Mendenhall Family History

Sixth Generation


64. Moses Mendenhall was born on 13 May 1743 in New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina. He died on 28 Apr 1805 in Springfield, Guilford, North Carolina. He was buried in Guilford,North Carolina. He married Dinah Rudduck on 18 Jan 1764 in New Garden Mtg., Guilford, North Carolina. [Parents]

Sources of information:
1. "Our Branch of the Mendenhall Tree," as researched by Ruth Mendenhall Kornitz, 1951-1966; LDS Genealogical Society Fiche #:6018814.
2. "Mendenhall family history," Henry Edwin; LDS Genealogical Society Film #1321258, item 3.
3. William Mendenhall Genealogy, 1778-1853; LDS Genealogical Society Film #1016937, item 15.
4. Ancestral File Number: 4JV8-5V
5. International Genealogical Index; Batch 5002816, sheet 24
6. International Genealogical Index; Batch 8727506, sheet 54
7. International Genealogical Index; Batch 7913104, sheet 20
8. International Genealogical Index; Batch 8013512, sheet 82
9. Personal Knowledge of Elizabeth Youghar
10. Research of great granddaughter.
11. Research of Raymond L. Maris

Source # 3, "Had a large family."
Source # 5.c. gives birth place as Hopewell, Prince George, Virginia, with same birth date, 13 May 1743, and same parents, Mordecai Mendenhall and Charity Beeson.
Source # 7, birth: Hopewell Prince,, Virginia
Source # 8, Death: 10 Feb 1835
Moses died at the age of 91. He married Dianah at the age of 20.
From the family records of Kurt Otto Shelle, Jr:
Moses was the inventor of the vertical mill.
The 1790 Census of Guilford Co., North Carolina lists a Moses Sr. Mendinghall with one white male under the age of 16 and 2 white females in his household. [Ruddick.ged]
They resided near Deep River, Guilford, North Carolina.

65. Dinah Rudduck was born on 13 Dec 1746 in Deep River,Guilford,North Carolina. She died in 1835 in Guilford Co.,North Carolina. She was buried in Guilford,North Carolina. [Parents]

Sources of information:
1. Ancestral File; wife of AFN: 4JV8-5V
2. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, by William Wade Hinshaw, Volume 1, page 860, "page 325."
3. Research of great granddaughter.
4. Ancestral File Number: CQ8F-MR
5. International Genealogical Index
6. Research of Raymond L. Maris

Source 4: Birth: [1743]; no other information. Sister's name is Phoebe Ruddick and is married to Thomas Mendenhall.

They had the following children: M 1. John Mendenhall was born on 22 Feb 1765.
F 2. Charity Mendenhall was born on 12 Jun 1766.
M 3. Moses Mendenhall was born on 18 Dec 1767. He died on 28 Apr 1805.
F 4. Alice Mendenhall was born on 20 Jul 1769.
M 5. Elisha Mendenhall was born in 1772 in Greensboro.
M 6. Richard Mendenhall was born on 14 Feb 1774.


66. John Thomas was born on 16 Jun 1743 in , Talbot, Maryland. He died on 18 Nov 1814 in Richmond, , Indiana. He was buried in Near Fountain City,Wayne Co.,Indiana. He married Molly Clark in 1766 in , Orange, North Carolina. [Parents]

Sources of information:
1. Research of great granddaughter.
2. Ancestral File Number: 2WN6-CP
3. Abstracts of the Records, Vol 7 (E184. F89 H5), Society of Friends, Indiana

67. Molly Clark was born on 19 Jan 1748 in , , South Carolina. She died on 8 Jan 1840 in , Wayne, Indiana. She was buried in New Garden,Monthly Meeting,Wayne County,Indiana. [Parents]

Sources of information:
1. Research of great granddaughter.
2. Ancestral File Number: 2WN6-DV
3. Ancestry.com.
4. Abstracts of the Records, Vol 7 (E184. F89 H5); Society of Friends, Indiana

They had the following children:
M 1. Isaac Thomas was born on 16 Nov 1767. He died on 7 Jan 1855.
M 2. John Thomas was born on 28 Mar 1769.
F 3. Betty Thomas was born on 25 Dec 1770. She died in 1806.
F 4. Mary Thomas was born in Jun 1773. She died on 11 Jul 1775.
F 5. Rebecca Thomas was born on 21 Mar 1775 in , Marlboro, South Carolina. She died in 1777/1778.
M 6. Elijah Thomas was born on 19 Jan 1777. He died after 1859.
M 7. Stephen Thomas was born on 23 Feb 1779. He died on 1 Dec 1844.
M 8.Francis Thomas was born on 19 Feb 1781. He died on 23 Sep 1866.
M 9. Benjamin Thomas was born on 9 Jan 1783.
F 10. Christina Thomas was born on 12 Feb 1785.
F 11. Susannah Thomas was born on 25 Feb 1787 in Marlboro county, South Carolina.
F 12. Sarah Thomas was born on 19 Feb 1790.


76. Abraham Moslander was born about 1735. He married Grace Hollingshead about 1754 in Probably New Jersey.

Sources of Information:
1. Research of Cecil Burdette Cunday Sr.
2. Database of Gene Morselander

77. Grace Hollingshead was born about 1736.

Sources of Information:
1. Research of Cecil Burdette Cunday Sr.
2. Database of Gene Moselander

They had the following child:
M 1. Joab Moslander was born on 29 Oct 1767. He died before 1830.


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