MOORE NEWS Volume I July 24, 1996 Issue 11 SALUTATIONS Judy Alley sent an interesting anecdote about the inevitability of family history. As someone said to me this past weekend, "When God nudges, listen." ******* In the introduction for his book "Benjamin Moore Family History", Edmund E. Moore wrote that his genealogy interest began after the following experience: In 1975, he decided to research the age of a house he owned in Melford NJ. He was able to trace ownership back to the 19th century at the Deed Office. At that point, he lost track of the property with a dwelling house on it. He searched in a deed book for 1802 and found the owner had been Hosea Moore. With the help of a well known genealogist, he was able to discover the identity of Hosea. The gentleman was the author's gt-gt-gt-grandfather!! He was the first of his line to leave the ancestral home long established near Lumberton. Until that point the author had not been interested in genealogy. After that suprising turn of events, he is now "Hooked." NEW MEMBERS Jerome (rjfolmar) sends the following introduction. We're getting quite a group of Moore outriders in the Florida area. Jerome's wife and Judy Alley share the WVA Nunn heritage. *****I currently live at 606 Sugar Pine Drive, West Melbourne, FL, 32904, 407-728-0331, rjfolmar@aol.com. I have BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering, two children, a wonderful wife, and no pets (at this time). I have been active in genealogy for about a year. My goal is to locate both my wife's and my ancestors back to the time they came to America. I use a database to store my findings and have over a thousand names so far. I am originally from Alabama and my wife is from West Virginia. Her family name is Dew, and they arrived ca 1630 from London, and settled on the Nansemond River just west of Norfolk, Virginia, subsequently moving into North Carolina(ca 1700) and then to West Virginia(ca 1850). I find the Dew line interesting because of all the marriages into other well known American families such as Gore, Nunn, Boone, and in West Virginia, Stover, Bailey, Maynor, and Cooke. I have not found any Moores in her lines although they lived in the same areas in early Virginia. My Folmar family came from southern Germany in 1752 and settled in South Carolina, moving to Alabama in 1819. My Moore line comes from my mother's, mother's, mother's side (Johnson-Marler-Moore) as follows: Eunice P. Johnson, b. 1923 (This line of Johnson came from Ireland in 1680 into NC, moved to GA in1833 and into AL in 1850.) Eunice P. Johnson is dau. of Callie Leomy Marler, b. 1895 (I am still stuck in AL with this Marler line) Callie Leomy Marler was the dau. of Minnie Lee Moore, b. 8/12/1872, d. 3/3/1943, bur Coffee Co., AL. Minnie's brothers and sisters: 1) Minnie Lee, 2) Martha Elizabeth, 3) John Milton Oliver Moore, 4) William Joel Moore, 5) Perry Franklin Moore, 6) James Horace Moore, 7) Amanda Lavina Moore, 8) Pelly May Moore, 9) Ernest (Bud) Moore, 10)Thomas Grover Cleveland Moore, 11) Lillie Belle Moore, 12) Carrie Lenora Moore. Minnie Lee Moore was the Dau. of: William H. Moore, b. 12/7/1851 Pike Co., GA.,d. 4/21/1908 Coffee Co., AL, moved to Coffee Co., AL in 1865 with his widowed mother and many of his brothers and sisters. Brothers and sisters as follows: 1) Milton OLiver Moore, 2) John Moore, 3) James Moore, 4) Lewis Thomas Moore, 5) Mary Jane Moore, 6) William H. Moore, 7) Perry Franklin Moore, 8) Boss Moore, 9) Mary J. Moore who died young. William H. Moore was the son of: Joel Moore, b. tbd, Pike Co., GA., d. tbd, Chattanooga in civil war Joel Moore was the son of: John Moore, b. tbd, South Carolina, d. Pike Co., GA. date tbd. I am interested in carrying this line of Moore back as far as possible and am in need of South Carolina information. I am excited about the prospects of working with such a large group of researchers on the Moore lines!! Thanks for responding to my query so quickly. Here's what I have: William Moore 1824-1892 m. Mary Margaret Mackintosh Thomas Aaron Moore 1847-1891 m. Mary Lewis Martin Burford William Alexander Moore 1872-1946 m. Myrtle Lena Swartz Alice Moore 1868 - ? Albert Moore 1870 - ? Dora Belle Moore 1874 - ? Myrtle Moore 1883 - ? I also know all the descendants of William and Myrtle Moore - for 4 generations. If this is part of a branch of the Moore family line, I would be very interested to know where it comes from. We have the geneaology of the ancestry of Mary Lewis Martin Burford, but I don't have anything before William Moore on the other side. QUERIES VHutch, a new member sends us the following query: ****I am interested in finding any information which might link William Eldridge to a Martha Moore - Possibly married prior to 1740 in VA - Also trying to find a connection between the Moore's and DeBerry's of Northampton County. Believe wife of Benjamin DeBerry, Levenia, could have been a Moore. - - - - - - Becky (LadyBec) shares an interesting dilemma with Bob Moore (Patwarnes). *****I too have a James Marion Moore, but I can't connect him to the one mentioned in this news letter. My James Marion Moore was born about 1871 in Arkansas. It would be nice if I could connect him to someone. RESPONSES TO QUERIES Joyce (JBrown7169) has a response for Verna (VLerdall): *****On my way back north from NC, I stopped at a few courthouse towns - Lunenburg, Amelia, and Orange. In Amelia I found the will of James Moore. My abstract follows. It is confusing, and is true to the order of the will except when the content made the abstract even more confusing and I moved some content to a different location. AMELIA COUNTY VA WILL BOOK 2, PAGE 18 The will was undated, but was proved on 23 January 1772. Wife Mary, plantation where I live during her life or widowhood and Negroes Charles, Sue, Young Hannah, and Tom. Stock of cattle, household furniture, out of which she is to give children the specific items below: Son Brittain, 100 ac where dwelling and plantation are after wife's death or widowhood. Negro girl Sue after wife's death or widowhood. Son Anderson, the other 100 ac after wife's death or widowhood. Negro girl Hannah after wife's death or widowhood. Daughter Winney Moore, Negro fellow Will. after wife's death or widowhood. Daughter Susannah Moore, Negro boy, Charles, after wife's death or widowhood. Son Eppes, Negro boy Tom after wife's death or widowhood and the land given to Brittain or Anderson if either dies without issue. Other bequests from stock and furniture after wife's death or widowhood: Son James, cow an calf Son William, cow and calf Son David, cow and calf Daughters Sarah and Molly, cow and calf each when of age. Dau Molly, 1 feather bed. Son William, my half-stock gun. Son Brittain, the speckled stock gun. Son Anderson, my great gun. Remaining part of the money due me from Col. Theoderick Bland arising from land I sold to him and his wife, Mary. If John Steagal and Winifred Steagal to live their lifetimes on my plantation provided they take care of my family. Son William, after death of Mr. Ben Moore, those Negroes he has of mine and my Negro boy, Cain. Son James, Negro Bob. Daughter Mary, Negro girl Sue (sic). Daughter Sarah, Negro fellow Tom (sic). Son David, Negro Pompie and after death or widowhood of wife, girl Tabb. Wife named Executor. Witnesses: William Bennett, John Ford, William Moore, Peter Dubek. [Note: Col. Theoderick Bland was commander of the First Virginia Light Dragoons during the Rev War. At George Washington's request, these troops were drafted by the Continental Congress and sent north to HQ in Morristown NJ. They arrived just after the victory at Trenton, but with General Washington, they led the Princeton attack, the second stunning victory of Christmas 1776. This was the regiment my ancestor was in when he marched with 14 recruits from Amherst Co VA to join the regiment at Fredericksburg. On the way the young soldiers had breakfast at Wm Tinsley's house in Albemarle Co on July 20, 1776.] RESEARCH Here's a family we haven't looked at yet, but I think we'll be hearing a lot more from it. This information is from Richmond County Marriages. I believe they are also the family of Lower Norfolk as the progenitor there was also named Francis. Source: MARRIAGES OF RICHMOND CO VIRGINIA, 1668-1853. George H.S. King.1964 FRANCES MOORE (1600-1718) married in 170? ANN, probably nee Harbin; this surname appears inconspicuously on the Richmond Co records. Francis Moore, merchant of Dublin, Ireland, and owner of the Dublin Merchant, imported many indentured servants to VA beginning in 1681. He appears frequently on the records of Rappahannock, Essex and Richmond Cos and in 1703-1706 settled in Essex Co and was granted certificates for thousands of acres of land for the transportation of hundreds of indebted servants into Rappahannock River counties. On 20 May 1705 stating his age to be "45 or thereabouts," he made a deposition in Essex Co in regard to certain "servants . . . he brought into this Colony . . . in the ship called the Dublin Merchant . . .in Mar 1699. In 1701 he acquired a plantation in Essex Co and died intestate in 1718. His estate descended to his eldest son and heir, Francis Moore (1711-1796) who sold it in 1739. Ann (Moore) Naylor died in Orange County, leaving a will dated 2 march 1743. Bequests were left to daughter Martha Ann Moore Bronough, grandaughter Ann Lovey, Elizabeth's daughter to Thomas Petty, Jr.; Ann Moore; Mary Moore; son Harbin Moore. Col. Francis Moore (1711-1796)of Orange Co in 1739. He married Elizabeth who predeceased him and left a large family. Harbin Moore (171?-1802) of Culpeper Co married Anne Marks, daughter of John Marks, d. 1759. Elizabeth Moore married Thomas Pattey, Jr. and moved from Orange Co to Lunenburg Co VA. Martha Moore married Capt David Bronough (17??-1774), as his second wife. His first wife was Hannah Naylor (1715-1737), daughter of John Naylor who married Ann Harbin Moore as her second husband. Capt. Bronough married (3) Elizabeth Bruce, daughter of Charles and Elizabeth (Pannell) Bruce of King George Co VA. Col. Francis Moore and his wife Ann Harbin? had one child, Bernard Moore (17??-1775) of Orange County. He married Catherine Price, daughter of Arjalon and Joyce (Barber Price) of Richmond County. They had one daughter, Lucy Barbour Moore (1771-1837) who married Capt Reuben Gaines (1765-1847). Harbin Moore and his wife, Anne Marks, had a son, Capt. Reuben Moore (1754-1839) of Culpeper Co VA. He married in 1804 Elizabeth W. Stewart (1763-after 1853). Capt. David Bronough and his wife, Martha Moore, had a daughter Ann Moore Bronough who married in June 1758 William Chadwell, Sr. (1728-1813) of King George County. [Note from Joyce: I am in the process of confirming this chart through county record abstracts. Undoubtedly, there were children who are not shown in this brief chart which was drawn primarily to illustrate the several intermarriages of the Naylor family of Richmond County.] - - - - - - - Another item of Virginia research: The list below may prove useful in identifying counties where some Moore and related families resided in 1758. This is a list of members of the Virginia Militia units or those who provided food or goods for the militia. It was excerpted from: The Statutes at Large. William Waller Hening, Vol VII. 1820. P. 179-231 ACCOMAC ALBEMARLE AUGUSTA George Moore Solomon Carter Matthew Patton Isham Davis James McClure BEDFORD William Poague John McClure John Martin William Martin Ephraim Love Robert Martin James Martin James Patton, Exrs. John Moore John Crockett Nathan Tate BRUNSWICK David Moor William Tate William Martin James Moor John Handy (Hanby?) John Moore John Moor William Handy (Hanby?) Thomas Denton Joseph Crocket Joseph Crocket William Denton Joseph Love Thomas Oglesby Thomas Moore John Hardin Jesse Paty Hugh Martin John Martin CULPEPER James Moore John Cox FREDERICK Hugh Crocket Mark Hardin Mark Hardin John Hardin, Lt. HALIFAX LOUISA Magnus Tate, Esn Richard Moore Zenu Tate Isaac Perkins NORTHUMBERLAND WESTMORELAND William Taite, Maj. John Martin, Maj. LUNENBURG Bryan Coker, Sgt. Joseph Coker Thomas Moore James Martin Francis Moore Abraham Martin Aquilla Hall Thomas Joyce Andrew Martin COLONIAL MOORES Judy Alley submitted two items for this week's issue. Here is the first. Source: "Historical Sketches of Southwest Virginia," Chapter: Moore's Fort Moore's Fort built upon land of Wm Moore, along with his brother Joseph, who settled in Castlewood in 1769. The Moore Brothers assigned their land warrants to Capt John Snoddy when they left the Clinch . Since Capt. Snoddy was a militia officer and at times was in command of Moore's Fort, as well as owning it, it was sometimes called Snoddy's Fort. Moore's Fort was the largest and most widely known of the Clinch chain of forts. No discription has been left as to the size, but it is known to have had two gates, with the front opening onto the spring, which one may still see by visiting the spot. This fort sheltered Daniel Boone and his family after their return to the Clinch in 1773 when Boone's son and others were killed by the indians on Wallen's Creek in his first attempt at a Kentucky settlement. By petition of the people of Blackmore's Fort, Boone was placed in command of Moore's and Blackmore's Forts in 1774 as a Captain of militia and continued in command of them until he went to Ky in the spring of 1775 to found Boonesboro. While living on the Clinch a son was born to Daniel and Rebecca Boone, whose name was William. The baby died soon after birth and lies in an unmarked grave in the old Moore's Fort cemetery on the brow of a hil overlooking the fort and Clinch River. MOORE MISCELLANY Here's Judy's second submission, a terrific story which recalls the dificulties our ancestors faced as they settled America. *****Source: "Southwest Virginia Kin," Ethel Evans Albert, Vol I 3 Aug 1789: Mary Martha Evans, daughter of Robert Evans, married John Step, Montgomery Co.Va. Martha was captured by Indians while at the home of James Moore II. It was assumed that the mother of Robert Evans was a sister to James Moore the elder. This would make James Moore II and Robert Evans first cousins, thus accounting for Martha Evans being at the home of James Moore II at the time of the Indian raid. James Moore left Ireland in 1726, settled in Chester Co Pa. He married Jane Walker, daughter of John Walker, one of the Scotch-Irish emigrants who settled in Pa. After his marriage to Jane Walker, James Moore and his father in law moved with their families to Rockbridge Co., Va. (then a part of Augusta county). They settled near the Jump Mt. There James Moore reared a family of five sons and five daughters. The sixth child and second son of James Moore of Rockbridge Co was James Moore II. He married Martha Poage (b. 20 Dec 1742) daughter of Jane Bogg and John Poage Capt James Moore II moved to Tazewell Co about 1770. In 1784, his son James Moore III was captured by Indians and remained a captive until 1789. In July 1786, a party of 47 Shawnee Indians again entered Abb's Valley. Capt Moore and two of his children were killed trying to reach the house. Mrs. Moore, and her children John, Jane, Polly and Peggy were taken prisoners. John was killed the first day of their journey, Peggy (Margaret) was killed 2-3 days later. Mrs. Moore and Jane were put to death once the Indians reached their town. Only Polly survived and was sold later to an American family by the name of Stogwell. Stogwell was unfriendly to the American cause and treated Polly Moore with great unkindness. James Moore III, still a captive himself, learned about the location and situation of his sister Polly. James went to Col. McKee, the superintendent of the Indians, who had Mr Stogwell brought to trail in an attempt to obtain her release. Even those that attempt failed, it was decided that when an opportunity should occur for James and Polly to return home she would be released without remuneration. This was punctually performed on application of Mr Thomas Ivins who had come in search of his sister Martha who had been purchased from the Indians by some family in the neighborhood. In October 1789, a little over 5 years from the time James Moore was captured, and 3 years for his sister Polly Moore, they obtained passage on a trading boat coming down the lakes to the Moravian Towns and enroute to Pittsburg and then on to about ten miles southwest of Staunton, to the house of their uncle Joseph Moore, the administrator of their father's estate. __________________________________________________ MOORE NEWS: Compiled from email and other sources Distributed by Joyce Browning cJBrown7159@AOL.com 24 July 1996