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Abraham Louis DeMoss Jr. (1779 - 1849)

Abraham Louis DeMoss Jr.
Born in Wilkes County, North Carolinamap
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Husband of — married 13 Jul 1808 in Davidson, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Died at age 69 in Bellevue, Davidson County, Tennesseemap
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Biography

Abraham Demoss was born in 1779. In 1808, he married Elizabeth Newsom.[1]

In his will, signed January 25, 1849[2] - in Davidson County, Tennessee, Abraham named the following heirs:

wife, Elizabeth K Demoss
son, James Skelton Demoss
son, Abraham Lewis Demoss
daughter, Nancy America Demoss
daughter, Hannah Priscilla Shute
daughter, Elizabeth Virginia Bradford
daughter, Caroline Frances Harding
daughter, Delilah Tennessee Shute
daughter, Sarah Aveline Jones
son, William Eldrige Demoss

Slaves

See: Slaves of Abraham Louis DeMoss

In his 1849 will, Abraham bequeathed 39 slaves by name.

Sources

  1. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ7P-224 : 10 March 2021), Abraham Demoss and Elizabeth Newsom, 08 Jul 1808; citing Davidson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 84, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 200,294.
  2. ↑ Probate: "Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008"
    Wills, 1784-1920; Author: Davidson County (Tennessee) County Clerk; Probate Place: Davidson, Tennessee
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9176 #4253244 (accessed 12 May 2022)
    Abram Demoss probate on 25 Jan 1849.
  • Abraham Demoss will, 25 Jan 1849. Wills, 1784-1920. Davidson County (Tennessee). County Clerk. Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.






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