Moseley, Rachel

Moseley, Rachel

Female 1715 - 1797  (81 years)

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  • Name Moseley, Rachel 
    Born 11 Sep 1715  Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Died 1 Feb 1797  Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Person ID I10164  Sackett
    Last Modified 22 Jun 2016 

    Father Moseley, Joseph,   b. 1670, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1719, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Root, Abigail,   b. 26 Jun 1680, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1773, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 13 Sep 1696  [5
    Children
    +1. Moseley, Rachel,   b. 11 Sep 1715, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1797, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     
    Family ID F14950  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Pomeroy, Lieut. Daniel,   b. 27 Mar 1709, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1755, Battle of Lake George, Warren County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Married 4 Nov 1736  Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Pomeroy, Jerusha,   b. 7 Mar 1746, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1789  (Age 43 years)
    Last Modified 22 Jun 2016 
    Family ID F722  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Dewey, Lt. Moses,   b. 6 Jan 1715, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1767, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 8 Jun 1763  Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Last Modified 22 Jun 2016 
    Family ID F14939  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Sep 1715 - Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Nov 1736 - Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Pomeroy, Jerusha - 7 Mar 1746 - Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Jun 1763 - Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Feb 1797 - Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1390] History and Geneaolgy of the Pomeroy Family, Pomeroy, Albert A., 172, 20 Jun 2016.
      71. Lieut. DANIEL POMEROY, (Ebenezer, Medad, Eltweed), b. March 27, 1709, Northampton; m. (1) May 25, 1733, Mary Clapp, b. Sept. 21, 1713; d. June 6, 1734, daughter of Samuel Clapp (Preserved, Captain Roger) of Northampton and Mary Sheldon (his third wife), who was daughter of Ensign John Sheldon of Deerfield; Mary Sheldon, mother of Mary Clapp, was a captive of the Indians who attacked Deerfield, Feb. 29, 1704, and taken to Canada, where she remained a prisoner three years; he m. (2) Rachel Moseley*, b. 1715, dau. of Joseph and Abigail Moseley; she survived him and m. Lieut. Moses Dewey of Westfield, June 8, 1763; she d. Feb. 1, 1797, in Northampton, ae. 82 years. Lieut. Daniel Pomeroy was in Col. Williams regiment, with his brother, Lieutenant-Colonel Seth Pomeroy, and was killed at the Battle of Lake George, Sept. 8, 1755 in the assault on the position of the French and Indians under command of Baron Dieskau, who was afterwards defeated and captured by. Col. Seth Pomeroy.

      5th gen., Child by 1st wife.
      363. Pliny Pomeroy, b. May 19, 1734 +

      Children by 2d wife.
      364. Major Daniel Pomeroy, b. Nov 3, 1737. +
      365. Abigail Pomeroy, b. Sept. 19, 1739. +
      366. Abishai Pomeroy, b. June 11, 1741; d. Jan. 21, 1742.
      367. Timothy Pomeroy, b. Apr. 16, 1742. +
      368. Rachel Pomeroy, b. Jan. 14, 1744-45; m. as his second wife, Quartus, (355), son of Gen. Seth Pomeroy and wife Mary Hunt. +
      369. Jerusha Pomeroy, b. March 7, 1746-47. +
      370. William Pomeroy, b. May 8, 1750. +
      371. Eleanor Pomeroy, b. Oct 20, 1752. +
      372. Justin Pomeroy, b. July 20, 1755; d. 1790.

      * Rachel Moseley's ancestor, Lieut. John Moseley, was one of the "Foundation Men" of the First Church in Westfield, Mass., as were Quartermaster George Colton and Lieut. Thomas Cooper of Springfield, and Major Benjamin Newberry of Connecticut. They all took part in King Philip's War. Lieut. Cooley was slain in the Indian attack on Springfield in 1755. John Moseley (Mandesly), who settled in Dorchester, was an ancestor of most of the Moseleys in the United States.

      https://archive.org/stream/historygenealogy01pome#page/n457/mode/2up is a link to a page containing two letters regarding the death of Lieut. Daniel Pomeroy.

    2. [S1395] Family Data Collection - Births, Edmund West, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 2), 22 Jun 2016.
      Name: Rachel Moseley
      Father: Joseph Moseley
      Mother: Abigail Root
      Birth Date: 1715
      City: Northampton
      State: MA
      Country: USA

      Researched by Ted Smith

    3. [S1396] Millennium File, Heritage Consulting, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 2), 22 Jun 2016.
      Name: Rachel Moseley
      Gender: Female
      Birth Date: 1715
      Death Date: 1 Feb 1797
      Death Place: Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
      Father: Joseph Moseley
      Mother: Abigail Root
      Spouse: Daniel Pomeroy
      Children: Eleanor Pomeroy

      Researched by Ted Smith

    4. [S498] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 22 Jun 2016.
      Name: Mrs Rachel Mosely Pomeroy
      Spouse: Moses Dewey
      Parents: Joseph Mosely Abigail
      Birth Place: Hampden, Westfield, MA
      Birth Date: 11 Sep 1715
      Marriage Date: 9 Jun 1763
      Death Place: Northampton
      Death Date: 1 Feb 1797

      Researched by Ted Smith

    5. [S1398] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Clarence Almon Torrey, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 2), 22 Jun 2016.
      MOSELEY, Joseph (1670-1719) & 1/wf Abigail ROOT; 13 Sep 1696; Westfield/Glastonbury, CT

      Transcribed by Ted Smith

    6. [S498] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 22 Jun 2016.
      Name: Rachel Moseley*
      Event Type: Marriage
      Marriage Date: 4 Nov 1736
      Marriage Place: Northampton, Massachusetts
      Spouse Name: Daniel Pomeroy
      * In original recording book, bride's name appears to be Maudsley

      Researched by Ted Smith

    7. [S1397] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Edmund West, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 2), 22 Jun 2016.

      Source Citation
      Birth year: 1715; Birth city: Westfield; Birth state: MA

      Name: Mrs Rachel Mosely Pomeroy
      Spouse: Moses Dewey
      Parents: Joseph Mosely Abigail
      Birth Place: Hampden, Westfield, MA
      Birth Date: 11 Sep 1715
      Marriage Date: 9 Jun 1763
      Death Place: Northampton
      Death Date: 1 Feb 1797

    8. [S498] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 22 Jun 2016.
      Name: Moses Dewey
      Event Type: Marriage
      Marriage Date: 21 May 1763
      Marriage Place: Westfield, Massachusetts
      Spouse Name: Rachel Pomroy

      Researched by Ted Smith


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