Results
Updated April 3, 2009
To date, we have 65 participants in the project, and several as yet unmatched lines of descent.
20 of the participants' DNA matched exactly or have 1 or 2 mutations. All but one of these men have paper pedigrees which indicate descent from William Moseley born about 1692 in the Rappahannock River area of Virginia. It is believed he was the grandson of William Moseley born about 1624 in England who was transported to the Rappahannock River area of VA in 1650 by William Underwood. Grandson William died about 1769 in VA and was married to Elizabeth LNU. Paper pedigrees of the participants and recorded documents indicate William and Elizabeth had at least 5 sons, and we believe 1 daughter: William b. 1724, John b. 17626, Thomas b. 1728, Robert b. 1735 and Benjamin b. about 1737. Recorded sources indicate the family migrated to NC before 1755, and then on to the Old 96 District of SC by 1773, with the exception of son Benjamin, who left NC for Wilkes Co., GA with his mother Elizabeth about 1770. Descendants of the brothers Moseley, some of whom adopted the spelling Mosley during this time, eventually migrated to GA, TX, AL and FL.
One lone Moseley in the Rappahannock group has a paper pedigree which indicates descent from the Lower Norfolk VA Moseley line.
9 other participants have matched 12/12 markers or better, and the well-documented paper pedigree of one indicates these participants probably descend from the "Lower Norfolk" VA Moseley line, which began in America with the arrival of William Moseley from Rotterdam, Holland in 1649. He was married to Susannah LNU and had a son William who married Mary Gookin. William and Mary had children William, John, Elizabeth, Edward who married Frances Stringer. One of these 3 participants' paper pedigree goes back to Clement Moseley born in NC and died in KY after 1809.
7 participants matched very closely whose pedigrees indicate descent from Edward Mozley b. about 1735 in Virginia. There is also a Mozley DNA Surname Group Project at www.familytreedna.com. The administrator is Ann LeDoux. Her email address is aledoux@comcast.net. Qualified male Mozleys may join both projects.
2 participants matched very closely and have been subgrouped under the name Maudsley. Their common ancestor may be John Moseley/Mawdesley b. 1614 England d. 1661 in CT.
Several more participants have not matched each other or anyone else closely. The remaining participants are not male Moseleys in the direct line of descent.
PEDIGREES FOR SOME PROJECT MEMBERS (UNDER CONSTRUCTION, MORE ADDED EVERY WEEK):
Subgroup "Lower Norfolk VA?":
Kit #37113 Contact cgmose@hotmail.com
1) Clement Moseley? B. NC?, d KY?
2) William Penn Moseley b. July 1, 1802 Caldwell Co, KY, d. Feb 16, 1869 Massac Co, IL
3) William Smith Moseley b. Sept 21, 1849 Pope Co, IL, d. June 4, 1914 Brookport, IL
4) Strader Sidner Moseley b. Sept 5, 1891 near Hamletsburg, IL, d. Oct 31, 1977 Jackson Co, IL
Kit #N19349 Contact: chucktoj@aol.com
1) Sam/Samuel Mosley lived DeKalk/Daleville, Mississippi in 1861.
2) William G. Mosley b. 1885 Kemper Co., Mississippi
Kit# 44859 Contact: therockcrew@alltel.net or rosebud60@windstream.net
1) James Baxter Moseley b. 1769 d. 1820 m. Mary Jane Henrietta Fowler
2) Samuel Moseley b. 1793 d. 1853 m. Winnie McWhirter
3) Warren Adolphus Moseley b. 1839 d. 1912 m. 1st Annetta Cox Chambers; 2nd Rebecca Ann Moore; 3rd Frances L. Summey
4) William Warren Moseley b. 11/14/1869 d. June 6, 1940 m. Julia Annie "Temperance" Jarrell
Kit #67797 Contact: davidm1542@alltel.net
1) Benjamin Keech Moseley b. 1786 Darlington, SC m. Charity Gatlin
2) Benjamin Wright Moseley b. 1825 Darlington, SC m. Lovey Ann Helms
3) John Lewis Moseley b. 1855 Dale Co., AL m. Cynthia Ann Childs
4) William Lewis Moseley b. 1886 Hartford, AL m. Minnie Jewel Fulton
Kit #79109 Contact: kelynch@cox.net
1) Elijah Moseley b. 1767 d. 1822 m. Susannah Hubbard
2) Jonathan Moseley b. 1804 d. 1868 m. Hilda Jones
3) Jesse Frank Moseley b. 1848 d. 1897 m. Sarah Jane Martin
4) Charlie J. Moseley b. 1876 d. 1903 m. Mary Ellen Reynolds
5) James Owen Moseley b. 1902 d. 1982 m. Annie Cook
Kit #99307 Contact: Hitemor@aol.com
1) Robert Moseley, Sr. b. abt. 1730 d. abt. 1809 m. Elizabeth (possibly Dennis) lived Brunswick/Southhampton Co., VA
2) Rev. Elijah Moseley (sometimes erroneously given as Elisha), b. 1767 d. 1822 near Bogue Chitto (east of Orrville), Dallas County, AL m. (1) Ann "Annie" Buckley Elbert County GA, ca. 1795; (2) Susannah Hubbard Elbert Co. GA after 1805
3) Rev. William Moseley b. 1796 GA d. 1865 AL
Kit #93845 Contact: James "Jim" Mosley at jimpat@paducah.com or Jim Terry at jwterry99@yahoo.com
1) Benjamin Moseley b. abt 1723 VA d. 1785 Brunswick, VA m. ?
2) Isaac Moseley b. before 1747 d. 1811, probably Brunswick, VA m. 1st?, 2nd Selah Upchurch
3) Burwell Moseley b. 1773/1774 Brunswick, VA d. 1819 Wilson Co., TN m. Frances Jane Eddins
4) Joseph L. Moseley b. 1811 d. 1893 Callaway Co., MO m. Elvira Jane Drennan
5) James Burle Moseley b. 1837 d. 1904 m. Mary Ann Carrington
6) James Randolph Moseley b. 1873 d. 1929 m. Frances Elizabeth Ficklin
7) James Randolph Moseley b. 1917 m. 1st Evelyn Reed, 2nd Dorothy Miller
Kit #100143 Contact: Harvey.Moseley@nasa.gov
1) Benjamin Moseley - granted land in Brunswick County in 1735 d. bef. August 22, 1785 Brunswick Co. VA m. Jane LNU
2) Benjamin Moseley b. 1758 Brunswick Co. VA d. by April 26, 1802 m. Rebecca Moseley
3) Cuthbert Moseley b. 1784 Brunswick Co, VA d. April 29, 1817 Brunswick Co. VA m. Nellie Moseley
4) Abner Moseley b. 1808 Brunswick Co. VA d. 1863 Warren Co. NC m. Sarah Ann Kirkland
5) Samuel Jackson Moseley b. June 6, 1836 Mecklenburg Co. ___ d. April 28, 1900 Brunswick Co. ___ m. Sarah Greene Clary
Subgroup Rappahannock River/Essex County, VA:
Kit #4848 Contact: adlymo@hotmail.com
1) William Moseley b. 1624 England d. 1684 Rappahannock, VA m. Martha Brasseur
2) William Moseley b. 1660 Rappahannock, VA d. 1700 VA m. Hannah Hawkins
3) William Moseley b. 1690 Rappahannock, VA d. 1769 NC/SC? m. Elizabeth LNU
4) Robert Moseley b. ca. 1735 d. 1796 Edgefield District, SC m. (1) Mary LNU; (2) Penelope Talley (This line through 1st wife Mary)
5) Edward Moseley b. 1771 Edgefield District d. 1834 Edgefield m. Martha Butler
6) Anderson Wade Moseley b. 1801 Edgefield/Barnwell District, SC d. 1870 Aiken Co., SC m. Rebecca McLemore
7) Adkin McLemore Moseley b. 1828 Barnwell District, SC d. 1895 Aiken Co., SC m. Martha Cannaday
9) Anderson William Mosley b. 1867 Barnwell Co., SC d. 1928 Aiken Co., SC m. Sallie Clanton Ballard
8) Wilbur Clanton Mosley b. 1901 Aiken Co., SC d. 1968 Aiken Co., SC m. Clara Thomas
Kit #17946 Contact: cpink@flash.net
1) William Moseley b. 1624 England d. 1684 Rappahannock, VA m. Martha Brasseur
2) William Moseley b. 1660 Rappahannock, VA d. 1700 VA m. Hannah Hawkins
3) William Moseley b. 1690 Rappahannock, VA d. 1769 NC/SC? m. Elizabeth LNU
4) William Moseley b. 1724 Essex Co., VA d. aft. 1768 Bute Co., NC or Edgefield/Barnwell District, SC m. Sarah LNU, possibly Mason
5) William Moseley b. 1750 Essex Co., VA d. 1812 Barnwell District, SC m. Sarah Muse
6) Mason Moseley b. ca. 1774 NC/SC? d. 1806 Edgefield/Barnwell District m. Mary An Lang
7) Mason Mosley b. 1806 Barnwell District d. 1859 AL m. Martha Jay
8) Robert Lang Mosley b. 1849 AL d. 1920 AL m. Mary Bouchillon
9) Mason Lang Mosley b. 1887 AL d. 1975 m. Mary LNU
Kit #19258 Contact: aliwri@yahoo.com
1) William Moseley b. 1624 England d. 1684 Rappahannock, VA m. Martha Brasseur
2) William Moseley b. 1660 Rappahannock, VA d. 1700 VA m. Hannah Hawkins
3) William Moseley b. 1690 Rappahannock, VA d. 1769 NC/SC? m. Elizabeth LNU
4) William Moseley b. 1724 Essex Co., VA d. aft. 1768 Bute Co., NC or Edgefield/Barnwell District, SC m. Sarah LNU, possibly Mason
5) William Moseley b. 1750 Essex Co., VA d. 1812 Barnwell District, SC m. Sarah Muse
6) Robert D. Moseley b. 1760 Edgefield, SC d. 1831 Montgomery Co., AL m. Margaret Vann
7) Elisha Moseley b. 1784 d. 1843 m. Lydia Moseley
8) Albert P. Moseley b. 1818 d. m. Adeline Cottingham
9) John Albert Moseley b. 1846 d.? m. Narcissa Elizabeth Williams
10) Lewis Albert Moseley b. 1884 d. 1950 m. Bama Lee Jones
Kit #21066 Contact: purbo@bellsouth.net
1) William Moseley b. 1624 England d. 1684 Rappahannock, VA m. Martha Brasseur
2) William Moseley b. 1660 Rappahannock, VA d. 1700 VA m. Hannah Hawkins
3) William Moseley b. 1690 Rappahannock, VA d. 1769 NC/SC? m. Elizabeth LNU
4) William Moseley b. 1724 Essex Co., VA d. aft. 1768 Bute Co., NC or Edgefield/Barnwell District, SC m. Sarah LNU, possibly Mason
5) Thomas Moseley b. 1733 Rappahannock, VA d. 1793 Edgefield District, SC m. Mary LNU
6) William Brantley Mosley b. 1755 Rappahannock, VA died 1850 Screven Co., GA m. Sarey Phillips
7) Thomas Mosley b. 1793 Screven Co., GA d. 1870 GA m. Lavenia Johnson
8) John H. Mosley b. 1826 d. 1862 m. Edith Thompson
9) Dennis Mosley b. 1858 d. 1930 m. Sarah Emily Hughes
Kit #22212 Contact: adlymo@hotmail.com
1) William Moseley b. 1624 England d. 1684 Rappahannock, VA m. Martha Brasseur
2) William Moseley b. 1660 Rappahannock, VA d. 1700 VA m. Hannah Hawkins
3) William Moseley b. 1690 Rappahannock, VA d. 1769 NC/SC? m. Elizabeth LNU
4) William Moseley b. 1724 Essex Co., VA d. aft. 1768 Bute Co., NC or Edgefield/Barnwell District, SC m. Sarah LNU, possibly Mason
5) William Moseley b. 1750 Essex Co., VA d. 1812 Barnwell District, SC m. Sarah Muse
6) William Moseley b. abt. 1770 NC? d. 1832 Barnwell District, SC m. Sarah Cushman
7) James Moseley b. 1804 Barnwell District, SC d. bef. 1881 Aiken Co., SC m. Rebecca McCreary
8) James Robert Moseley b. 1838 Barnwell District, SC d. 1892 Aiken Co., SC m. Emma Felder
9) James Felder Moseley b. 1875 Aiken Co., SC d. 1949 Orangeburg Co, SC m. Julia Elizabeth Craft
10) James Felder Moseley, Jr. b. 1909 Orangeburg Co., SC d. 1998 Jasper Co., SC m. Caralie Stoney
Kit #23835 Contact: thomas@lawyermoseley.com
1) William Moseley b. 1624 England d. 1684 Rappahannock, VA m. Martha Brasseur
2) William Moseley b. 1660 Rappahannock, VA d. 1700 VA m. Hannah Hawkins
3) William Moseley b. 1690 Rappahannock, VA d. 1769 NC/SC? m. Elizabeth LNU
4) William Moseley b. 1724 Essex Co., VA d. aft. 1768 Bute Co., NC or Edgefield/Barnwell District, SC m. Sarah LNU, possibly Mason
5) William Moseley b. 1750 Essex Co., VA d. 1812 Barnwell District, SC m. Sarah Muse
6) Robert D. Moseley b. 1760 Edgefield, SC d. 1831 Montgomery Co., AL m. Margaret Vann
7) Elisha Moseley b. 1784 d. 1843 m. Lydia Moseley
8) Mason Moseley b. 1805 d. 1870 m. Levinia Mildred Shepperd
9) Elisha Alfred Moseley b. 1845 d. 1920 m. Victoria Dorothy Rucker
10) Thomas Byrd Moseley b. 1885 d. 1920 m. Mary Ann Peden
Kit #33445 Contact: ransomstud@aol.com
1) William Moseley b. 1624 England d. 1684 Rappahannock, VA m. Martha Brasseur
2) William Moseley b. 1660 Rappahannock, VA d. 1700 VA m. Hannah Hawkins
3) William Moseley b. 1690 Rappahannock, VA d. 1769 NC/SC? m. Elizabeth LNU
4) ?
5) ?
6) ?
7) Probably Benjamin Moseley b. ? Edgefield Co., SC d. abt. 1795 Edgefield, SC m. Priscilla Jeter
8) William Mosley b. abt. 1794 SC d. 1842 AL m. Judea Cheatham abt. 1814 Edgefield District, SC;
Known children of William and Judea: James Albert Mosley b. 1815 Edgefield District, SC d. 1876 Madison Co., AL; Guthridge Mosley b. 1819 Edgefield d. 1864 Civil War m. Lucinda Harrison; Nancy Moseley; George W. Mosley b. 1821/22 Edgefield d. 1884 Butler Co, AL; Wiliam Moseley, Jr. b. 1822/23 Butler Co., AL d. 1899 Butler Co., AL m. 1st Deleathy McCoy; Elizabeth Mosley; Robert Alexander Mosley b. 1827 Butler Co., AL d. 1884 Madison Co., TX m. Morning Elizabeth McCoy; Mary Mosley; Daniel Moseley b. abt. 1829 Butler Co., AL d. ? m. Nancy McCoy
Kit # 33494 adlymo@hotmail.com
1) William Moseley b. 1624 England d. 1684 Rappahannock, VA m. Martha Brasseur
2) William Moseley b. 1660 Rappahannock, VA d. 1700 VA m. Hannah Hawkins
3) William Moseley b. 1690 Rappahannock, VA d. 1769 NC/SC? m. Elizabeth LNU
4) William Moseley b. 1724 Essex Co., VA d. aft. 1768 Bute Co., NC or Edgefield/Barnwell District, SC m. Sarah LNU, possibly Mason
5) William Moseley b. 1750 Essex Co., VA d. 1812 Barnwell District, SC m. Sarah Muse
6) William Moseley b. abt. 1770 NC? d. 1832 Barnwell District, SC m. Sarah Cushman
7) William Cushman Moseley b. 1802 Barnwell District, SC d. 1840 Barnwell Co., SC m. Lucy Cosnahan
8) Arthur William Moseley b. 1820 Barnwell District, SC d. 1905 Aiken Co., SC m. 1st ?; 2nd Elizabeth Stewart
9) Andrew Alexander Moseley b. 1854 Barnwell County, SC d. 1939 Aiken Co., SC m. Mary Jane Brown
Kit #73057 Contact: celticram@charter.net
1) William Moseley b. 1624 England d. 1684 Rappahannock, VA m. Martha Brasseur
2) William Moseley b. 1660 Rappahannock, VA d. 1700 VA m. Hannah Hawkins
3) William Moseley b. 1690 Rappahannock, VA d. 1769 NC/SC? m. Elizabeth LNU
4) John b. 1726 VA? d. aft. 1769 VA? m. Anne Williams or Margaret Smith
5) John S. Moseley b. 1764 NC d. 1836 m. Elizabeth Barton
6) Edward Moseley b. 1795 NC (now Montgomery Co., TN)
7) John Thomas Moseley b. 1832 Montgomery Co., TN d. 1894 Cheatham Co., TN. m. Drucilla Nicholson
8) Richard Austin Moseley b. 1877 Cheatham Co., TN d. 1951
9) Ray Austin Moseley b. 1914 Cheatham Co., TN d. 1976
(possible brothers of John b. 1764: Jesse Moseley d. 1816, William Moseley d. 1817, Thomas Moseley d. 1819, James Moseley d. abt. 1820)
Subgroup Mozley Bedford VA:
See Mozley DNA Surname Group Project for pedigrees of Kits #97845, 93067, 98689, 98691, 98690 and 69505. Kit #75970 has not submitted a pedigree.
Subgroup Maudsley/Mosely:
Kit # 92227 Contact: smosely4@yahoo.com or jkddoherty@yahoo.com
1) John Moseley b. 1614 Lancashire, ENG d. 1661 m. Elizabeth (Moseley)
2) Thomas (Maudesley) Moseley b. 1636 Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA d. 1706 m. Mary Cooper Lawrence
3) Increase Moseley I b. 1662 Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA d. 1690 m. Sarah Trescott
4) Increase Moseley II b. 1691 Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA d. 1731 m. Mary Hazen
5) Increase Moseley III b. 1712 Norwich, New London, CT d. 1795 m. Deborah Tracy
6) Abishai Moseley b. 1736 Windham, CT d. ? m. Lois Dutton
7) Nathaniel Tracy Mosely I b. 1766 Woodbury, Litchfield, CT d. ? m. Charlotte Bertha Dewey
8) Nathaniel Tracy Mosely II b. 1798 Rutland, VT d. 1881 m. Catherine W. Giffin
9) Charles Mosely b. 1841 Potsdam, NY d. 1913 m. Almira Jane Nicholson
10) Harley R. Mosely b. 1879 Berlin, Green Lake Co., WI d. 1963 m. Agnes Ethel Smith
As yet unmatched partipants:
Kit #81088 Contact pmosely@nc.rr.com
1) James Mosely b. 1791 NC d. Nancy "Betsy" Wynne in Franklin Co., NC in 1822
2) Alexander Mosely b. abt. 1822 NC d. 1864 Franklin Co., NC m. 1st Maria Faulkner, 2nd Martha Medlin
3) Alexander Beauregard Mosely b. 1861 Franklin Co., NC d. 1938 Franklin Col, NC m. Melissa Pernell
4) Clyde Thomas Mosely b. 1911 Franklin Co., NC d. 1976 Franklin Co., NC m. Helen Grace Pierce