Person:Rachel Demoss (2)

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Birth, Marriage & Death
Name: Lewis I. Throckmorton
Spouse: Rachel Demoss

Rachel Demoss Sex: F Birth: 9 FEB 1746 in Prince George's Co., MD. Death: 1798 in Hampshire Co., VA., now WV Reference Number: 1202 Note: There are two manuscripts showing the parents of Rachel Demoss, The one put out by Loraine B. Swiger "Family Sketches of the Crabtrees of SE OH." shows Lewis Demoss to be Rachael's father. In "Historical Records of Old Frederick Co., VA." it shows: "Throckmorton, Lewis was born in 1743 in Freehold, New Jersey and died in Hampshire Co. in 1798. His wife was Rachel DeMoss, daughter of William and Rachael DeMoss, Source DAR Records."

mother's brothers, William, Lewis and John DeMoss owned many acres also. In 1796 these men all sold their ground in preparation to moving on to Ohio. Before they could move however, Lewis and Rachel died. We have no record of the DeMoss family moving to Ohio.

During the 17th , 18th and 19th _century> centuries hundreds of thousands of Europeans made the perilous ocean voyage to America . For many it was an escape from economic hardship and religious persecution. For most it was an opportunity to start over, own their own land, and make a better future for their descendents. Immigration records show a number of people bearing the name of DeMoss, or one of its variants, as arriving in North America between the 17th and 20th centuries. Some of these immigrants were: Louis Demoss has been identified as an early settler in America. Records show that he came to Maryland colony from Holland around 1715; John Moises settled in Virginia in 1663; Timothy Moise settled in Virginia in 1622; Frans P. Moits settled in Philadelphia in 1855; William Mosson settled in Maryland in 1697.
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• In 1743 what is now Berkeley County, West Virginia was then a part of the newly organized Frederick County, Virginia. Berkeley County, Virginia did not come into existence until 1772. Berkeley County is now in the state of West Virginia.
  *** Some sources name Opecan Parish, Orange, Virginia as place of death. This is unlikely as there is no Opecan Parish listed in Virginia at that time. In addition Opequon in Frederick County, Virginia is more in line with where the family resided during this time.

Rachel Demoss Sex: F Birth: 9 FEB 1746 in Prince George's Co., MD. Death: 1798 in Hampshire Co., VA., now WV Reference Number: 1202 Note: There are two manuscripts showing the parents of Rachel Demoss, The one put out by Loraine B. Swiger "Family Sketches of the Crabtrees of SE OH." shows Lewis Demoss to be Rachael's father. In "Historical Records of Old Frederick Co., VA." it shows: "Throckmorton, Lewis was born in 1743 in Freehold, New Jersey and died in Hampshire Co. in 1798. His wife was Rachel DeMoss, daughter of William and Rachael DeMoss, Source DAR Records."

Our 5th great-grandmother Catherine Demoss, (also spelled as Demos), is reported to have been born in what was then Frederick County, Virginia* in 1743. The identification of her parents has yet to be fully proven. A good possibility is William Demoss born 22 Sep 1716 in Deer Creek Hundred, Baltimore County, Maryland, and died 1770 in that area of Frederick County which now lies in Berkeley County, West Virginia**, and his wife Rachel Winchell born 1717 at Deer Creek Hundred. William's parents are Louis DeMoss III born 1694 in Holland, died 19 Mar 1743 most likely at Opequon, Frederick County, Virginia***, and Catherine Callet, born 1684 in Harford County, Maryland, died 1743 at Opequon, Frederick County, Virginia.

Catherine married James Johnson of Frederick County, Virginia sometime around 1768. It is most probable that soon this marriage to Catherine and James migrated up into southwestern Pennsylvania. Here they settled on the edge of what was then the frontier of the English colonies in what would become Westmoreland County in 1773. Between 1769 and 1780 at least nine children are known to have been born to this union. One of these offspring is our 4th great-grandfather Griffin Johnson. Catherine and James lived in the Westmoreland County area up until around 1798-1804. Sometime after this they moved west to Harrison County, Ohio most likely with their children’s families. Catherine lived the remainder of her years at this location where she passed away at age 72 years.

Name: Rachel DEMOSS
Sex: F
Birth: ABT 1748 in Prince George Co., Maryland
Death: 1798 in Hampshire Co., Virginia
Father: William DEMOSS b: 22 Sep 1716 in Deer Creek, St. Johns Parish, Baltimore, Maryland
Mother: Rachel WINCHELL b: 1717-1719 in Deer Creek, St. Johns Parish, Baltimore, Maryland
Marriage 1 Lewis THROCKMORTON , Sr. b: 9 Feb 1745/46 in Freehold Twp., Monmouth Co., New Jersey
Married: 1770 in Prince George Co., Maryland
Children
John THROCKMORTON
Job THROCKMORTON IV
Joesph THROCKMORTON
Lewis THROCKMORTON , Jr. b: 1773 in Fayette Co., Pennsylvania
Sarah THROCKMORTON b: 1778 in Hampshire Co., Virginia
Thomas T. THROCKMORTON b: 1780 in Hampshire Co., Virginia
Joel THROCKMORTON b: 1783
Daniel THROCKMORTON II b: 1785 in Hampshire Co., Virginia
Rachel THROCKMORTON b: 1786 in Hampshire Co., Virginia
William THROCKMORTON b: 1787

Job Throckmorton IV, children & parents
Sex: M
Birth: 1761 in Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Death: 19 SEP 1780 in Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
Father: Lewis Throckmorton b: ABT. 1746 in Freehold, New Jersey, USA
Mother: Rachel Demoss
Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown
Children
Sarah Throckmorton b: BEF. 1780
Mary Throckmorton b: BEF. 1780