Moses Nutt Branson b. 28 Dec 1801 Burlington, New Jersey, United States d. 3 Jul 1877 Shelby County, Ohio, United States: Tangled Roots

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Name	Moses Nutt Branson
Born	28 Dec 1801	Burlington, New Jersey, United States [1]
Gender	Male
Died	3 Jul 1877	Shelby County, Ohio, United States [2]
Person ID	I5549	TangledRoots
Last Modified	22 Oct 2021

Father	Samuel Branson, d. Abt 1816
Mother	Charlotte Nutt, b. 2 Oct 1778, Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey, British Colonial America , d. Sep 1813 (Age 34 years)
Family ID	F2144	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Harriet Nutt, b. 28 Jan 1807, d. 25 May 1883, Shelby County, Ohio, United States (Age 76 years)
Married	8 Jul 1821	Montgomery County, Ohio, United States [3]
Last Modified	16 Jan 2022
Family ID	F718	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

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...Moses Nutt Branson was born December 28, 1801 in Burlington County, New Jersey. His parents were Samuel and charlotte (Nutt) Branson. Moses was orphaned at the age of fifteen. He left New Jersey in 1817 and first settled in Montgomery county, Ohio. there on July 8, 1821 he married his 14-year-old second cousin Harriet Nutt. She was the daughter of Levi and Sarah (Moon) Nutt. Moses was 19 years old.
...Moses purchased land in Lost Creek, Miami County, Ohio on September 6, 1822. He lived there farming the land with his family until he relocated to near Piqua in about 1849. ~Miami County Historical & Genealogical Society; typed and indexed by Lois J. Fair, "Miami County Family Histories Tired Iron book", (Ohio Genealogical Society. Miami County Historical & Genealogical Society, c2006 ), pg. 21.

...On June 30, 1922, when Harriet was just 15 years old, Elizabeth, their first child, was born. According to the History of the Branson Family and Descendants written by Joy Branson Gibboney, who was Moses's great-granddaughter, Elizabeth lived with her grandmother, Sarah (Moon) Nutt until she was nearly 16 years old.
...Eight more children were born to Moses and Harriet. They were Philina, Levi, DeWitt Clinton, Wellington, Sally, john, Abigail and their last child, Harriet who died September 13, 1841 at just three months of age. Harriet died less than two months later on November 21, 1841 at the age of 34 years, 9 months and 25 days. With six children to care for Moses remarried on February 4, 1842, less than three months after Harriet's death to Phebe (Smith Mason), widow of William Mason.
...In an 1842 letter to his brother-in-law John P. Brady, Moses told of purchasing land eight miles northwest of Piqua, Ohio. in a another letter written in 1848 he described his plan to build a brick house, 36' x 46' and arranged with seven rooms below and nine above. Moses had 125,000 brick burnt and 20,000 feet of lumber seasoning for his new house. There would be a smokehouse, the smoke supplied by a cook stove in the basement and a 1' x 16' room for his bees. Moses designed an elaborate system to bring milk in from the milk house using cast iron pipes. Pipes would also carry dishwater and soapsuds from the kitchen to a swill tub.
...Moses build his wonderful house and it still stands today (1998). it was saved from demolition and was lovingly and authentically restored. it contains seven stairways. there are many beautiful walnut doors and built-in cabinets. the room that was once used for bees and the smokehouse can still be seen. In one of his letters Moses stated "we have 14 guests today." The arrangement of the upstairs rooms and imprint of numbers that were once on the doors suggest the house may have been used as an inn or stage coach stop.
...The 1870 Federal Census for Miami County, Ohio shows Moses and Phebe living alone in their 16-room brick house. His age was given as 68 years and her age was 73 years. Later, when they were probably in poor health, they went to live with Moses' married daughter Abigail and her husband Thomas P. Duncan. Abigail then died March 19, 1876 and apparently Thomas was left to care for his aging in-laws. After Moses died July 3, 1877 Thomas Duncan charged the estate $1, 274.75 for boarding M. N. Branson and wife, laundry, use of the Duncan horse and buggy, and extra attention during Moses' illness. Objections were raised by Moses' remaining children and the case went to arbitration. When the case was settled Thomas Duncan was awarded $611.75
...After Moses died Phebe lived with her son David Mason in Shelby County. Phebe died May 25, 1883 at the age of 85 years, 11 months, 17 days. Both Moses and Harriet are buried in the Fletcher Cemetery, Miami County, Ohio. (Source: Miami County Historical & Genealogical Society; typed and indexed by Lois J. Fair, "Miami County Family Histories Tired Iron book", (Ohio Genealogical Society. Miami County Historical & Genealogical Society, c2006 ), pg. 21, 22.)