Francis M Moser (1763 - 1836)

Born 15 Mar 1763 in Graceham, Frederick County, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Sipes) Moser — married 27 May 1820 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Oct 1836 at age 73 in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Private Francis Moser served with North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

Francis Moser is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-253234
Rank: Lieutenant

Francis Moser is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A083556.

Francis was born on 15 Mar 1763, in Graceham, Frederick County, Maryland to German emigrant, Leonard Moser and Swiss emigrant, Sarah Binkley. Leonard came to America on 23 September 1732 aboard the ship "Adventure". In May of 1747 Leonard married Sarah and they soon started their family. About 1776, Leonard, Sarah and their children moved to Surry County, North Carolina. In 1778, Leonard got a land grant for 640 acres "on the Grassey Fork of Muddy Creek" in Surry County, North Carolina.

Francis served in the Revolutionary War and enlisted in 1779 at Surry County, North Carolina. He was in Micajah Lewis's company of a brigade commanded by General Benjamin Lincoln. When his nine month term was about to expire he was stationed at the Black Swamp on the Savannah River. He remembered while at the Black Swamp a Sgt. Campbell brought around a paper for the men to sign stating that their term was expired and that they wished to go home. The troops could not be spared and he stated that Sgt. Campbell was whipped for his actions in the matter. Francis then came down with camp fever, laying sick for several months. When he was able to travel, he started home and traveled about four hundred miles in a crippled condition. He was so reduced at his arrival home that his father did not know him. A couple months later he re-enlisted in a unit commanded by Col. Martin Armstrong, as a substitute for Jacob Spoonhower. Francis was in the Battle of Camden and after Gates defeat his unit scattered. Again he went home and found the country "so full of Tories" that he felt unsafe. In 1781, Francis and one of his brothers took horses and went to Maryland where they joined the militia. Francis was in Capt. Murdocks Company. Francis witnessed the surrender of Cornwallis. Shortly afterwards he received his discharge and returned to Surry County, North Carolina and to his family.

About 1785 or so, Francis met and married Elizabeth Miller. They moved to Lincoln County, North Carolina shortly thereafter and soon started a family. The children of that union are:

• Peter Moser, b. 17 November 1790, d. 31 January 1834
• John Paul Moser, b. 16 August 1793, d. 2 January 1882
• Sarah Moser, b. 24 May 1795, d. 30 June 1856
• Molly Ann Moser, b. ~1802, d. ~1894
• Joseph Moser, b. 15 March 1806, d. 21 March 1887
• Francis Moser, Jr., b. 31 January 1810, d. 30 October 1865

Elizabeth Miller died when her last child was about 4 yrs old. About 1815 Francis moved his family to Green County, Tennessee. Several of his older children had moved to Tennessee after they married and Francis wanted to be near them. On Sept 17, 1816 Francis is on the list of Communicants of St James Lutheran Church in Green County, Tennessee. It is believed that Francis and his family moved to Jefferson County, Tennessee in the spring or early summer of 1818 because the last time Francis is listed in St James Lutheran is 11 April 1818.

On 13 June 1820 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, Francis married Mary Ann "Polly" Sipes. Francis and Polly started their family before too long. The children of that union are:

• Mary Ann Moser, b. 1 January 1821, d. 18 July 1907
• Leonard Moser, b. ~1823, d. ~1865
• Eliza Moser, b. ~1824, d. unknown
• Henry Moser, b. ~1828, d. ~1859
• Jackson Moser, b. ~1835, d. unknown

On 3 January 1826 Francis received a land grant of fifty acres in Jefferson County, Tennessee. In 1828, Francis, Polly and the children moved to Monroe County, Tennessee. Francis's eldest son Peter, born by Elizabeth Miller, had settled in the Bat Creek area of Monroe Co, TN in the mid 1820's. In the late 1820's, Francis and his new family moved near Peter and his wife Mary. When Francis died in 1863 he was buried at St Paul Lutheran Cemetery. A Revolutionary War marker was placed on the grave site in 1989. When Francis died he had 9 children living and 39 grandchildren.^[1]

Research Notes

Sources Of Reference:

• Pennsylvania Passenger Ship Lists
• Will of Leonard Moser
• Will of Sarah Binkley Moser Bartley
• Land Grants of Francis Moser
• Cemetery Records
• Marriage Records
• Census Records
• Church Records

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.tngenweb.org/monroe/fmoser.htm.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35317420/francis-moser: accessed 24 December 2023), memorial page for LT Francis Moser (15 Mar 1763–22 Oct 1836), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35317420, citing Old Saint Paul Cemetery, Lakeside, Monroe County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Tommie Moser Nichols (contributor 47108891).

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of Francis Musser", Ancestor # A083556.

• Descendent List of Leonard Musser, DAR.

• North Carolina Census, 1790-1890 Publication: Name: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. North Carolina Census, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.; Repository: NOTE North Carolina Census, 1790-1890 (Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. North Carolina Census, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.), Source Medium: (null) _APID: 1,3566::0 .

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: LC5L-53T

• 1800 United States Federal Census

• 1810 United States Federal Census

• 1820 United States Federal Census

• 1830 United States Federal Census

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

• Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002

• Maryland Revolutionary War Records

• U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872