Elizabeth
- Parents: Note 3Not John Blair and Jean as often claimed
- Buried: Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Guilford Co., NC
- Children named as recorded in the history (unable to verify)
- Daughter who may be Thankful, born abt 1782
- Elizabeth, born abt 1783-1784
- Levina, born abt 1786
- Martha, born 22 Oct. 1787
- Robert, born abt 1789
- William, born abt 1794
- Daughter, born abt 1796
- John, born abt 1798
Note 3: Witnesses to the will made in December 1799 and brought before the court in February 1800 were John Cummings and Thomas Blair.
Moses McCuiston
Although his name is often claimed to be James Moses, I have found no record that I consider acceptable as proof of one of the given names being James.
Married to Elizabeth (maiden name often said to be Blair)
See End Note 1. The witnessing of the will by Thomas Blair could mean that he was a relative or could mean only that he was a friend.
Buried: Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Guilford Co., NC
A look will show that the McQuiston/McCuiston historyNote 1 has some confusing information about Moses and his ancestors. Leona McQueston's history seems to have RobertNote 2 as Moses's father but gives dates that are different from those on record for them by others. I cannot determine the correct dates, but Moses was probably born in the interval from shortly before 1750 to shortly before 1760.
Will, written 5 Dec 1799, names sons Robert, John, and William and refers to daughters but doesn't name them.
1790FedCensus, Guilford, NC, p. 497
Moses McCuiston: 2 white males, 16 or older, 1 white male, <16, 5 white females, 2 slaves or 16(?) slaves
Note 1: Leona Bean McCuiston's history of the family; The McQuiston, McCuiston and McQuesten families, 1620-1937 JFA NOTE: it is necessary to use the browser's 'RETURN function to get back to this page.
Note 2: Moses appears to inherit the property of Robert McCuiston and an older Thomas McCuiston. The naming of Moses's oldest son as Robert supports Moses's father as being Robert.