Nancy A. Moseley (maiden name: Trent) was born on August 5, 1808, in Cumberland County, Virginia. She married William P. Moseley, and they had at least eleven children: Arthur, born around 1838; Samuel, born around 1833; Henry, born around 1835; Edgar, born around 1837; Mary, born around 1839; William, born around 1841; Emma, born around 1844; Nannie, born around 1845; Stanley, born around 1849; Frank, born around 1851; and Richard, born around 1856.

 

They lived in Buckingham County, Virginia, and her husband worked as a physician. By 1850, they owned $20,000 of real estate. A decade later, they owned $20,000 of real estate and $35,000 of personal property. Her husband died in 1863. By 1870, she was living in Maysville, Virginia, and she owned $15,000 of real estate and $400 of personal property. She died on December 17, 1891, possibly in Texas.

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