I have seen reference to a James HANDSHAW ~alias~ MOODY listed a couple of times while browsing the internet searching my 5th grt. grandfather James Moody b.c1750.
I have once again stumbled across this name and so am posting this here in case anyone might be able to help me.
This is from the Old United Empire Loyalists List -
Handshaw alias Moody, M. H. District Secret Service
I have seen this man's first name before listed as "James".
I am wondering now however if this might not be the Lt. James Moody who was born in New Jersey to English parents who was the well known Spy for the British during the Rev. War and "Handshaw" may have been a name he used.

This Lt. James Moody removed to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia after the Rev. War and this is why I think this might be him.
Since my 5th grt. grandfather's name is the same - James Moody and since I cannot find anything about his family, I am checking all possibilites which brings me to this page.

I saw a show on PBS about a Henshaw or Handshaw family (show on Genealogy that was Great), who was from Ireland.
My father's ydna does not match to this Lt. James Moody, descendants who have been ydna tested, nor to any other English Moody's (we have 23 English participants so far), but he does match to 2 men who have links to Northern Ireland, which leads me to believe that my James Moody (prob. spelled Moodie or Mudie) came to North America by way of Ulster, Ireland OR directly from Scotland.

If anyone knows anything about this possible "James Moody" or "James Handshaw" from the Rev. War days, I would be most interested to hear about him. So far I've been able to find nothing, unless he is that Lt. James Moody of NJ to Yarmouth, NS, CAN.
Thank You very much.