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William John Baxter Moseley 1756 – 1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1756

Birth Location: Chesterfield County, Virginia

Death Date: 9 Mar 1819

Death Location: Abbeville, South Carolina

Father: Matthew Moseley

Mother: Martha Ligon

Spouse(s): *Nancy Wills

Children(s): Martha Moseley

The story of William John Baxter Moseley began in 1756 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. William John Baxter Moseley married *Nancy Ann Wills, and had children including Martha Patsey Moseley. William John Baxter Moseley passed away in 1819 in Abbeville, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of William John Baxter Moseley began in 1756 in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
  • William John Baxter Moseley married *Nancy Ann Wills, and had children including Martha Patsey Moseley.
  • William John Baxter Moseley passed away in 1819 in Abbeville, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Moseley
1730 –
Birth Location: Henrico Co., VA, Virginia, USA
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Martha Ligon
1735 –
Birth Location: Chesterfield Co., VA, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

*Nancy Wills
1759 – 1795
Birth Location: Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Martha Moseley
1780 – 1835
Birth Location: Virginia
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William Moseley's Ancestors

Self
William Moseley
1756 – 1819
Birth Place: Chesterfield County, Virginia
Parents
Matthew Moseley
1730 –
Henrico Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Martha Ligon
1735 –
Chesterfield Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Moseley's Descendants

1.
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William (John Baxter) Moseley (Jan 1756 – 9 Mar 1819) m. *Nancy (Ann) Wills (1759 – 07 Jan 1795)
  1. 1. Martha (Patsey) Moseley (1780 – 1835-09)
    1. 1. William (M) Calhoun (2 May 1816 – 26 May 1898) m. Mary (Roberts) Wilson (30 May 1821 – 17 JUL 1887)
      1. 1. Sarah (Alice) Calhoun (30 Dec 1861 – 2 Jun 1942) m. Charles (Chesterfield) Norton (11 Feb 1857 – 19 Apr 1941)
        1. 1. William (Mercer) Norton (17 June 1891 – 18 September 1971) m. Carrie (Eugene "Kate") Anderson (26 Aug 1891 – 28 Apr 1982)

William Moseley's Timeline

2 Records

1756
Jan 1756
Birth of William John Baxter Moseley in Chesterfield County, Virginia
Chesterfield County, Virginia
1819
9 Mar 1819
Age 63
Death of William John Baxter Moseley in Abbeville, South Carolina
Abbeville, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1756
    Event Place: Chesterfield County, Virginia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1819
    Event Place: Abbeville, South Carolina
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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