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Reuben Jordan Moss 1765–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: Nutbush Creek, Granville, North Carolina

Death Date: 1845

Death Location: Grundy, Missouri

Father: Reuben Moss

Mother: Martha Jordan

Spouse(s): Margaret Smith

Children(s): William Sr, Benjamin Moss, Benjamin Moss

In 1765, Reuben Jordan Moss entered the world in Nutbush Creek, Granville, North Carolina, born to Reuben Benjamin Eaton Moss And Martha Ann Polly Jordan. Reuben Jordan Moss married Margaret Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Moss, Benjamin Jack Moss, William Moss Sr. Reuben Jordan Moss passed away in 1845 in Grundy, Missouri.

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Biography

  • In 1765, Reuben Jordan Moss entered the world in Nutbush Creek, Granville, North Carolina, born to Reuben Benjamin Eaton Moss And Martha Ann Polly Jordan.
  • Reuben Jordan Moss married Margaret Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Moss, Benjamin Jack Moss, William Moss Sr.
  • Reuben Jordan Moss passed away in 1845 in Grundy, Missouri.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reuben Moss
1738–1819
Birth Location: Sussex, Virginia
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Martha Jordan
1750–1816
Birth Location: Williamsburg, Granville, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Smith
1775–1830
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina
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Children(s)

William Sr
1790–1848
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Benjamin Moss
1795–1838
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina
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Benjamin Moss
1814–1886
Birth Location: Bamberg, Bamberg, South Carolina, USA
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Reuben Moss's Ancestors

Self
Reuben Moss
1765–1845
Birth Place: Nutbush Creek, Granville, North Carolina
Parents
Reuben Benjamin Eaton Moss
1738–1819
Sussex, Virginia
Martha (Ann Polly) Jordan
1750–1816
Williamsburg, Granville, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (S. Moss\Morse) 1716
1716–1791
Saint Peters Parish, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Cobb
1724–1780
Bruton, York, Virginia, United States
Arthur (Reuben) Jordan
1718–1793
Surry County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) Turner
1724–1781
Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William #III
1688–1773
John Cobb
–1758
Susannah Addison
–1772
George III
1687–1761
Sarah Hunt
1693–1761
Joseph Turner
1685–1737
Burchett Lundy
1686–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William II
1668–1753
George II
1657–1718
Mary Browne
1656–1725
William IV
1683–1728
Sarah Wyche
1710–1766
John 🌳
1641–1705
Mary Thomlin
1658–1705
James Lundy
1660–1717
Elizabeth Burchett
1675–1717

Reuben Moss's Descendants

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Reuben (Jordan) Moss (1765–1845) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Smith (1775–1830)
  1. 1. William (Moss) Sr 1790–1848 m. Margaret (J Peggy) Sims 1800–1845 m. Nancy (Lee) # 1790–1860
    1. 1. Elizabeth Moss 1810–1880 m. James (Eliphalet) Kniffen 1812–1882
      1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin Kniffen) # 1842–1906 m. Mary (Jane Thomas) # 1852–1901 m. Hester Wood m. Hepsey (Beth) McDaniel 1853–1905
        1. 1. Aaron (Eliphalet Lafe Kniffen) # 1870–1956 m. Permelia (Ann Penrod) # 1884–1925 m. Jenny (Etta) Darnell 1874–1899
        2. 2. Eliza (or Elija A.) Kniffen 1872–1900
        3. 3. Martha (E.) Kniffen 1874–1900
        4. 4. Minerva (A. Kniffen) # 1877–1934 m. Steve (Emmet) Penrod 1878–1955 m. Curtis Sellers 1851–1916
        5. 5. Lemmel (Frank) Kniffen 1880–1884
        6. 6. John (William) Kniffen 1883–1952 m. Mary (Esther David) Conrad 1886–1945
        7. 7. Ross (Elsworth Niffen) # 1891–1967 m. Lillian (Annie) Large 1896–1951
      2. 2. Margaret (Jane Kniffen) 🧬 1845–1910 m. Robert (W.) Rowe 1834–1910
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Rowe) # 1863–1934 m. Joseph (K.) Rogers 1850–1886 m. Henry Schroeder 1850–1909 m. James (Isom) Dukes 1855–1936 m. L (F) Everhart 1856–
        2. 2. Mary (Ann Annie) Rowe 1864–1885 m. Thomas (F) Minner 1849–1918
        3. 3. Cynthia (Ellen Rowe) # 1867–1930 m. Henry (Clayton) Earp 1863–1947 m. John (Benjamin) Goforth 1856–1915 m. Vince Cuddington 1856–
        4. 4. Nancy (C. Rowe) # 1872–1959 m. John (Franklin) Graham 1871–1948
        5. 5. Harvey (Eliphlet Rowe) # 1876–1943 m. Louisiana (Lucy) Allenbaugh 1883–1932 m. Myrtle (Mae) Beckham 1915–1945
        6. 6. Margaret (Deplora) Rowe 1880–1980 m. David Goforth 1880–1906 m. Wiilliam (Thomas) Walls 1858–1934
        7. 7. Clarissa Rowe 1882– m. David (B.) Griffin 1854–1910
        8. 8. Harriet (Clementina Rowe) # 1885–1946 m. James (A.) Alumbaugh 1888–1971
        9. 9. Martha (Clevie) Rowe 1897–1940 m. M (C) Hopkins 1893– m. Claude (Ellsworth) Barker 1883–1948
        10. 10. Robert (A) Rowe 1869–1879
      3. 3. Mary Kniffen 1847–1855
      4. 4. John Kniffen 1848–1855
      5. 5. James (Edwin Kniffen) 🧬 1849–1921 m. Sarah (Virginia) Busby 1851–1927
        1. 1. Cynthia (Cordelia Kniffen) # 1872–1932 m. Walter (Clifton) Cozart 1869–1946
        2. 2. Suzie (Cornelia Kniffen) # 1875–1944 m. Walter (Scott) Dean 1867–1933
        3. 3. Emma (Emelia Kniffen) 🧬 1878–1946 m. Moses (Eason) Woolf 1874–1954
        4. 4. George (Edward Kniffen) 🧬 1880–1941 m. Maggie (Ann) Searcy 1887–1947
        5. 5. Oscar (James Kniffen) # 1882–1955 m. Roberta (Ruby) Richards 1896–1922 m. Eula Combs 1885–1909
        6. 6. Sarah (Mary Kniffen) 🧬 1885–1967 m. Charles (Augustus) Carr 1883–1963
        7. 7. Charley (Benjamin Kniffen) # 1887–1964 m. Zetta (Mae) McClung 1890–1970
        8. 8. Hubbard ("Hub" Kniffen) # 1889–1973 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Selman 1890–1970
        9. 9. Minnie (Vernon Kniffen) # 1892–1965 m. Roy (Martin) Klepper 1895–1970
      6. 6. Elizabeth Kniffen 1850–1870
      7. 7. Willie Kniffen 1859–
    2. 2. William (Moss) Jr 1827–1868 m. Margaret (Jane) Tippitt 1831–1895
      1. 1. Sarah Moss 1848–1891 m. Issac (H) Shaffer 1834–1912
        1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Shaffer 1872–1937 m. Corbley (Corbett Corwin) Arehart 1869–1947
        2. 2. James Shaffer 1869–1912
        3. 3. Sarah Shaffer 1870–1912
      2. 2. James (H) Moss 1858–1915 m. Alice (Uretha) Blevins 1858–1932
        1. 1. Horton (Samuel) Moss 1894–1966
        2. 2. Sarah (A) Moss 1889–1980 m. Harper (Samuel) Dancey 1889–1956
        3. 3. Mary (P) Moss 1883–
      3. 3. Susan (M.) Moss 1863–1888
      4. 4. Salina Moss 1866–1880
      5. 5. Nancy (Ellen) Moss 1854–1924 m. Joseph (Caldwell Wright) Jr. 1843–1910
        1. 1. Rosa (May) Wright 1890–1933
        2. 2. William (Henry) Wright 1873–1920
      6. 6. Allen Moss 1856–1913 m. Bertha (L) Breeden 1875–1912 m. Lydia (A) Ingram 1856–1890
        1. 1. Effie Moss 1893–1976
        2. 2. Laura Moss 1894–
        3. 3. Charles Moss 1899–
        4. 4. Wilbert (Peiercy) Moss 1904–1973
        5. 5. Russel (Willard) Moss 1906–1993
        6. 6. James (Elmer) Moss 1883–1939
        7. 7. Flora Moss 1885–
        8. 8. Hattie Moss 1889–
        9. 9. Moss 1880–
        10. 10. James (S) Moss 1883–1962
        11. 11. Flora (Jane) Moss 1885–
        12. 12. Harriet (Mary) Moss 1889–
    3. 3. James (Soloman) Moss 1821–1880 m. Susanah Tippet 1824–1855 m. Margaret (Ann) Collier 1842–1890
      1. 1. Maria Moss 1844–
      2. 2. John (Lee) Moss 1846–1913 m. Mary Gobble 1838–1871 m. Emily ("Emma" Frances) Shaffer 1847–1891
        1. 1. Charles (David) Moss 1886–1966
        2. 2. Edward (P) Moss 1891–1893
        3. 3. Lydia (Matilda) Moss 1882–1955
        4. 4. James (Alfred) Moss 1875–1954
        5. 5. Amos (Monroe) Moss 1879–1955
        6. 6. Martha (Mattie Orem) Moss 1885–1988
        7. 7. Ida (Mae (Sarah Jane)) Moss 1879–1942
        8. 8. Sarah (J Sallie) Moss 1878–
      3. 3. Emma (Anna) Moss 1869–1934 m. Edward (Maynard) Thurman 1862–1943
        1. 1. Jess ('Jet' Thurman) Sr. 1910–1962
        2. 2. Martha (Ida Lee "Midge" Thurman) Strader 1897–1982
        3. 3. Wayne (Travis) Thurman 1885–1955
        4. 4. William Thurman 1904–1950
        5. 5. Mike ("Michael" P) Thurman 1892–1959
        6. 6. Jack (C) Thurman 1894–1973
        7. 7. Blanche (Atoka Thurman Copelin (Lan)) (Land) 1890–1968
        8. 8. Joyce (Thurman) Tatum 1901–1970
        9. 9. Dewey (Willis "Davy") Thurman 1899–1941
        10. 10. Joe (Gunter "Jot") Thurman 1907–1985
        11. 11. May (Alice ,"Nannie") Thurman 1887–1973
      4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Moss 1870–1950 m. Robert (E.) Sweat 1863–1924
        1. 1. Pearl (Mae) Sweat 1889–1965
        2. 2. Allen (C.) Sweat 1915–1999
        3. 3. Buck Sweat 1895–1972
        4. 4. Roscoe (George) Sweat 1913–1981
        5. 5. Stella Sweat 1907–
        6. 6. Eva Sweat 1912–
        7. 7. Hargus Sweat 1899–
        8. 8. Burtha (M) Sweat 1905–
      5. 5. Joseph (Allen) Moss 1873–1919 m. Lillie (Cordeilia) Farrow 1881–1933
        1. 1. Jess (L.) Moss 1904–1991
        2. 2. Robert ("Bone") Moss 1898–1964
        3. 3. William Moss 1900–1986
        4. 4. James (Edward) Moss 1906–
      6. 6. Osa (Mae) Moss 1876–1925 m. Samuel (J) Watson 1866–
        1. 1. Bud Watson 1910–1978
        2. 2. Ora (Bell) Watson 1896–
        3. 3. Cora (Dell) Watson 1907–1979
        4. 4. Lillie (Mae) Watson 1899–1989
      7. 7. Cora (Olive) Moss 1879–1950
    4. 4. John (J) Moss 1825–
    5. 5. Eliza (Ann) Moss 1832– m. Thomas (W.) Goble 1855–
  2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Moss 1795–1838
  3. 3. Benjamin (Jack) Moss 1814–1886
    1. 1. John (Reuben) Moss 1846–1915
      1. 1. James (Samuel) Moss 1870–1933
        1. 1. Clara (Rova) Reed 1899–1999

Reuben Moss's Timeline

2 Records

1765
1765
Birth of Reuben Jordan Moss in Nutbush Creek, Granville, North Carolina
Nutbush Creek, Granville, North Carolina
1845
1845
Age 80
Death of Reuben Jordan Moss in Grundy, Missouri
Grundy, Missouri

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Nutbush Creek, Granville, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: Grundy, Missouri
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