John Moxsy

John Moxsy

• Father: Francis Moxsy b. circa 1746, d. November 1821
• Mother: Dorothy Moxey b. circa 1744, d. February 1823

• John Moxsy was born on 22 May 1769 in Exminster, Devon, England.
• John Moxsy served during 1795 and 1796 as a churchwarden, St. Georg's-in-the-East, Cannon Street Road, London.
• He married Jane Richards on 23 October 1797 in London, England, at St. George in the East, by license issued the 18th. According to the parish record, John Moxsy was of the Parish of St. Mary Whitechapel, Middlesex, and Jane Richards of St. George in the East.
• John Moxsy died on 19 April 1819 at age 49 in Crutched Friars, London, Middlesex, England, at Hart Street.
• His wife Jane Richards became a widow at his death.
• He was interred at St. Olave, Hart Street, London, Middlesex, England.
• The following appeared on 24 April 1819 in The Times: [Died] On the 19th inst., Mr. John Moxsy, Hart-street, Crutchedfriars, after a few days' illness, aged 48; and on the 21st ditto, Francis Moxsy, brother to the above, Whitechapel-road, aged 41, much respected by all that knew them.
• In his will signed 15 January 1820 in Baldwin County, Alabama, Thomas J. Strong names as heirs his minor daughter Hannah L. Strong, his wife Ann Strong and her daughterfrom an earlier marriage Ann Cunningham. Other heirs include "brothers and sisters," but he names only brothers Richard and William. Also named are daughters Maria and Emily of Susannah Day, who does not appear to have been his sister. He makes reference to the estate of his uncle John Moxsy, but it appears that this may have been his cousin John Moxsy, a son of his mother's sister Dorothy, who died in 1819. Executors were Harry Toulmin, Henry B. Slade and John S. Moxsy.
       In a codicil dated 18 September 1820, Thomas J. Strong names James A. Torbert an executor in place of deceased John S. Moxsy.
       Research Note: We have tentatively identified birth/baptism records for daughter Maria (but not Emily) of Susanna and Benjamin Day, who seem to fit into the picture in terms of time and place, but their relationship to Thomas J. Strong is not clear. Records tentatively have been identified for borthers William and Richard. Further research is required.
• Ann R. Cunningham Torbert and John Sidney Moxsy apparently were cousins, but the relationship is unclear. That Ann Cunningham Torbert's step-father, her mother's second husband, Thomas J. Strong, had an uncle named John Moxsy, who does not appear to be the same John Moxsy who died in 1819 and specified specified John S. Moxsy (who died in 1820) as an executor of his estate, further complicates the picture, inspiring the thought that the elder Anne Cunningham may well have been related in some way to her second husband Thomas J. Strong. So it still is a possibility that her maiden name was Moxsy, but no solid evidence has yet been discovered.

• Last Edited: 6 Apr 2013