Lavenia (Sullivan) Moseley (abt.1804-abt.1860)

Lavenia "Lavena" Moseley formerly Sullivan aka Sillivant

Born about 1804 in Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of William Sullivan and Mary Elizabeth (Brantley) Sullivan

Sister of William Sullivan, Elizabeth (Sullivan) Williamson, Mary Ann Eunice (Sullivan) Moseley, Christian (Sullivan) Adams and Sarah Sallie (Sullivan) Phillips

Wife of William Brantley Moseley Jr. — married 8 Apr 1821 in Montgomery County, Georgia, USA

Descendants

Mother of John Sullivant Moseley, Clement Angelsy Moseley, Elizabeth (Moseley) Turner, Pinky Caroline (Moseley) Connell, Sarah Ann (Mosley) McCullough, Mary Moseley, Washington Theodore Moseley, Martin Moseley and Nancy (Moseley) Thompson

Died about 1860 at about age 56 in Montgomery, Georgia, United States

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Joe Timmons

[send private message], Denise McCarson

[send private message], and Joe Timmons

[send private message]

Profile last modified 10 Apr 2023 | Created 18 Jul 2014

This page has been accessed 487 times.

Biography

Lavina/Lavinia Sullivan was born about 1804 in Georgia, the daughter of William Sullivan and Mary Brantley Sullivan.

She married William Brantley Moseley Jr. on 13 April 1821 in Montgomery County, Georgia^[1]^[2]^[3].

Lavina Sullivan & Brantly Mosley, Georgia, County Marriages

Lovina Sullivan & Brantley Moseley Jr., Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950

In 1850, they lived in Montgomery County, Georgia with their children Sally, Polly, Washington, Martin, Nancy, and two six-year-old boys, Brantley and John Thompson^[4]. (Nancy's married name was Thompson, but she's only eleven years old in this census. Who do these boys belong to? DKM. Still in Montgomery County in 1860, Edmund Moseley lived with them^[5]. (Unsure if he is a son or other relative. He was not present on the previous census and should have been if he was their son.)

Sources

Bibliography

Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWCS-X99 : 11 February 2018), Brantly Or William Brantly Mosley and Lovena Sullaan, 13 Apr 1821; citing , Montgomery, Georgia; FHL microfilm 218,817.
Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJV-GBM : 4 November 2017), Brantly Or William Brantly Mosley and Lovena Sullaan, 13 Apr 1821; citing Marriage, Montgomery, Georgia, United States, county courthouses, Georgia; FHL microfilm 218,817.
Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJV-TDX : 7 February 2020), Brantly Junr. Mosely and Lovina Sullivan, 8 Apr 1821; citing Marriage, Montgomery, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 218,817.
United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYH-9X7 : 12 April 2016), Vina Moseley in household of Brantly Moseley, Montgomery county, Montgomery, Georgia, United States; citing family 22, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMN-52S : 13 December 2017), Lavina Mosely in entry for Brantly Mosely, 1860.

Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lavenia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lavenia: