Mosby, Benjamin
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Title
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Mosby, Benjamin
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Gender
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Male
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Biography
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Benjamin Mosby died in Boone County in Dec. 1815. He left behind a widow, Mary, and four married sisters in Virginia at the time of his death; his parents were deceased and he had no brothers. He owned thousands of acres and held between 25 and 30 enslaved people during the few years he lived in Boone County. The administrator of his estate, Moses Scott, made notations in the settlement of his accounts that indicate several escapes or attempted escapes.
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The escape activity after Benjamin's death happened between 1817-1820.
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Spouse(s)
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unknown, Mary (possibly Edmondson)
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Death date
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Dec 1815
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Relationship
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Known enslaved: unknown, Alice [6]; unknown, Anthony [2]; unknown, Charles [2]; unknown, Claborn; unknown, Collin; unknown, Cornelius; unknown, Easter; unknown, Eliza [1]; unknown, Flora [1]; unknown, Frances [1]; unknown, George [5]; unknown, Griffin; unknown, Hannah [18]; unknown, Humphry; unknown, Jack [1]; unknown, John [4]; unknown, Lewis [5]; unknown, Lewis [5]; unknown, Peter [7]; unknown, Quay; unknown, Randal [1]; unknown, Roger [5]; unknown, Susan [3]; unknown, Susan [4]; unknown, William [18]; unknown, Wilson; unknown, Winston [3]
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unknown, Alice [6]
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unknown, Anthony [2]
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unknown, Charles [2]
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unknown, Claborn
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unknown, Collin
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unknown, Cornelius
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unknown, Easter
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unknown, Eliza [1]
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unknown, Flora [1]
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unknown, Frances [1]
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unknown, George [5]
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unknown, Griffin
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unknown, Hannah [18]
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unknown, Humphry
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unknown, Jack [1]
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unknown, John [4]
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unknown, Lewis [5]
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unknown, Mary [34]
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unknown, Quay
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unknown, Peter [7]
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unknown, Randal [1]
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unknown, Roger [5]
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unknown, Susan [3]
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unknown, Susan [4]
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unknown, William [18]
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unknown, Wilson
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unknown, Winston [3]
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Bibliographic citation(s)
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Boone County Will Book A, page 255
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Boone County Will Book B, page 36
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Boone County Deed Book C, page 332
Linked resources
Items with "Relationship: Mosby, Benjamin"
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unknown, Alice [6] |
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unknown, Anthony [2] |
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unknown, Charles [2] |
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unknown, Claborn |
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unknown, Collin |
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unknown, Cornelius |
Person
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unknown, Easter |
Person
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unknown, Eliza [1] |
Person
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unknown, Flora [1] |
Person
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unknown, Frances [1] |
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unknown, George [5] |
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unknown, Griffin |
Person
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unknown, Hannah [18] |
Person
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unknown, Humphry |
Person
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unknown, Jack [1] |
Person
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unknown, John [4] |
Person
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unknown, Lewis [5] |
Person
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unknown, Mary [34] |
Person
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unknown, Peter [7] |
Person
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unknown, Quay |
Person
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unknown, Randal [1] |
Person
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unknown, Roger [5] |
Person
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unknown, Susan [3] |
Person
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unknown, Susan [4] |
Person
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unknown, William [18] |
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