Person:Moses Tullis (19)

The earliest concrete evidence of Moses Tullis is from a deed where he is purchasing land in Frederick Co., Virginia, in 1762 from a Lawrence Harrison (Deed Book No. 7, p. 222, Frederick County, Virginia ).

A Moses Tullis is listed as a signer of a "Petition of Freeholders of Berkeley County to the Convention, 1775". (Virginia Historial Magazine, Vol 13 (No. 4, April 1906), pp 412-415).

A Moses Tullis appears on Rent Rolls for Frederick Co, VA, in 1764, and Berkeley Co, VA, in 1772, 1776, and 1777. Of course, some of these later entries could have been his son.

In 1770, Moses Tullis was named in a deed as one of three trustees, along with John Wright and Peter Burr, for the Elk Branch [NJ] Presbyterian Congregation. (This church still exists today, in Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia.)

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WILL OF MOSES TULLIS

Office of Berkeley Co., W. VA County Court, Will Book #1, pp 118-119.

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I Moses Tullis of Berkeley County in the Colony of Virginia being sick of Body but of perfect and sound memory thanks to Almighty God for his mercies and calling to mind the uncertain state of life in this world that all flesh must once die, therefore do think proper to dispose of such worldly substance as it pleased God to possess me of at present in manner and form following that is to say I first order my Body be decently interred in such place as shall be thought most convenient and that all my just debts as I owe in right conscience to any manner person or persons be justly paid by my Executors hereafter named within convenient time after my decease and now for my worldly affairs. FIRST, I leave my beloved wife, Mary Elizabeth, one-third part of all my plantation and my Bed and furniture and the mare she customarily rides with saddle and bridle and one-third part of all cows, horses (one colt excepted) sheep, hogs, implements of labour, house-hold furniture and crops now growing. Secondly, I leave to my be-loved son, Aaron Tullis, the sorrel colt and all and every of the remaining two-thirds of the land and other goods I order to be sold by my Executors and equally divided to each of my children and equal part or share and at my wife's decease I order her third share of the plantation to be sold and an equal division of it to be made to all my children then living or to their Heirs. This I make, constitute and ordain to be my last Will and Testament disanulling all other Will or Wills by me heretofore made either by word or write. I constitute Timothy Sewell my Son in Law and Aaron Tullis my son both of Berkeley County in Virginia to be my whole and sole Executors to see this my last Will and Testament duly and truly executed according to the best of their skill and conscience within convenient time after my decease. IN WITNESS whereof I have here-unto set my hand and seal this Tenth Day of June of 1777 seven.

Moses Tullis (LS)

Properly signed by the Testator being truly read before in the presence of us, Moses Tullis, Jr. Jonathan Tullis John Loan

At a court held for Berkeley County the 21st day of October, 1777, this Last Will and Testament of Moses Tullis deceased was proved by the oaths of Jonathan Tullis and John Loan, two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to lie in office and at a court held for the said County the 18th day of November 1777, this said Will was presented in Court by Timothy Sewell and Aaron Tullis, the Executors therein named, who made oath thereto according to Law and the same is admitted to record and on the motion of the said Executors who entered into bond with John Wright and Peter Burr their securities in the penalty of five hundred pounds conditioned for their true and faithful administration of the said Estate, certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate thereof in due form of Law.

Teste Will Drew, CBC