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Hope this helps someone. Author: Virginia Frances Meitzler. Title: The
Autobiography of Virginia Frances Meitzler/Virginia Frances Cornett, Feller,
Claussen, Meitzler. This book is in the Denver CO public library.
Hi,
I am forwarding an email from Cathy Brinkman who has researched the MOSS
family. I think that both Cathy and Barb are arriving at the same conclusion.
Especially interesting is the name "CLARK" as a middle name for John
Closson jr. (b. 1791).
Put this and Barbara's email together.
Regards,
Bob
>Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 02:52:45 -0500
>From: Cathy Brinkman <Brink(a)choice.net>
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>To: Robert James <robertjames(a)georgian.net>
>Subject: Re: Amasa Moss
>
>Bob,
> I found quite a lot more information for you on Amasa Moss.
> The IGI (on line at www.Familysearch.org) shows a Lydia Moss b. 8 May
> 1769 New
>Milford, Litchfield CT, daughter of Amasa and Ruth (Clark) Moss and I
>believe that
>one of the many entries (most of which are undocumented family
>information) did
>show a reference to the Barbour Collection of CT. vital records - so you
>should be
>able to verify this.
> The IGI also shows Amasa Moss m. Ruth Clark 3 November 1768,
> Wallingford, New
>Haven, CT and this is also stated in Abner Morse, Memorial of the
>Morses. I have a
>copy of the Barbour entries for Moss in Wallingford CT and I do not see a
>record of
>the marriage.
> The birth of Amasa, son of John and Lydia Moss is recorded here on 22
> Apr.
>1746. They also had a son, John whose birth was recorded on 3 Sept. 1747 at
>Wallingford and the marriage of John (father of John and Amasa) to Lydia
>Roberts is
>recorded July last day, 1746 at Wallingford. Memorial of the Morses also
>shows the
>the marriage of John Moss to Lydia Roberts and somewhere I read that she
>was the
>daughter of Eli Roberts and Mary McEye. I do not see a death recorded for
>Lydia
>Moss, but John married (2nd) on 1 May, 1749 Sarah Thomson (also recorded at
>Wallingford.)
> Jacobus, in Families of Ancient New Haven, which I normally would
> consider more
>authoritative than Memorial of the Morses, does not have the first marriage to
>Lydia Roberts, nor the children of that marriage. I will continue to look
>through
>his treatment of this branch of Moss to see if he attaches Lydia Roberts
>to some
>other John, but I don't think that is likely.
> I suppose if this is your direct line, I also ought to tell you that
> Elizabeth
>Hall was the dau. of Samuel and Hannah (Walker) Hall.
> If this were my family file and the name Amasa Moss appeared among the
>descendants as well as the name "Clark," I would consider the connection
>to have
>been made and proceed to look for proof, such as the age of Lydia Closson
>at death.
>
> So, is this your line? Does this make us cousins? I have loads more
> on the
>earlier generations and the SCUDDER/LATHROP connections.
>Cathy
Robert James
74 Downer Crescent
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Canada
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(705) 429-6768
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Ok, back to Amasa Moss. Bob, if you have the World Family Tree Vol 3,
#1907, or Vol 21, #730, Amasa Moss's family is in it, going back to the
immigrant ancestor, John Moss, b. 1604. No sources are given, so all this
needs to be verified, of course. The family stayed in the Wallingford, CT,
area, at least as late as 1696. Although my gut says Amasa is the father of
our Lydia (that name keeps appearing in this family), it is worth noting
that Israel Moss had a son Nathaniel whose mother also was a Lydia, who had
a daughter Lydia Moss, b. Aug 26, 1760, who would be of the right age for
our John. Israel was brother to Amasa Moss's gr grandfather. I hope I have
it straight, there's a lot of Johns, & many years between the generations
(14 yrs bet Israel & his brother John). Anybody still with me?!
There is no wife or family mentioned for Amasa, but the 1790 Fairfield Co
CT census shows 2 different Amasa Moss', and even though there are other
Moss' still in Litchfield Co, CT in 1790, there is no Amasa Moss, so he
probably moved on.
Now we get to 1850 - There are several Moss men in the Kingsbury,
Washington Co.NY census index. Sound familiar, anyone?! There is an A.
Moss there at that time. Just to mess us up, there is an Amasa Moss in Holt
Co, MO 1850 census index. Well, I probably won't get much chance to do any
more work on this for awhile, so if anyone out there can work on this, feel
free. Bob, any thoughts on all this? Barb
I'm sorry, but which state is So. Kingstown in? Rhode Island? Just want to
be sure I have the right place. Kim, you state that Ichabod's children
were born between 1745 & 1762, but I have Ichabod's son Caleb, born about
1736. Am I wrong? If I'm correct, does that help the case that Mary
Cottrell is the mother? Thank you, Kim, for your work on this line. By
the way, if you do come to NY in May/June, could we meet? May is a little
tight, as my son is getting married May 23, & others at work are scheduled
to be off, but I could probably take vacation in June. Carol, my traveling
cousin, is off to Hawaii this year - lucky her! So let me know -
taysmi(a)sparta.csnet.net Barb Taylor
Hi,
All we needed was a new member to give us some action on the Caleb-Ichabod
line and we're away to the races.
I had never considered Barbara's suggestion re. Amasa Moss so did a search
at Rootsweb and found a match:
ID: I0352 Name: Amasa MOSS Sex: M Birth: 22 APR 1746
Father: John MOSS b: 14 NOV 1720
Mother: Lydia UNKNOWN
Now the dates would be about right and look at Amasa Moss's mother's name
: Lydia
Could this Amasa Moss be the father of Lydia who married John???? John was
b. 1767
I will dig a little deeper and let you know what I find.
regards,
Bob
Robert James
74 Downer Crescent
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Canada
L0L 2P0
(705) 429-6768
robertjames(a)georgian.net
Read about my book - http://www2.georgian.net/~robertjames
Read about my second novel - http://www2.georgian.net/~robertjames/book2
Gee, it's been so long since I posted to the list, I don't know if I'm
doing it right. We'll see!
What excitement! More information on Ichabod. I'm on my way to work for a
few hours, so don't have time to analyze all this, but I "gotta tell ya"
I've actually been at the computer all day, entering my Closson
information! Talk about serendipity! How long have I put this off?! And
it's already outdated! I spent some time researching the Moss family
today, trying to find a link to solve John Closson's wife Lydia's surname.
Since their second son's name was Amasa Moss Closson, it's not a far
stretch. I will report on what I found after I organize it, but what I
found is a definite possibility. More later, assuming I don't get mugged!
Barb Taylor
The Town Council Records of South Kingstown 5:39 has the receipt of Ichabod
Closson 14 July 1766 for L100, his wife's legacy from her late father
Stephen Cottrell of South Kingstown. This proves William G. Closson's
suggestion that the language of Ichabod's will suggests that his then wife
Elizabeth was a later wife and unlikely the mother of his children.
Unfortunately since his children were born between about 1745 and 1762, it
does not prove that Mary Cottrell was the mother of Ichabod's children, but
I think it is likely.
The ancestry of Mary Cottrell is found in the several secondary sources
following:
COTTRELL
Alden Gamaliel Beaman, "A Line of Descent from Nicholas Cottrell of
Newport," [ITAL:]Rhode Island Genealogical Register[:ITAL], Vol. ? (Jan
1983): 252-258
Lisle Cottrell, [ITAL:]Descendants of Nicholas Cottrell of Newport and
Westerly, Rhode Island 1638[:ITAL]. (Homer, New York: privately published
by Lisle Cottrell, 1952)
WILCOX
Martha Scott Osborne, [ITAL:]Wilcox / Wilcoxson Families of New England and
Their Descendants - A Genealogical Dictionary[:ITAL], Revised Edition in 3
volumes. (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, Inc., 1993)
Jane Fletcher Fiske, "Edward Wilcox of Lincolnshire and Rhode Island,"
[ITAL:]New England Historic Genealogical Register[:ITAL], Vol. 147 (Apr
1993): 188-191
HAZARD
Caroline E. Robinson, [ITAL:]The Hazard Family of Rhode Island 1635-1894
Being a Genealogy and History of the Descendants of Thomas Hazard, with
Sketches of the Worthies of This Familiy, and Anecdotes Illustrative of
Their Traits and Also of the Times in Which They Lived - Embellish'd With
Portraits and Facsimilies, and With Map and Index[:ITAL]. (Boston,
Massachusetts: privately printed by Caroline E. Robinson, 1895)
HALL
Gladys Hall Meier and Robert Rene Martindale, [ITAL:]History of the Hall
Family and Allied Lines[:ITAL]. (Brownsville, Texas: privately published,
1959)
I am descended:
Josiah1, Caleb2, Ichabod3, John4, Eliza5
Kimball G. 'Kim' Everingham
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