Edward Mosley Bt (1638 - 1665)

Born 15 Mar 1638 in Hough End, Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Died 14 Oct 1665 at age 27 in Hough End, Manchester, Lancashire, England

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Biography

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Sir Edward Mosley, 2nd Bt. was baptised at St James Didsbury 3 Apr 1638^[1]. He was the son of Sir Edward Mosley, 1st Bt. and Mary Cutler.

Edward matriculated from Brasenose College, Oxford University, 28 Mar 1655^[2].

1657 - Inherited the Baronetcy upon the death of his father.^[3]

1660 - Sheriff of Lancaster, 1661-1665: MP for St Michael Cornwall^[4]

1661 - Purchased Hulme Estate from the Prestwich family.^[5]

1662 - Nominated a deputy lieutenant by the Earl of Derby but the King did not approve the appointment^[6].

Marriage: to Katherine Grey, daughter of William Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Warke, Northumberland, c1665

Died died on 14 October 1665 and was buried at St James Didsbury^[7]: Sir Edward Mosley Barronet who was lord of hough and manchester died the 14 day and was buryed the 21

Wills & subsequent Litigation^[8]
Edward died without issue and changed his Will one day before his death.
Will 1, dated 18 Dec 1660
Edward describes himself as Baronet of Rolleston...

• Grandmother Ann Mosley: several lands and parcel of the manor of Heaton Norris for her natural life.
  
• Aunt Mosley: lands in Chorlton and the Hough End now being occupied by his grandmother
• Cousin Nicholas Mosley of Ancoats: lands & tenements in Derby, mill & coalpits in Kersley, lands in Chester, farm in Staffordshire and lands in Newton Lane Lancaster.
• Cousin Anthony Mosley, citizen of London: Tudbury Woodhouse in Stafford
• Cousin Anne Mosley of Collyhurst: lands in Collyhurst
• Sister Mary Mosley: residue of estate
• executor of Will Aunt Anne Mosley

Will 2, dated 13 Oct 1665

• all manors, lordships, messuages, tenements and hereditaments should descend to cousin Edward Mosley, son of Edward Mosley of Hulme Esq
• Litigation commenced from sister Mary Maynard, Anthony Mosley and Nicholas Mosley

The death of Edward ceased the male line of Sir Nicholas Mosley Kt and the estates eventually passed to Sir Edward Moseley of Hulme, Kt, the grandson of his brother Anthony Moseley.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NB9W-D2J), Edward Mosley, 1638.
2. ↑ Foster, Joseph. Alumni Oxonienses
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Edward_Mosley,_2nd_Baronet
4. ↑ https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/mosley-sir-edward-1638-65
5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulme_Hall,_Hulme
6. ↑ Cal. Dom. State Papers, 1661-2, pp 483,495,524
7. ↑ Manchester, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1541-1812
8. ↑ https://archive.org/details/historyofancient00book/page/n173/mode/2up