Washington County, Pennsylvania Ancestors

An American Adventure

Mosser - Abraham Mosser and wife Barbara spent several years in Washington County, moving there from their native York County. Barbara apparently died during their stay in Washington County. Two of Abraham's three daughters married while in Washington County. Mary Ann Mosser married John Taylor and Elizabeth Mosser married Christian Hormish. Daughter Eve Mosser married Jacob Good before coming to the area. The Mosser, Taylor, and Good families left Washington County about 1807 to establish homes in Tuscarawas County, Ohio on 4,000 acres of bounty lands that Abraham acquired jointly with Thomas Boude. • Mosser Ancestors • Mosser Index

Taylor - Henry Taylor, Esquire, of Strabane Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, raised a family of ten children, most of whom remained in the area. His children were Matthew, Joseph, John, Henry, James, George W., Jane, Mary, Eliza, and Ann. Henry died in 1801. Third son John Taylor married Mary Ann Mosser about 1803 and settled on the Mosser tract in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. After John's death in 1842, sons Abraham Taylor and Joseph Taylor settled their families in Auglaize County, Ohio. Joseph owned a general store in Uniopolis for many years. Abraham and wife Lydia Stamm spent their last years in Monroe Township, Allen County, Ohio. • Taylor Ancestors • Taylor Index

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Updated: Tuesday, May 16, 2006