NameHugh Moss
Birth1736
Death1780
FatherJames Moss (~1700-1752)
Spouses
Birth1740
ChildrenElizabeth (1782-1867)
Notes for Hugh Moss
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1736 - 1780
ID Number: I42587

▪ TITLE: Capt.
▪ OCCUPATION: Officer of the Revolution
▪ RESIDENCE: Goochland Co. VA
▪ BIRTH: 1736, St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co. Virginia [S1615]
▪ DEATH: 1780, Virginia [206006]
▪ RESOURCES: See: ID 16578 [S533] [S1615] [S2323] [S2627]
Father: James MOSS "the Immigrant"
Mother: Elizabeth HENDERSON


Family 1 : Jane FORD
▪ MARRIAGE: 1 Jun 1768, St. James, Northam, Goochland Co. VA [S1615]
1. +William MOSS
2.  Sarah Wynne "Sally" MOSS
3. +James Wynne MOSS
4.  Ann MOSS
Notes

Moss: It appears from the records of Goochland County, Virginia, that Hugh Moss, the ancestor of the Moss family in Jessamine County, was commissioned a captain of the Goochland County Militia in 1760 and was commissioned in 1770. He served in the Revolutionary War, and he died from wounds received in battle in 1780. The father of Hugh Moss was James Moss, who was born in England in 1719, where he married Elizabeth Henderson, whose forefathers came from Scotland.

Hugh Moss married Jane Ford, daughter of Thomas and Keturah Wynne Ford. Hugh Moss left six sons and three daughters. William Moss was one of the sons, and it is said was born in 1759.

Hugh Moss Birth: 1736-- New Kent, St Peters Par, VA Death: 1780 -- Spouse: Jane Ford; Parents: James Moss, Rebecca King.

DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 83, pp. 24-25, 1910, Mrs. Caroline (Whitmore) Marshall, #82058. Hugh (1736-1780) served from Goochland Co, VA, in the Virginia Line and was wounded at the Battle of Brandywine. He was at Valley Forge and died from the affects of wounds and exposure. He was b. in VA; died in Goochland Co, VA; also #75978.
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