Aphrey Moody 
Aphrey was born on April 12th, 1795 in Essex County, VA.1 Aphrey's father was Lewis Moody and her mother is Sarah Moody UNKNOWN. She had five half-brothers and four half-sisters, named Jameson, Carter, George Beverly, Hundley, Larkin, Betsy, Dolly, Nancy Ann and Sally. She died at the age of 76 on August 27th, 1871 in Essex County, VA. She was buried on August 29th, 1871 in Taylor/Carneal Cemetery, Essex County, VA.1 1 General Notes
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[Brooks.ftw]
Aphrey Moody, Essex County, VA is the daughter of Lewis Moody and his wife Sarah. Aphrey was the aunt of Colonel W. Lewis Moody (CSA) who later became a rather wealthy banker and cotton dealer in Galveston, TX. Colonel Moody was born in Essex County, VA on May 19, 1828. He attended the University of Virginia from 1847 to 1851, and after passing the bar exam, he set out for the burgeoning state of Texas. He settled originally in Fairfield and practiced law there.
According to a letter from Charles A. Taylor, Jr., Taylor Roane Carneal, and Preston P. Taylor dated November 23, 1953, Sthreshley Taylor and Aphrey Moody Taylor, his wife were buried in a "cemetery plot on the old place in Essex County." As of 1999, we have been unable to pipoint the "Old Place." The 1953 letter does indicate the graves have been located but the plot has been plowed over.
Aphrey and Sthreshley were married in a religious ceremony on December 16th, 1815 in Essex County, VA. They had five sons and four daughters, named Lewis Lunford, William Lunsford, Albert Sthreshley, James Washington, George Henry, Julia Ann, Mary Susan, Sarah Elizabeth and Lucy Ann.
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[Brooks.ftw]
Aphrey was the daughter of Lewis Moody and his wife, Sarah. She was also an aunt of Colonel W.W. Moody (CSA) who left Virginia for the frontier in Galveston, TX where he accumulated great wealth in cotton sales, and banking.
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Children
Albert Sthreshley Taylor
Albert Sthreshley was born on March 6th, 1825.1 He died at the age of 73 in January 1899 in Urbanna, VA. He was buried in January 1899 in Taylor/Carneal Family Cemetery - Essex County, VA.1 1
Lucy Ann Taylor
Lucy Ann was born on June 12th, 1834 in Essex County, VA.1 She died in Urbanna, VA. She was buried in Taylor/Carneal Family Cemetery - Essex County, VA.1 1