Person:Moses Quarles (3)

Parentage

The following Genealogy.com Message Board Post identifies the parents of this Moses Quarles as John Quarles and Ann Grayson:

The Moses [Quarles] who is the Tory Loyalist who migrates to NC and SC is the son of John Quarles and Ann Grayson, raised by Thomas Harrison [his step-father]. He has two siblings John Quarles and Betty Quarles. He is believed to have married twice, first wife unknown. Second wife, Sarah who some have suggested is a Trezevant, though I have never seen any evidence for it even though I have tried. The Trezevants were Huguenot and coastal planters. Moses was from Up Country SC and a miller. I do not find him in any of the places where the Trezevants were. The supposition that he married a Sarah Trezevant is based on the fact that there is a Jesse Trezevant Quarles out there who was born in the late 1700's and first found in NC.

Estate Records

Brunswick County, Virginia Chancery Record: Admr. of Moses Quarles, Sr. vs. Richard Coleman & Peter Wynne. Index No. 1817-023.

Minutes of Spartanburg County, South Carolina Court of the Ordinary, page 8, contain a citation against the assets of Moses Quarles, deceased. David Quarles was named Administrator. The citation was dropped by the court 9 Nov 1801 because David Quarles refused to qualify or take an oath of an administrator.

Records in Virginia

Prince William County, Virginia Deeds:

Prince William County, VA, Deed Book L, p. 21. Moses Quarles acknowledged he had received from Col. Thomas Harrison £35, 18s, 2 1/2d which was Moses' part of the estate of John Quarles. John Quarles died about 1729 [Stafford County, VA Tithables, 1730]. John's wife Anne married Thomas Harrison about 1731 [Five Generations of the Family of Burr Harrison of Virginia, John P. Alcock]. The money Moses acknowledge receiving was his portion of his father's estate, which his stepfather Thomas Harrison had held until Moses reached twenty-one.

Brunswick County, Virginia Deeds:

Bef. 1755 - Land patent (date uncertain). Moses Quarles acquired 88 acres on Red Oak Run in northern Brunswick County, VA before 1755. Among his close neighbors were James and Hubbard Quarles. Hubbard had descendents named Moses. The parents of James and Hubbard are unknown. It is even possible that they were cousins, rather than brothers, and cousins of Moses [1728-1801]. James and/or Hubbard provide a fairly strong argument that the older Moses [ca 1695-1734] actually did have a first marriage.

16 September 1755 - Brunswick County, VA - Moses Quarles of St. Andrews Parish grants 88 A of Red Oak Run at Hubbard Quarles line and Joshua Frys to John Gunter. Wit. John Gunter Jr., Joshua Draper, Tho Terrill. [Sold because moving].

28 Jan 1788 - This Indenture made this twenty eighth Day of January 1788 BETWEEN John Quarles Senior of the County of Brunswick of the one part and James Quarles Junior of the said County of the other part . . . for and in consideration of the sum of forty seven pounds ten shillings . . . doth grant bargain sell alien and confirm unto the said James Quarles Junior . . . one certain tract or parcel of Land in the County aforesaid containing seventy eight and a half acres and bounded as followeth (to wit) BEGINNING at David Roper's corner white oak, thence Southwardly to William Roper's corner pine, thence Westwardly along the said Roper's line to Martin's corner, thence Northwardly along the said Martin's line to John Quarles' line, thence along his line to the BEGINNING . . .

Signed by John Quarles and

witnessed by David Roper, Moses Quarles, Moses Quarles, Junior, and William Moor (his mark).

Brunswick County Court 22d September 1788. This Indenture was proved by the oaths of David Roper, Moses Quarles, and Moses Quarles, Junior witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. [Brunswick County, Virginia, Deed Book 14, page 404].

This Indenture made this 25th day of January 1793 betwixt Robert Turnbull of the County of Prince George attorney for David Russell of the City of Glasgow Merchant for the express purpose of the one part and Nathaniel Harper of the County of Brunswick of the other part witnesseth that whereas Robert Read late of the said County decd. was indebted to the said David Russell in a considerable sum of money as will appear by reference to the sundry papers hereinafter mentioned and which said sum of money the said Read being desirous to secure and pay did by instrument of writing conveyed to the said David Russell . . . sundry tracts of land in the said County of Brunswick viz. a certain tract of land whereon the said Robert Read formerly did live another tract of land commonly known by the name of Lamberts another tract of land which he the said Read purchased from Richard Lanier and another tract which he purchased from Charles Roper lying on Nottoway River all of which were by virtue of the said instrument of writing sold to the highest bidder for the purposes therein mentioned and purchased by George Purdie of the County of Isle of Wight to whom a conveyance for the same has never been made and by whom the last mentioned tract known by the name of Ropers has been sold to the said Nathaniel Harper abovementioned for a valuable consideration . . . that for and in consideration of the sum of forty thousand pounds of merchantable crop tobacco past at Petersburg warehouse in hand paid to the said Robert Turnbull attorney for the said David Russell . . . doth bargain sell alien enfeoff release and confirm unto the said Nathaniel Harper . . . one certain tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in the County of Brunswick on Nottoway River containing by estimation two hundred acres . . . and bounded by the lands following Hugh Williams's lands, Robert Reads lands, Nathaniel Harpers lands & Nottoway River agreeable to the courses mentioned in the deeds for the forementioned lands all of which will more fully appear reference being thereto had it being that tract of land whereon David Roper formerly lived which had been purchased by Charles Roper from Hugh Williams and by said Roper sold to Robert Read which will also fully appear by reference to the deeds for the same duly recorded in the County Court of Brunswick . . .

Signed by Robert Turnbull attorney in fact for David Russell and witnessed by Sterling Quarles, William Quarles, and Moses Quarles, Sr. Brunswick County Court January 28th 1793. This Indenture of Bargain and Sale was acknowledged by Robert Turnbull attorney for David Russell party thereto to be his act and deed and ordered to be recorded. [Deed Book 15, page 346].

Records in North Carolina

1755 - Moses Quarles is on the Granville County tax list. He is the only male over 16 shown in the household.

1761 - Moses Quarles is on the Granville County tax list for 1761. He is the only male over 16 shown in the household.

1762 - Moses Quarles is on the Granville County tax list for 1762. He is the only male over 16 shown in the household.

1764 - Granville County, NC Deed Book G, p. 360. Moses Quarles sold his Granville County land in 1764. No wife signed away her dower rights on the last deed, legally indicating Moses had no wife when he left Granville. The practice of a wife signing away her dower rights was sometimes ignored in colonial NC, so while there is evidence that Moses was a widower in 1764, the evidence isn't conclusive. The span of years between the birth years of Moses' last two known sons, David [1760] and John [1773] suggests Moses' first wife did die before 1764.

1764 - Moses Quarles is on the Granville County tax list for 1764. He is the only male over 16 shown in the household.

Records in South Carolina

1755 - Moses Quarles is on the Granville County tax list for 1755. He is the only male over 16 shown in the household.

1761 - Moses Quarles is on the Granville County tax list for 1761. He is the only male over 16 shown in the household.

1762 - Moses Quarles is on the Granville County tax list for 1762. He is the only male over 16 shown in the household.

1764 - Granville County, NC Deed Book G, p. 360. Moses Quarles sold his Granville County land in 1764. No wife signed away her dower rights on the last deed, legally indicating Moses had no wife when he left Granville. The practice of a wife signing away her dower rights was sometimes ignored in colonial NC, so while there is evidence that Moses was a widower in 1764, the evidence isn't conclusive. The span of years between the birth years of Moses' last two known sons, David [1760] and John [1773] suggests Moses' first wife did die before 1764.

1764 - Moses Quarles is on the Granville County tax list for 1764. He is the only male over 16 shown in the household.

1765 - NC Land Grants, File # 1337 Book 18, pp 242-243. Moses Quarles got a grant of 200 acres on both sides of Kings Creek just east of the Broad River near the present Gaffney, South Carolina. The site was believed to be in Mecklenburg County, NC at the time of the grant, 1765. When the error in locating the NC/SC border was discovered. Moses and his neighbors successfully petitioned King George to have their grants made valid in Craven (later York) County, SC [See Mecklenburg County, NC Deed Book 3, p 149-150; Colonial Records of NC, Vol IX, pp 1260-1263 and Vol XI, pp 250-254]. Kings Creek was, and still is, a good site for a colonial sytle water wheel.

3 July 1773 - York County, SC Deed Book C, p 47. Moses Quarles sold his land along Kings Creek. He was identified as a miller. Moses' wife Sarah signed the will, indicating this was Moses' last property in York County and she was signing away her dower rights to the property.

2 December 1773 - Union County, SC, Deed Book A, pp 201-202. Moses Quarles bought 150 acres on the west side of the Broad River, including an island in the river. The location was just south of the present Lockhart, SC.

17 December 1785 - Moses Quarles bought land in Union County, South Carolina, 17 December 1785. Union County RMC A, pp 80-82.

1790 - "Moses Qualls" was enumerated in Union County, South Carolina. His household was listed with two white males 16 and upward, one white maile under 16, and 4 white females. "Thomas Qualls" is next door and "Eliz. M. Quals" is nearby.

1797 - Nathaniel HAMMETT does a type of land lease to Moses QUARLES (father of David) for 65 acres (this may or may not be part of the 100 acres William THOMSON sold to Nathaniel HAMMETT in 1796). After Moses QUARLES dies, David QUARLES sells this land and wife Anne/Anna also signs the deed.

1799 - Moses Quarles bought 100 acres in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, along the Pacolet River in 1799. Spartanburg Deed Book F, p. 299. The circumstances of this land purchase and return to its original owners after Moses died suggested that he leased the land for his declining years. The land was almost surrounded by the land of his son, David. Moses' son John and daughter-in-law Elizabeth also owned land within several hundred yards.

1800 - Spartanburg County, South Carolina: "Moses Qualls" is enumerated on the 1800 census. His household includes one male less than 10, one male 26-45, one male 45 and older, one female 26-45, and one female 45 or older.

1800 - Granville County, NC, Deed Book F, pp 156-157. Moses Quarles bought 267 acres from Margaret Boggan. The land was on Knap of Reeds Creek, north of the present town of Butner, NC. Knap of Reeds Creek has silted up and become sluggish in the 240 years since Moses owned land along this waterway. It had a flow large enough to operate a waterwheel mill in Moses' day. The same can be said about Red Oak Run in Brunswick County, VA, the site of Moses' earlier holdings.

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