Samuel Moseley (1708 - 1791)

Born 15 Aug 1708 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Bethia (Otis) Moseley — married 4 Jul 1734 in Hampden Windham Connecticut

Descendants

Died 26 Jul 1791 at age 82 in Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Samuel was born in 1708. He passed away in 1791.

Samuel was the s/o Ebenezer Maudesley and Hannah Weeks. Samuel married Bethiah Otis. Born on 20 Nov 1703 in Scituate, MA. Bethiah died in Hampton, CT, on 29 May 1750; she was 46. She is buried at the North Cemetery in Hampton. Bethiah first married Rev. William Billings, son of Capt. William Billings (ca 1660-8 Jun 1728) & Hannah Sterry (18 Aug 1672-). Born on 16 Feb 1697 in Stonington, William died in Hampton, CT, on 20 May 1733; he was 36. On 4 Jul 1734 when Bethiah was 30, she second married Rev. Samuel Moseley, son of Ebenezer Moseley (4 Sep 1673-19 Sep 1740) & Hannah Weeks (28 Feb 1678-27 Mar 1747).158 Born on 15 Aug 1708 in Dorchester, MA. Samuel died in Hampton, CT, on 26 Jul 1791; he was 82. Samuel graduated from Harvard in 1729 and was ordained 15 May 1734 of the Second Church at Windham. After Bethiah's death in 1750, Samuel re-married to the widow Mary Clark Gaylord on April 1, 1752, in Hampton, Windham County, Connecticut. Mary Clark was born in Connecticut on July 11, 1720. She had previously been married to Aaron Gaylord at Hartford, CT. on July 7, 1841. Aaron Gaylord had also died in 1750. Mary Clark Gaylord Moseley died on March 10, 1794, in Hampton, and is buried in the North Cemetery at Hampton, as is her husband Samuel Moseley

Children

Children of William and Bethiah (Otis) Billings:

1. William Billings, b. 18 Mar 1724/5;

2. Bethiah Billings, b. 4 Nov 1727;

3. Hannah Billings, b. 8 Nov 1729;

4. Patience Billings, b. 3 Jun 1731; and

5. Patience Billings, b. 8 Apr 1733.

Children of Samuel and Bethiah (Otis) (Billings) Moseley, born at Windham:

1.Hannah Moseley, b. 31 Mar 1735/6;

2. Elizabeth Moseley, b. 15 Nov 1737;

3 .Samuel Moseley, b. 27 Apr 1739;

4. Ebenezer Moseley, b. 19 Feb 1740/1;

5. Mary Moseley, b. 13 Nov 1743;

6. Anne Moseley, b. 23 May 1746;

7. John Moseley, b. 27 Feb 1747; and

8. Bethiah Moseley, b. before 29 May 1750.

Children of Samuel Moseley with Mary Clark Gaylord Moseley:

1. William [i] Moseley, b. January 1, 1753; d. August 17, 1754 (both in Hampton)

2. Abigail [I] Moseley, b. May 3, 1754; bp. May 5, 1754; d. August 17, 1754 (all in Hampton)

3. William [II] Moseley, b. June 20, 1755, in Hampton; married Laura WOLCOTT on October 6, 1785 in Hartford, CT; d. June 8, 1824, in Hartford, CT

4. Elizabeth Moseley, b. November 19, 1756 or c. 1760 (in Hampton); it is possible that Elizabeth was a twin sister to Abigail Moseley (see immediately below)

5. Abigail [II] Moseley, b. November 19, 1756, in Hampton; bp. November 21, 1756 (in Hampton); married to John CLARK, MD, December 13, 1781 (in Hampton); d. January 28, 1833 or 1834, in Lebanon, Madison County, NY.

6. Sarah Moseley, b. April 1, 1759 (in Hampton); bp. April 1, 1759 (in Hampton); married to Rev. Joseph STEWARD on May 31, 1789 (in Hampton); d. February 22, 1833 (in Hartford, CT)

Samuel Moseley wrote his will on July 22, 1790, and it was filed with the court in Windham County on September 24, 1790. For Ancestry users his will is accessible on line at https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/9049/007627154_00083

Burial: North Cemetery, Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Occupation: Minister Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Sources

• http://familysearch.org/v1/Affiliation (1729) Harvard College graduate
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 18 March 2019, 15:55), entry for Samuell Moseley(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:97CQ-2BL); contributed by various users.
• Connecticut Deaths & Burials 1772-1934 William A. Otis, A Memoir of the Otis Family, Winnetka, Ill, 1924, http://archive.org/details/genealogicalhist1924otis.
• Web Site: index Family Search (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7X9-KZW accessed 29 Oct 2014; Rev. Samuel Moseley 26 Jul 1791; citing Connecticut United States, reference Page 34 FHL microfilm 3173
• Clapp, David. The Ancient Proprietors of Jones's Hill, Dorchester (Boston, 1883) Page 56.
• Moseley, Edward Strong. A Genealogical Sketch of One Branch of the Moseley Family (Newburyport Herald Office, Newburyport, 1878) Page 24.