The Moss Family Ancestors

Contain extracts for persons with the Moss surname in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Indiana, Illinois, Georgia and elsewhere, from land, marriage, estate, military, and other public records; published books, genealogical correspondence; cemetery records, family group sheets, etc.

Edward Moss was born in 1610 in Lancashire, England, and married Ann Belt. They immigrated by 1642 to Virginia, and by 1644 had settled in York County, Virginia. He died between 1646 an 1665.

Rose Moss Scott provides a comprehensive genealogical account of the Moss family. She traces the roots of the family back to England and provides a detailed account of their lives in America. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in tracing their family roots or in genealogy in general. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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William Edwin Moss, son of Henry Orfilla Moss (1854-1925) and Sarah A. Ahrens (1862-1932), was born in 1896 in Drew County, Arkansas. He married Vesta Taylor (1899-1987), daughter of William Riley Taylor (1864-1923) and Luella Morgan (1871-1942), in 1922 in Collins, Arkansas, He died in 1975 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.