* Nathaniel Moxley

b. 1790-1882 or 17 Jun 1794

d 7 Mar 1882.

Married Annie Grace? Crouse 13 Mar 1793
d 17 Jan 1875
(these two names Grace and Crouse are on Death certificates of Daniel Moxley and Sarah Hinshaw in Yadkin County, NC.)

Burial Unknown..see below

CHILDREN
Daniel?

Nathaniel Jr

Sarah Hinshaw
1860 Census of Yadkin County, NC; Boonville Post Office; Dwell #533 lists:
Hinshaw, John age 29
Sarah age 26 (dau of Nathaniel Moxley and Annie Grace
Crouse Moxley)
Hannah age 8
Daniel age 5
Isaac age 2
Sylvester age 1

Delilah
Moxley, Delilah listed
with her parents in Alleghany Co. NC Gap Civil Post Office census dwell #392 age 24.
Delilah never married and had 2 sons John Andrew who died in West. Va and James William Moxley died in 1966 in Stokes County, NC. and maybe another son.

Thomas

Elizabeth Willey

NOTES FROM MIRANDA GRIFFIN
Found in Ashe Co. NC 1840-1850 census

the Alleghany Co. 1860 Census

the Ashe Co. 1870 Census in Chestnut Hill Tnsp. dwell #68
Daniel Billings age 52 Nathaniel age 71,occupation 'Cooper', with Ann and Liley

then 1880 Alleghany Co. in Gap Civil
dwell #24 David J. Edwards age 52 is Nathaniel Moxley age 83 a 'Cooper', Delila age 40 daughter and William age 02 nephew to David J. Edwards and William Moxley age 02

NOTES
Oral tradition within the Alleghany County NC Moxleys is that 3 brothers came to America (Annapolis) with each removing to a separate area of the colonies.
One to the Frederick Maryland area,
one to Westmoreland Virginia
and one to the Alleghany County area.
One of the Westmoreland Moxley was a signer of the Leedstown Resolves along with Henry Lee.
Gilbert Moxley Sorrel's (General Longstreet's Chief of Staff) mother was a Moxley

Nathaniel Moxley II (son of Nathaniel Moxley I and Esther Carson) was born June 17, 1790 in Rockingham Co., NC and died March in Alleghany Co., NC

Burial:
Unknown, maybe Moxley Family Cemetery - Near Scottsville, NC.
or
in the Vox-Nile area of Alleghany County where they lived on their farm
Died after 1870 census.
Vox is where the Pleasant Home Church is and Nile is west of Vox and very near where Hwy 21 crosses into VA.
Both communities are on the VA/NC state line

Children
Thomas
Sarah
Elizabeth
Nathaniel
Delilah


NOTES
Ashe County, North Carolina Land Grants 1799-1936
NC Dept of Archives
Reference File Number: 312.14.28.3077 3067
Name: Nathaniel Moxley (Assigned to A. Carson Nov. 25 1842 1840 1842

THE 1820 FEDERAL CENSUS for ASHE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
Mosley, Nethaniel Males: 0-1 0-10=0 10-16=0 16-26=1 26-45=0 45+=0
Females: 0-10=1 10-16=0 16-26=1 26-45=0 45+=0

1850 Federal Census Ashe County, NC (File 2 of 11)
6 143 143 Moxley Nathaniel 55 M . farmer . NC . . . . .
37 143 143 Moxley Ann 55 F . . . NC . . X X .
38 143 143 Moxley Thomas 23 M . laborer . NC . X . . .
39 143 143 Moxley Sarah 19 F . . . NC . X . . .
40 143 143 Moxley Elizabeth 17 F . . . NC . X . . .
41 143 143 Moxley Nathaniel 16 M . . . NC . X . . .
42 143 143 Moxley Delila 13 F . . . . . X . .

The 1860 Alleghany County, North Carolina Federal Census
Moxley, Nathaniel 68 Cooper - 75 NC
Ann 66
Delila 26

The 1870 Federal Census of Ashe County, North Carolina
Billings, Daniel 52 Farm Worker
Mary 45
Sally 18
James 14
Wesley 11
Nancy 7
Daniel 6
John 4
Polly 2
John 7
Moxley, Lilley (Delilah) 28
Ann 72 (Moxley)
Nathaniel 71 (Moxley) a Cooper (father to Lilley)