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Samuel Moss 1720 – 1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 07 Dec 1791

Death Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Moss

Mother: Elizabeth Martin

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cobb

Children(s): Moss Thomas, Moss Thomas, Obediah Moss, John Moss, Reuben Moss, Elizabeth Morse, Howell Moss, John Moss, Samuel Moss, John Moss, John Moss, Samuel Moss, Ebenezer Moss, Elizabeth Moss, David Moss, Benjamin Moss, Reuben Moss, Ferrell Moss, Ferrell Morse, Sarah Moss, Benjamin Moss, Howell Moss, Samuel Morse, Howell Moss, Elizabeth Moss

Samuel Moss was born in 1720 in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States, the child of William Henry Moss and Elizabeth Martin. In 1769, Samuel Moss resided in Granville County, NC. Samuel Moss married Elizabeth Cobb, and had children including Moss Obediah Thomas, Moss Obediah Thomas, Obediah Thomas, Sr. Moss, John Moss, Reuben Moss, Elizabeth Morse, Howell Cobb Moss, John Moss, Samuel Moss, John Johan Moss, John Morse Moss, Samuel Morse Jr Moss, Ebenezer Moss, Elizabeth Moss, David Moss, Benjamin Moss, Reuben R Moss, Ferrell Moss, Ferrell Morse, Sarah Moss, Benjamin Moss, Howell Cobb Moss, Samuel Morse, Howell Cobb Moss, Elizabeth Catherine Moss. Samuel Moss passed away in 1791 in Granville, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Samuel Moss was born in 1720 in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States, the child of William Henry Moss and Elizabeth Martin.
  • In 1769, Samuel Moss resided in Granville County, NC.
  • Samuel Moss married Elizabeth Cobb, and had children including Moss Obediah Thomas, Moss Obediah Thomas, Obediah Thomas, Sr. Moss, John Moss, Reuben Moss, Elizabeth Morse, Howell Cobb Moss, John Moss, Samuel Moss, John Johan Moss, John Morse Moss, Samuel Morse Jr Moss, Ebenezer Moss, Elizabeth Moss, David Moss, Benjamin Moss, Reuben R Moss, Ferrell Moss, Ferrell Morse, Sarah Moss, Benjamin Moss, Howell Cobb Moss, Samuel Morse, Howell Cobb Moss, Elizabeth Catherine Moss.
  • Samuel Moss passed away in 1791 in Granville, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Moss
1688 – 1777
Birth Location: Old Rappahannock,York,Virginia,USA
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Elizabeth Martin
1698 – 1758
Birth Location: Old Rappahannock,York,Virginia,USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Cobb
1724 – 1780
Birth Location: Bruton Parish, York, VA
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Children(s)

Moss Thomas
1735 – 1784
Birth Location: –
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Moss Thomas
1735 – 1784
Birth Location: –
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Obediah Moss
1735 – 1784
Birth Location: –
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John Moss
1737 –
Birth Location: –
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Reuben Moss
1738 – 1819
Birth Location: Sussex, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Morse
1740 – 1775
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
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Howell Moss
1741 – 1744
Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
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John Moss
Birth Location: –
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Samuel Moss
1742 – 1788
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
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John Moss
1743 – 1744
Birth Location: Sussex, Virginia, United States
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John Moss
1743 – 1810
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
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Samuel Moss
1745 – 1788
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
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Ebenezer Moss
1745 – 1818
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Moss
1746 – 1775
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
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David Moss
1746 – 1795
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Benjamin Moss
1747 – 1819
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
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Reuben Moss
1747 – 1819
Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
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Ferrell Moss
1750 – 1777
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Ferrell Morse
1750 – 1777
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Moss
1752 –
Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
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Benjamin Moss
1752 –
Birth Location: –
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Howell Moss
1758 –
Birth Location: –
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Samuel Morse
1775 – 1852
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
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Howell Moss
1832 – 1884
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Moss
1835 – 1895
Birth Location: Cherokee. South Carolina
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Samuel Moss's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Moss
1720 – 1791
Birth Place: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Henry Moss
1688 – 1777
Old Rappahannock,York,Virginia,USA
Elizabeth Martin
1698 – 1758
Old Rappahannock,York,Virginia,USA
Grandparents
William (Henry) Moss
1668 – 1722
Rappahannock,,Virginia,USA
Margaret Hopkins
1670 – 1698
,Rappahannock,Virginia,USA
Great-Grandparents
William Moss
1632 – 1685
Jane North
1635 – 1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Moss
1610 – 1685
Jane Beltchourton
1612 – 1700

Samuel Moss's Descendants

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Samuel Moss (1720 – 07 Dec 1791) m. Elizabeth Cobb (1724 – 05 JAN 1780)
  1. 1. Moss (Obediah) Thomas (1735 – 1784)
  2. 2. Moss (Obediah) Thomas (1735 – AUG 1784)
  3. 3. Obediah (Thomas, Sr.) Moss (1735 – Aug 1784)
  4. 4. John Moss (1737 – )
  5. 5. Reuben Moss (10 October 1738 – 10 March 1819) m. Polly (Ann) Jordan (15 Feb 1750 – 1791) m. Martha (Ann) Jordan (15 Feb 1750 – 1816)
    1. 1. Joshua Moss (1785 – 1845)
    2. 2. Polly Moss (1747 – 1819)
    3. 3. Joseph Moss (1751 – 29 MAY 1835)
    4. 4. John Moss (27 OCT 1761 – 19 SEP 1835)
    5. 5. Wylie (Willis) Moss (1762 – 1867)
    6. 6. Elizabeth Moss (NOV 1763 – 1850)
    7. 7. Ephraim Moss (1768 – )
    8. 8. Elizabeth Moss (NOV 1769 – AFT 1930)
    9. 9. Elizabeth (Betsey) Moss (ABT 1769 – 1850)
    10. 10. Sarah Moss (24 FEB 1772 – 13 AUG 1855)
    11. 11. Howell (Cobb) Moss (10 Dec 1773 – 05 May 1831) m. Gladys (Valentine) Dance m. Nancy (Ann) Daniel (20 Nov 1776 – 05 Feb 1843)
      1. 1. Winifred Moss (1780 – 1875)
      2. 2. Benjamin Moss (1792 – 1847)
      3. 3. John (D) Moss (1794 – 1800)
      4. 4. Ruben (J) Moss (1794 – 1800)
      5. 5. Martha Moss (1794 – 1799)
      6. 6. Josephus (Richard) Moss (1794 – 1800)
      7. 7. Howell (Richard) Moss (1794 – 1800)
      8. 8. James (M.) Moss (1794 – 1800)
      9. 9. William (Howell) Moss (01 AUG 1796 – 18 JAN 1872)
      10. 10. James (Madison) Moss (1805 – 1841)
      11. 11. Jordan (Daniel) Moss (10 SEP 1806 – 13 JAN 1873)
      12. 12. Richard Moss (1807 – 1858)
      13. 13. John (Daniel) Moss (05 NOV 1808 – 27 AUG 1881)
      14. 14. Howell (Cobb) Moss (07 JUL 1810 – 07 JUN 1883)
      15. 15. Patsey Moss (1811 – 06 JUN 1850)
      16. 16. Martha Moss (1811 – 1852)
      17. 17. Nancy Moss (1812 – 16 APR 1866)
      18. 18. Nancy Moss (1814 – 27 Sep 1893) m. William (Henry) Brookbank (01 JUL 1795 – 24 JAN 1870)
        1. 1. William (Hamilton) Brookbank (abt 1845 – 11 April 1919) m. Mary (Jane "Molly") Thomas (NOV 1850 – 29 May 1925)
        2. 2. John (S) Brookbank (OCT 1847 – 1909) m. Elizabeth Porter (15 MAR 1847 – 14 MAY 1925)
        3. 3. James (M) Brookbank (1849 – 1860)
        4. 4. Julia (Virginia) Brookbank (12 OCT 1855 – 08 MAY 1949) m. John (Franklin) McCuiston (29 MAR 1845 – 21 AUG 1930)
      19. 19. Jackson Moss (1814 – 1814)
      20. 20. Betsey Moss (1815 – )
      21. 21. Catey Moss (1815 – )
      22. 22. Reuben (Jackson) Moss (07 OCT 1816 – 1860)
      23. 23. Martha Moss (1828 – )
      24. 24. Polly Moss
      25. 25. Catey Moss (1815 – )
      26. 26. Joe (Josephus) Moss (1816 – 01 DEC 1891)
      27. 27. Josephus (Richard) Moss (1818 – 01 DEC 1891)
      28. 28. Joseph Moss (1818 – 1818)
      29. 29. Martha Moss (1828 – )
    12. 12. Martha (Patsy) Moss
    13. 13. Samuel Moss (1775 – 1844)
    14. 14. Turner Moss (1777 – AUG 1853)
    15. 15. Sophia Moss (1778 – 1848)
    16. 16. Marcellus (Jordan) Moss (1779 – 12 DEC 1837)
    17. 17. Marcellus (Jordan) Moss (1779 – 1840)
    18. 18. Franklin Moss (1781 – 1845)
    19. 19. John Moss
    20. 20. Franklin Moss (1781 – 1845)
    21. 21. Joshua Moss (20 OCT 1782 – 14 OCT 1845)
    22. 22. John Moss
    23. 23. Joshua Moss (20 OCT 1782 – 14 OCT 1845)
    24. 24. Bennet Moss (1783 – 1854)
    25. 25. Bennet Moss (1783 – 1854)
    26. 26. Joshua Moss (16 APR 1785 – 16 MAY 1877)
    27. 27. Joshua Moss (16 APR 1785 – 16 MAY 1877)
    28. 28. John Moss
    29. 29. John Moss
    30. 30. John Moss
    31. 31. Joshua Moss (16 APR 1785 – 16 MAY 1877)
    32. 32. Mary Moss (19 MAR 1786 – 01 JAN 1862)
    33. 33. Reuben Moss (1789 – 1845)
  6. 6. Elizabeth Morse (1740 – 1775)
  7. 7. Howell (Cobb) Moss (1741 – 1744)
  8. 8. John Moss
  9. 9. Samuel Moss (1742 – 20 FEB 1788)
  10. 10. John (Johan) Moss (1743 – 1744)
  11. 11. John (Morse) Moss (1743 – 1810)
  12. 12. Samuel (Morse Jr) Moss (1745 – 1788)
  13. 13. Ebenezer Moss (1745 – 24 JUN 1818)
  14. 14. Elizabeth Moss (1746 – 1775)
  15. 15. David Moss (12 MAR 1746 – 12 MAR 1795)
  16. 16. Benjamin Moss (1747 – 10 FEB 1819)
  17. 17. Reuben (R) Moss (10 JAN 1747 – 10 MAY 1819)
  18. 18. Ferrell Moss (1750 – 1777)
  19. 19. Ferrell Morse (1750 – 1777)
  20. 20. Sarah Moss (1752 – )
  21. 21. Benjamin Moss (1752 – )
  22. 22. Howell (Cobb) Moss (1758 – )
  23. 23. Samuel Morse (1775 – 02 SEP 1852)
  24. 24. Howell (Cobb) Moss (25 JAN 1832 – 05 APR 1884)
  25. 25. Elizabeth (Catherine) Moss (AUG 1835 – 1895)

Samuel Moss's Timeline

5 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Samuel Moss in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
1721
1721
Age 1
Birth of Samuel Moss in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
1769
1769
Age 49
Samuel Moss resided here in Granville County, NC
Granville County, NC
1791
07 Dec 1791
Age 71
Death of Samuel Moss in Granville, North Carolina, United States
Granville, North Carolina, United States
1800
1800
Age 80
Samuel Moss resided here in Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina
Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1721
    Event Place: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1721; Birth city: Sussex; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1721; Birth city: Sussex; Birth state: VA
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1716; Birth city: New Kent Surrey Co; Birth state: VA
    [5] Family Data Collection - Births
    [6] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Dec 1791
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1721; Birth city: Sussex; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [3] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1721; Birth city: Sussex; Birth state: VA
    [5] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1716; Birth city: New Kent Surrey Co; Birth state: VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: Granville County, NC
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
    [2] North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina; Roll: 31; Page: 513; Image: 470; Family History Library Film: 337907

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
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