Person:Edward Moles (1)

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Edward Moles
b.1727 England
m. Bef 1747
  1. Jeremiah Moles1747 - 1825
  2. Sarah MolesAbt 1767 - 1804
  3. Nancy MolesAbt 1768 - 1794
  4. Margaret "Peggy" MolesAbt 1775 -
  5. Edward Moles, Jr.1784 - 1870
Facts and Events
Name Edward Moles
Alt Name Edward Mold
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1727 England
Marriage Bef 1747 to Elizabeth Vatcher
Death[1] 27 Feb 1796 Rockingham County, Virginia

Edward Moles was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Advisory

A 20-year gap between Edward Moles' supposed children is problematic at best. Additional research is needed. We do know that Jeremiah Moles was born in 1747, and this is proven in his Revolutionary War Pension Application Statement. Additional research is needed on this family.


Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley's:

  • Page 462.--11th August, 1775. Sale at vendue of Elizabeth Harmantrout's estate at the house of Philip Harmantrout--sold to, viz: Peater Armantrout, Henry Kiser, Edward Mold, David Harned, Charles Dever, Henry Coler, Jacob Grub, David Jarvin (Garvin?), John Rush, Robt. Sanpils, little Geo. Armantrout. Martin Grider, John Padon (Patton), Geo. Hinton, Chas. Shuls, Peter Nicolas, Thomas Alderson.


Land Grants

  • 4 FEB 1786 • Edmund Randolph, Governor of Virginia grants to Edward Moles, Assignee of David Andrews, 216 acres of land lying in the County of Rockingham on the head branches of Smith's Creek.

Notes

May have been the Edward Moule that arrived in Maryland in 1748. [Source: COLDHAM, PETER WILSON. The Kings Passengers to Maryland and Virginia. Westminister, MD: Family Line Publications, 1997. 450p., Page: 114]

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).