Voss of Culpepper County, Virginia & Cobb County, Georgia

The origin of the Voss family in Virginia was Spotsylvania County where several members of the family intermarried with the famous Spotswoods. Edward Voss purchased 250 acres known as Synfield from Gabriel Jones for 400 pds., being the former home of William Slaugher. Culpepper Deeds 1772-4,19 April 1773. On 3 April 1773, Thomas Sale of Essex Co. with his wife, Molley, deeded to Edward Voss of Spotsylvania Co. 300 acres for 200 pds. Nicholas Voss married Mary Spotswood on 9 May 1794 in Culpepper County, Virginia, at the home of Colonel Spotswood by John Woodville, the rector of St. Mark's Parish (Episcopal). Another marriage occurred, Catharine Voss to Lawson Barnett on 9 September 1794 at the home of Edward Voss, by John Woodville, rector of St. Mark's Parish. The 1810 Culpapper County, Virginia Census lists Nicholas Voss as having 3 sons under the age of 10 and one daughter 10-15 years old. The only other possibility is Robert Voss, who had three sons under 10 years of age. However, Robert Voss did not go to Georgia. Nicholas Voss apparently died before 1830 because his widow, Mary Voss, was found on the 1830 Putnam County, Georgia Census. She was 50-60 years old and had the following known children: 2 males 20-30, 2 females 10-15, female 15-20, female 20-30, and a male 100 years old and over. Known issue:

Wyatt Voss, born 1803 in Culpepper County, Virginia. Resided in Lumpkin County, Georgia in 1840, and found on the 1850-1880 Cobb County Census, resident of Roswell. He married Rachel Moore (born 1805 in South Carolina( in Hall County on 27 November 1824. Issue:
1. James A. Voss, born 1826 Georgia. Wife: Rebecca, born 1832. Issue: Mary Voss, born 1848 Cobb Co.; Sarah Voss, born 1849 Cobb Co.
2. John Voss, born 1828 Putnam Co., carpenter. Wife: Susan, born 1827. Issue: Mary Voss, born 1836; Thomas Voss, born 1839; Cornelia Voss, born 1842; Z. E. Voss, born 1845 and S. A. Voss, born 1848 Cobb Co.
3. William Voss, born 1832 Georgia.
4. P. Madison Voss, born 2 January 1835, died 14 October 1903, buried in the Roswell Methodist Church Cemetery, Roswell, Georgia. The 1860 CObb Census lists him as a factory hand and the 1880 Cobb County Census lists him as overseer in the cotton factory. Wife: Married (1) Susan, born 1833 and had a son, William, born 1859 Cobb County. Married (2)Martha, born 1853. Issue: Phillip Voss, born 1863 in Cobb County, worked in cotton mill;Leila Voss, born 1873 in Cobb Co.; and Charles Voss, born 1874 in Cobb Co.
5. Martha Voss, born 1840 Lumpkin County.
6. Mary Voss, born 1842 Georgia.
7. Nancy Voss, born 1846 Georgia, unmarried in 1880, worked in the Roswell cotton mill.
8. Frances Voss, born 1847 Georgia.
9. Pug Voss, born 1849 Cobb County.
Nathaniel Voss, born ca 1810, listed on 1840 Putnam County Census. He married Eliza Johnson on 12-9-1830 in Putnam Co.
Mary Voss, born ca 1817, married Osborn Hearn 12-3-1837 in Putnam Co.
Serena Voss, born ca 1823, married Banister Cochran 1-4-1846 in Putnam Co.