was born January 13, 1799 and died June 1, 1860. She is buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Sampson County in grave site 32.(1799-1860)
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Susan Moseley, mother of Burwell Student Mary Amelia Faison was born January 13, 1799 and died June 1, 1860. She is buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Sampson County in grave site 32.
Susan’s father Mathew Moseley was a captain in the Virginia Militia and a hero during the Revolutionary War. He settled in the Lenoir (later called La Grange), area of North Carolina in 1777. The Norfolk and Southern Railroad brought the railroad to Lenoir in 1858, making it one of the most prosperous endeavors during period of the period in North Carolina.
Resources:
Marriage/Burial: http://www.sampsonhistory.org/2017/07/01/the-faison-family-cemetery-at-mount-pleasant/
Susan's Father's History: Boyette. A Brief History of LaGrange, ttp://lagrangenc.com/history
Susan Moseley was born on January 13, 1799, in Moseley Hall in Lenoir County, NC. She died on June 1, 1860, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
[1], Eliza Ann Faison (1815-1862), Sarah Maria Faison (1816-1844), Susan Arabella Faison (1828-1902) and Elizabeth Grace Faison (b. 1830). (granddaughter, b. 1834) and Susan Moseley Murphy (granddaughter, b. 1834).