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Descendants of Adam Moses 09/02/2008

      7. Henry³ Moses (Johann Adam², Johann Peter¹) was born April 28, 1749 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and died Aft. 1792 in ?. He married Catharina ??? Bef. 1776. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.

Notes for Henry Moses:
1) Pennsylvania German Church Records, 1729-1870

Section : Pennsylvania German Church Records I
      Page # : 379

Moses,      Heinrich, s. Adam and Maria Catherina;
      b. April 28; bap. July 1, 1749;
      sp. Heinrich Ramsauer.

Baptism took place at the Augustus Evangelical Lutheran Church in Trappe, PA, currently known as the "Old Trappe Church".

2) Birth Index: Southeastern Pennsylvania, 1680-1800

Moses, Heinrich      Child's Birth/Baptism Date : 28 Apr 1749
      Location : Trappe Lutheran Church, Upper Providence Township
      County : Montgomery
      State : Pennsylvania
      Father : Adam Moses
      Mother : Mrs. Maria Catherina Moses

3) From Tax Lists found in "Pennsylvania Archives", Series 3, showing lists of persons living in Chester County who were taxed the Pikeland Rate:

Volume 11:

1765 - Henry Moses taxed as an Inmate (p. 94)
1766 - Henry Moses taxed as an Inmate (p. 211)
1767 - Henry Moses taxed as an Inmate (p. 356)

Volume 12:

1774 - Henry Moses taxed as an Inmate (p. 89)
1779 - Henry Moses taxed as an Inmate (p. 174)
1780 - Henry Moses taxed as an Inmate (p. 273)
1781 - Henry Moses taxed as an Inmate (p. 421)
1781 - Henry Moses taxed 1 pound, 13 shillings, 3 pence (p. 623)
1785 - Henry Moses taxed 8 shillings, 6 pence (p. 786)

4) Information from other tax lists:

1765: An inmate (renter) in Pikeland township, Chester County,
taxed 2 s. as a jobber
1767: Inmate, taxed 2 s.
1780: Inmate, taxed 16 lbs.

5) From Futhey & Cope's History of Chester County:

1771: One of the founders of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Chester Springs, PA
      Contributed 10 shillings for the purchase of the land (name listed as Henrich Moszes)

6) Entries for Henry Moses in Chester County, PA census (need to be checked):

1820: Coventry Township, p. 198
1830: East Nantmeal Township, p. 188

7) Entries for Henry Moses in PA Census (County & Township not known, entries need to be checked)

Pennsylvania Census -- 1790, p.222
Name of head of family: Moses, Henry (Sadler)
Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families: 2
Free white males under 16 years: 2
Free white females, including heads of families: 7

Marriage Notes for Henry Moses and Catharina ???:
1) From The Journals of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, Volume II, p. 750:

At St. Peter's Lutheran, Chester Springs, PA, in the year 1776:

"October 20, Twentieth Sunday after Trinity. In the forenoon we drove two miles in lovely weather (for this season) to the church, where a large crowd gradually assembled. Before the sermon I baptized four children of the congregation, and after the service an English child."

"3. Johann Adam, little son of Johannes Moses and his wife Magdalena, born August 6, a.c., baptized October 20, a.c. Sponsors: the grandparents, Joh. Adam Moses and his wife Maria Catharina.

4. Johann Adam, little son of Heinrich Moses and his wife Catharina, born August 25, a.c., baptized October 20, a.c. Sponsors: the grandfather and his wife Catharina."

[This record, with the link to Johann Adam and Maria Catherina Moses, shows the wife of Johannes/John to be Magdalena and the wife of Heinrich/Henry to be Catharina.]

Child of Henry Moses and Catharina ??? is:

Johann Adam⁴ Moses, born August 25, 1776 in Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania; died Unknown.

      8. Peter³ Moses (Johann Adam², Johann Peter¹) was born August 26, 1751 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and died March 13, 1830 in Virginia. He married (1) Margaretha Phaeris May 24, 1774 in St. Michael's and Zion Lutheran Church, Philadelphia, PA. She was born Unknown in ?, and died Unknown in ?. He married (2) Mary Bradley Bef. 1808 in ?. She was born Unknown in Virginia, and died July 18, 1832 in Buckingham County, Virginia.

Notes for Peter Moses:
1) From tax lists found in "Pennsylvania Archives", Series 3, showing lists of persons living in Chester County who were taxed the Pikeland Rate:

Volume 11:

1767 - Peter Moses taxed as a Freeman (p. 356)

Volume 12:

1779 - Petter Moses taxed as an Inmate (p. 174)
1780 - Peter Moses taxed as an Inmate (p. 273)

2) From other tax lists:

1767: A Freeman (single) in Pikeland township, Chester County,
taxed 15 s.

3) From Futhey & Cope's History of Chester County:

1771: One of the founders of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Chester Springs, PA
      Contributed 10 shillings towards the purchase of the land (name listed as Peter Moszes)

4) From Oaths of Allegiance, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Taken Before the Justices of the Peace, 1777-1785.

1778/05/23: Peter Moses of Pikeland Township took the Oath of Allegiance.

5) Entries for Peter Moses in Virginia census:

1800: Buckingham County, District Two (from Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 13, p. 25) --

Moses, Henry & son 2 white male tithables, 4 horses
Moses, Peater & son 2 white male tithables, 4 horses
Moses, Peter Jur. 1 white male tithable, 0 horses

[Peter is misspelled as Peater. Peter Jur. is probably Peter's son Peter. Henry may refer to Peter's brother, but I had no prior information indicating that Henry also came to Buckingham County, VA from Chester County, PA]

Notes for Margaretha Phaeris:
1) There is conflicting information as to the identity of Peter's first wife. Some descendants give her name as Margaret Farris. Other descendants give her name as Elizabeth Andrae.

There is in fact a marriage record for a Johann Peter Moses and Elizabeth Andrae who were married on 5/14/1769 at the New Hanover Lutheran Church, but this Peter Moses appears to be the Peter Moses who ended up in Cumberland County, PA, later Perry County, PA, and is therefore not the same Peter.

Another marriage record was located for Peter Moses and Margaretha Phaeris who were married 5/24/1774 at St. Michael's and Zion Lutheran Church in Philadelphia, PA. This time frame is much more appropriate, as the first child was born in 1775. However, there are as of yet no other records for this family having any other association with St. Michael's and Zion Lutheran Church in Philadelphia. Given that Peter was one of the founding members of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Chester Springs, PA, in 1771, marriage in a different church does seem a little odd, but not entirely impossible since brother John was married in Falcker Swamp Reformed Church in New Hanover.

Notes for Mary Bradley:
1) The name Mary Bradley came from family members. There is at this time no independent confirmation of this name, as no marriage record has been found, and no will has been found. However, the 1800 Census for Buckingham County, District Two, does include several listings for Bradley, so this name seems feasible.

2) From census records:

1830: Census for Buckingham County, VA, includes an entry for "M. Moses" on page 300. This could be Mary, especially since Peter is said to have died in 1830.

Marriage Notes for Peter Moses and Mary Bradley:
1) Land Purchase:

1792, February 2: Peter Moses bought 60 acres in Buckingham County, VA, adjoining the land of Joseph Bradley (who could have been Mary's father or brother perhaps).

2) 1810 Census Index from Ancestry.com:

Name:             Moser, Peter
Township:       Not Stated
County:             Buckingham
State:             Virginia
Year:             1810
Roll:             M252_66
Page:             790
Image:             781

3) 1810 Census for Virginia, Buckingham County, p. 790 (image 18 of 69 at Ancestry.com):

Family of Peter Moses includes

0 males under 10
0 males 10 to under 16
2 males 16 to under 26 (Moses Moses & one other whose name we don't have)
0 males 26 to under 45
1 male 45 & over (Peter Moses)

1 female under 10 (Elizabeth Susanna Walker Moses)
0 females 10 to under 16
2 females 16 to under 26 (Elizabeth Walker Moses & Mary Moses)
0 females 26 to under 45
1 female 45 & over (Mary Bradley Moses)

4) 1820 Census Index from Ancestry.com:

Name:             Peter Moses
Township:       New Canton
County:             Buckingham
State:             Virginia
Year:             1820
Roll:             M33_132
Page:             154
Image Number:       127

5) 1820 Census for Virginia, Buckingham County, New Canton Township (image 48 of 53 at Ancestry.com):

1 Free white males under 10 (Joseph Monroe Moses)
0 Free white males 10 to under 16
0 Free white males 16 to under 18
0 Free white males 16 to under 26
2 Free white males 26 to under 45 (probably 2 sons from first marriage, not Peter Jr., not Samuel, perhaps Moses?, perhaps Adam?)
1 Free while male 45 & over (Peter Moses)

0 Free white females under 10
0 Free white females 10 to under 16
1 Free white female 16 to under 26 (Elizabeth Susanna Walker Moses)
0 Free white females 26 to under 45
1 Free white female 45 & over (Mary Bradley Moses)

0 Foreigners not naturalized
1 Person engaged in Agriculture
0 Persons engaged in Commerce
0 Persons engaged in Manufacturing

No Slaves
No Free Colored Persons

6) 1830 census index from Ancestry.com:

Name:             Moses, M.
Township:       Unknown Townships
County:             Buckingham
State:             Virginia
Year:             1830
Roll:             M19_193
Page:             300
Image:             603

7) 1830 census for Virginia, Buckingham County, Unknown townships, p. 300 (image 61 of 98 at Ancestry.com):

1 free whilte males under 5 (?unknown)
0 free white males 5 to under 10
0 free white males 10 to under 15
1 free white males 15 to under 20 (Joseph Monroe Moses)
0 free white males 20 to under 30
0 free white males 30 to under 40
2 free white males 40 to under 50 (?? perhaps Peter's children from first marriage??)
0 free white males 50 to under 60
0 free white males 60 to under 70
0 free white males 70 to under 80
0 free white males 80 to under 90
0 free white males 90 to under 100
0 free white males 100 & over

0 free white females under 5
0 free white females 5 to under 10
0 free white females 10 to under 15
0 free white females 15 to under 20
1 free white females 20 to under 30 (??)
0 free white females 30 to under 40
0 free white females 40 to under 50
0 free white females 50 to under 60
0 free white females 60 to under 70
0 free white females 70 to under 80
0 free white females 80 to under 90
0 free white females 90 to under 100
0 free white females 100 & over


Children of Peter Moses and Margaretha Phaeris are:

	22	i.	Adam⁴ Moses, born 1775 in Pennsylvania; died Unknown.
+	23	ii.	Peter Moses, born 1778 in Pennsylvania; died Unknown in ?.
+	24	iii.	Samuel Ferris Moses, born October 03, 1779 in Chester County, Pennsylvania; died Abt. 1860 in Charlotte County, Virginia.
	25	iv.	Moses Moses, born 1784; died Unknown.
	26	v.	Elizabeth Walker Moses, born 1787; died Unknown.
	27	vi.	Mary Moses, born 1791; died Unknown.

Children of Peter Moses and Mary Bradley are:

+	28	i.		Elizabeth Susannah Walker⁴ Moses, born October 30, 1808 in Buckingham County, Virginia; died Unknown in ?.
+	29	ii.		Joseph Monroe 'Monroe' Moses, born March 08, 1811 in Buckingham County, Virginia; died June 18, 1878 in Appomattox County, Virginia.

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