Moses Edmiston1

d. before 16 June 1816
FatherMoses Edmiston2 d. bef 17 Jun 1806
MotherRachel (?)3 d. 1812
Devisee12 Apr 1806  Moses Edmiston Sr. wrote his will in Washington County, Virginia, in the spring of 1806 and died shortly thereafter. He left his land to his son Moses with the understanding Moses' mother Rachel would live on the land during her lifetime.2 
Land-Buy18 Jul 1808  The younger Moses was already living on a tract of land south of present day Old Glade Spring Church. He purchased the 182 acres from John and Elizabeth Robinson and John Edmiston [the latter two were probably Moses' sister and brother] for £500 in July 1808.4 
Marriage17 Aug 1809 Moses Edmiston married Jane Whitely on 17 Aug 1809 in Washington County, Virginia.1 
  Jane was a widow with 6 small children. 
Devisee4 May 1812  Moses' mother, Rachel Edmiston, died in the late summer or early fall of 1812. She left Moses $2 in her will.3 
Land-Sell4 Sep 1812 On 4 Sep 1812 Moses and Jane sold the land Moses had inherited from his father to John Edmiston Jr. [probably Moses' brother] for $1,600. The land was described as that tract on which Moses Edmiston Sr., deceased, had lived and which he had devised to Moses Edmiston Jr. The land had originally been conveyed to Moses, Sr. on 9 Aug. 1778 by [later Col.] William Edmiston and Elizabeth, his wife.5 
1815  In 1815 a special tax assesment was recorded for Virginia counties. The entry for Moses noted that he owned 1 farm near the Glade Spring Meetinghouse next to John Roberson [Robinson] and William Byars consisting of 182 acres with a log dwelling house, a log barn and 3 other log "cabbins" [usually slave quarters]. The property was valued at $1,500.6 
Deathbefore 16 Jun 1816 Moses died before 16 Jun 1816 at which time his estate was inventoried and sold at auction. Moses apparently left no will as John Robinson served as administrator. "Mrs. Edmiston" purchased many items at the auction. Other buyers included John and Moses Edmiston, John, Samuel and Robert Scott, and Andrew Edmiston.7 

Research Comment:

Moses may have first married Sarah Robinson in 1806 in Greene Co. Tennessee. Moses' older brother David is believed to have married Sarah Kerr in Greene Co., Tennessee in 1798.
In 1837 Moses' children and heirs, described as David Edmondson & Mary, his wife, Allen Scott & Ann, his wife, Sarah Edmondson, and Moses Edmondson, sold the 190 acres they inherited from their father to James, John R., and Ebenezer A. Robinson for $2,407. This was the southern part of a larger tract John Robinson and John Edmiston purchased from Mathew Kincannon (son of Francis) in 1805. In July 1808 John & Elizabeth Robinson, and John Edmiston sold what was then stated to be 182 acres from the southern side of the tract to Moses Edmiston for £500. Moses was stated to be living on the land at the time.8

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Also see Francis Kincannon Grants on the Old Stage Rd. for plats and a discussion of how Bazel Talbert's land was carved from the Francis Kincannon 1785 grants

Family

Jane Whitely b. abt 1768, d. 1833
Children
Last Edited25 Sep 2013

Citations

  1. [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 18. Moses Edmiston and Jane Scott; 17 Aug. 1809.
  2. [S617] Moses Edmondson will (recorded 1806), Washington Co., Virginia, Will Bk 3: 11. The will was dated 12 April 1806 and recorded 17 June 1806.
  3. [S617] Rachel Edmiston nuncupative will (1812), Washington Co., Virginia, Will Bk 3: 293.
  4. [S2152] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 4: 146. 18 Jul 1808: John Robinson and Elizabeth his wife, and John Edmiston to Moses Edmiston for £500, 182 acres on the waters of the Middle Fork of the Holston River whereon Moses now lives; recorded 17 Jan 1809.
  5. [S1047] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 5: 133. Moses and Jane Edmiston to John Edmiston Jr., 4 Sept. 1812, for $1,600, sell 160 acres on the Middle Fork of the Holston River where Moses Edmiston Sr. lived and devised to son Moses Edmiston Jr. which land was conveyed from William and Elizabeth Edmiston 9 Aug., 1778.
  6. [S2124] Mary Kegley, Supplement to Southwest Virginia Tax Assessments, p. 1.
  7. [S66] Bob and Donna Ford, "Nickerson Snead and the Edmondsons," e-mail to Diana Powell, 1 Sept. 2008. Bob cites Washington Co. Will Bk 4:225.
  8. [S2562] Jack Hockett, Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 13, 1837-1839, abstracting Washington Co. Deed Book 13: 9-11.
  9. [S28] Gerald H. Clark, Guardian Bonds Washington Co., VA, p. 15. Jane Edmiston named guardian of David, Sally, Anny and Moses Edmiston, orphans of Moses Edmiston, deceased on June 16, 1818.