John Mossman, Sr. and Elizabeth Herdman

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Husband John Mossman, Sr. ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 1709 - County Down, Ireland 3
     Christened: 
           Died: Mar 1802 - West Salem Twp, Mercer Co, PA 3
         Buried:  - Rock Ridge Cemetery, West Salem Twp, Mercer Co, PA

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         Father: Rev. James Mossman (1660-      ) 2 4
         Mother: 

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         Father: Thomas Mossman (1660-      ) 5
         Mother: 

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       Marriage:  - Ireland

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Wife Elizabeth Herdman ^{1 2 3}

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           Born:  - Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Ireland
         Buried: 

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Children

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1 M James Mossman ^{3 6}

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           Born: 1746 - Ireland 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Unknown (      -      )
           Marr: Ireland

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2 M Francis Mossman ^{2 3 6}

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           Born: 1748 - Ireland 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 1831 - Mercer Co, PA 8
         Buried:  - Rock Ridge Cemetery, West Salem Twp, Mercer Co, PA

         Spouse: Sarah Brown (      -      ) 6 8
           Marr: 1773 - Ireland 8

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3 F Eleanor Mossman ^{3 6}

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           Born: 1750 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 1833 - Baltimore, MD 8
         Buried: 

         Spouse: James Harris (      -      ) 6 8
           Marr: Maryland

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4 F Nancy Mossman ^{3 6}

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           Born: 1753 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 1848 8
         Buried:  - Greenville Presbyterian Cemetery, Greenville, Mercer Co, PA

         Spouse: John Richardson (1753-1805) 6 8

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5 M Allen Mossman ³

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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6 M John Mossman ³

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           Born: 1759 or 1769 - Ireland 3 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Jun 1843 10
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Polly Lewis (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 1793 - Fayette Co, PA 3

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7 F Lillias Mossman ^{3 6}

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           Born: 1762 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Oct 1845 8 11
         Buried:  - United Presbyterian Cemetery, Greenville, Mercer Co, PA 11

         Spouse: Isaac Moreland (Abt 1771-1851) 6 8 12
           Marr: 1800 13 14

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8 M William Herdman Mossman ^{2 3 15 16}

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           Born: 1765 - near Belfast, Ireland 8 15
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 May 1851 - Mercer Co, PA 14
         Buried:  - Rock Ridge Cemetery, West Salem Twp, Mercer Co, PA

         Spouse: Sarah Gillis (      -      ) 16
           Marr: 1794 - Whitehall, Dorchester Co, MD 8

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General Notes: Husband - John Mossman, Sr.

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There is confusion about the father of this individual in the sources.

He came from Ireland with his sons John and William H., locating at West Salem, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, with his sons, Francis and William H., in 1798. Notwithstanding his advanced age when he became a settler in the township, he became interested in the property embraced by Rock Ridge Cemetery; in fact, he selected the site of the burying-ground, which was named, surveyed and platted by Reuben L. Mossman, November 25, 1886.

On reaching maturity his three eldest children, James, Francis and Eleanor, emigrated to Maryland about 1783, where the last mentioned married and remained. James and Francis removed to Fayette County, Pennsylvania. 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 possibly their brother John] and their father removed to Fayette County, and joined James and Francis. 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, however, settled across the state line in Muskingum County, Ohio. [HMC 1888, 607]

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General Notes: Wife - Elizabeth Herdman

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She died in Ireland at the age of seventy-one years.

1 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 606.

2 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 704.

3 Bertha Mossman Kaler, Concerning the Family of Mossman (Self-published, ~1912(?)), Pg 3.

4 Bertha Mossman Kaler, Concerning the Family of Mossman (Self-published, ~1912(?)), Pg 2.

5 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 400.

6 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 607.

7 Bertha Mossman Kaler, Concerning the Family of Mossman (Self-published, ~1912(?)), Pg 32.

8 Bertha Mossman Kaler, Concerning the Family of Mossman (Self-published, ~1912(?)), Pg 4.

9 Compiler's Speculation.

10 Bertha Mossman Kaler, Concerning the Family of Mossman (Self-published, ~1912(?)), Pg 34.

11 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 430.

12 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 769.

13 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 534.

14 Bertha Mossman Kaler, Concerning the Family of Mossman (Self-published, ~1912(?)), Pg 35.

15 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1877), Pg 84.

16 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 607, 819.