kelley Moseley
"Mr. Robert MOSELEY, 26 Dec. 1777 (warrant), 23 Apr. 1778 (survey); 166 acres on Occoquan Run & horse pound br.; adj. land on which he lives, PEADE [PEAKE?], Hon'ble TAYLOE (formerly ELLIOT's). Chain carriers: Wm. MILLS & Robt MOSELEY Junr. Pilot: Robert MOSELEY Senr. Surv. John MOFFETT."
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1714 - 1787 (~ 77 years)