MOORE NEWS Volume I September 4, 1996 Issue 18 SALUTATIONS LUCY (VPAG53A@prodigy.com) sends another Kentucky address for those who're stuck there. Harrodsburg Historical Society P. O. Box 316 Harrodsburg, Kentucky 40330 606-734-5985 - - - - - - - MOORE NEWS has a number of introductions today - we're falling behind. I'll try to include everything now in our file in this week's and next week's issues. Don't despair if your family information is slow getting out. There are a lot of new members. If you have submitted a profile and it hasn't appeared by next week's issue, shake my tree (pun intened). New Member profiles are one of our richest sources of research guidance. NEW MEMBERS KAREN (Kstar48) introduces a Virginia/Kentucky family. ******I live near Huntington, WV. I really haven't spent much time on this line until now but would like to find out about "My" Moor line. My 3rd great grandmother was SUSANNA MOOR(E) born 1796. She married Samuel Porter 19 Dec. 1815 in Scott Co. VA. Samuel was the son of Samuel and Mary (Alley) Porter. I know that Samuel and Susanna (Moor) Porter had at least 8 children: William, Alexander, Elizabeth, Samuel, Sampson, Amanda, John S. and Sarah. These children were born in the Pike Co. Ky area. Also Samuel and Susanna sold 30 acres of land in Scott Co. in 1834 that had been conveyed to Samuel in 1830 by Thomas Moore and his wife. Samuel's sister Jane Porter married Sampson Moore. Samuel and Susanna were in Logan Co. VA in 1850 census, with daughter Elizabeth in Lawrence Co. Ohio in 1860 census, back in Wayne Co. WV in 1870 census and by 1880 they were in Wayne Co with their son John S. By 1880 Samuel was 86 yr. old, Susanna 85 yr. Census records disagree on where Susanna was born. Some say KY or VA. Others say PA. This is about all I have on Susanna at this time. If anyone can help me in finding Susanna's parents and siblings, I would appreciate it. - - - - - - MAshley201 introduces us to his wife's Virginia/Indiana family. His wife's name is Diane. *****While I am not a Moore (I am an Ashley) my wife is. We have been researching her family for just a short while and have the following information. Diane's family appears to have come from PA and possibly VA before that. Ashberry Woods (b.1787, VA) m. Margaret Miller (PA) Ruth (b. 12/29/1820;d.11/25/1899; Tipton Co., IN) m James J. Moore (b. 1818, Ohio; d. 7/20/1880, Tipton Co., IN) Margaret (b. 1832) Delila (b. 1834) Elizabeth (b. 1849) William (b. 1835) John (b. 1841) James J Moore is listed in 1850 census in Henry Co., IN and appears to have owned land there prior to this date. Ashberry Woods bought land in Henry Co., IN on 10/21/1831 and is listed as a pump maker. This makes the Woods a very early settler in Indiana. James J Moore & Ruth Woods children were: Ashberry Moore (b. 3/1850; d. 3/21/1909 Henry Co., IN) - Diane's gr grandfather Laurens Jane Moore John R. Moore Delilah Moore Elizabeth Moore Ashberry Moore m. Elsie Lucy McCarty (she is descended from the Osborne's and Alley's -- see web page for this family.) Their children were: John Albert Moore (b. 1/26/1883; d. 1950's or 60's; Tipton Co., IN) - Diane's grandfather Orville Moore John Albert Moore m Lillie Mae Scott (b. 11/10/1889 d. 11/30/1972; Tipton Co., IN) They married 2/17/1910. Their son: Charles Albert Moore (b. 7/28/1925; Still living in Grant Co., IN) m Ruth Spangler - their children: Diane (Moore) Ashley Charles R. Moore At this point we are stuck -- family history reports that James J. Moore was born in Ohio. Can anyone help get us started again? - - - - - CAREY Moore (Oparsons) brings us an Arkansas family with roots in Tennessee. *****I was born 11 Nov 57. Reside Nashville, TN. Advertising copywriter. Search is focusing on Granville Tinnon Moore (1805-1875). Lived in Sumner County, TN (directly northeast of Nashville) from at least 1840 until his death. Possibly earlier, though I haven't been able to verify that. Wife, Mary E. Moore (1826-1918). Married 14 Jan 1849. According to the 1850 census, a Nancy Moore lived with Granville and Mary. Her age was listed as 68. Children of Granville and Mary Moore: Aetchelus B. (b. 1854), Mary (b.1860), George B. (b. 1861), Anna M. (b. 1863), Granville Tinnon Jr. (1867-1961) [my great-grandfather], and Sallie P. (b. 1871). Sallie married E.W. Logan and was living in Conway, AR as late as early 1960s. Granville married Lolla B. Saunders in 1889 and had five children: James Elliott (1893-1867) [my grandfather], Alma Moore Parker, Dessie Moore Shreeve, and Edgar I. Moore. Cora, b. 1894, died during her first year. I've hit a stone wall with Granville Sr. I have not been able to locate parents or siblings. - - - - - - - DARLENE (Kenne34086) introduces us to her West Virginia family. *****I live just outside of Pittsburgh, PA. I have been doing my family tree for about a year. I have traced my father's family back to the early 1800s and my mother's maternal line back to the 1600s. My mother's paternal line has been very elusive. My grandfather was Harry Tate born in Ritchie County, WV in 1894. His parents were Mary Cordelia Ball b. 1855 and Martin Van Buren Tate b. 1856 who married 2/17/1877 in Ritchie County, WV. Martin's parents were Elizabeth Shelton and Samuel Tate who married 8/15/1849 in Lewis Co. WV. Mary Cordelia Ball's parents were: Shelton Ball and Hannah Christine Moore who married in Harrison Co., WV/VA. I don't know from which line Hannah descends from. There is more than one Moore family in the area at the time. This is all the information I have on my grandfather's ancestors at this time. Hopefully, through networking, I can come up with more. - - - - - - RUBY (RElrod5535) introduces a Pennsylvania family. Since Ruby lives in Wilmington NC, maybe we can lean on her to tell us about Orton Plantation or Old Brunswick Towne, both very old Moore sites. *****My name is Ruby Elrod, and I live in Wilmington, NC. Not much to tell about myself. I work as a medical transcriptionist for a group of plastic surgeons, and I love the "perks". I have been married to the same man for almost thirty-eight years and have one son who just bought his first house. He is an arson investigator, which I think is really neat. Anyway, my earliest Moore ancestor is James Moore who married Eleander Hamilton. They were both born in PA and died about 1835 in Owsley Co., KY. Their children were John b 1780 in PA, Mary b abt 1782 in PA, William Moore, Sr., 1785 in PA, Elizabeth Moore in 1786, James Moore, Jr. 1788, Elias Moore 1790, Ester Moore 1792, Isabella Moore 1799 Many of them married into the Bowman family William Moore, Sr. b 22 Sept 1785 married 13 Feb. 1806 in Madison Co., KY to Debra Bowman. He died in April 1864 in Owsley Co., KY His son, James Moore, Sr. is next in my line. b ca 1808 in Ky, married first Lucinda Evans and had a bunch of kids and then married Elizabeth Ponder and had a bunch more. Their first daughter, Winnie Jane Patrick Moore was my gr grandmother b Sept 1852 and married Turner Spencer, son of Richard Spencer and Lucretia Montgomery. Their son Jess Tildon Spencer b 1876 in Menifee Co., Ky was my grandfather. QUERIES DAN (sgtdaniel) is also chasing a PA family and would like some help. *****Looking for info on Hulda Moore. Born in Pennsylvania, early 1800s. Married Joseph Rogers of England. Later lived in Farley, Iowa. - - - - - JOYCE (JBrown7169) needs help. *****If someone has the capability of locating a South Carolina Will of about the 1780, I would appreciate your help. I'm looking for the will of William Moore of Craven Co SC. I understand that all South Carolina wills were centrally filed at the Colonial Offices at this time. A document filed in Loudon County VA in 1782 transfers administration of the estate of William Moore of Craven Co SC from his son Jesse to his son Jeremiah (see Biography of Jeremiah Moore below). Any help will be appreciated. - - - - - - BETTY (Bvl54) is looking for information on Moore's in Indiana. ******Elijah Moore married Catherine Harmon in Tippecanoe Co, Ind in Dec 1855. They had 4 sons: Sylvestor, William, Curtis and Dave, then something happened to Elijah because Catherine remarried in 1867 to Wm Logan and had more children. Elijah was born in Mulberry, Clinton Co.,Indiana and Catherine was born in Tippecanoe County, Ind. After her marriage to Wm. Logan, she had John, Margaret, Anna Bell and Frank. The problem here is that Sylvestor was born on Dec 15, 1853. Was Sylvestor Elijah's son? Was Elijah married previously? There is a marriage listed for an Elijah Moore and Emily Jane Franklin on July 23, 1853. Is this my Elijah? Elijah was my g.g.grandfather and I am at a standstill until I find him. I would greatly appreciate any help. - - - - - LUCY( VPAG53A@prodigy.com) wonders if anyone has any data on Simeon Moore and his wife Mary. *****Simeon Moore appears quite often in the Court Records that I found from Mercer Co, KY, in the 1780's-1800's. According to Mercer County Kentucky Records, Vol 1. . . . Jan 2, 1787 p.18: Indenture from SIMEON MOORE and MARY MOORE his wife, to JAMES BRAY and JOHN GIBSON, was acknowledged and ordered recorded. Mary Moore relinquished right of dower. I wonder who their children were? - - - - - JMoore2734 needs help with his New York family. ******Looking for the parents of William Moore,. b Westchester or Dutchess County, NY 8/28/1771. Married Elizabeth Cornwell of Delhi,NY early 1820s. Elizabeth, daughter of William(Dublin & New York; fought in War of 1776; father was an officer in the British Army, killed in French & Indian War) and Hannah Finch (Greenwich, Ct). Moved to Jerusalem, 1820s; lived on Cornwell's farm until death in 1865-70. Buried in Lake View Cemetery, Penn Yann, NY. They had 11 Children; James A.,Samuel C., John, William T., Edward F.,3rd great-grandfather) Alvin, Gideon O., S. Emily, Charles E.., Henry O., 11th unknown Edward F., B:1822 Jerusalem, D: unknown. M: Matildia Donn(Domn) of Jerusalem; Moved with family to Ohio 1864-65. Returned to the Rochester area around 1876. 5 children: George, James, Sarah Janet, Elizabeth & William E.(2nd great-grandfather.) Ed was a shoemaker. William E.( Edward or Edgar), b 2/27/1849 Penn Yann. d 3/29/1918 Watertown. M: MaryAnn Tooley of Fairport, 8/24/1876, She d 11/11/1920 Watertown. 5 Children: Edward M., Elizabet S., Mary May, James Adelbert(grandfather) George Joseph.Lived in the Rochester area and learned the carriage trimming trade. Moved to Palmytra, 1874 before moving to Watertown, 1888. RESPONSES TO QUERIES JOYCE (JBrown1769). Someone recently referred to Randolph Moore. The following information was an entry in the Natinal Archives microfilm for the War of 1812: *****Randolph Moore, widow Mary Moore; Pvt; Capt. Hoages' Co, VA Mil. Enl 16 Jul 1814; Disc 15 Feb 1815; Residence of widow 1851, Delaware Co IN, and in 1856, 1871, she resided in Elizabeth Township Miami Co, OH. Maiden name Mary Porter; Married 12 June 1810, Barbersville VA. He died 19 Sep 1845 in Miami Co OH. She died 23 Feb 1878. BIOGRAPHY This week's biography is transcribed from the the "Alexandria Gazette," 1949. It introduces one of the most passionate Moores we're likely to find. ******* FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IS MONUMENT TO JEREMIAH MOORE, SPEARHEAD FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN NATION ------- Crusading Pastor Preached From Alexandria Jail in Long Struggle with British Crown for Rights; Lives to See Beliefs Established in New Nation ------- The First Baptist Church on Washington St. [in Alexandria VA] with its 2,000 members is the living testament of the contribution of one man to the cause of religious freedom. He was Jeremiah Moore, an itinerant of no great education, but endowed with a burning passion to preach the Gospel. Born on June 7, 1746 in Prince William County, he professed faith at 26, and went forth in the wilderness like John, the Baptist, to bring the humanity that had sprawled over the general Alexandria area, closer to the fold of righteousness. In this endeavor he traveled over uncertain and unknown paths and suffered all kinds of privations. Yet he lived to see his first congregation, which was established here in 1803, become a thriving church. . . . For those who did not belong to the Established Church of England, the task of preaching the Gospel was difficult. Throughout the land the word "treason" was being whispered guardedly and with fear that some overt word or deed might hurl one to England for a trial that easily could end upon the gallows. The Presbyterians had been successful in obtaining some concessions under the Act of Tolerance, but Moore felt that all men had the God-given right to go forth and preach the Gospel, and in that thought he asked no quarter, and without license proceeded to draw people into the fold without asking any human permission for such a right. For that he was thrown into jail, and he continued to preach through the wooden stakes that barred him from physical freedom. Meanwhile politically, the hand of destiny was shaping the Revolution that came swiftly enough when the colonies openly defied the tyranny of England. Patrick Henry's oratory had burst into a flame that was spreading rapidly. Beginning as a lay reader in Dettingen Church in Prince William, Moore soon absorbed the freedom of the hills, the same freedom that had fired the zeal of Washington and other leaders who struck at the power of the Crown with effective consequences. It was natural, therefore, for Moore to refuse to obey the laws of the Established Church of which he was a lay reader. The vestry men of Fairfax Parish who had been elected by the freeholders, seemed determined to exercise civil and religious authority and no one thought of questioning a law of the Virginia Assembly enacted in 1643. . . . Moore ventured forth and on one of his itineraries at Difficult Creek, Fairfax County, he was arrested. Since the jail was in Alexandria, the county seat, Moore was brought to this city in a drastic move to compel obedience. He was told: "You shall lie in jail till you rot, or obey the law." . . . But the authority which made that provision had not reckoned with other factors that swiftly were taking form. All other non-conformity preachers obeyed the law and obtained permission as required, but this youth followed a different course. He stood firmly against a law that would permit such an outrage and rather than retract from his position, he remained in jail and continued to preach . . . through the lattice door. The very novelty of this procedure attracted crowds, and in that day and in small town, it was not long before such news spread over the countryside. Washington and Mason frequently were here. They heard about everything else in town and must have been informed of this young preacher. While no actual records are available to prove the point, tradition in the Moore family says that Patrick Henry, known for his ability before the bar, [came] to Alexandria and became interested in the case. . . Henry is said to have taken an immediate and positive stand. Nothing of record specifically says that Henry ever represented Moore, except tradition which the Moore family members themselves cherish in that respect. At any rate Henry's views on the subject of all phases of human freedom either had been by that time or soon were to be thoroughly understood by the English Crown. It is not surprising, therefore, that he should have flinched under the knowledge of a preacher being jailed for expounding the Gospel, and he is quoted as saying with reference to Jeremiah Moore: "Great God, gentlemen, a man in prison for preaching the Gospel of the Son of God." - - - - Editor's Notes: Recently, a new member, Bill Moore, sent information to me which led me to look more closely at Jeremiah Moore. I was already studying records of his parents, William and Mary Moore of Prince William County VA, as possible parents of Rodham Moore. With encouragement from Bill Moore, I began to a discovery of Jeremiah Moore, the third [or fourth son] of William and Mary (Coffer) Moore. William Moore was the builder of an early Anglican church in the county. He and Gabriel Muffett contracted with Dettingen Parish in 1752 to build the brick church "at Redmans" - not far from Dumfries. In 1757, he contracted alone to build the church Gallery. At least two other sons of William Moore are identifiable in the records: James and Jesse. Thomas Moore may have been a third son. There is also a strong rationale to believe that Rodham Moore (1744-1811), patriarch of a Moore family in Patrick Co VA, was related to this Prince William County family. No evidence has been found that would bind him to William Moore; however, he married Elizabeth Gallahue of Prince William County before 1771. Elizabeth Gallihue was the daughter of William and Ann (Kenner) Gallahue of Prince William. After William Gallahue's death about 1762, Ann Gallahue married George Rowland and the family moved to Pittsylvania Co VA (later Patrick Co) about 1766. There, another daughter, Charlotte Gallahue married Samuel Dalton, Jr. in 1767. Their marriage bond is recorded in Pittsylvania Co. The marriages of these two Gallahue daughters bound together two separate Moore families of that Piedmont area. The other Moore family was that of Matthew and Letitia (Dalton) Moore formerly of Albemarle Co VA. Not at all complicated, is it? The Prince William County Moore family was, in a manner as yet unknown, associated with the family of George Mason. From their earliest known date in the area, 1727, they lived on Mason's Neck, a Potomac River peninsular, most of which belonged to the Mason family. The Moore's home tract, some of it leased from Mason, was very near the early Mason home and Gunston Hall, built around 1760 by George Mason, 'Father of the Bill of Rights.' "Moorefield," Jeremiah Moore's home, is the oldest house in Fairfax County and sits on dedicated park land in Vienna, VA. Interestingly, Jeremiah Moore's house is less than 1/4 mile from my son's front door - in fact my son's little piece of Fairfax County probably belonged to Jeremiah Moore, the colonial fire brand. The War for Independence in Virginia was as much about religious freedom as it was any other cause. Young Jeremiah Moore corresponded with Thomas Jefferson while Jefferson was developing his concept of religious freedom. Moore was instrumental, with concrete support from Jefferson, in formulating and circulating a petition in Virginia which called for religious freedom. Many copies of this petition, now known as "The Baptist Petition," were signed and collected, submitted to the new Virginia government, and preserved. 10,000 Virginia men signed this petition, all neatly collected in groups according to proximity of residence - though locations are not identified. This is pretty spectacular when you consider that only about 90,000 souls lived in Virginia at this time. I discovered the existence of this petition about 12 years ago, found that no one had transcribed it, had it copied by the Virginia Archives, and began transcribing it. Soon after, my life changed to such a degree that I put it, and all other study of the historical family, away until about six months ago. Guess I'd better pull that old petition out again. It still lies untranscribed, and probably undisturbed, in the Archives of Virginia. RESEARCH LISA (Lisa rps) submitted these Moore marriages record in the Ray County Missouri courthouse marriage book. she says this only a portion of the Moore's in Ray County Isaac More (Daviss co.) m. H. Taylor: 21 Sept 1865 Alexander P. Moore m. Ann Eliza Warriner?: 19 Feb 1866 George Moore m. Emaline Marshall: 22 Sep 1866 John J. Moore m. Alice E. Harbison: 2 May 1867 Zacariah Moore m. Paulina E. Coffer: 4 April 1867 Butter Moore (Lafayette co.) m. Miss Mary C. Vaughn daughter of Cornelius: 10 Dec 1867 Oliver P. Moore m. Nancy Jane Wallace: 22 Dec 1853 Tiflord Moe m. Mary Barens: 10 Feb 1853 John C. Moore m. Loucinda Fields: 16 June 1853 James Anderson Moore m. Melvina Elizabeth King: 20 July 1854 Tilford Moore m. Nancy Jane Manniver: 15 June 1857 Synch Moore m. Rebecca Jones: 4 Apr 1858 Charles A. Moore m. Mary R. Graves: 12 Oct 1859 John Moore (Clay co.) m. Rebecca Tarwater: 17 May 1861 Samuel Moore m. Catharine Spitzer: 17 Oct 1862 Tilford Moore m. Miss Cynthia A. Field: 24 mar 1863 - - - - - This issue developed with a number of references to Rodham Moore of Patrick Co VA, so this may be the best time to present some details of his family. The following was provided by a Moore enthusiast who is not online at this time. Maybe soon. Rodham Moore, born about 1744, parents and location unknown; m Elizabeth Gallihue before 1771. She was the daughter of William and Ann (Kenner) Gallihue of Prince William Co VA. Elizabeth Gallihue was born in 1755 and died testate in 1825 in Hawkins Co TN. William Moore (1771-1819), m Jane Hanby (1783-1817), dau. of Capt Jonathan Hanby and Sarah Matilda Dalton, daughter of Samuel and Ann (Redd) Dalton. Hugh G. Moore (1780-1842) m Mary Hill (1795-1857) Galehew Moore (1787-1854) m Rhoda Laurence (1792-1852) John Moore (1788-1822) m Elizabeth Williams (1792-1845) - went to Missouri Cleon Moore (1789-1845) m Margaret Creed (1798-1845) Ewell Moore (1791-1845) m Nancy Creed (1793-1845) Elizabeth Moore (1798-1865) m Peregrin G. Yoe (1787-1865) Sallie Moore (1799-1853) m George Williams (1794-1856) There are gaps in these children's birthdates which are not at present understood. It appears, though, that Elizabeth Gallahue was the only wife of Rodham Moore. All of these children have family names: William, father of Elizabeth and perhaps of Rodham; Hugh G., probably Hugh Gallahue; Galahew for the Gallahue family, may have been preceded by James or Darby; Cleon Moore, not yet determined, but used in the Prince William family; Ewell, grandparent of Elizabeth Gallahue; Elizabeth, William Moore's mother; Sallie, Jane Hanby's mother. If someone is knowledgeable about Irish naming patterns, they might be able to plot this family's genealogy. We have 6 or 8 participants who know they are descendants of Rodham and Elizabeth Moore, and I suspect at least another dozen or so also are based on their family profiles. So look hard at this family group. It seems to have had a lot of ancestral strength. MOORE MISCELLANY DIANA (genbug@sedona.net) came across a quote that illustrates why we sometimes struggle and struggle to find an ancestor and never seem to have a breakthrough. ******In reading my ROOTS-L Digest V96 #145, I came across the following bit of information that I thought others might like to know: Yesterday while working in the library in Grimes' ABSTRACTS OF NORTH CAROLINA WILLS I stumbled across an unusual will. It illustrates why we have such a problem sometimes tracing an ancestor--they just aren't where they are supposed to be!! Will of Thomas Moor. New Hanover Co. 1755. Excerpting: "Late of New York, now in Wilmington. " Appoints Cosmos Farquharson exec and say he is to transmit all estate to New York "to be disposed of as my former will in hands of Mr. Alsop and Carroll directs." __________________________________________________ MOORE NEWS: Compiled from email and other sources Distributed by Joyce Browning cJBrown7169@AOL.com 4 September 1996