The founders; portraits of persons born abroad who came to the colonies in North America before the year 1701, with an introduction, biographical outlines and comments on the portraits . arsfor sixty gilders for ye Juell and fivety and two gilders for ye ringe,which comes to in English monny eleaven poundes fower shillings. The jewelry, a hat band, a jewel, and a ring, were valuedat 612 gilders, and went to Mrs. Francis Yardley, whosedaughter, Mary, married Mrs. Moseleys son, the secondCaptain William Moseley. The portrait shows some ofthese jewels about which Mrs. Moseley wrote; and alsoat he
The founders; portraits of persons born abroad who came to the colonies in North America before the year 1701, with an introduction, biographical outlines and comments on the portraits . arsfor sixty gilders for ye Juell and fivety and two gilders for ye ringe,which comes to in English monny eleaven poundes fower shillings. The jewelry, a hat band, a jewel, and a ring, were valuedat 612 gilders, and went to Mrs. Francis Yardley, whosedaughter, Mary, married Mrs. Moseleys son, the secondCaptain William Moseley. The portrait shows some ofthese jewels about which Mrs. Moseley wrote; and alsoat her right hand a tulip in a vase, evidence that the picturewas painted in Holland. The question has been raised 179 whether the costume does not belong to an earlier periodthan that of the wife of William Moseley. The markeduse of jewels by the sitter seems to make her the sameperson as Susanna Moseley, who owned the jewels in 1650,unless the sitter was the mother of Susanna. If WilliamMoseley had his portrait painted, the portrait of the womanwould more naturally be that of his wife, rather than thatof his wifes mother. Daniel Gookin, 1612-1687, by F. W. Gookin. 1912, page 57. 180. SUSANNA MOSELEYDied 16 s6 { 181 THE NEW YC .PUBLIC ^^ AS William Moseley, merchant in Rotterdam, settled onthe east branch of the Elizabeth River, in Virginia, havingcome over in 1649, the year of the execution of KingCharles I, and bringing with him, it is said, twenty-twopaintings. His ancestry is unknown, but the name latergiven to his estate in Lynnhaven Parish—Rolleston Hall—suggests some connection with the Staffordshire family ofthe name. He was born about the beginning of the century,and was therefore in middle life upon his arrival. He wasimmediately elected a justice of Lower Norfolk County,serving to the time of his death, in July or August of theyear 1655. To his elder son, William, he left 800 acres—the Rolleston Hall estate; and to his younger son, Arthur,lands bought of Ge
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