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From: Carolyn Brown <>
Subject: Re: MOSLEY of Edgefield
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 11:50:18 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <002401c4f27d$dd2cc8b0$14979dcd@DHWHR321>


Audrey, I've been working on this line over 25 years and considering I started with Mason Lang Mosley's Bible I haven't progressed back very far.

It took me almost 24 years to get people to even believe there was a Mason Mosley in Edgefield. You see Mason is not listed BY NAME on any census. Information at his death states he had aged parents and a young wife. Their ONLY child was born after Mason died. I have a copy of a grant he recieved for 1,000 acres from Edgefield in Sept of 1804. It looks like Mason was born about 1774-1777 from census records that seem to be him living with William and Sarah.He probably married shortly after receiving the grant, say early 1805. He would have been about 27. His son Mason Lang Mosley married at 26 and that seems to have been a common age for men to marry. Mary An would have conceived about the end of March 1806 according to when the son was born. So that also points to a marriage about 1805 or very early 1806. Not marrying till 1805 would account for Mason not being on the 1800 census as a head of household, even though he was probably about 23 at that time. Since he died in J!
uly of
1806 he was dead long before the 1810 census.

I have never seen a will for Mason d 1806 or the William Moseley who died in 1812 (William d 1812, not Sarah as it appears from my earlier e-mail) Edgefield/Barnwell. Many of William's children named one of their sons Mason from 1802 through 1808 therefore there is a lot of confusion between them. And William d 1812 seems to have had a son William also married to a Sarah which has complicated things more.

I am hoping that the recently discovered files in Edgefield will yield a will or other papers for William or Mason or some other document.

There is also a petition pertaining to the murder filed by wife Mary An for compensation from the SC legislature. James Mosley was one of the witnesses who signed the petition. It was rejected as Mason was not on active duty when he was trying to capture the runaway??? The writing of the name Mason sort of looks like Major instead. Don't know if they were confused by the way the s and n were written or if Mason was a Major or some sort.

I'm currently trying to pin down the Uncle John from the 1834 deed to Beverly Rogers. I figure for Mason to have gotten a share of Uncle John's land John probably had to die young too or at least with no heirs so his part went to his siblings.

All help appreciated.

Carolyn Brown

Audrey Pool <> wrote:
Hi Carolyn,

Looks like you've done some extensive research. I see Wm MOSLEY in
Granville, NC early, 1752-53, but no will for this name. Meaning, of
course, that they probably moved on. So many of the Southside VA families
went across the line into Granville, NC, sometimes back and forth. Anyway,
I guess Wm could connect with those in the wills sent...?

I've never seen a Mason MOSLEY, but haven't really looked either. There are
books published on the MOSELY families of VA. There is a man in Fresno, if
he is still alive, whose wife has this line...he had the books also, but
haven't seen him in years.

Off to Fresno today. As ever, Audrey

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carolyn Brown"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 7:36 AM
Subject: Re: MOSLEY of Edgefield


> Audrey, Thank you for posting the wills.
>
> My gggggrandfather was Mason Mosley of Edgefield/Barnwell who was murdered
> by a run away slave in July of 1806. His wife was Mary An Lang. They had
> one son, Mason Lang Mosley, who was born in December 1806, 5 months after
> his father's murder. I have been trying for many years to prove Mason's
> parents. The notice of his murder says send the info to William Moseley
> living at Deer Savannah on the road from Long Cane to Charleston 13 or 15
> miles distant from Augusta, and that Mason left aged parents and a young
> wife. This led me to believe Mason's father is the William Moseley married
> to Sarah who died in 1812.
>
> There is also a deed recorded in the Barnwell book 1834 where Mason L
> Mosley of _______ county Alabama is selling land which was his 1/8th
> distributive share of his father Mason's and his uncle John's land. It
> states Mason's grandfather was William. Now this presents a couple of
> problems.
> 1. There were at least 2 Mason Mosley/Moseley men in Alabama at that time,
> my Mason L in Conecuh Co and aniother in either Butler or Montgomery ( I
> forget at this time). And there could have been another unknown there
> since this is between census. As far as I can tell mine is the only one
> using the L middle initial. The other one does not seem to have used a
> middle initial. There is another Mason L, but from what I can find he
> never left Edgefield. Unfortunately there isn't even one letter where the
> county should be on the original deed book, just a blank line. Or it
> would easily be settled.
> 2. The "uncle John" is also a big question. To me it sounds from the exact
> wording that John is Mason L's uncle (a brother to his father Mason d
> 1806). But it has also been interpreted as being Mason's (d 1806) uncle.
> Since no one seems to be able to prove exactly how many children William
> had and who they were this is a real problem. No one has proof of a John
> as one of Williams sons. However I see that there is a John who is James'
> son. If I remember correctly ( Don't have my files with me now), James is
> an accepted son of William, AND a James Mosley bought at the estate sale
> of Robert Lang in about 1818. Robert was the father-in-law of Mason d
> 1806.
>
> At least thanks to DNA testing we have proved that William's line is our
> line. We just can't prove if it branches before William or at William. It
> also has tied us to a Moseley from the Tarr River, NC area who goes back
> to Virginia. HAve not yet firmed up how we tie, but it is close as the
> match is 24/25.
>
> I would love to exchange info with anyone interested in this line. I would
> also like to encourage any Mosley/Moseley males out there to have their
> DNA tested with the group at wwwfamilytreedna.com. So far we have only 6
> participants, and all are fairly close matches.
>
> Carolyn Brown
>
>
>
>
> Audrey Pool wrote:
> Someone had MOSELEY in their Roll Call list. That family is from VA to the
> Carolinas, very prolific. I have VA notes on them also. Audrey
>
> Source: Edgefield District, SC: Will Book, 1787-1836 by WOOLEY
>
>
> "P. 96 6 Jan 1796 I, Robert MOSELY, being sick & weak in body but of a
> sound perfect & disposing memory. I lend to my wife Penelope MOSELY all my
> land on the west side of Cedar Creek also some on the other side, with one
> Negro her choice of the whole, two cows & calves, one feather bed &
> furniture, one riding horse & saddle during her life. I give to my dtr
> Rachel DAVIS one Negro girl named Selvy forever. I give to my dtr Anna
> MOSELY one Negro named Cloe also one bed & furniture, one cow & calf
> forever. I give to Mary STALLINGS one Negro named Amy, one bed &
> furniture, one cow & calf. I give to my son John MOSELY the first Negro
> child that is born in the family. I give to my dtr Lyda MOSLEY one Negro
> named Patt, one bed & furniture & one cow & calf. I give to my dtr
> Penelope MOSELY the next living Negro child which shall be born in the
> family, one bed & furniture & one cow & calf. I give to my son Thomas
> MOSELY one Negro his choice after his mother takes hers &!
> when he come of age. I give to my sons Robert & Jesse MOSELY all the
> remaining part of my land on the east side of Cedar Creek to be divided
> according to value, also I give my son Robert MOSELY one Negro named James
> and I give to my son Jesse one Negro named Fortune to them forever, to be
> delivered when they come of age. I give to my son Daniel MOSELY the tract
> of land I lent to my wife at her decease forever. I give to my dtrs. &
> sons viz: Elizabeth VANN, Sarah HAGOOD, Martha STALLING, Susanna ADAMS &
> Edward MOSELY five shilling each to be raised from the estate. I desire
> the rest of my estate to remain in my wife possession till my youngest
> children Thomas & Penelope MOSELY come of age & then to be equally divided
> among my children, viz: Robert, Jesse, Daniel, Penelope, Thomas and Mary
> HOLSENBACK. I appoint my friends John MOSELY, Penelope MOSELY & Lewis
> TILLMAN as executors. Wit: Daniel TILLMAN, Lewis TILLMAN & Mary (X)
> STALLING. Signed: Robert (X) MOSELY. Pro!
> ved in open court by the oath of Lewis TILLMAN March Term 1796. On 12
> March further proved in open court by the oath of Daniel TILLMAN & Mary
> STALLING & ordered to be recorded. R. Tutt, clk."
>
>
>
> "P. 299. 6 Nov 1827. I, James MOSLEY, being of sound mind and memory but
> weak in body. I desire that my Negro woman and her three children, Mariah,
> Caroline & Hester be sold & the proceeds applied to the payment of my
> debts & funeral expenses. If more is needed I desire that my executors to
> sell my wagon & two horses and after the payment of my debts. I desire
> that Fanny a Negro I lent to my Sally MOSLEYe said Negro to her. The Negro
> Beck I lent to my dtr Mary MOSELY give said Negro to her. The Negro Pompy
> that I lent to my sons John MOSELY, I now give said Negro to him. I desire
> that the Negro Arnal that I lent to my son Middleton MOSELY give the said
> Negro to him. I give to my son Clement MOSELY the Negro man named Bob. I
> give to my son James MOSELY a Negro boy named Lewis. I give to my dtr
> Frances MOSELY a Negro girl named Milly. I give to my dtr Harriett MOSELY
> named Jude. I give to my dtr Patsy MOSELY Negroes Kize & Nancy. I give to
> my dtr Lizar MOSELY a N!
> egro girl named Silva. Also to my single dtrs. I give two cows & calves, a
> horse, saddle & bridle each and a bed & furniture. I give to my beloved
> wife Mary MOSELY a Negro woman Luce Leathy (?) and Negro man named Buck,
> also two cows & calves, one good horse, one bed & furniture, household &
> kitchen furniture during her life time and at her death to be equally
> divided among my four single dtrs. I give the tract of land I now live on
> to my son Clement MOSELY after my wife's death, beginning at Dry Creek &
> joining the lands of John DOBEY, DUGAS land, Henry's tract, Marget
> (Margaret) LANDHAMS & William QUARLES'line,then to John DOBEY'S. I desire
> that my son Clement MOSELY to take charge of his mother & my four youngest
> daughters also I desire that my executors to sell or rent the Peter place
> to my son Midle (Middleton) for $20 per year for five years & the Horns
> Creek land to be sold & the money to be given to my wife. I appoint my
> sons John & Clement MOSELY as executors!
> . Wit: L. B. RANDALL, David DOBEY & John DOBEY. Signed: James MOSELY.
> Proved by the three witness this 10 Feb 1828." Note: MOSELY is spelled
> MOSLEY. (aep)
>
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