John Mossman and Polly Lewis
Husband John Mossman 1
Born: 1759 or 1769 - Ireland 1 2 Christened: Died: 6 Jun 1843 3 Buried:
Father: John Mossman, Sr. (1709-1802) 1 4 5 Mother: Elizabeth Herdman ( - ) 1 4 5
Marriage: 1793 - Fayette Co, PA 1
• Note: This may be the same person as : John Mossman.
Wife Polly Lewis 1
Born: - Pennsylvania Christened: Died: Buried:
Children
1 F Elizabeth "Betsy" Mossman 6
Born: 14 Jul 1802 - Washington Co, PA 6 Christened: Died: 20 May 1898 6 Buried:Spouse: Richard Winn (cal 1783-1837) 7 Marr: 11 Feb 1819 - Coshocton Co, OH 7Spouse: John Carhart ( -1873) 7 Marr: 11 Jan 1838 7
2 F Sarah Mossman 6
Born: 21 Jan 1805 - Washington Co, PA 6 Christened: Died: 25 Mar 1821 6 Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
3 M James Mossman 6
Born: 12 Aug 1805 - Washington Co, PA 6 Christened: Died: 16 Nov 1860 - Dresden, Muskingum Co, OH 6 Buried: - Chalfants, Perry Co, OHSpouse: Marion Adams ( - ) 8Spouse: Martha Adams (cal 1819-1888) 8
4 M Joseph Lewis Mossman 9
Born: 10 Oct 1807 - Washington Co, PA 6 Christened: Died: 31 Jul 1865 - Union Twp, Whitley Co, IN 6 Buried: - Compton (Oak Grove) CemeterySpouse: Evelina Adams (1812-1891) 10
5 M Francis Mossman 6
Born: 28 Aug 1810 - Washington Co, PA 6 Christened: Died: 21 Jan 1904 - Columbia City, Whitley Co, IN 6 Buried: - Coesse CemeterySpouse: Rheua A. Conner ( -1903) 11 Marr: 22 Jan 1835 11
6 F Mary Ann Mossman 6
Born: 29 Aug 1812 - Washington Co, PA 6 Christened: Died: 18 Mar 1858 - near Dresden, Muskingum Co, OH 6 Buried:Spouse: William Compton (1810-1887) 12 Marr: 29 Oct 1831 12
7 F Eleanor Mossman 6
Born: 2 Jul 1814 - Washington Co, PA 6 Christened: Died: 10 Jul 1822 6 Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
8 F Amelia Mossman 6
Born: 30 Sep 1817 - Muskingum Co, OH 6 Christened: Died: 23 Jan 1864 6 Buried:Spouse: Thomas A. Osborne ( - ) 13 Marr: 1843 13
9 F Orpha Jane Mossman 14
Born: 20 Aug 1819 - Muskingum Co, OH 6 Christened: Died: 15 Apr 1850 - Whitley Co, IN 6 Buried: - Oak Grove, near Columbia City, Whitley Co, INSpouse: James Compton (1814-1866) 15
10 F Rebecca H. Mossman 6
Born: 22 Apr 1821 - Muskingum Co, OH 6 Christened: Died: Jun 1823 6 Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
11 F Catharine Mossman 6
Born: 23 Jan 1824 - Muskingum Co, OH 6 Christened: Died: 5 May 1903 6 Buried:Spouse: William H. Hamilton ( - ) 16 Marr: 3 Feb 1841 16
General Notes: Husband - John Mossman
On reaching maturity his brothers, James and Francis, and sister, Eleanor, emigrated to Maryland, about 1783, where the last mentioned married and remained. James and Francis removed to Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Their siblings, John, William H., Nancy and Lillias, accompanied by their father, also emigrated to Maryland, landing in Baltimore on March 25, 1790. William H., Nancy, Lillias and their father removed to Fayette County, and joined James and Francis. John stayed in Maryland and lived there, and in Adams County, Pennsylvania, until 1807, when he joined the family to Mercer County.
In the autumn of 1797 Francis and William H., with John and Thomas Gillis, visited the Shenango Valley and selected a body of land in what is now West Salem Township, Mercer County, lying along the Ohio line. They then returned to Fayette County, and the following year, accompanied by several more to whom they had spoken of the new country, again came out and made some improvements on their lands. In 1799 they moved their families, and became permanent residents of the township. The Mossmans included James, Francis, William H., Nancy, Lillias and their father. James settled across the state line in Muskingum County, Ohio. [HMC 1888, 607]
Sources differ greatly about this man. The above information comes from a history of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. A family source states that he went to Fayette County, Pennsylvania, with his father and younger siblings. According to this source, he moved from Fayette County to Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1799 and thence to Muskingum County, Ohio, in 1815, and settled near his brother James. This source also lists a completely different wife and family for him than the published county history. The compiler of this web-site wonders if the county history has confused this man with his nephew John, the son of his eldest brother James.
There is a tradition in the family that besides the children listed, there were earlier children who died in infancy, and the date of marriage would bear out the same but there is no proof.
1 Bertha Mossman Kaler, Concerning the Family of Mossman (Self-published, ~1912(?)), Pg 3.
2 Compiler's Speculation.
3 Bertha Mossman Kaler, Concerning the Family of Mossman (Self-published, ~1912(?)), Pg 34.
4 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 606.
5 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 704.
6 Bertha Mossman Kaler, Concerning the Family of Mossman (Self-published, ~1912(?)), Pg 10.
7 Bertha Mossman Kaler, Concerning the Family of Mossman (Self-published, ~1912(?)), Pg 11.
8 Bertha Mossman Kaler, Concerning the Family of Mossman (Self-published, ~1912(?)), Pg 12.
9 Bertha Mossman Kaler, Concerning the Family of Mossman (Self-published, ~1912(?)), Pg 10, 17.
10 Bertha Mossman Kaler, Concerning the Family of Mossman (Self-published, ~1912(?)), Pg 17.
11 Bertha Mossman Kaler, Concerning the Family of Mossman (Self-published, ~1912(?)), Pg 24.
12 Bertha Mossman Kaler, Concerning the Family of Mossman (Self-published, ~1912(?)), Pg 20.
13 Bertha Mossman Kaler, Concerning the Family of Mossman (Self-published, ~1912(?)), Pg 21.
14 Bertha Mossman Kaler, Concerning the Family of Mossman (Self-published, ~1912(?)), Pg 10, 22.
15 Bertha Mossman Kaler, Concerning the Family of Mossman (Self-published, ~1912(?)), Pg 22.
16
Bertha Mossman Kaler, Concerning the Family of Mossman (Self-published, ~1912(?)), Pg 23.
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