Thank you very much for your help. I will keep this info for future reference. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: <Alixvb@aol.com> To: <VAWESTMO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 26, 1999 11:42 PM Subject: Re: [VAWESTMO-L] MOZINGO WILL > Bill--I don't know if this is any help at all, but... > > I checked my books and in Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants 1742-1775 there > is a mention of a Peirce Mozingo-- > "P-181: Peirce Mozingo of Richmond Co. 200 A. in Great Fork of Rappahannock > R. in Culpepper Co. Surv'd 9 July 1751 for Thomas Graves by George Hume and > forfeited by Advertisement and recorded in Book N. Deed to Mozingo assignee > of Thomas Graves. Adj. Lewis Davis Yancy, Robert Coleman, Sanders, William > Tutt, John Schoolar, Robert Eastham. 17 Dec. 1772." > > Maybe this Peirce was your Thomas' father and lost his land somehow? > Unfortunately my Westmoreland Co. will book ends at 1800, so the only > reference I have to Mozingo is as follows: > > Will of Elizabeth Booth, 27 October 1708; 26 January 1708 > "One-half household goods, one flock bed and furniture to daughter Ann > Grimstead and her husband Thomas 5 head of cattle and hogs; their sons William > one mare and Thomas Grimestead one mare, 1 cow and calf; Joan Stephens; son in > law Esward Mazingo 500 lbs. tobacco to buy nails; and 5 head of cattle; > grandchildren Sarah, John and Mazingo bed, furniture, pewter, 1 mare and 1 > heifer." > > There are some very early references in Virginia Colonial Abstracts for > Richmond Co. which mention a John and an Edward Mozingo. > > That's about all I can find. I assume you've written already to the county to > try to get a copy of a will? > > Alix V > > > ==== VAWESTMO Mailing List ==== > Visit the Westmoreland County USGenWeb Home page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vawestmo/wmorelnd.htm > > > >