Colonel
William
"Will"
Mosby
Born about in Henrico County, Colony of Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of John Mosby
and Lucy (Allen) Mosby
Brother of
Robert Mosby, Benjamin Mosby, Lucy (Mosby) James, Mary (Mosby) Sheppard, Joseph Mosby, Hezekiah Mosby, Ann (Mosby) Parsons and Samuel Mosby
Husband of
Rebecca (Williamson) Mosby
— married
28 Mar 1784 in Henrico, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Nancy Williamson (Mosby) Chamberlayne
Died before
before about age 63
in Henrico, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Sep 2022
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Biography
William Mosby, marriage to Miss Rebecca Williamson, Turner Southall, security. William Whitlock, witness. Susannah Williamson gives consent. Mch. 29, 1784. - Henrico
William Mosby, of Henrico Co., died about 1809; Captain Continental Army three years, Colonel Henrico Militia at time of Gabriel's Insurrection; married 1784, Rebecca, daughter of Thomas Williamson, of Henrico Co., and had issue: Nancy W. Mosby, married William B. Chamberlayne .
The will of William Mosby, of Henrico County, dated June 4, 1807, probated Jan. 1, 1810, names brothers Joseph, Hezekiah and Samuel Mosby; Daughter Nancy W. Chamberlayne; son-in-law William B. Chamberlayne
William was born about 1747. He was the son of John Mosby and Lucy Allen. He married Rebecca Williamson on March 29, 1784, He passed away bef Jan 1810.
Sources
- Henrico Co., Virginia Will Book 4, page 14
Land Office, Revolutionary Records, Book 2, p-696, Warrant No. 5885)
- Mixed Probate Records, 1781-1904; Author: Virginia. County Court (Henrico County); Probate Place: Henrico, Virginia. Description Notes: Mixed Records, Vol 2-3, 1766-1852
- Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 121
Historical Reg. of Virginians in the Rev., Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, 1775-1783. Ed. By John H. Gwathmey. Richmond, Va. 1938. (13, 872p.):568
- Marriage Bonds of Henrico County, Virginia, 1782-1853 [database on-line]. Provo, UT,
- The Edward Pleasants Valentine Papers, Vol. IV [database on-line].
- U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930
- Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls; NAID: 602384; War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; The National Archives in Washington, D.C.
- Virginia Marriages to 1800. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Virginia.
- Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Vol. II, Section: Prominent Persons
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~2.34%
Barbara (James) Hernandez
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PB3204943 [compare]
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~1.56%
Randolph Howard :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member randman_
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~0.78%
David Davis :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Glenn Timmerman :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Harry Brink :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Harryb49
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~0.78%
Lynnda (Broach) Brown :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JC8487536 [compare], Ancestry member Lynnda_brown
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~0.78%
Sue Butler :
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~0.78%
PA Butler :
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