Samuel Moser (1761 - 1780)

Born 11 Apr 1761 in Graceham, Frederick County, Colony of Maryland

Ancestors

Died 1780 at about age 18 in Battle of Gates Defeat, Camden, South Carolina

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Research Notes

Bridget McCartney Rogier says he was supposed to have been killed 16 Aug 1780 in the battle of Gates Defeat at Camden SC, but that there is a land grant in NC for a Samuel Moser, and his father mentions him in his will made out in 1782.

Regarding the above: See notes entered by Etta Eaton regarding how his father made provisions for Samuel in his will despite his not returning from the war.

Notes from Etta Eaton's Research

Leonard Moser, born sometime between 1714-1721, a tailor by trade, was too old to serve in the Revolutionary War, but Colonial and State Records of North Carolina Vol. 22, page 1013 record that he was paid ten pounds in 1779 for furnishing clothing to the American troops.^[1]

Leonard Moser and wife, Sarah Binkley, had at least three sons that fought in the Revolution.

John Michael Moser (or Johann Michael Moser) enlisted in 1776, at age 17, in Pennsylvania in the German Battalion as a dragoon (cavalry). He was wounded at Brandywine Creek on Sept. 11, 1777. He was shot in the leg, the bullet passing through and killing the horse which he was riding. He spent the winter at Valley Forge in Washington's winter quarters while recovering from his wound. In 1780 he was at the battle of Gate's Defeat in Camden, South Carolina along with both his brothers.

Samuel Moser also enlisted, with his brother, at age 15, in 1776 in Pennsylvania in the German Dragoons. Samuel was not found by his brothers after the battle of Gates Defeat in 1780. Although the family hoped that he had somehow survived, perhaps as a prisoner, he never returned from the war. Many are the possibilities as to his fate; perhaps he was captured and died as a prisoner of war, perhaps Michael and Francis just failed to locate his body on the field. We shall never know. Leonard's Will, written two years after Samuel's disappearance and just two days before Leonard's death, made provision for Samuel; testimony to a father's love and hope.

Francis Moser was the youngest of these three and enlisted after the family had moved from Pennsylvania to North Carolina. He enlisted in the company of Captain Micajah Lewis under the command of General Benjamin Lincoln. Lincoln county, NC was later named for that hero of the War. Francis was with his brothers at the battle of Gates Defeat. He was also present at the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. Read Declaration for Pension.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Account of debts due by the United States to North Carolinians (Extract). No Author. Volume 22, Pages 1012-1013
2. ↑ Entered by Etta Eaton.

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