Hugh B. Moss (abt. 1736 - bef. 1780)

Descendants

Died before 11 Feb 1780 before about age 44 in Virginia, USA

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Biography

DAR Patriot Index, Ancestor # A081371

Maj. Hugh B. Moss aka Hugh B. Morse (1736 - 1780) of the Goochland County, Virginia, militia, served at the Battles of Germantown, Brandywine and Valley Forge, and died of wounds received at Brandywine in 1780.

To view the DAR profile for Maj. Hugh B. Morse, go to the DAR website's Ancestor search engine at this link: [1]

BIRTH

Hugh was born ca. 1736.

Birth, marriage and death data vary widely for Hugh. Some say he was born in Penworth, Lancashire, England, others say he was born in Virginia. Some say he lived 1736-1780 In Virginia, and others list his death date as late as June of 1823 -- a sure sign that two Hughs have become confused.

• The Other Hugh was born in Hutton, baptised at Longton Chapel records at Penwortham and married at Woodplumpton
• The Other Hugh died in 1823 at Thornley, Lancashire
• He was buried at Goosnargh in 1823

• The above locations in Lancashire are fairly close together Thornley is near Chipping, Lancashire and Woodplumpton and Penwortham are in the vicinity of Preston.

Volume 1 of Virginia Soldiers 1776 states on pages 17 ff. that Hugh was born in Goochland County, VA, and served in the local militia at the battles of Valley Forge, Germantown and Brandywine.

He died in January or February, 1780, of wounds received at Brandywine and exposure. The notice of his death was published 11 February 1780.

See the official website of the Major Hugh Moss Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, here

http://www.californiadar.org/chapters2/hugh_moss/

"Hugh Moss was first commissioned Captain of the Goochland County Militia of Virginia in 1760 and commissioned Major in 1770. He served at Valley Forge and the Battles of Germantown and Brandywine. He died in 1780 of exposure and wounds received at the Battle of Brandywine. "

MARRIAGE

Maj. Hugh Moss and Jane Ford (called "Jennie") married on June 4, 1768 in St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America.^[1]

DESCENDANTS

Their daughter Sarah Moss, called "Sallie," middle name Winn, Wynn or Wynne, was born Apr 17, 1769, as registered at St James Northan Parish, VA.

Sallie Wynne Moss married George Gordon, a Revolutionary soldier, who was vouchered Sep 11, 1788 in the Light Dragoons, District of Kentucky. He may be the George Gordon buried at Springboro Cemetery, Springboro, Ohio.

He and his wife had several children including Sarah (who married George Gordon), Keturah (who married David Leitch, Gen. James Taylor), Jane (Brown), Mary (Judge John Coburn) Dr. James (Mary Woodson), and Nancy.

"Their daughter, Keturah Gordon was born Jan 18, 1791 in Fayette County, KY (it was still part of Virginia at the time). Fayette County is the Lexington area.

She married Isaac Gouverneur Burnet (1784-1856), who was the first mayor of Cincinnati, serving from 1819 to 1831. He was born in Bryant Station, KY/VA, and moved to Cincinnati in 1804.

Presumably, that is where he married Keturah Gordon in 1806.

Isaac's half-brother Jacob Burnet (1770-1853), was a US Senator from Ohio in 1828, and nominated William Henry Harrison for President in 1840. Isaac's brother David Gouverneur Burnet (1789-1870) was the Provisional President of the Texas Republic in 1836. Isaac's father William Burnet (1730-1791) was a New jersey representative to the Continental Congress in 1780 and Washinton's Surgeon General of the Eastern District during the Revolution.

BURIAL (This is the other Hugh and burial date is 1823)

Maj. Hugh B. Morse is buried at Goosnagh, Preston, Lancashire, England.

Research Notes

Possible Parentage The father of Hugh Moss was James Moss, who was born in England in 1719, where he married Elizabeth Henderson, whose forefathers came from Scotland.

SOURCES

1. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V29M-PTH : 29 January 2020), Hugh Moss, 1768.

Online Research Sources

"Goochland County, Virginia, Genealogy" FamilySearch.org page at this link: [2]

"Hugh Moss" profile, Geni.com at this link: [3]

Hugh Moss page, Ancestors of Brenda and Glen Pedersen GEDCOM here: [4]

Hugh Moss discussion page at this link:[5]

American Revolution Sources

Ancestry.com. Virginia Soldiers of 1776, Vol. 1 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.

Burgess, Louis Alexander. Virginia Soldiers of 1776. (Richmond, VA: Richmond Press, 1927). Vol. 1, page 18. This is the basis for DAR claims.

To see PDF version of Vol. 1, click here: [6]

To see PDF version of Vol. 2, click here: [7]

To see PDF version of Vol. 3, click here: [8]

A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital versions at U.S. Census Bureau and Google Books et. al. 1967 reprint: FHL Collection 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Eastern District, Goochland County on page 130.]

DAR Genealogy Page, DAR Website at this link: [9]

MORSE, HUGH Ancestor #: A081371 Service: VIRGINIA Rank: SOLDIER Birth: 1736 VIRGINIA Death: POST 2-11-1780 GOOCHLAND CO VIRGINIA Service Source: BURGESS, VA SOLS OF 1776, VOL 1, P 18 Service Description: 1) VA CONT LINE

Maass, John R. "The Greatest Terror Imaginable: Cornwallis Brings His Campaign to Goochland, June 1781," Goochland County Historical Society Magazine, Vol.41 (2009):12-101.

Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." FHL Book 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]

DAR List of Descendants

The Lineage Book of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Volume 36, contains the following listing on page 324:

Mrs. Mary McKinley Filley

Born in Louisville, KY.

Widow of Oliver B. Filley.

Descendant of Maj. Josiah Woodson, Col. John Woodson, Rev. Matthew Woodson and Maj. Hugh Moss. all of Virginia.

Daughter of Andrew McKinley and Mary Moss Wilcox, his wife.

Granddaughter of Dr. Daniel Pinchbeek Wilcox and Elisabeth Moss, his wife.

Gr. granddaughter of Dr. James Wynne Moss and Mary Woodson, his wife, b. 1801.

Gr. gr. granddaughter of Hugh Moss and Jane Ford, his wife; Josiah Woodson and Elizabeth (Woodson) his wife. m. 1778 (daughter of Matthew).

Gr. gr. gr. grandaughter of John Woodson and Dorothea Randolph, his wife, married 1751; Matthew Woodson and Elizabeth Levillian (1707 - 1803), his wife, m. 1758.

Josiah Woodson (1758 - 1817), served in the Virginia militia, He moved to Kentucky, 1804, and died in Mason County.

John Woodson, (1731 - 1789), was a member of the Conventions, 1774 - 1776. He was born and died in Goochland County."