[Vol 1, p 439]
David Mussgnug came over on the ship "Brothers" on Sept. 16, 1751 with his wife Elizabeth and son George (1749). They came from Rotterdam, Holl and and landed in Philadelphia. Two days later another son, Anthony was born on Sept. 18, 1751. Two other sons were born to this marriage: Henry (1755) and Jacob (1757).
Henry went to Saugerties, N.Y. after serving in the Revolutionary War. Here he married and raised a large family. George, Anthony, and Jacob came to North Carolina looking for good land to settle on and raise their families. Anthony after buying and selling several tracks of land in Row an County decided to return to Pennsylvania. The 1790 Census of Pennsylvania shows that he was head of a household including three females. Anthony died in 1800. It was around this time that the name Mussgnug was changed to Moose for general use. Jacob (1757) the youngest son settled in Cabarrus County where he raised a large family of nine children.
According to legend George (1749) the oldest son of David and Elizabeth came on West. He crossed the Catawba river on the old Lincolnton and Island Ford Road. Just south of present day Newton he secured land and built his home. There was a good spring nearby, and just north was the family cemetery. Back at this time in the 1780's this land would have been uncleared and would have taken much labor to clear. This was probably still considered Indian Territory.
George and his wife Christina had four sons: George, Jr. (1771), Anthony (1774), John (6/22/1777) and Frederick (1780). ...
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