Moss Family History

John Moss ( ), son of Benjamin and Diana, was born 1718 in York County, VA and moved into what later became Louisa County around 1742.  In...

Benjamin MOSS(  )  Born: 1675 York County, VA                                                             Married:  Diana H. Wythe ( ) 1713...

FIFTH MOSS GENERATION During the 1650s the land boundaries for York County became more established as shown in Attachments 5-1 and 5-2. ...

FOURTH MOSS GENERATION Around 1630 Virginia was divided into nine districts called shires, one of which was called York.  After 1634 the...

Little is known about Richard Moss (5) other than he was born, married, and died in England.  Recent genealogical findings indicate that Ri...

Richard Moss (3) son of Robert, is the next family branch member.  He was born about 1556 near the town of Ormskirk, located in Lancashire...

INTRODUCTION The English surname of Moss is derived from the old English word ‘mos’ and denotes a dweller who lives near the moss, morass...