Clan O'More Coat Of Arms
Briefly About The Moore Name
Our MOORE is derived from the Gaelic O'Mordha (descendant
of Mordha, a name that meant "great" or "proud" in Gaelic), then
changed to O'More and then was Anglicized to Moore
- the same name of many families of Anglo-Norman descent. O'
meaning grandson or descendant; and mordha meaning stately,
noble, or majestic. These same Anglo-Norman Moore's are called
de Mora in Irish.
Territory: The O'More's were originally located in County
Leix (now spelled Laois). They were the leading sept of the
Seven Septs of Leix; the other six - O'Kelly, O'Lalor, O'Devoy
or O'Deevey, McEvoy, O'Doran, and O'Dowling - being tributary to
them. The O'More's principle residence was Dunamase; a castled
crag which served as their stronghold.
The territory of Leix originally belonged to the kingdom of
Leinster, but was taken by Ulster and divided into seven
tribelands. The O'More family remained in Leix until they were
transplanted to Kerry - after their subjugation by the English -
by a 1609 treaty.
History: The O'More family has a rich ancestral history. Their
eponymous ancestor Mordha was twenty-first in descent from
Conal Cearnach, a great hero of the Red Branch - Royal
Knights of Emania. One of the many legends surrounding Conal
tells of him being in Jerusalem and witnessing Christ's
crucifixion. Conal can trace his ancestry back to Raudhri Mo/r -
Roderick or Rory the Great.
The name Moore is also an English place name for the man
who lived on a moor (heathy mountain), in a fen, or any of the
various settlements with this name -- derived from their
location near the moor or fen. That version comes from the Old
English Mor. Occassionally, Moore is a nickname
for the person with swarthy complexion, and sometimes Moore
is a Scottish or Welsh nickname for the big man, from the Welsh
Mawr (meaning big or great).
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Our Moore line -
First Generation
James Moore, born
1681 in New Kent, James
City Co., VA 1, Death: Bef 11 Dec 1769 in Baltimore Co., MD
1. Marriage 1
Frances RUXTON b: ABT 1679 in New Kent, James City Co., VA -
Married: AFT 6 Jun
1717. Frances was 38, when she
second married James Moore, (her first husband was John Gay). James died in Baltimore Co., MD bef 11 Dec 1769, he was 88.
James married second to Hannah Wilmot, daughter of John and Rachel
(Owings) Wilmot. James had children by each woman, more below.
See the
Wilmot and
Owings lines.
In Baltimore Co. by Nov. 1726 when he purchased part of "Hogs Norton" from
John Cross (Baltimore Co. Land Records, Liber IS#H, p. 288) he was living in
the Hundred of Gunpowder in August 1748 when he advertised for the return
of a runaway lave named Edward Rose (Annapolis "Maryland Gazette", 17 Aug
1748). In 1750, owned 100 a. "Wheeler's Mill" (Baltimore County Debt Book
for 1750, p. 72). 12 Feb 1727: Administered estate of Hugh Johns; 1 Aug
1729, admin. estate of Edward Cooke; 20 Apr 1732, admin. estate of John
Gay with wife Frances (Administration Accounts, Baltimore County: Liber 2,
pgs. 2, 277, 286; and Liber 3, p.
93).
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Note:
There are two letters to his relatives in England that are on file today
with Public Records Office, H. M. Stationery Office, England. The first,
dated 19 Sep 1756, Fork of Gunpowder River, Baltimore Co.,
Maryland, to cousin Mrs. Margaret Palman at Mr. Cunningham's in Nassau
Street, St. Anne's, London. "My father and my own family, I thank God, are
in Good Health." Refers to "the death of my Father's wife." Description of
the effects of the French and Indian War. "I am obliged to to Mr. Palman
for his kind offer of services in relation to Lord Baltimore." "Please
give Due Respects to my uncle Beger & to all other Friends and relations
in England." The second letter, dated 4 Oct 1756, Fork of Gunpowder River,
Baltimore Co., Md., from James Moore, Jr., to cousin Mrs. Eleanor
Dioliguarde at her Royal Highness the Princess Caroline's Apartment in St.
James Palace, Westminster. Refers to son Rezin. "My Father, Wife & Family
Join with me in kind Respects to your Self, Father & Mother & Family & Mr.
Beger." The letters were summarized in National Genealogical Society
Quarterly, Vol. 65, p. 260 (PRO: HCA 32/231/235). In April 1749, leased
land from Lord Baltimore with the lease to run the lifetimes of his
children Rezin and Mary. In 1756, he leased 200 acres in Gunpowder Manor,
called Hunter's Park, for the lifetime of sons Rezin, James Francis and
Nicholas Ruxton. 11 Dec 1769: Posted administration bond for James Moore,
with James Baker and Thomas Cheneworth (Baltimore County Administration
Bonds, Liber 2, p. 261). Thomas Cheneworth is probably Thomas Chenoweth,
the husband of daughter Rachel. Marriage
1 Hannah WILMOT b: 1725 in Maryland -
Married: 28 Aug 1744 in St. John's P.E. Church,
Baltimore Co., MD 1
See the
Wilmot
line. |
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Note: He was commissioned a
Lieutenant in the 12th Pennsylvania Regiment (aka Miles Pennsylvania Rifle
Regiment), March 19, 1776. Became a Captain on October 25, 1776; regiment
designated 13th Pennsylvania Regiment on November 12, 1777; transferred to
the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment, July 1, 1778; resigned August 2, 1779
("Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War
of the Revolution," Francis B. Heitman, Rev. ed. Washington, D.C.: The
Rare Book Shop Pub. Co., 1914, p. 399).
The 12th Pennsylvania was
commanded by Col. Samuel Miles; Lt. Col. James Piper of Bedford County was
second-in-command. Moore served as lieutenant to Capt. Richard Brown. The
regiment, serving in the division of Gen. Sterling, participated in the
disastrous Battle of Long Island on 27 Aug 1776 and sustained a heavy
loss. Captain Brown was among the captured, and the regiment suffered such
heavy losses that it was necessary to consolidate the companies. Moore was
promoted to captain in place of Richard Brown, and this company was
transferred to the Pennsylvania foot regiment--but on its roll appear only
19 of the original names of the company (from "History of Bedford and
Somerset Counties, Pennsylvania, Vol. II," chapter 19, pub. 1906). In
April, 1780, he was Deputy Commissary General for General George Rogers
Clark at the Falls of the Ohio ("Historical Register of Virginians in the
Revolution, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, 1775-1783," ed. by John H. Gwathmey, Richmond, VA, 1938, p. 561).
Trustee of Harrodsburg and
Louisville in 1789. Papers of James Francis and his son-in-law, John
Jones, are archived at the Filson Club in Louisville. Included are land
records, 1782-1839, particularly concerning his holdings at the salt works
at Mann's Lick, and his appointment as a Colonel in the Jefferson County
militia in 1789.
Claimed thousands of acres of land in Kentucky: DATE NAME
ACRES COUNTY WATERCOURSE PG/BK/PG 1-16-1783 Moore James 3,000 Jefferson
East fork Little Kentucky 89 8 374 2-1-1783 Moore James Francis 1,395
Jefferson Fish Pool Creek 89 6 59 3-5-1783 Moore James 1,000 Fayette
Stoners & Hingston Fk 88 2 104 12-9-1783 Moore James F 500 Jefferson
Breashears Crk 89 6 302 12-28-1783 Moore James F 1,000 Jefferson Drennings
Lick Crk 89 6 335 3-22-1784 Moore J F 200 Jefferson East fork Little
Kentucky 89 10 241 5-30-1784 Moore James 95 Lincoln Dix River 89 7 361
2-14-1791 Moore, Jas F 1,094 Jefferson Pond Creek 210 1 84 6-2-1792 Moore,
Jas F 5,600 Jefferson Kentucky River 211 3 129 6-4-1792 Moore, Jas F 1,000
Jefferson Little Kentucky 211 3 131 10-1-1792 Moore Jas F 400 Jefferson
Mans Lick Creek 211 3 139 10-22-1792 Moore Jas Francis 102 Shelby Drinnis
Creek 211 3 208 11-1-1792 Moore Jas F 400 Jefferson Pennsylvania Creek 211
3 132 11-2-1792 Moore Jas F 197 Jefferson Pond Creek 211 3 133 9-13-1796
Moore James F 1,000 Jefferson Floyds Fork 211 8 195 10-19-1796 Moore James
F 1,000 Shelby None |
James Moore and
Francis Ruxton had:
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James Moore (~1720->1761) by Francis
Ruxton Moore |
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Sarah MOORE b: Abt
1715 in Baltimore Co., MD, by first marriage of Frances Ruxton,
married John Harrod and produced James Harrod of KY. I'm
not certain this is proven. |
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Simeon MOORE b: Abt
1719 in Baltimore Co., MD, by first marriage of Frances Ruxton |
James Moore and Hannah Wilmot had the following children:
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Mary Moore - (1742-1826) - Mary
Moore. Born on 11 May 1742 in Baltimore Co., MD. Mary died in Vigo
Co., IN in 1826, she was 83. On 5 Oct 1757 when Mary was 15,
she married Groombright Bailey, son of
Thomas Bailey &
UNKNOWN Ann, in St. John's P.E. Church, Baltimore Co., MD. Born on 1
May 1732 in Baltimore Co., MD. Groombright died in Wabash River,
near Rising Sun, IN in Oct 1817, he was 85. Shortly after
moving to Terre Haute, Mary Moore Bailey slipped and fell while
carrying water from the river and dislocated her hip. It never set
properly and she had to get about on crutches for the rest of her
life. She was very religious and used to read a chapter from the
Bible every day, and when her eyes sight failed she would have one of
the Yeager children read a chapter to her. Old Grandmother Bailey
died in the spring of 1826 after coming down sick. She laid ill for eight or ten days, and passed away at the age of 85.
(All the above information taken from "A Short Sketch or Biography
of the Ancestry and Leaves of the Yeager Family for 150 Years Back,
" by William Henry Harrison Yeager, c. 1888)
They had the following children:
i. James Francis. Born abt 1758 in Baltimore Co., MD. James Francis
died in Ohio in Oct 1790, he was 32; ii. Catherine (~1759-1849);
iii. Mary (~1763-); iv. Thomas. Born abt 1769 in Lower Gunpowder
Hundred, Baltimore Co., MD. Thomas died in Covalt's Station,
Hamilton Co., OH on 27 Feb 1791, he was 22; 10 v. Rezin
(~1772-1832); vi. John. Born abt 1778 in Lower Gunpowder Hundred,
Harford Co., MD. John died in Terre Haute, IN in 1840, he was 62; 11
vii. Rachel (~1779-1850); viii. Nicholas. Born abt 1781 in Lower
Gunpowder Hundred, Baltimore Co., MD. Nicholas died in Vigo Co., IN
on 12 May 1828, he was 47; ix. Henrietta (~1787-1863)
"There is an old graveyard at or very
near Marshall's Ferry. The date when this spot was first used
as a burying place is unknown. The earliest date known is marked by
a plain sandstone slab, on which is engraved: 'Sacred to the
memory of Groombright Bailey, born in Baltimore, Md., May 1, A.D.
1732, -- Died blank) 1817.' This and nothing more is known of
this man's life or death, or how he ever came here at this early
day, or who buried the body and erected the slab...There is the
appearance of some forty or fifty graves scattered among the large
timber within ten to fifty feet of the banks of the Wabash River, on
a high ridge above the overflow of the stream. The place has not
been use as a burial spot for over thirty years, and is entirely
neglected." ("History of White County (Illinois)," 1883, 2nd reprint
ed., White County Historical Society, 1983, p. 676.) Groombright had
a 175-acre tract of land surveyed at the forks of the Gunpowder
River in 1761, which he called "Bailey's Vulcania," but he did
not obtain a patent for the land (Patent records, Baltimore County,
unpatented Certificate of Survey No. 129, Hall of Records). Instead,
he took up a 21-year leasehold on His Lordship's Manor of Gunpowder
on September 21,
1761, an area of about 7,000 acres originally reserved for Lord
Baltimore (Ga us Marcus Brumbaugh, "Maryland Records, Colonial,
Revolutionary, County and Church." Lancaster: Lancaster Press, Inc.,
1928, Vol. II, p. 43). "Gunpowder
Manor" was a tract of 7,269 acres in Baltimore County, near Joppa on
the Gunpowder River. This land belonged to Lord Baltimore. Laid out
in 1683, it stood as a wilderness for almost 40 years, used for
hunting by Indians and settler alike. It was located between the
present towns of Glen Arm and Baldwin in Baltimore County, north
northeast of the City of Baltimore. In 1716, Lord Baltimore sent out
surveyors to establish boundaries, and in 1720 he began leasing
these lands to others (research by Elmer R. Haile, Jr., of
Maryland). Groombright was a signer of the Declaration of the
Association of Freemen, 1775 (Ella Lowe & Joseph Carroll Hopkins,
"Men of '76," Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin, Vol. 25, No. 3
(Summer 1984), p . 327). 1776: Listed as "taxable" (free white male
age 18 or over), with "taxable" James Bailey, in Lower Gunpowder
Hundred, Harford County, MD (original kept in the Manuscript
Division of the Historical Society of Harford County). 1778: Listed
as taxable in Lower Gunpowder Hundred, Harford County, MD (tax list
of 1778 copied by William Wilkins of Baltimore in 1959 but
never published). Groombright was a signer of the Oath of Fidelity
and Allegiance to Maryland, 1778, before the Hon. William Webb, Esq
(Margaret Roberts Hodges, "Unpublished Revolutionary Records of
Maryland, Vol. III," 1939, p. 31). 1784: "Groombride Baily" is
listed as a head of family on a tax roll for Morgan Twp., Washington
Co. (part of the present-day Greene County), PA. (Also listed:
Benjamin Stites, Elijah Mills and Jacob Mills, tho, like Groombright,
are among the first wave of settlers at Stites's new setlement of
Columbia, OH, in 1788.) 1785: Groombright and son James Francis are
both listed as heads of households in Morgan Twp., Washington Co.,
PA. 1788: Groombright and son Rezin are signees to a petition from
residents of Limestone (now Maysville, Kentucky) to Virginia
government, asking that a new county be created from Bourbon County,
the seat of which was 40 miles away across dangerous land. Also
signing the petition are John S. Gano and Daniel Shoemaker who are
part of the Stites party later that year at Columbia, OH. 18 Nov
1788: The Stites party, after floating down the Ohio for two days,
lands at the mouth of the Little Miami River (date from the monument
erected in Cincinnati July 1889 to commemorate the event). Rev. Ezra
Ferris wrote to the "Cincinati Gazette" 20 July 1844: "After making
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Rezin Moore - Born on 16 Aug 1744 in
Baltimore Co., MD. |
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Rachel Moore (1748-1775) -
Rachel Moore. Born on 8 Jan 1748/49 in Baltimore Co., MD. Rachel
died in 1775, she was 26. On 14 Sep 1766 when Rachel was 18,
she married Thomas Chenoweth, in Baltimore Co., Maryland. Born in
1737 in Baltimore Co., Maryland. Thomas died in Botetourt Co., VA bef 13 Jul 1780, he was 43.
See more on the Chenoweth line here.
They had the following children:
i. Elizabeth. Born on 8 Apr 1768 in Baltimore Co., Maryland.
Elizabeth died aft 1841, she was 72. On 17 Nov 1791 when
Elizabeth was 23, she married Nathan Switzer, in Botetourt Co., VA.
Born in 1753. Nathan died in 1841, he was 88.
ii. Nicholas Ruxton. Born on 12 Dec 1769 in Baltimore Co., Maryland.
Nicholas Ruxton died in Franklin (now Williamson) Co., IL in 1837,
he was 67. Nicholas Ruxton married Mary Switzer. Born in 1764.
iii. Mary. Born on 8 Sep 1772 in Baltimore Co., Maryland. On
11 Nov 1798 when Mary was 26, she married William Welch, in Bourbon
Co., KY.
iv. James Francis. Born in 1774 in Baltimore Co., Maryland.
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James Francis Moore (1751-1809) -
our line, more below. |
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Nicholas Ruxton Moore
(1756-1816) - Nicholas Ruxton Moore. Born on 21 Jul 1756
in Baltimore Co., MD. Nicholas Ruxton died in Baltimore, MD on 7 Oct
1816, he was 60. On 21 Jul 1779 when Nicholas Ruxton was 23,
he first married Elizabeth Orrick, in Maryland. Born on 1 Apr 1758
in Anne Arundel Co., MD. Elizabeth died in Maryland on 28 Nov 1784,
she was 26.
On 25 Dec 1793 when Nicholas Ruxton was 37, he second married Sarah
Kelso, in Baltimore Co., MD.
They had the following children:
i. Rebecca. Born on 23 Oct 1794;
ii. Gay. Born on 16 May 1801.
Served as 2nd Lieutenant of Fulford's
Company Maryland Cannoneers, March 1776; Lieutenant 4th Continental
Dragoons, 2 Feb 1777; Captain, 15 Mar 1778; resign d 31 Dec 1778; Captain
Maryland Cavalry Militia in 1781 ("Historical Register of Officers of the
Continental Army During the War of the Revolution," Franci B. Heitman,
Rev. ed. Washington, D.C.: The Rare Book Shop Pub. Co., 1914, p 399).
There are two letters from Nicholas Ruxton Moore preserved among George
Washington's papers at the Library of Congress. The first is dated 14 Aug
1777: "May it please your Excellency: When I entered into Col. Moylan's
Reg' of Horse I was led to believe by his promise (which he says your
Excellency authorised him to make) that I should have the rank and pay of
a Captain of Fot, nor did I hear anything to the contrary untill (sic) some time after I
had joined the Reg't, when I found that I have neither. I then appealed
(?) to Col. Moylan for redress but could not obtain it. It is with the
greatest reluctance that I think of leaving the service, but to think of
serving in a station inferior to what I formerly might have held, your
Excellency will easily conceive I cannot with honor do. I must therefore
beg your Excellency's permission to resign and am forever your
Excellency's most obt. hbl. svt., N. Ruxton Moore."
The second letter is
dated Baltimore, 20 Dec 1778: "Sir, It is with the greatest reluctance I
must address your Excellency on a subject which to me
is exceedingly disagreeable, that of quitting the Army. Two years have now
elapsed since I had the honor of serving in the Army during which time,
having o person to take care of my business, I find it in such a poor and
confused situation that was I to gratify my inclination by serving only
one campaign more, it would be making a sacrifice of allmost (sic) everything I have in the
would. Your Excellency will readily conceive my uneasiness on this
occasion when I do assure you upon my honor it is with the greatest
regret that I shall leave the service. My commission as Captain of MD I
should have inclosed but I
ave not received it -- as a state of suspense is most disagreeable. I must
beg the favor of your Excellency to forward your permission for my
resignation as conveniently possible -- while I remain your Excellency's
most obt. hbl. set. -- Nich. Ruxton Moore."
Washington's response was
written by James McHenry and dated Headquarters, Middlebrook, 27 Mar 1779:
"Dear Sir, Your letter to his Excellency of the 20th December came to hand
the 25th instant. The General desires to express his unwillingness to
loose (sic) an officer who has given
proof of zeal and ability during the time of his service. But as you have
taken the resolution to leave the army, his Excellency cannot withhold his
permission. It will be necessary, however, that you should transmit a
certificate of your having no accounts unsettled in the Regiment or with
the public previous to its acceptance. I wish you much honor and
reputation in your new pursuit -- and am, Dear Sir, Yours very sincerely,
James McHenry."
Edward E. Steine published an article titled "Nicholas
Ruxton Moore: Soldier, Farmer and Politician," in the Maryland Historical
Magazine, no. 73 (December 1978), pp. 375 388. MOORE, Nicholas Ruxton, 1756-1816
MOORE, Nicholas Ruxton, a Representative from Mary and; born near Baltimore Town, Baltimore County, Md., July 21, 1756;
attended the common schools; member of GistRs Baltimore Independent Cadets
and served throughout the greater part of the Revolutionary War, attaining
the rank of captain; took an active part in the suppression of the Whisky Insurrection
in 1894; member of the State house of delegates in 1801 and 1802; elected
as a Republican to the Eighth and to the three succeeding.
Nicholas Ruxton Moore
(1756-1816) Born in
Baltimore
County, Md.,
July 21,
1756.
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
Presidential Elector for Maryland,
1800;
member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1801-02;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1803-11, 1813-15 (at-large 1803-07, 5th
District 1807-11, 1813-15).
Episcopalian. Died in
Baltimore,
Md., October 7,
1816.
Interment at at a private or family graveyard. See also:
congressional biography.
History of the Area Ruxton
was first settled in 1699
when Thomas Hooker built a home on a 500 acre tract granted to him five
years earlier. A dwelling on the property, sometimes called Carr's
Pleasure, stands today on the eastern side of Bellona Avenue near the
center of the community. The area remained sparsely settled for nearly two
centuries. In the 1880s the building of a railroad created a link to the
city of Baltimore. The year round and summer population grew. By then, the
community had a name--Ruxton--after Nicholas Ruxton Moore, a
Revolutionary War officer and former resident.
The actual origin of the Riderwood
community's name is unclear. It is most likely in honor of the Rider
family, who were local residents. Formerly known as Sherwood, after an
estate in the area, the name was changed in 1913. The reason was that
Sherwood was also the name of a whiskey and thus considered unsuitable
during the prohibition era.
Lake Roland was formed by the empoundment
of three major streams -- the Jones Falls, Roland Run, and the Towson Run
-- in the late 1850s to create a new water supply for the city of
Baltimore. It quickly became an important focal point -- providing a place
to sail in the summer and to skate in the winter. Although the lake has
become smaller as it has filled with silt, its importance remains.
Situated in a 500 acre park, it has become a haven for wildlife as well as
a picnic and recreational area.
Not all of the land in the
Ruxton-Riderwood-Lake Roland area was used exclusively for residential and
agricultural purposes. Probably the earliest manufacturing site was the
Bellona Powder Supply. Named for an obscure Greek goddess, it provided 20
percent of the nation's gunpowder during the War of 1812 and remained in
operation until an explosion destroyed the facility in 1860. This site is
mostly submerged on the southern side of Lake Roland.
Bare Hills, a community located along
Falls Road at the southern end of the area, was founded in the early 1800s
by Issac Tyson, Jr. Here he developed the first chromite mine in the
United States and went on to hold a monopoly on this mineral for the next
five decades. Copper and serpentine were mined in this location during the
nineteenth century. Today this neighborhood, which sits on both sides of a
former toll road, is distinguished by its collection of Rural Gothic
Revival homes.
On the northwestern edge of the community
is another historic area. Located at the convergence of the Jones Falls
and the Slaughterhouse Branch, Rockland was established by the Johnson
family. They constructed a grist mill and an impressive row of stone
buildings to house their workers in the early 1800s. Later calico printing
was the major economic activity here. Today only a few remnants of the
bleach and dye works exist a short distance to the south of the stone
buildings. The Johnson family still owns property here, and the remaining
structures have been renovated primarily for residential use. |
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Eleanor Moore - Born on 14 May 1759
in Maryland. |
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John Gay Moore - Born on 8 Mar 1761
in Baltimore Co., Maryland. On 3 Aug 1786 when John Gay was
25, he married Averilla Allender, in Baltimore Co., MD.
Read more about this line here. |
Third Generation
 Col James Francis Moore - Born on 12 Aug
1751 in Baltimore Co., MD. On 18 Feb 1773 when James Francis was 21, he
first married Ann
Standiford, daughter of William Standiford & Elizabeth
Hutchins, in Baltimore Co., MD. Ann died bef 1784. See the
Standiford
line.
James married second to Elizabeth
Higgins and had up to twelve children with her. See more information
below.
James
died from a heart attack or cerebral hemorrhage while attending a social
function (or the Legislature, conflicting stories) at Frankfort, Kentucky on
Dec 14, 1809, he was approximately 57 yrs old. He is supposed to be
buried at the cemetery in Frankfurt. I'd like to know for certain
where he is buried and visit his grave, anyone out there know for certain
where he is buried?
Living at Mount Holly near Mann's Lick, KY, at time of the writing of his
will (18 Jul 1807). In will, states that he and wife Elizabeth are
lawfully married, and that his children are his legal heirs, since he can
no longer produce evidences of his marriage to Elizabeth.
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  Form
the History of Bullitt County:
"On the morning of August 12,
1784, Walker Daniel, first attorney general of Kentucky, left
Sullivan's Old Station for the Saltworks at Bullitt's Lick, in
company with George Keightley, a merchant from Ireland, and
William Johnston, clerk of the Jefferson County Court.
"The party stopped for a while at
Colonel Moore's cabin near the Fishpools. While there they met
several people coming from the Saltworks who reported they had
seen no Indian sign along the way. So Walker Daniel and his
companions continued.
"As they reached the branch of Brooks Run, they were suddenly
fired on from ambush. Walker Daniel and George Keightley were
killed instantly. Johnston was wounded. However, he managed to
reach Joseph Brooks' house about a mile farther along the
trail. Nearby settlers sallied forth and recovered the bodies
which were taken to the Saltworks and buried the following day." |
In the will: -- He leaves plantation at Fish Pools to daughter,
Elizabeth,
for the use during her life, and to any child of her body after her death,
but her husband, Jesse Pendergrass,
to have no part of his estate;
-- States that daughters Cassandra Miller (Cassandra marries Robert
Miller and has a daughter
named Dorthea Miller who marries James Pendergrast) and Zeruiah Jones, and son,
Hector Moore, are already well advanced in the world by him and they are
not to claim any further part of the estate. -- All the residue of
the estate, real and personal (except for real property near Mann's Lick
and two calves mentioned below) to be divided between the rest of his
children.
Papers of James Francis and his son-in-law, John Jones, are archived at
the Filson Club in Louisville. Included are land records, 1782-1839,
particularly concerning his holdings at the salt works at Mann's Lick, and
his appointment as a Colonel in the Jefferson County militia in 1789.
On 18 Feb 1773 when James Francis was 21, he
first married Ann
Standiford, daughter of William Standiford & Elizabeth
UNKNOWN, in Baltimore Co., MD. Ann died bef 1784. See the
Standiford
line.
They had ONE child before Ann died.
(note, I descend from two of James Francis Moore's children, one through
each wife, Betsy below is the only known child of Ann Standiford and James
Francis.)
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Elizabeth "Betsy" Moore;
who married
Jessie Elliott Pendergrast - our line, more
below |
After Ann died, James Francis Moore married second to
Elizabeth Higgins
and had:
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Cassandra Moore, born May
18, 1783, marries Robert Miller, has dtr Dorthea Miller
who marries James Pendergrast - our line, more below. |
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Jeruiah Moore - Born on 17 Feb
1785 in Jefferson Co., KY. On 19 May 1803 when Jeruiah (or
Zuriah) was 18, she married John Jones, in Jefferson Co., KY.
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Hector Moore,
born ? |
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James Francis Moore, Jr., born
1791 |
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Hiram W. Moore, born 1793 |
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Maria W. Moore, born 1795 |
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John A. More |
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Robert K. Moore, Robert has a
will recorded in Jefferson Co., KY, Will book 3, pg. 160,
recorded 3 Sept. 1838. The will lists his sister as Cassandra
Miller (our line), brothers: James F. Moore, Hiram W. Moore,
Joseph H. D. Moore, Nephew: Robert K. Moore, Wit: Solomon Neil,
James Green. Robert K. Moore is a Witness to Patty
Merriweather's will in 1801, wife of William Merriweather, Sr.
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Sophia Moore, born 1803 |
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Joseph Hamilton David Moore,
born 1806 |
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Nimrod Moore, born ? |
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George W. Moore, born ? |
Fifth Generation
Elizabeth "Betsy" MOORE was born
circa 1779. On 24 Apr 1797 Elizabeth "Betsy" married Jesse Elliott PENDERGRAST, son of Garrett PENDERGRAST & Margaret America
ELLIOTT. Born abt 1765 in Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky. Betsy
died on April 2, 1850 in Louisville, KY. I don't know where she is
buried, it seems likely it's at Fish Pool Plantation. Jesse died
several years before her in 1813 at about 43 yrs old.
Betsy
Moore and Jesse Jesse Pendergrast had the following children:
|
i |
Austin Pendergrast |
|
ii |
John Baxter
Pendergrast (I would suspect he was named after the John Baxter that
Ann married). |
|
iii |
Elizabeth Pendergrast,
married Theodore Young |
|
iv |
Ann Elizabeth Pendergrast, born
about 1798, married John M. Baxter first and second to Samuel Martin Quartermous. |
|
v |
James Francis
Pendergrast, MD, our line, was
born 1800, married Dorthea Miller, his first cousin (1/2). James' mother, Elizabeth, and
Cassandra Moore Miller, Dorthea's mother, were half sisters. |
|
vi |
Garrett Jesse
Pendergrast, MD born 1803-1862 |
From here see the
Pendergrast
line.
Fifth Generation (I descend from
two of James Francis Moore's children)
Cassandra Moore was the daughter of James Francis Moore and his second wife,
Elizabeth Higgins. She married Robert Miller and had the following
children:
|
i |
Buckner Miller, born Aug, 1805. Buckner Miller
married Comfort D. Worthington on April 13, 1830.
From a family history, it states he was married three times,
|
|
ii |
James Francis (Frank) Miller,
born
May 16, 1807
|
|
iii |
Dorothy Matthew Miller,
born February 13, 1809, Jefferson Co., KY, died around 1840 in Jefferson Co, KY.
She married James Francis Pendergrast, her first (1/2) cousin.
James and Dorthea share a
grandfather, Col James Francis Moore, Jesse through the Col's first wife,
Elizabeth Standiford, Dorothy though the his second wife, Elizabeth Higgins.
This is our LINE |
|
iv |
Elizabeth Betsy Miller |
|
v |
Anthony Miller, born 5 Feb
1812 |
|
vi |
Edna Miller, born
October 15, 1812, Jefferson Co., KY, died September 1831 when she was
about 19 yrs old. She married Albert Gallitin Meriwether. |
|
vii |
Robert
Hatton Miller, had a son named
Anthony, according to brother Anthony's will. He
married Mary E. Jones. |
|
viii |
Philip Taylor Miller,
born September 5, 1820, Jefferson Co., KY. Died Sept 29, 1881 when
61 yrs old. |
|
ix |
John Miller - Had son William according to
brother Anthony's will |
|
x |
Richard Miller |
|
xi |
Nancy Miller, had a son named James
Buckner Bright according to her brother Anthony's will. |
|
xii |
Mary Miller, married a Winlock had a son
named William Thomas Winlock. |
See the
Miller Line here.
|
