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Reuben Eaton Benjamin MOSS 1738–1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1738

Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia

Death Date: 10 Mar 1819

Death Location: Williamsburg, Granville, North Carolina, USA

Father: Samuel Morse

Mother: Elizabeth )

Spouse(s): Martha (Moss)

Children(s): Sarah (Smith), Samuel Morse, Elizabeth (Smith)

Reuben Eaton Benjamin MOSS was born in 1738 in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, the child of Samuel S Moss Morse And Elizabeth Cobb Moss. Reuben Eaton Benjamin MOSS married Martha Ann Polly Jordan Moss, and had children including Elizabeth Betsey Moss Morse Smith, Samuel Moss Morse, Sarah Sally Moss Smith. Reuben Eaton Benjamin MOSS passed away in 1819 in Williamsburg, Granville, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Reuben Eaton Benjamin MOSS was born in 1738 in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, the child of Samuel S Moss Morse And Elizabeth Cobb Moss.
  • Reuben Eaton Benjamin MOSS married Martha Ann Polly Jordan Moss, and had children including Elizabeth Betsey Moss Morse Smith, Samuel Moss Morse, Sarah Sally Moss Smith.
  • Reuben Eaton Benjamin MOSS passed away in 1819 in Williamsburg, Granville, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Morse
1716–1791
Birth Location: New Kent County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth )
1724–1780
Birth Location: Bruton, York, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Martha (Moss)
1750–1816
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina
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Children(s)

Sarah (Smith)
1772–1855
Birth Location: –
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Samuel Morse
1766–1844
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth (Smith)
1763–1855
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina
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Reuben MOSS's Ancestors

Self
Reuben MOSS
1738–1819
Birth Place: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia
Parents
Samuel S MOSS Morse
1716–1791
New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (COBB (Moss) )
1724–1780
Bruton, York, Virginia
Grandparents
William (Henry MOSS) Jr.
1688–1777
Old Rappahannock, York, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (MARTIN) (Moss)
1687–1758
Old Rappahannock, York, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William MOSS
1668–1722
Margaret (Moss)
1670–1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William MOSS
1633–1685
Jane NORTH
1635–1676
Robert HOPKINS
1631–1677
Katherine (Hopkins)
1642–1684

Reuben MOSS's Descendants

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Reuben (Eaton Benjamin) MOSS (10 Oct 1738–10 Mar 1819) m. Martha (Ann 'Polly' JORDAN) (Moss) (1750–1816)
  1. 1. Sarah (Sally MOSS) (Smith) 1772–1855 m. Robert (C) SMITH 1766–1840
    1. 1. Franklin (Moss) SMITH 1811–1900 m. Elizabeth (Mitchell ALEXANDER) (Smith) 1823–1896
      1. 1. Sarah (C SMITH) (Duff) 1845–1918 m. William (Thomas) DUFF 1837–1891
        1. 1. Wiley (Thomas) DUFF 1877–1958 m. Alice (Falinda CATHEY) (Duff) 1878–1929
  2. 2. Samuel (MOSS) Morse 1766–1844 m. Elizabeth (SMITH) (Moss) 1775–
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Betsey MOSS Morse) (Smith) 1763–1855 m. Ransom SMITH 1761–1855
    1. 1. Robert (Anderson) SMITH 1784–1858
    2. 2. Thomas SMITH 1788–1876 m. Catharine (KOGER) (Smith) 1785–1857
      1. 1. David (James) SMITH 1805–1856 m. Matilda (Adeline BESS) (Smith) 1807–1899
        1. 1. Ransom SMITH 1828–1865 m. Rosana (E LANCE) (Smith) 1835–1933
        2. 2. Mary SMITH 1833–
        3. 3. Louisa (Eliza SMITH) (Bollinger) 1835– m. Joseph (R) BOLLINGER 1836–1891
        4. 4. Eda SMITH 1838–
        5. 5. John SMITH 1839–
        6. 6. Margaret SMITH 1842–
        7. 7. Letitia SMITH 1843–
        8. 8. Henry SMITH 1845–
        9. 9. Isaac SMITH 1847–
        10. 10. Rachael SMITH 1850–
        11. 11. Edman (Edward) SMITH 1826–1885 m. Annie (BOLLINGER) (Smith) 1827–1898
      2. 2. Thomas SMITH 1821–1865 m. Lourinda (LEWIS) (Smith) 1824–
        1. 1. Amos (Lewis) SMITH 1849–1935
        2. 2. James (F) SMITH 1852–
        3. 3. Sarah (M) SMITH 1852–
        4. 4. Thomas (A) SMITH 1855–
        5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) SMITH 1862–
        6. 6. Rhoda Smith 1852–
      3. 3. Benjamin (Franklin) SMITH 1825–1910 m. Nancy (STEWART) (Smith) 1827–
        1. 1. Margaret (Ann SMITH) (Rollins) 1869–1959
        2. 2. Martha (Jane SMITH) (Everett) 1856–1949
        3. 3. Thomas SMITH 1855–
        4. 4. Sarah (E) SMITH 1859–
        5. 5. Mary SMITH 1849–
        6. 6. Benjamin SMITH 1862–
        7. 7. Catherine (Stewart 'Kate' SMITH) (Smith) 1852–1932 m. George (Deakins) SMITH 1854–1932
      4. 4. Dorcas (R SMITH) (Richards) 1813–1856 m. Harvey RICHARDS 1810–1862
        1. 1. James (Franklin) RICHARDS 1843–1914
        2. 2. Thomas RICHARDS 1836–
        3. 3. Stephen RICHARDS 1838–
        4. 4. Mary RICHARDS 1839–
        5. 5. William RICHARDS 1844–
        6. 6. Elizabeth RICHARDS 1850–
        7. 7. Robert (C) RICHARDS 1854–
      5. 5. Sarah (A SMITH) (Teague) 1822–1894 m. Joshua (E) TEAGUE 1822–1880
        1. 1. Elizabeth TEAGUE 1844–
        2. 2. Lyntha (J) TEAGUE 1846–
    3. 3. Sarah (Sally) SMITH 1805–
    4. 4. Benjamin SMITH 1791–1866 m. Rhoda (PROFFITT) (Smith) 1805–1866
      1. 1. Martha SMITH 1837–
      2. 2. Sarah SMITH 1841–
      3. 3. Rhoda (SMITH) (Deakins) 1842–1884 m. Thomas (S) DEAKINS 1839–1913
        1. 1. William (Thaddius) DEAKINS 1881–1921
        2. 2. John (Lafayette) DEAKINS 1874–1911
        3. 3. Mary DEAKINS 1867–
        4. 4. Edmond DEAKINS 1872–
        5. 5. Emma DEAKINS 1875–
        6. 6. Mattie DEAKINS 1879–
      4. 4. Francek SMITH 1843–
      5. 5. Marcellus (M) SMITH 1847–1917
      6. 6. Nancy SMITH 1824–
      7. 7. Mary SMITH 1828–
      8. 8. William SMITH 1830–
      9. 9. Anna (Proffitt SMITH) (Borden) 1834–1920
      10. 10. Lucretia SMITH 1837–1905
      11. 11. Benjamin (F) SMITH 1840–
      12. 12. Preston SMITH 1843–
    5. 5. Elmus (aka Gulielmus) SMITH 1797–1860 m. Rhoda (C MADDY) (Smith) 1806–1853
    6. 6. Reuben SMITH 1804–1884 m. Sarah ('Sallie' Elizabeth Hollingsworth) (Smith) 1803–1876
      1. 1. William (Franklin) SMITH 1828–1862 m. Martha (Martella Martelia) MITCHELL 1830–
        1. 1. George (Deakins) SMITH 1854–1932 m. Catherine (Stewart 'Kate' SMITH) (Smith) 1852–1932
      2. 2. Lucretia (Hollingsworth SMITH) (Walker) 1836–1917 m. James (M) WALKER 1834–
        1. 1. David (Reuben) WALKER 1867–1948 m. Anna (Annie GOLDSTON) (Walker) 1869–1899 m. Ora (Eva Oria JARNIGAN (North)) (Walker) 1872–1910 m. Cora (A PERKINS Parkins (Letts)) (Walker) 1875–1957
        2. 2. S (M) WALKER 1871–
        3. 3. M (A) WALKER 1873–
        4. 4. Joset WALKER 1875–
        5. 5. James (Vandeman) WALKER 1877–
        6. 6. Joe Walker 1877–
      3. 3. Thomas SMITH 1841–
      4. 4. Elmus SMITH 1843–
    7. 7. Nancy SMITH 1805–
    8. 8. Martha SMITH 1805–
    9. 9. Marcellus SMITH 1808– m. Mary (Polly STINNETT) (Smith) 1808–1860
      1. 1. Ransom SMITH 1830–
      2. 2. Elizabeth SMITH 1831–
      3. 3. Isham SMITH 1833–
      4. 4. Benjamin (Franklin) SMITH 1836–1862 m. Patience (R) DEAKINS 1840–1907
        1. 1. Mary SMITH 1862–
      5. 5. Elmus SMITH 1845– m. Bettie (FLOYD) (Smith) 1848–
      6. 6. Harvey SMITH 1848–

Reuben MOSS's Timeline

2 Records

1738
10 Oct 1738
Birth of Reuben Eaton Benjamin MOSS in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia
Sussex, Sussex, Virginia
1819
10 Mar 1819
Age 81
Death of Reuben Eaton Benjamin MOSS in Williamsburg, Granville, North Carolina, USA
Williamsburg, Granville, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1738
    Event Place: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1819
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Granville, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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