Posted on: MOSELY Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/m/o/MOSELY/queries/6 Surname: Mosley, Joyner, Crusenberry, Turner, Lumsden, Larson, Willoughby, Love, Firth ------------------------- Karen, You are correct in your assertion that a part of North Carolina did become Tennessee. In fact the original name for the new state was to be Franklin (named for Ben), however my Mosely, Moseley, Mosley line was in eastern NC from the late 1700's to the present. I suspect they are of the same Mosleys who can be found in coastal Virginia in the late 1600's but I have been unable to prove it. I'm afraid I've not turned up any of the Moselys you mention in the course of my research. I'll keep an eye out and give you a shout if I do. Happy hunting!