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Joseph MAUZEY

Male 1779 - 1863  (84 years)


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  • Name Joseph MAUZEY  [1] 
    Born 14 Aug 1779  Fauquier, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 20 Dec 1863  McGaheysville, Rockingham, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I36090735451  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 23 Dec 2022 

    Father Henry MAUZEY,   b. 1721, Stafford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1804, Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth TAYLOR,   b. 1735,   d. 1829, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 23 Jul 1765  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1242  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • !INFORMATION: Peter Mauzy and His Descendants; page 4-10; by Ben B.Mozee; 1976.

      !INFORMATION: "Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Henry Mauzy," Richard Mauzy, 1911.

      !INFORMATION: He and his brothers averaged six feet in height, hisheight being six feet and half an inch. His posture was erect, hisfeatures well formed, of the Grecian rather than the Roman type; hisocmplexion fair with a peach-bloom tinge, his facial expressioncheerful and pleasant; his manner, though dignified, was cordial andwinning, making all feel easy in his presence.

      !While employed in Falmouty, near Fredericksburg, in December 1799, heheard first hand from a herald the news of George Washington's death.

      !Joseph commanded a company at Norfolk, Virginia, during the War of1812; in later years he became known as Colonel Joseph Mauzy. He wasa member of the Virginia Legislature during James Monroe's presidency;in 1828 he was a Presidential Elector ont he ticket of President JohnQuincy Adams. As a magistrate, he served serval terms, withoutcompensation, as a member of the county court, and later acceptedappointment as County Surveyor.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1385898467] Virginia Valley records : genealogical and historical materials of Rockingham County, Virginia, and related regions (with map), Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).