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John Morse Moss (b. 1743, d. 1810)

John Morse Moss (son of Samuel S. Morse Moss and Elizabeth Cobb) was born 1743 in Loudoun County, VA, and died 1810 in Fairfax County, VA. He married (1) Louisa Minor. He married (2) Ann Elizabeth Minor on 1775 in Fairfax County, VA.

Notes for John Morse Moss:
Notes for CAPTAIN JOHN MOSS:
John Moss, was a prominent man in Fairfax Co, VA
He was a Justice of the Peace, King's commission, and by virtue of being the oldest commissioned Justice in the County, became High Sheriff in 1796, holding that office until his death.
Captain John Moss, of Fairfax Co, VA, was an officer in the Revolutionary War.

Fifteenth Virginia
page 405
John Moss, 1st Lieutenant 1st VA, Feb 22, 1776
John Moss, Captain, Sept 15, 1776
John Moss resigned Nov 18, 1777
John Moss was a son of Thomas Moss, of Fairfax Co, VA, who was the son of Thomas Moss, of Westmoreland Co, VA, and the latter a descendant of Edward Moss, of York Co, VA, whose father came to VA in 1625, from Staffordshire, England.

American Biographical Library, The Biographical Cyclopćdia of American Women, Vol II
Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution

More About John Morse Moss:
Burial: 1810, Green Spring Farm, Fairfax County, VA.

More About John Morse Moss and Ann Elizabeth Minor:
Marriage: 1775, Fairfax County, VA.

Children of John Morse Moss and Louisa Minor are:

Ann Moss, d. date unknown.
Mary Moss, d. date unknown.
Hannah Moss, d. date unknown.
Frances Moss, d. date unknown.
Elizabeth Moss, d. date unknown.
William Moss, d. date unknown.
Thomas Bedford Moss, d. date unknown.
John Moss Jr., d. date unknown.

Children of John Morse Moss and Ann Elizabeth Minor are:

+William Henry Moss IV, d. January 21, 1835, Fairfax County, VA.