Moses Andrews (1736 - 1813)

Born 1736 in North Carolina

Died 15 Jun 1813 at about age 77 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina

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Biography

Moses and his brothers were born in the vast, early Bladen County, the part that became Anson, then Mecklenburg, and lastly, Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

Moses was deeded 130 acres in 1769 by John and Elizabeth Mitchell that was originally granted to Ambrose Harding in 1763 Bk 10 page 180 He was mentioned as an adjacent landowner in a grant to James Wilson near the mouth of Fulmer's branch of Coddle Creek in 1780. Deed Book 12 page 558 The 1790 Federal Census for Mecklenburg County lists Moses Andrews as head of household 1 FWM over sixteen, 1 FWM under sixteen and 2 females. The next two head of households listed are both Robert Andrews. Buried in Poplar Tent Presbyterian Cemetary, Concord, North Carolina. Please see find a grave link for picture of his tombstone.

Sources

• Residents of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1762-1790 by Kathleen Marler http://tinyurl.com/Residents-of-Mecklenburg
• 1790 Federal Census found in State Records of North Carolina page 750 http://tinyurl.com/h9267zc
• Find-A-Grave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31234243
• Families of Cabarrus County, North Carolina, 1792-1815 By Kathleen Marler http://tinyurl.com/z2fwaec
• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH26-XD7 : accessed 10 January 2017), Moses Andrew, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 367, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 39; FHL microfilm 337,912.