NOTES BY ESTELLE MOORE GONCE COPIED FROM A BOOK
            BELONGINGTO HER FATHER - WILLIAM TURNER MOORE

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     In the following pages will be found a history of the family of
  Jefferson Moore and his ancestry back to his grandfather Jonathan
  Moore: Also of Jefferson Moore's wife back to her grandfather Benagy
  McLeran.  Both of whom emigrated from the mother country in early
  1700's, we do not know the exact year.  Moore came from Scotland and
  McLeran from Ireland.

     Jonathan Moore came from Scotland to America in the early part of
  the Eighteenth century and settled in Shenandoah Co - Va. at the
  foot of the Blue Ridge Mountain and married to Scytha George.  He
  also had a brother Sam who settled there, of whom we have lost
  trace..

     Jonathan Moore had three sons, whose names were Joe[Joel], John
     and David.

     John Moore at about the age of 17 yrs. left his father's home in
  Va. and went to East Tenn., about Jonesboro.  After remaining there
  for two or three years he came to Kentucky and settled on the head
  waters of Line Creek in what is now the South Central part of Monroe
  County.  This was about 1810. He was married to Margaret Hestand in
  1814.  He remained here until his death in 1854 and raised a family
  of seven (7) children whose names are as follows- Joel, Jefferson
  W., Scott, Scythia, Philip, Elizabeth and Elzada.

     Jonathan Moore was born in Scotland (date unknown).
     John Moore was born in Shenandoah Co. Va. 1782
     Jefferson Moore was born in Monroe Co. Ky. January 29, 1819.

     Jefferson Moore's wife's name was Lucy McLeran.  Her grandfather
  and grandmother came from Ireland about 1700.  Benagy McLeran and
  wife were born in Ireland. Date unknown.  His son Benagy married
  Elizabeth Jarvis about 1830.  Several children were born to them,
  among whom was Lucy McLeran who married Jeff Moore Nov.2, 1854.

     The above Elizabeth Jarvis McLeran later married Mr. Burris and
  had a son and daughter - Winfield and Eliza ,twins.
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  Pasted in back of this little book:

    Virginea Shanon Doah County
  Joall More was born March 15th in the year of our Lord 1768.
 
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  Note by Doug Moore:  Joel Moore is mentioned twice.  The first is in
  the list of sons of Jonathan:  Joe, John and David.  The second is
  the reference to his birth pasted in the back of the book.  Joel
  apparently was called Joe by his friends.  This has caused his name
  to be listed as Joseph in several records.  He is listed as both
  Joel and Joseph in the early Barren County order books, the Barren
  County tax records and the minutes of the Big Pigeon Baptist Church.

     Several of the dates above are not accurate.  In particular John
  Moore did not come as late as 1810 to Barren Co.  He was there at
  least by 1803-04 and almost certainly lived on the land of his
  brother Joel for a number of years (this is supported by the tax
  records).

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