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Moses Winsley

Moses Winsley

Male 1733 - 1815  (81 years)


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  • Name Moses Winsley
    Birth 10 Oct 1733  Rowan Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male
    Land Grant 28 Oct 1765  Mecklenburg Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    - 200 acres - #1226 
    Land Grant 28 Oct 1765  Mecklenburg Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    - 200 acres - #499 
    Misc Fact 25 Aug 1774  [3
    Provincial Copngress of NC - Representative of Rowan Co 
    Misc Fact 21 Aug 1775  [3
    Provincial Copngress of NC - Representative of Rowan Co 
    Tax Lists 1778  Rowan Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Land Sale 20 Dec 1813  Iredell Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    - 50 acres - Receipt #113 
    Land Grant 22 Dec 1813  Iredell Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    - 17 acres - #643 
    Will 11 Mar 1815  NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Misc Fact 01 Oct 1815  [2
    Cemetery Inscription 
    Death 01 Oct 1815  Mooresville, Iredell Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Findagrave.com 03 Nov 2021 
    See Notes 
    DAR.org 13 Nov 2021  [4
    WINSLOW, MOSES - Ancestor #: A128842 
    Burial Mooresville, Iredell Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Centre Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    Person ID I2913  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Father Benjamin Winsley, Sr,   b. 1689   d. Aft 03 Mar 1759, Iredell Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 70 years)
    Relationship natural
    Mother Mary White,   b. 1706, Lancaster Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1776, Rowan Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Relationship natural
    Marriage Bef 1724 
    Family ID F262  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jean Osborne-xx,   b. 1742   d. 10 Mar 1795 (Age 53 years)
    Marriage Abt 1760  [3, 5
    Notes 

    • Children:

      dau Dovey Winslow 1776 - 9/6/1801
      - ** See her findagrave.com page later **
      - on 8/3/1797 married Dr Joseph McKnitt Alexander 1774 - 1841
      - son of John McKnitt Alexander and Jane Bain
      - they married in 1759
      son Moses Winslow Alexander
      - ** See his findagrave.com page **
      - married Violet Wilson Graham
      dau Rocinda Winslow b. aft 1776
      - married (her cousin) William J Wilson
      son Robert Wilson
      dau Dovey A Wilson
      son James C Wilson
      son Winslow F Wilson
      dau Cynthia Winslow b. aft 1776 - d. bef 3/11/1815 (date of father's will)
      - married Samuel King
      dau Dovey A King
      son James A King
      son Moses (W/M) King
      son DuBoise King
      son Richard KIng

      ?? possibly ??
      dau Mary Winslow
      - married Samuel Wilson
      dau Mary Wilson
      - married Ezekiel Polk

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      Found at findagrave.com on 11/15/2021

      Dovey Wilson Winslow Alexander

      Birth: 1776
      Death: 6 Sep 1801 (aged 24–25)
      Burial: Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
      Memorial #: 8580024
      Bio:
      w/o Dr. Joseph Mc Knitt Alexander, married Aug 3, 1797.
      They had one son Dr. Moses Winslow Alexander.

      d/o Col. Moses Winslow (1730-1813)
      She was 25 yrs old.
      Family Members
      Spouse
      Joseph McKnitt Alexander 1774-1841
      Children
      Moses Winslow Alexander 1798-1845
      Maintained by: Kathleen Tibbitts (maiden name Boucher) (47421902)
      Originally Created by: Barbara Reid McDonald (46609913)
      Added: 31 Mar 2004
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8580024/dovey-wilson-alexander
      Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8580024/dovey-wilson-alexander : accessed 15 November 2021), memorial page for Dovey Wilson Winslow Alexander (1776–6 Sep 1801), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8580024, citing Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Kathleen Tibbitts (maiden name Boucher) (contributor 47421902) .
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    Family ID F1860  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Oct 1733 - Rowan Co, NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand Grant - - 200 acres - #1226 - 28 Oct 1765 - Mecklenburg Co, NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand Grant - - 200 acres - #499 - 28 Oct 1765 - Mecklenburg Co, NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsTax Lists - 1778 - Rowan Co, NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand Sale - - 50 acres - Receipt #113 - 20 Dec 1813 - Iredell Co, NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand Grant - - 17 acres - #643 - 22 Dec 1813 - Iredell Co, NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - 11 Mar 1815 - NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 01 Oct 1815 - Mooresville, Iredell Co, NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Mooresville, Iredell Co, NC Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
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    Winsley-Jean-(Osborne)--(Moses-Winsley)
    Winsley-Jean-(Osborne)--(Moses-Winsley)
    Alexander-Dovey-Wilson-(Winslow)--(Moses-Winsley)-1
    Alexander-Dovey-Wilson-(Winslow)--(Moses-Winsley)-1
    Alexander-Dovey-Wilson-(Winslow)--(Moses-Winsley)-2
    Alexander-Dovey-Wilson-(Winslow)--(Moses-Winsley)-2

  • Notes 

    • - ** See marriage notes for list of children **

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      Found at DAR.org on 11/13/2021

      WINSLOW, MOSES Ancestor #: A128842

      Notice: TREAT AS NEW ANCESTOR (WHY?) ??
      Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
      Birth: 1732 ROWAN CO NORTH CAROLINA
      Death: 1815 ROWAN CO NORTH CAROLINA
      Service Description: 1) MEMBER PROVINCIAL CONGRESS

      RESIDENCE
      Created: 2002-03-27 23:23:55.3, Updated: , By: Conversion
      1)

      SPOUSE
      Number Name
      Created: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, Updated: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, By: Conversion
      1) JEAN OSBORN ****

      Hint: Click on the member number to see more.
      ASSOCIATED APPLICATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTALS
      Nat’l Add
      Num Vol. Docs Child [Spouse #] Spouse
      24865 DOVEY [1] JOSEPH MCKNITT ALEXANDER PURCHASE
      33515 DOVEY [1] JOSEPH MCKNITT ALEXANDER PURCHASE
      92543 DOVEY [1] JOSEPH MCKNITT ALEXANDER PURCHASE
      = Supporting documentation available
      = Descendants list available for this member and this ancestor
      = Descendants list available for this member but not this ancestor
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      Found at findagrave.com on 11/3/2021

      Moses Winslow

      Birth: 10 Oct 1733 Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
      Death: 1 Oct 1816 (aged 82) ?? Cemetery Inscription has 1815 ??
      Burial: Centre Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
      Plot: Plot X6
      Memorial #: 10886391
      Bio:
      Husband of Jean Osborne
      Inscription: Sacred to the memory of Moses Winslow who departed this life October 1st 1816 in the 83d year of his age.
      Information copied exactly from on-line Centre Presbyterian Church Historic Cemetery Directory, with update after photo added.
      Family Members
      Parents
      Benjamin Winsley 1689-1759
      Mary White Winsley 1706-1776
      Spouse
      Jean Osborne Winslow 1742-1795
      Siblings
      John Clark Wamsley 1721-1782 ?? Wamsley ??
      Mary Winslow McConnell 1724-1812
      Rebecca Violet Winsley Wilson 1728-Unknown
      Benjamin Winslow 1730-1760
      Margaret Winslow Hamilton 1735-1777
      Sarah Winslow McWhorter 1737-1783
      John Wanslow 1738-1833 ?? Wanslow ??
      Created by: Julia Baker (46494619)
      Added: 30 Apr 2005
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10886391/moses-winslow
      Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10886391/moses-winslow : accessed 03 November 2021), memorial page for Moses Winslow (10 Oct 1733–1 Oct 1816), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10886391, citing Centre Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Julia Baker (contributor 46494619) .
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  • Sources 
    1. [S25] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S43] Military documents.

    3. [S47] See Misc Docs Pics.

    4. [S48] See Notes.

    5. [S21] DAR.org.