Peter Wilhelmus Moser (1722 - 1758)

Born 1722 in Ittlingen, Heilbronn, Heiliges Römisches Reich

Ancestors

Died 12 Mar 1758 at about age 36 in Fort, Augusta, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Sources

• A history of Pendleton County, West Virginia by Morton, Oren Frederic, 1857-1926
  • page 41 - On May 16 of the same year [1757] the Indians killed Michael Freeze and his wife, who lived close to Upper Tract. On March 19, 1758 there was another and more destructive raid upon the Upper Tract settlement. Peter Moser, who lived opposite the mouth of Mallow's Run, was shot dead while unloading corn at his crib. Nicholas Frank and John Conrad were also killed, George Moser and Adam Harper were wounded ...
  • page 53 - The estate of Peter Moser, killed in March, 1758, was appraised June 29, of the same year, only two months after the twin disasters of Upper Tract and Fort Seybert. The administrator was Michael Mallow, and the valuation was fixed at $366.24. In 1761 we find mention of the sail bill" of the George Moser estate. The executors in this instance were Elizabeth Moser, Daniel Smith and Philip Harper.
  • page 323 - Moser.
    • 1. Peter (Elizabeth )— d. by Indians, 1758.
    • 2. Adam ( ).
    • 3. Andrew — 1750.
    • 4. George — d.1761 — admrs: — Philip Harper, Michael Mallow, Peter Vaneman— estate. $366.24.
    • Line of Adam: — 1. Adam ( ). 2. others?
    • Br. of Adam: — 1. Solomon. 2. George. 3. Jacob. 4. Peter— S. 5. girl (Philip Harper). 6. Barbara (Jesse Hinkle)— b. Mar 16, 1779, d. Jan. 14, 1855.
    • Peter's cabin was the first dwelling on U. T. hill. His bros. went W.
    • Adam, Jr. sold 315 acres in 1814 to John Cunningham for $6000.