Edward Moss

b 1610, , Lancashire, , England
d 01 Jul 1685, , York, Virginia
bur 1685, , York, Virginia

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Edward Moss
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Children

1	<	Thomas Moss
2	<	Robert Moss
3	<	William Henry Moss, I
4		Moss
5	<	Edward Moss, Jr.

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.

Source: RootsL, Scott A. McElfresh, 1994.

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