Edward Mozingo (abt. 1673 - aft. 1753)

Born about 1673 in Rappahannock, Virginia

Ancestors

Descendants

Died after 10 Nov 1753 after about age 80 in Lunenburg Parish, Richmond, Virginia

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Biography

Edward Mozingo, born circa 1673, was named in his father Edward Mozingo's 30 Jul 1711 Richmond County will (proved 7 May 1712), which also named his mother as Margaret.^[1]

Marriage and Issue

1. John, b bef 27 Oct 1708^[1][2]
2. Sarah, b bef 27 Oct 1708^[1][2]
3. George, b 1708^[1]
4. Margaret, b aft 1708 ^[1]
5. Edward, born abt 1720^[1]

This Edward's mother-in-law, Elizabeth Booth, mentioned him and his children born by then:

1. Sarah,
2. John
3. ____ Mazingo

in her 27 Oct 1708 Cople Parish, Westmoreland County will, proved 26 Jan 1708/9.^[1]

Edward's Will

Children John Mozingo (1707-1772), Edward Mozingo III (abt.1713-bef.1795), George Monzingo (bef.1708-), Margaret (shown as Margaret Sarah Chandler in the Headley (1983) transcription, which quite possibly is a conflation of Margaret and Sarah), Sarah (Mozingo) Chandler (aft.1707-), and sister-in-law Hannah, are named in Edward Mozingo of Lunenburg Parish's Richmond County, Virginia 10 Nov 1753/1 Apr 1754 will.^[3] In the same will document, George Harrison and his wife Margaret are mentioned, but their relationship is unclear as to whether it pertains to land use, only; or, if this Margaret is Margaret (Mozingo) Hinson (abt.1708-aft.1754).

Other will or court citations that may need to be carefully checked for matching exist.^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} Free African Americans of Maryland and Delaware and Free African Americans of North Carolina, Virginia and South Carolina; MOZINGO FAMILY. Citing: Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina: From the Colonial Period to About 1820. 5th ed. 2007/2005, or prior. Clearfield, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co. And, Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Maryland and Delaware. 2000. Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield Company by Genealogical Publishing.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1708 Will of Elizabeth Booth. Ancestry subscriber access may be required.
3. ↑ Headley, Robert Kirk. Wills of Richmond County, Virginia, 1699-1800. 1983, p. 110, citing p. 20. United States: Genealogical Publishing Company.
4. ↑ Westmoreland County, Virginia Court Orders: 1705-1787, Library of Virginia microfilm reel nos. 55-61. 28 October 1709, p. 133a. Entered by Michelle Brooks, Saturday, October 12, 2013.
5. ↑ 1746: Lunenburg Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. 22 September 2018, amb

• Hashaw, Tim. MALUNGU: The African Origin of the American Melungeons
• Westmoreland County, Virginia Court Orders: 1705-1787, Library of Virginia microfilm reel nos. 55-61. 28 October 1709, p. 133a.

Acknowledgments

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