Person:Clement Moberly (4)

Clement Moberly, son of Edward Moberley, Sr. and Susannah DeRuel, was born circa 1725-30 (no younger than 16 years of age in 1748). He married Mary Fox.
Clement owned land on the Otter River in Bedford County, VA. he sold his land in 1759 and removed to Craven, later Fairfield County, SC where he received four land grants for a total of 550 acres commencing in 1765 and reciving his last patent in 1773.
Fairfield deed Records, Book A, p. 305, 1787: "Clement Moberley, Sr. and wife, mary, to Samuel Moberley, land on Reedy Branch, being land conveyed from John Wagoner unto the said Clement Moberley,Sr." Witnesses: Isham Moberley, Edward Moberley, Joel Mabry

– 1748, Clem Mobberley, 1
– 1750, Celmt [sic] Mobberly -1
– 1752, Clemt Mobberley – 1

The Parish of All Saints in Frederick County was created in 1742 by an Act of the Provincial Assembly, being that part of Prince George's Parish north of the Great Seneca Run. It included all of what is now Frederick County, part of what is now Montgomery County as well as parts of what are now other counties. It was establish as a result of a Petition signed by nearly 200 people, including: Thomas Halsell (who married Mary Mobberly, Alexander Duvall, William Brown, John and Elias Delashmut . . . Edward, William, and Clement Mobberly, George Williams, Giles Williams

Clement Moberley, b. ca 1719/20, d. ca 1790{Comer}sold land Otter R., in Bedford Co., VA 1755/59, moved to Craven Co., SC, sold 1787 & moved to Madison Co., KY
-m. Mary Fox, dau David (1700-1756 Pr Geo, MD & Elizabeth Fox; gdau Henry Fox 1650-1714)
-[per Geo. Hill letter 7/10/90: he agreed some time ago with W. T. Castles that William above was b. ca 1717/18 and Clement ca 1719/20{conclusion based of statements of the widow of Wm's second son(Rev. War service) who was 104 at the time; as her husband was likely older than her, this would indicate these ages for Wm. & Clement]

Mobberly, Clement, furnished supplies as found in the S.C. Council Journals and the Indian Affairs Book
Mobley, Clement, served in Cherokee War under Col. Richard Richardson whose men were mainly from Camden District of Craven County

Volume 1, p. 59 (Image 43)
Indenture 20 Oct 1755
Between Clement Mobberly of Bedford County
and Jeremiah Sorsberry of said County
who paid 16£ current money of Virginia for land containing 200 acres on both sides of Otter River [metes and bounds, including Mouth of Falling Creek as one turning point].
Signed Clement Mobberly
Witness Mathew Talbot, John Quarles, John Talbot, Isham Talbott
Proved at the Court in Bedford County 27 Oct 1755 by Oaths of Mathew Talbot, John Quarles, John Talbot, Isham Talbott
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Volume 1, p. 234 (Image 131)
Indenture 27 Aug 1759
Between Clement Moberly of Bedford County
and John Handy of said County
who paid 20£ current money of Virginia
for land in Bedford County lying in the Fork between Otter River and Little Otter Cree [metes and bounds, including "the said Moberly's line on the River"], containing 100 acres more or less
Signed Clement Moberly
Witness James x his mark Lilly, Jason Meador
Acknowledged 27 Aug 1759, Clement Moberly
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Volume 1, p. 252 (Image 140)
Indenture 3 September 1759
Between Clement Moberly of Craven County, South Carolina
and Samuel Drake of Bedford County, Virginia
who paid 12£ current money of virginia for land in Bedford County on the south side of Otter River containing 245 acres
beginning at his old corner at the Mouth of Falling Cree [metes and bounds]
Signed Clement Moberly
Witness Thomas Prather, James Smith, Mathias x his mark Mounce
Acknowledged in Bedford County Court 25 February 1760 by Thomas Prather, James Smith, Mathias Mounce