John Moss: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. John Moss (son of Edward Moss, Jr. and Eleanor).
Notes:
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Reference:
RootsL, Scott A. McElfresh, 1994.

Generation: 2

Edward Moss, Jr. was born Abt 1637, , Lancashire, England (son of Edward Moss and Ann Belt); died 17 Dec 1716, , Old Rappahannock, Virginia.

Other Events:

AFN: RSW9-DJ

Notes:

Edward Moss lived in York County, Virginia was a boatwright by trade and owned
a vast amount of property. In 1657, Edward deeded to his son Edward two-thirds
of his estate.
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Reference:
RootsL, Scott A. McElfresh, 1994.

Edward — Eleanor. [Group Sheet]

Eleanor

Other Events:

AFN: RSW9-FP

Notes:

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Reference:
RootsL, Scott A. McElfresh, 1994.

Children:

Edward Moss was born Abt 1650, , York, Virginia; died Abt 1716.
Charles Moss
William Moss
1. John Moss

Generation: 3

Edward Moss was born 1610, , Lancashire, England (son of Richard Moss); died 1 Jul 1685, , York, Virginia; was buried 1685, , York, Virginia.

Other Events:

AFN: MPNT-BB

Notes:

Edward Moss was the first Moss to emigrate to America. His name was first
recorded in the York County, Virginia Court in 1625. However, other references
give a much later date of 1644 for is residence in York County, Virginia. The
most logical explanation for the difference in dates is that Edward Moss, being
only 15 when first coming to America, may have returned to the colony of
Virginia during the English Civil War (1642-1649), where he lived only a short
time before his death.

Little else is known about Edward Moss except that he was a member of the
Anglican church.

The exact number of children born to Edward and Ann (Belt) Moss is uncertain.

On 20 November 1654, the sons of Edward, the immigrant, -- William, Thomas, and
Robert - were given a grant of 800 acres in Old Rappahonnock County (now
Lancaster), Virginia, for transporting 16 persons to the Virginia County.
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Reference:
RootsL, Scott A. McElfresh, 1994.

Edward married Ann Belt 1630, , England. Ann was born Abt 1614, , Lancashire, England; died , York, Virginia; was buried , York, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Ann Belt was born Abt 1614, , Lancashire, England; died , York, Virginia; was buried , York, Virginia.

Other Events:

AFN: MPNT-CH

Notes:

Also known as Bridgette.

Some sources list name as Jane Ann Bridgett Beltchourton.
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Reference:
RootsL, Scott A. McElfresh, 1994.
Ancestry.com

Children:

Thomas Moss was born 1631, , Lancashire, England; died 1678, , Old Rappahannock, Virginia; was buried , Old Rappahannock, Virginia.
Robert Moss was born 1633, , Lancashire, England; died 1689, , Old Rappahannock, Virginia; was buried Abt 1689, Essex County, Virginia.
William Henry Moss, I was born 21 Apr 1633, , England; died 21 Apr 1685, , Old Rappahonnock, Virginia; was buried 5 Jul 1685.
Moss
2. Edward Moss, Jr. was born Abt 1637, , Lancashire, England; died 17 Dec 1716, , Old Rappahannock, Virginia.

Generation: 4

Richard Moss was born 1585, Lancaster, Lancashire, England; died Bef 1670, England.

Notes:

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Reference:
Ancestry.com

Children:

4. Edward Moss was born 1610, , Lancashire, England; died 1 Jul 1685, , York, Virginia; was buried 1685, , York, Virginia.