When Mordecai Moseley was born before 1744, in Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America, his father, John Mosley, was 54 and his mother, Sarah Mawdesley, was 23. He married Rebekah Duvall about 1775, in Franklin, Marshall, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 daughters. He died on 28 November 1826, in Franklin, Virginia, United States, and was buried in Franklin, Virginia, United States.
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Historical Boundaries - 1696: Prince George's, Maryland Colony, British Colonial America; 1776: Prince George's, Maryland, United States; 1791: Prince George's MD, Maryland, United States; 1801: Prince George's, Maryland, United States
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English (West Midlands): habitational name from Moseley by Birmingham (Worcestershire) or, less probably, from Moseley near Worcester (Worcestershire) or Moseley in West Dean (Gloucestershire). Moseley by Birmingham probably takes its name from an Old English personal name Mūsa or Old English mūs ‘mouse’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. The other placenames derive from Old English mos ‘moss, bog’ + lēah.
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