Hairston Family History and Genealogy

Mary Wortley MONTAGUE

HAIRSTON.org ID#25, b. 8 June 1808, d. 21 September 1883

Father*

Mickelborough MONTAGUE^1,2 b. 5 Jun 1766, d. 26 Nov 1827

Mother*

Ann Carter "Nancy" VAUGHAN b. 1778, d. 26 May 1854

Birth*

Mary Wortley MONTAGUE was born on 8 June 1808 in Powhatan, Virginia.^1,2

She was the daughter of Mickelborough MONTAGUE and Ann Carter "Nancy" VAUGHAN.^1,2

Marriage*

Mary Wortley MONTAGUE married John Townes MOSELEY, son of William MOSELEY and Rebecca Clarke TOWNES, on 1 December 1825 in Powhatan, Virginia. Mickleborrough Montague father. John J. Watkins and Eliza. J. Stanard security and witness. Powhatan County, Virginia Marriage Register 1777-1853, page 98. Family Search Film #007579028, Image 205.^3,1,4,2,5

Immigration*

Mary Wortley MONTAGUE immigrated in 1835 to Kemper, Mississippi.²

Census 1850

She appeared on the 1850 census of John Townes MOSELEY on 11 November 1850 in Kemper, Mississippi.⁶

Census 1860

Mary Wortley MONTAGUE appeared on the 1860 census of John Townes MOSELEY on 18 October 1860 in District 2, Noxubee, Mississippi.⁷

Census 1870

Mary Wortley MONTAGUE appeared on the 1870 census of John Townes MOSELEY on 6 July 1870 in Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi; John T. Mosely 72 farmer b. VA, Mary W. 62, William X. 35 Physician, Martha A. 27, Thomas 8, Margaret M. 5.⁸

Census 1880

Mary Wortley MONTAGUE appeared on the 1880 census of John Townes MOSELEY on 21 June 1880 in Beat 4, Noxubee, Mississippi; J T Moseley Sr 81 (retired farmer), Mary 72, Martha A 37 (dau. b. Miss.), Jno L 35, Annie B. Wilborn 33 (widowed daughter, b. Miss.), Brook Wilborn 9 (grandson), Mary Wilborn 7 (grand dau.), Richard Wilborn 5 (grandson).⁹

Death*

Mary Wortley MONTAGUE died on 21 September 1883 in Noxubee, Mississippi, at age 75.¹

Family

John Townes MOSELEY b. 14 Jul 1798, d. 11 Dec 1883

Children

Nancy "Nannie" Rebecca MOSELEY¹ b. 25 Oct 1827, d. 11 Dec 1845
Sallie Ingram MOSELEY+⁶ b. 14 Dec 1829, d. 30 Jun 1958
Wortley Virginia MOSELEY+² b. 25 Oct 1831, d. 11 Feb 1902
Maria Carter MOSELEY⁶ b. 29 Aug 1833, d. 6 Aug 1852
Dr. William Xerxes MOSELEY+⁶ b. 23 Dec 1835, d. 9 Nov 1914
George Mickelborough MOSELEY+⁷ b. 8 Jan 1837, d. 15 Aug 1887
Mary Montague MOSELEY+⁶ b. 7 Sep 1839, d. 5 Sep 1866
Martha Allen Patti MOSELEY^9,7 b. 29 Jul 1842, d. 16 Jun 1927
John Townes MOSELEY Jr⁷ b. 29 Jan 1845, d. 29 Apr 1923
Annie Byram MOSELEY+⁷ b. 4 Jan 1847

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S158] Montague, George William, History and Genealogy of the Montague Family of America, Press of J.E. Williams, Amherst, Mass, 1886.
[S3380] Montague, George William, History and Genealogy of Peter Montague of Nansemond and Lancaster Counties, Virginia and His Descendants, 1621-1894, Amherst, Mass. 1894
https://hdl.handle.net/2027/dul1.ark:/13960/t4cp0qs7k, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
[S110] Unknown author. Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850, Precision Indexing Publishers, Bountiful, UT. N.p.: n.pub.
[S3161] The Descendants of William Moseley 1605/1606 - 1655 of Norfolk, Va., Compiled by Leila Eldridge D'Aiutolo, Warren L. Forsythe, William S. Hubard, and Mary Carolyn Mitton, 2000.
[S3216] Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi: Embracing an authentic and comprehensive account of the chief events in the history of the state and a record of the lives of many of the most worthy and illustrious families and individuals. Vol. 2, (1891). Chicago: Goodspeed Pub. Co. - https://hdl.handle.net/2027/chi.102898882, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
[S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.

Last Edited

19 Nov 2023