Jacob Moser

Johann Adam and Leonard were brothers. Reliable sources say they both had sons named Jacob and born around the same time.

The question arises in which was married to Elizabeth Onstott in 1780

JOHANN ADAM MOSER 
+ ANNA MARIA BOEHM 
 JACOB MOSER B:1753/1754 Berks Co., PA. D:2 Jul 1813 Anderson Co., TN
 + ELIZABETH ONSTOTT  m:Jul 1780 in Randolph Co., NC. d: 1855 Ind
  SOLOMON MOSER 
  + MARY ANN FOUST 
  JOHN MOSER 
  + MALITHA WAGNER

JOHANN LEONARD MOSER 
+ MARIA SARAH BINCKELEY 
 JACOB MOSER  B: 1753 Frederick Co., MD. D:ca.1794 Lincoln Co., NC
 + Maria Magdelena?? 
  Barnett 
  Jacob 
  Henry 
  Samuel 
  John

Elizabeth Onstott's application for pension 1836-1850 confirms the following record of her children with Jacob Moser.

Jacob  b:ca.1751
+ Elizabeth Onstott
  Adam  b:1782 d*
  Mary  b: d*
  Solomon  b: d*
  Charity  b: d*
  George  b: d:
  Jacob  b:ca.1795
  Elijah  b: d*
  John  b:1802

* all died before 1850 except Geo, Jacob, John

It has been generally believed that Jacob son of Leonard had served in the Revolutionary War with death occurring 1813 in Campbell Co., Tennessee.

However, in the North Carolina Archives there was a probate that showed that Jacob died in Lincoln Co., North Carolina around Feb 1795. This abstract was taken from that paper: "Jacob Moser in Account with Peter Moser Due to a ballance on a Horse sold him in the Spring 1790 at Currency rates 3 pds 15 s State of N Carolina Stokes Co..

Feb 11th 1795 Peter Moser of said Co. this day appeared before me a Justice of Peace for said Co. and proved by his oath the justness of the above stated account due him by his brother Jacob Moser.

Certifyd by me s/Christian Lash JP" Descendants said he died in Dec 1794 while out coon hunting when a tree fell on him. Jacob appears on the 1774 Surry Co. Tax List in Michael Houser's District where his land adjoined Moser, Alberty and Frey. By 1790 Jacob lived adjoining his brother Francis in Lincoln Co., North Carolina.

In 1817 Barnet, John, Henry and Samuel sold their share of their father's estate to their brother Jacob [Lincoln Co. Deed Book 27, p. 642] and left North Carolina. Jacob also left for no Mosers are found on the 1840 Lincoln Co. census. By 1850 most of the brothers had gone to Izard, Independence and Lawrence Counties in Arkansas.

It would appear that those who have concluded that the Jacob Moser who served in the Revolutionary War and married Elizabeth Onstott, was the son of Adam Moser and not Leonard were correct.