Soldiers in King Philip's war. Containing lists of the soldiers of ...

No. ii.
CAPT. SAMUEL MOSELY AND HIS MEN.
rilHE object of this series of articles is to gather the names of the
-L soldiers who served in the above mentioned war under various
commanders, and place them in definite and permanent form. I
believe, however, that many will be interested to know something
in the beginning of the remarkable character whose name stands at
the head of this company of " Volunteers." I am greatly indebted
to J. C. J. Brown, Esq., of Roxbury, who has made an exhaustive
study of the Mosely genealogy, for many valuable papers and suggestions,
besides cordial and appreciative cooperation.
The family name. was Maudesley, of Lancashire, England. In
the fall of 1635 Henry Maudesley came from England to Massachusetts
in the ship Hopesvell, Capt. Babb, master, and in the same
ship came Isaac Heath (who settled at Roxbury), and fifty-three
others.
Henry Maudesley was granted " about a quarter-acre of land " in
Dorchester " neere Goodman Munninge's," but lived at Braintree,
and had children born there—Mary, Sept. 21), 1638, and Samuel,
June 14, 1641. Had 12 acres of land at Mt. Woflaston granted
him "for three heads," February 24, 1639-40, was of Artillery Co.
1643, and freeman in 1646. In 1652 he lived in Boston, and had
the lot on the corner of Union and Hanover Streets. (See " Notes
on Book of Possessions," page 92.)
The ancient Records seem to indicate that nearly every individual
had his own way of spelling 28 surnames, and the utmost care must
be exercised to avoid frequent mistakes in collecting data from dif-
ferent sources. Thus Maudesley appears in some of the earliest
records as Modsley, Mosley, Mozley, Mosseley ; finally settlingdown
to Mosely. Samuel's signature, in every case known to me,
is Mosley, while Addington, Rawson and other colonial officials,
give it Mosely.
Samuel Mosely married Ann Addington (born March 10, 1647,
daughter of the first Isaac and sister of the Hon. Isaac). They
were married previous to May 30, 1665, for on that date Samuel
Mosely and his wife Ann sign a deed to John Conney, conveying a
piece of land in " Windmill Field," which land Ann inherited from her
father, who had died in 1653. Samuel is designated cooper, Con-
88 An illustration of this is an oversight in my former article in regard to Jona. Adderton,
whom I have found to be the same with Jona. Atlierton of Dorchester.
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