Benjamin Moss and Nancy Elizabeth Moss(Gower)

[swmoss]

I am looking for any information on my 5th great grandparents. It looks like they were both born in the United States, but they baptized their son Benjamin Leon Moss on April 8th 1855 at Homerton St. Barnabas Hackney England.
My DNA says that I am 47% England/Wales/Scotland and 41% Ireland/Scotland. It seems the majority of my DNA is linked to just northeast of Birmingham, England and a number of places in both the Highlands and lowlands of Scotland. The majority of my Irish is located in Northern Ireland near Belfast.
All of my great-grandfathers have fought in Americas wars all the way back to the revolutionary war. I myself am an Iraq war veteran.
I am trying to write a book for my children and grandchildren about their family history, but I lose details as far as where my people come from exactly before America.
My mothers side of the family is a bit easier. Her maiden name was Mills and that traces back to England and Scotland with a branch of them being part of the Maxwell's of Scotland.
Any help or info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Shawn W. Moss
SFC, U.S. Army (Retired)
Colorado, USA

[christanel]

Hi
What is the source for the baptism of Benjamin Leon.
I can't find any reference to these family members on ancestry or findmypast. There are some public family trees on ancestry but they have Nancy Elizabeth dates as c1775-1821 or 1831 and Benjamin snr 1775-1815, marriage 6 Aug 1806 Davidson, Tennessee. A son Benjamin born ?
Do you have dates for Benjamin snr and Nancy Elizabeth Gower because obviously the Nancy above can't be the mother of Benjamin Leon baptised 1855 in England unless it was a very late baptism.
Who did Benjamin Leon marry and where?
Christina

[Pamelawagster]

There is a baptism for Benjamin Moss in Homerton,parents,Benjamin & Elizabeth on Ancestry whether it’s the correct Benjamin,I’m not sure.

If thesource I’ve posted isn’t allowed,apologies in advance!


London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Board of Guardian Records, 1834-1906/Church of England Parish Registers, 1754-1906; Reference Number: P79/BAN1/004

[christanel]

The original baptism on the 8th April 1855 has Benjamin jnr with no middle name of Leon and his mother as Elizabeth. On the same day a daughter Ellen was baptised
In the column for signature of who performed the baptism next to Benjamin's entry it appears to say "repeated? from 8 June 1847 and a similar entry on Ellen's but the date is 10 Oct? 1843
Christina

Hi Pamela
yes you can give the source and your own typed version of the contents as I have done.

[Pamelawagster]

There is another childs baptism on the same page,WilliamMoss,same parents, repeated from 24 Jan 1849.

[elsinore]

Could it be 'reported born' followed by the actual dob?

If you look on previous pages, e.g.182, the phrase is written a little more clearly.

Thus, Ellen born 1843, Benjamin born 1847 and William born 1849.

Peter

[christanel]

Could it be 'reported born' followed by the actual dob?

If you look on previous pages, e.g.182, the phrase is written a little more clearly.

Thus, Ellen born 1843, Benjamin born 1847 and William born 1849.

Peter

Thanks for this Peter - makes sense,
Christina

[christanel]

On the findagrave site
Benjamin L Moss
Birth Date - 1815
Birth Place - Tennessee, United States of America
Death Date - 14 Aug 1886
Cemetery - Rehoboth Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place - Laconia, Harrison County, Indiana, United States of America
Children
Mary Isabel Barger
Agnes Eliza White
William W. Moss
Benjamin F Moss
Julia C. White
John S Moss
Margaret Ellen Funk

1850 US census
District 45, Harrison, Indiana,
Benjamin Moss 37 born Tennessee
Melissa Moss 30 Indiana
Wm W Moss 11 Louisiana
Mary E Moss 9 Louisiana
Agness E Moss 7 Arkansas
Elisabeth Moss 5 Arkansas
Margaret E Moss 4 Arkansas
George E Moss 1 Arkansas

1860 US census
Benjamin L Moss 45
Misson Moss 40 (Millison Lemmon?)
Mary L Moss 18
Agness E Moss 17
Elizabeth Moss 15
Margaret Moss 13
George Moss 11
John Moss 9
July Moss 6
Hulda Moss 4
Benjamin F Moss 2

I see that Benjamin was married twice. Millison died in Indianna 1865.
Benjamin L Moss
Marriage Licence Date -23 May 1868
Marriage Licence Place - Indiana, United States
Spouse - Mary Dewese
Page - 270
FHL Film Number - 000549385

1880
Benjamin Moss 63 farmer pennsylvania
Mary Moss 54 Indianna
Louis H. Moss 10 son indianna

Are any of the above children your direct ancestor?

Christina

[Pam Downes]

I am looking for any information on my 5th great grandparents. It looks like they were both born in the United States, but they baptized their son Benjamin Leon Moss on April 8th 1855 at Homerton St. Barnabas Hackney England

Do I presume that you've found these people in the US census which says they were born in the US, with possibly Benjamin being born in England?
Have you found any records regarding their return to the US?

Pam

[swmoss]

Most of the info I have found has been thru ancestry.com. I linked my info through another line that matched. What I found for Benjamin Moss was that he was born in Virginia in 1775 and Nancy E. Moss (Gower) was born in Nashville 1775. Not sure if that info is correct or not. Benjamin L. Moss was born 1815 in Nashville. So Not sure what the correct info is.