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Capt. William Robert (The Opportunist) Moseley 1692–1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1692

Birth Location: Rappahannock, Essex, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 07 Mar 1770

Death Location: Bute, North Carolina, United States

Father: Lieut-Colonel III

Mother: Hannah Hawkins

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Thompson

Children(s): Elizabeth Moseley

Capt. William Robert (The Opportunist) Moseley was born in 1692 in Rappahannock, Essex, Virginia, United States, the child of Lieut Colonel William Moseley Iii And Hannah Hawkins. Capt. William Robert (The Opportunist) Moseley married Elizabeth Thompson, and had children including Elizabeth Moseley. Capt. William Robert (The Opportunist) Moseley passed away in 1770 in Bute, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Capt. William Robert (The Opportunist) Moseley was born in 1692 in Rappahannock, Essex, Virginia, United States, the child of Lieut Colonel William Moseley Iii And Hannah Hawkins.
  • Capt. William Robert (The Opportunist) Moseley married Elizabeth Thompson, and had children including Elizabeth Moseley.
  • Capt. William Robert (The Opportunist) Moseley passed away in 1770 in Bute, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lieut-Colonel III
1648–1700
Birth Location: Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, British Colonial America
LI
Hannah Hawkins
1651–1700
Birth Location: Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
HH

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Thompson
1660–1773
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, United States
ET

Children(s)

Elizabeth Moseley
1725–1801
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, British Colonial America
EM

Capt. Moseley's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Moseley
1692–1770
Birth Place: Rappahannock, Essex, Virginia, United States
Parents
Lieut-Colonel William Moseley * III
1648–1700
Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, British Colonial America
Hannah Hawkins
1651–1700
Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Capt (William George Moseley *) II
1634–1671
Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Martha (Catherine Brasseur) (Brashier)
1636–1681
Isle of Wight, Surry, Virginia, United States
Mary Lucas
1635–1666
Rappahannock, Essex, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Moseley's Descendants

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Capt. (William Robert (The Opportunist)) Moseley (1692–07 Mar 1770) m. Elizabeth Thompson (1 Jan 1660–1773)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Moseley 1725–1801 m. William Sessums 1737–1801
    1. 1. Lavinia Sessums 1770–1796 m. William (M. Newberry) Sr. 1760–1817
      1. 1. Jonathan ("John") Newberry 1789–1879 m. Nancy Shelton 1801–1879 m. Nancy Shelton 1801–1879
        1. 1. Columbus (Madison) Newberry 1840–1904 m. Mary (Elizabeth "Mollie") Marshall 1840–1910
        2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Newberry 1843–1916
        3. 3. Benjamin (Franklin) Newberry 1843–1916
        4. 4. Wiley (J) Newberry 1823–1895
        5. 5. Elizabeth Newberry 1824–
        6. 6. Mary Newberry 1826–
        7. 7. James (Henry) Newberry 1829–
        8. 8. William (A) Newberry 1832–
        9. 9. Martha Newberry 1833–
        10. 10. Marcus Newberry 1837–
        11. 11. Taylor (Clay) Newberry 1845–1905
        12. 12. Joseph (Artimus) Newberry 1850–
        13. 13. James (H) Newberry 1830–
        14. 14. Wiley (J) Newberry 1823–1895
        15. 15. Elizabeth Newberry 1824–
        16. 16. Mary Newberry 1826–
        17. 17. William (A) Newberry 1832–
        18. 18. Martha Newberry 1833–
        19. 19. Marcus Newberry 1837–
        20. 20. Taylor (Clay) Newberry 1845–1905
        21. 21. Joseph (Artimus) Newberry 1850–
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Betsey) Newberry 1780–1850
      3. 3. Nancy NEWBERRY 1795–1858
      4. 4. Wiley NEWBERRY 1796–1848
      5. 5. William Newberry 1793–1865
      6. 6. Winnie NEWBERRY 1795–1870
      7. 7. Jonathan Newberry 1788–1879
      8. 8. Martha (Patsy) Newberry 1790–1831
      9. 9. James (Sessums) Newberry 1789–1850
      10. 10. Sally Newberry 1791–1830
    2. 2. William Sessums 1760–1793

Capt. Moseley's Timeline

2 Records

1692
1692
Birth of Capt. William Robert (The Opportunist) Moseley in Rappahannock, Essex, Virginia, United States
Rappahannock, Essex, Virginia, United States
1770
07 Mar 1770
Age 78
Death of Capt. William Robert (The Opportunist) Moseley in Bute, North Carolina, United States
Bute, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1692
    Event Place: Rappahannock, Essex, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Mar 1770
    Event Place: Bute, North Carolina, United States
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