
Edward Moseley[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

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Name Edward Moseley [3, 4, 5, 8] Birth St Giles, London, England, United Kingdom Christening Saint Giles Cripplegate, London, London, England Gender Male Death Aug 1749 New Hanover, North Carolina, British Colonial America [1, 4]
Person ID I312684223363 Oswald Genealogy Last Modified 15 Jun 2025
Family Ann Lillington, b. 16 Jun 1677, Perquimans, North Carolina, British Colonial America d. 18 Nov 1732, North Carolina, British Colonial America
(Age 55 years)
Marriage Aug 1705 Chowan, Carolina, British Colonial America Family ID F2485 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Jun 2025
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Notes - Others named in will
Besides his wife, Ann and 7 children, he named:
his mother-in-law, Susanna Hasell, brother-in-law James Hasell, Jr., sisters-in-law Mary Vail and Mrs. Sarah Porter, late brother-in-law John Lillington,
Samuel Swann, Maj. John Swann, Mr. Jeremiah Vail, Mr. Alexander Lillington, very good friend James Hasell, Esq. children of Mrs. Mary Vail, sister Elizabeth, wife of Maurice Moore his 3 youngest children and children of my late brother-in-law Mr. John Lillington.
There was no relationship given to these last four except James Hasell, Esq. was name as his "very good friend".
See this publication for information
Moseley, Edward
by William S. Price, Jr., 1991; Revised by Jared Dease, Government and Heritage Library, December 2022
See also: Moseley manuscript map (/moseley-manuscript-map)
ca. 1682–July 1749
Places where he lived or owned property or homes
Rockey Point branch of the Cape Fear River, North Carolina, Chowan co North Carolina. Tyrrell co North Carolina, Wilmington New Hanover N C, Brunswick N C, Edgecombe N C near New Bern town N C and the Neuse River that empties into the Pamlico Sound below New Bern
None of the children were 21 years of age
Will states when any of my sons reach 21 years of age or children reach 21. Also they need schooling and higher education other than the common masters in this Province, would like them to be will educated. Daughter Ann's mother, is her guardianship, for Care and Tuition and William and Nancy are toddlers
Where buried at one time
Edward Moseley [Removed from Montpelier, Chowan County [NC] July 17, 1888]" 1964 update of churchyard burials shows either no stone or no legible stone remaining.
Land Sale 1719
1 March 1719 - Edward Moseley of Chowan Precinct, Albemarle Co, NC sold land in Bath Co. (Records of Onslow Co, NC, Vol. 1, pg 803)
New Hanover North Carolina
New Hanover County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 225,702.[1] Though the second-smallest county in North Carolina by land area,[2] it is one of the most populous, as its county seat, Wilmington,[3] is one of the state's largest communities. The county was created in 1729 as New Hanover Precinct and gained county status in 1739.
- Others named in will
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