Moore, David

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BIRTH: Date and place of birth are from his Revolutionary War pension file, National Archives, #W1458 (FHL #971761). David is identified in the will his father, David Moore of Exeter, RI, 7 Nov 1804, proved 2 Jan 1806, Exeter Probate, 7:98 (FHL #932355).
MAR #1: No mar rec found. David had a son David born in 1772. See guardianship, 28 Feb 1787, Windsor Co. Probate (Hartford District), 1:4, paginated from back of vol. (FHL #029160). David Moore's, Jr, gravestone inscription shows that he was aged 72 at death on 1 Jan 1845; hence, he was born in 1772. This was ten years prior to the first known mar rec of David Moore, Sr, suggesting an earlier wife. She was probably a Mosher. Eber Mosher of Sharon, Vermont was guardian of David Moore (b. 1772). Eber previously lived in Richmond, RI. Eber's wife, a distant cousin, was Ede Mosher. It is likely that David Moore (b. 1752) was 1st married to a sister of Eber Mosher or a sister of Eber's wife Ede, also surnamed Mosher. See Mildred (Mosher) Chamberlain and Laura (McGaffey) Clarenbach, DESCENDANTS OF HUGH MOSHER (Madison, WI, 1990), 33-34, 49-50 (FHL #929.273 M853cm).
MAR #2: North Stonington Vital Records, 1758-1864, p. 34 (FHL #1309964). North Stonington was set off from Stonington in 1807. The mar is also recorded in Preston Vital Records, 4:225 (FHL #1311195). David Moore removed to Preston in 1820.
MAR #3: North Stonington Vital Records, 1758-1864, p. 34. Also recorded in Preston Vital Records, 4:225.
MAR #4: Preston Vital Records, 4:225. The mar is also mentioned in David Moore's Revolutionary War pension application, above.
DEATH: Preston Vital Records, 4:225. Also see the will of David Moore of Preston, 11 Oct 1834, proved 30 Nov 1839, Norwich District Probate Files, #7734 (FHL #1025878).
BUR: "Headstone Inscriptions Town of North Stonington," Charles R. Hale Collection (typescript, 1937; Conn. State Library, Hartford), Prentice Cemetery, #3, p. 2 (FHL #003355). The date is incorrectly given as 31 "Dec" 1839.
OCC: Shoemaker, Revolutionary War soldier

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David married (Mosher?) about 1772. died before 16 Mar 1782. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Moore, David was born in 1772 in Richmond,Washington,RI; died on 1 Jan 1845 in Sharon,Windsor,VT; was buried in Broad Brook Cemetery,Sharon,Windsor,VT.

David married Wheeler, Lydia on 16 Mar 1782 in Stonington,New London,CT. Lydia was born on 8 Mar 1754 in Stonington,New London,CT; died on 27 Jun 1806 in Stonington,New London,CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Moore, Sally was born on 25 Jan 1784 in Stonington,New London,CT.
2. Moore, Cyrus was born on 26 Jul 1785 in Stonington,New London,CT; died on 25 Jul 1787 in Stonington,New London,CT.
3. Moore, George Washington was born on 1 Dec 1787 in Stonington,New London,CT; died on 28 Dec 1822 in Preston,New London,CT.
4. Moore, Anna (Nancy) was born on 4 Jun 1789 in Stonington,New London,CT; died on 6 Jan 1846 in Cornwall,Litchfield,CT; was buried in Cornwall Cemetery,Cornwall,Litchfield,CT.
5. Moore, Mary P. was born on 4 Jun 1792 in Stonington,New London,CT; died on 1 Jan 1868 in Norwich,New London,CT; was buried in Yantic Cemetery,Norwich,New London,CT.

David married Prentice, Sally on 29 Mar 1808 in North Stonington,New London,CT. Sally was born about 1773 in of Stonington,New London,CT; was christened on 8 Jan 1777 in Cong'l Church,North Stonington,New London,CT; died on 3 Mar 1817 in Preston,New London,CT; was buried in Prentice Cemetery,North Stonington,New London,CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Moore, Phebe Emeline was born on 17 Nov 1809 in North Stonington,New London,CT; died on 11 May 1836 in Cornwall,Litchfield,CT; was buried in Cornwall Cemetery,Cornwall,Litchfield,CT.
2. Moore, Eliza R. was born on 18 Jan 1814 in North Stonington,New London,CT; died on 11 Mar 1814 in North Stonington,New London,CT.

David married Ames, Keziah on 28 Dec 1817 in Preston,New London,CT. Keziah was born on 14 May 1784 in Stonington,New London,CT; died on 1 May 1861 in Preston,New London,CT; was buried in Hamilton Ave. Cemetery,Norwich,New London,CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Moore, Lydia W. was born on 26 Oct 1818 in North Stonington,New London,CT; died on 18 Nov 1900 in Preston,New London,CT; was buried in Hamilton Ave. Cemetery,Norwich,New London,CT.
2. Moore, Charles T. was born on 15 Oct 1820 in Preston,New London,CT; died on 6 Apr 1821 in Preston,New London,CT.
3. Moore, Hannah T. was born on 19 Dec 1822 in Preston,New London,CT.

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BIRTH: Westerly Town Records, 2:118 (FHL #930813).
MAR: Charlestown Town Council Records, 1:62 (FHL #931554). Wife is called "Mary James." Although she is not designated a widow on mar rec, it is clear that she was 1st married to Thomas James, by whom she had 2 children. David Moore gave bond on 3 Apr 1749 for the adm of "all the estate that came into his hands of Thomas James deceased by reason of his marrying the relick and administrix of the said Thomas James" (Richmond Town Council & Probate, 1:15, 16, 17 [FHL #930847]). The will of Samuel Barber of Richmond, 27 May 1760, proved 7 Jul 1766, mentions a dau Mary Moore (Richmond Town Council & Probate, 1:428 [FHL #930847]). This Mary Moore was apparently the wife of David Moore and widow of Thomas James. Samuel Barber was a surety for David Moore's adm of Thomas James' estate, 6 Feb 1748/9, and on same date Benjamin Barber, a son of Samuel, was appointed guardian of Jonathan, son of Thomas James.
DEATH: No death rec found in original source records. For death date see REPRESENTATIVE MEN AND OLD FAMILIES OF RHODE ISLAND, 3 vols. (Chicago, 1908), 3:1664 (FHL #974.5 D3r). Also see the will of David Moore of Exeter, 7 Nov 1804, proved 2 Jan 1806, inv 7 Jan 1806, acct 5 Oct 1807, Exeter Probate, 7:2:98-99, 104-106, 182 (FHL #932355).
OCC: Militia captain in 1767

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David married Barber, Mary on 24 Nov 1745 in Charlestown,Washington,RI. Mary (daughter of Barber, Samuel and Anne) was born on 12 Jun 1721 in Kingstown,Washington,RI; died on 28 Feb 1808 in Richmond,Washington,RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH: South Kingstown Town Meeting Records, 1:4 (FHL #931840). Technically, South Kingstown did not exist until 1723 when Kingstown was divided.
MAR #1: No mar rec found. David Moore, 2nd husband of Mary Barber, gave bond on 3 Apr 1749 for the adm of "all the estate that came into his hands of Thomas James deceased by reason of his marrying the relick and administrix of the said Thomas James" (Richmond Town Council & Probate, 1:15, 16, 17 [FHL #930847]). The will of Samuel Barber of Richmond, 27 May 1760, proved 7 Jul 1766, mentions a dau Mary Moore (Richmond Town Council & Probate, 1:428 [FHL #930847]). This Mary Moore was apparently the wife of David Moore and widow of Thomas James. Samuel Barber was a surety for David Moore's adm of Thomas James' estate, 6 Feb 1748/9, and on same date Benjamin Barber, son of Samuel, was appointed guardian of Jonathan, son of Thomas James (Richmond Town Council & Probate, 1:16 [FHL #930847]). Date of mar is an approximation.
MAR #2: Charlestown Town Council Records, 1:62 (FHL #931554). Wife is called "Mary James."
DEATH: No death rec found in original source records. For death date see REPRESENTATIVE MEN AND OLD FAMILIES OF RHODE ISLAND, 3 vols. (Chicago, 1908), 3:1664 (FHL #974.5 D3r).

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BIRTH: Date of birth is an approximation. England is specified as the place of birth in REPRESENTATIVE MEN AND OLD FAMILIES OF RHODE ISLAND, 3 vols. (Chicago, 1908), 3:1642 (FHL #974.5 D3r). It is also stated that John Moore came from England in James R. Irish, HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE TOWN OF RICHMOND (Hope Valley, RI 1877), 93 (FHL #930852 item 2). A cenotaph erected in 1903 by Benjamin Barber Moore, a great great-grandson, also states that John Moore was of English birth("Richmond Cemetery Inscriptions," RIGR, 19[1995]:110 [FHL #974.5 D2Ri]). No evidence has been found to prove these assertions.
MAR: No mar rec found. John Moore's wife Mercy appears with him on a deed at North Kingstown, 22 Mar 1714/5 (North Kingstown Land Evidences, 3:37 [FHL #930954]), and again at Westerly, 7 Jan 1716 (Westerly Town Records, 2:130 [FHL #930813]). She is called Mercy "Easton" in REPRESENTATIVE MEN, 3:1642. The name Easton has been passed down in the Moore family. She is called "Mercy Easton wife of John Moore" in "James Arnold's Tombstone Records Collection," 32 vols. (typescript, n.d.; Knight Memorial Library, Providence), Town of Richmond, 23:72 (FHL #1838896).
DEATH: No death rec found. See the will of John Moore of Richmond, 1 Jul 1752, proved 1 Oct 1753, inv Oct 1753, Richmond Town Council & Probate, 1:130-34 (FHL #930847).
BUR: "James Arnold's Tombstone Records Collection," Town of Richmond, 23:72. Only the year of death is recorded.
OCC: Cooper

John married Easton, Mercy. Mercy was born about 1689 in England(?); died before 1 Jul 1752; was buried in Quaker Cemetery,Richmond,Washington,RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH: Date of birth is an approximation. England is specified as the place of birth in REPRESENTATIVE MEN AND OLD FAMILIES OF RHODE ISLAND, 3 vols. (Chicago, 1908), 3:1642 (FHL #974.5 D3r). She is identified as Mercy Easton in this work, and the Easton name has been passed down in the Moore family. She is called "Mercy Easton wife of John Moore" on her gravestone, below. It is also stated that Mercy came from England in James R. Irish, HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE TOWN OF RICHMOND (Hope Valley, RI, 1877), 93 (FHL #930853 item 2). No evidence has been found to prove Mercy's origin.
MAR: No mar rec found. John Moore's wife Mercy appears with him on a deed at North Kingstown, 22 Mar 1714/5 (North Kingstown Land Evidences, 3:37 [FHL #930954]), and again at Westerly, 7 Jan 1716 (Westerly Town Records, 2:130 [FHL #930813]).
DEATH: No death rec found. She is not mentioned in the will of her husband, John Moore of Richmond, 1 Jul 1752, proved 1 Oct 1753, Richmond Town Council & Probate, 1:130-33 (FHL #930847).
BUR: "James Arnold's Tombstone Records Collection," 32 vols. (typescript, n.d.; Knight Memorial Library, Providence), Town of Richmond, 23:72 (FHL #1838896). No dates are given.

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BIRTH: South Kingstown Town Council & Probate, 1:2:15 (FHL #931833). The birth is also recorded in North Kingstown Vital Records (partly illegible), 1:23 (FHL #930980). Samuel's birth no doubt occurred in Kingstown, which became extinct with the creation of North and South Kingstown in 1722/3.
MAR: No mar rec found. Children were born to Samuel Barber and wife Anne, 1719-47 (South Kingstown Town Meeting Records, 1:4 [FHL #931840], and Richmond Land Evidences, 1:275 [FHL #930837]). It has frequently been published that the wife is Anne Corey, but no evidence has been found.
DEATH: No death rec found. See the will of Samuel Barber of Richmond, 27 May 1760, proved 7 Jul 1766, Richmond Town Council & Probate, 1:428 (FHL #930847).
OCC: Yeoman

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Samuel married Anne. Anne died after 27 May 1760. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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MAR: No mar rec found. Children were born to Samuel Barber and wife Anne, 1719-47 (South Kingstown Town Meeting Records, 1:4 [FHL #931840], and Richmond Land Evidences, 1:275 [FHL #930837]). It has frequently been published that she is Anne Corey, but no evidence has been found.
DEATH: No death rec found. Anne is mentioned in the will of her husband, 27 May 1760.

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BIRTH: Date of birth is calculated from age 70 on deposition, 17 Mar 1722, cited in John O. Austin, GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF RHODE ISLAND (Albany, NY, 1887), 13 (FHL #022257). He was probably the son of James Barber, a member of the Newport Town Council, 20 Jul 1667 (John Russell Bartlett, ed, RECORDS OF THE COLONY OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS, 10 vols. [Providence, 1856-65], 2:213-14 [FHL #974.5 N29r]). James owned a half share in Westerly lands in 1661 (NARRAGANSETT HISTORICAL REGISTER, 1[1882-83]:319 [FHL #022253]).
MAR #1: No mar rec found. Three children were born before mar to Susannah West, but the name of this earlier wife is unknown.
MAR #2: South Kingstown Town Council & Probate, 1:2:31 (FHL #931833). The mar is also recorded in North Kingstown Vital Records, 1:29 (FHL #930980). These two towns were created from Kingstown in 1722/3. The mar actually occurred in the town of Kingstown, which is now extinct.
DEATH: No death rec found. See the will of Moses Barber of South Kingstown, 29 Mar 1728, proved 17 Dec 1733, inv 13 Dec 1733, South Kingstown Town Council & Probate, 2:238-44 (FHL #931833).
OCC: Yeoman

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Moses married West, Susannah on 24 Mar 1691/1692 in Kingstown,Washington,RI. Susannah (daughter of West, Francis and Soule, Susannah) was born about 1668 in of Kingstown,Washington,RI; died in (inv) 3 Feb 1758 in Charlestown,Washington,RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH: Samuel West, "Memmorandum Book," entry for 23 Aug 1802, published verbatim in MAYFLOWER DESCENDANT, 26(1924):10 (FHL #974.4 D25md). Samuel copied the family history of an uncle living in Petersburgh, NY on this date.
MAR: North Kingstown Vital Records, 1:29 (FHL #930980). Entry is damaged and partly illegible. The mar is also recorded in South Kingstown Town Council & Probate, 1:2:31 (FHL #931833). The mar no doubt occurred in Kingstown, which became extinct in 1722/3 with the creation of North and South Kingstown.
DEATH: No death rec found. See the will of Susannah Barber of Charlestown, 21 Sep 1755, proved 4 Apr 1758, inv 3 Feb 1758, receipts of heirs on various dates, Charlestown Town Council & Probate, 1A:294-95, 2:10-11 (FHL #931554).

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