Hi, Celia, That's very interesting to know that Increase Moseley, Jr. was in VT for a while. I have seen some info on an Increase Moseley in that area; I'll have to check on it again. Thanks for all you do, Joann Celia G. Snyder wrote: > Hi Cousins, > > I received the following information from a gal who wrote me asking for a > lookup in some Champaign County references. She mentioned that she was a > lookup volunteer for the book, "The Hazen Family in America." I mentioned > my Hazen connection and she sent this after I typed up a couple of bios for > her. > > Hope this helps any of you who are descendants of Increase Rudd. > > All the best, > Celia > > Mary Hazen, born at Boxford, Mass, 1 Sept 1694; married at Boxford 4 Jul > 1711, Increase Moseley, born at Dorchester, Mass., 23 Mar 1690/91; died > at Norwich, Conn, 25 Feb 1730/31 son of Increase and Sarah (Trescott) > Moseley. > > Mr. Moseley's mother, Sarah (Trescott) Moseley married second, Capt. > John Peabody of Boxford. She followed her son and the Hazens in the > migration to Norwich, died there 7 Jan 1724/5, and is buried in the "old > Indian Burying-ground" at Franklin. > > The Moseley home was located near the cemetery at the foot of Pottapaug > Hill. John Hazen sold fifty acres on the hill to Increase Moseley of > Norwich in December, 1713. The records of the First Church of Norwich > state that "Increase Maudsley and ye wife of Increase Maudsley" owned > the Covenant 6 Nov 1715, and at the same time their first two children > were baptized. > > 1. Increase b 15 May 1712 d at Clarendon, VT., 2 May 1792; m (1) at > Windham, Conn, (recorded at Norwich) 7 May 1735, Deborah Tracy b at > Windham, Conn, 8 June 1714; d at Woodbury, Conn 6 Sep 1777, daughter of > Stephen and Deborah (Bingham) Tracy; m (2) at Clarendon, VT 18 Aug 1779 > Mary (_____) Potter. He bought a right to the North Purchase of > Woodbury, 4 Apr 1739 paying 200 (pounds?) and soon removed there, for 24 > Jan 1739/40 Increase Moseley of Woodbury bought 96 acres in the > southwest part of Litchfield for 240 (pounds?). He was one of the > petitoners for the establishment of the Judea Society in Woodbury Oct > 1741 and one of the first deacons chosen in the new church 1 Sept 1742. > He was commissioned Lieutenant by the General Assembly, Oct 1741 and > Captain of the 5th Co. of the Woodbury Trainbad Oct 1743; Justice of the > Peace 1749-55; and of the Quorum 1755-80; elected to represent Woodbury > in the General Assembly in 1751 and thereafter for thirty sessions until > 1779 when he was the first representative from the mewly organized town > of Washington. From the beginning of the Revolution he was a leader of > the Patriots of Woodbury; chairman of the Committee of correspondence 24 > Sep 1774; member of the Committee of safety 17 nov 1774, and of the > Committee of Inspection over Tories 19 Sep 1775. In 1779 he removed to > Clarendon and represented that town in the Vermont Legislature in 1782, > and in 1783 was Speaker of the House; Judge of the Supreme Court of > Vermont in 1783 and Chief Judge of the Rutland Count Court 1781-87l and > president of the Council of Censors, 1785. His will was proved at > Clarendon 19 May 1792. Eight Children.` <snip>