Francis Mossman and Sarah Brown

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Husband Francis Mossman ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 1748 - Ireland 4
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           Died: 1831 - Mercer Co, PA 4
         Buried:  - Rock Ridge Cemetery, West Salem Twp, Mercer Co, PA

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         Father: John Mossman, Sr. (1709-1802) 2 3 5
         Mother: Elizabeth Herdman (      -      ) 2 3 5

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       Marriage: 1773 - Ireland 4

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Wife Sarah Brown ^{1 4}

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         Father: [Father] Brown (      -      )
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Children

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1 M John Mossman ^{1 6}

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         Spouse: Elizabeth Gilliland (      -      ) 6

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2 F Elizabeth Mossman ^{1 6}

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         Spouse: George McCord (      -      ) 1 6

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3 F Mary Mossman ^{1 6}

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         Spouse: Thomas Gillis (      -      ) 1 6

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4 M Allen Herdman Mossman ⁶

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 M Hugh Mossman ^{6 7}

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           Born: Abt 1783 - on the Atlantic Ocean
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         Spouse: Ebby Hunter (      -Bef 1888) 8

         Spouse: Esther Tompkins (      -      ) 6

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6 F Jane Mossman ^{1 6}

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         Spouse: Isaiah Brainerd (      -      ) 1 6

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7 M James Mossman ^{6 7}

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         Spouse: Elizabeth "Betty" Hunter (      -Bef 1888) 6 8

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8 M Francis Mossman ^{1 6}

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         Spouse: Sarah Bailey (      -      ) 6

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9 M William Mossman ^{1 9}

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         Spouse: Mary Thomson (      -      ) 9

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General Notes: Husband - Francis Mossman

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On reaching maturity he, with his brother, James, 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 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]

He served in the War of 1812.

A. F. Mossman, a resident of Waldo, Kansas, as well as most of his relatives in Cass County, Missouri, are descended from this family. Also Orlando Mossman of Raymond (Raymondville?), Missouri.

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

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 4.

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

6 Bertha Mossman Kaler, Concerning the Family of Mossman (Self-published, ~1912(?)), Pg 33.

7 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 607, 1182.

8 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1182.

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