 Abt 1685 - 1753 (68 years)
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| Name |
Moore, John |
| Birth |
Abt 1685 |
England(?)  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
(wp) 1 Oct 1753 |
Richmond,Washington,RI |
| Burial |
Quaker Cemetery,Richmond,Washington,RI |
| Notes |
- 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
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| Person ID |
I6064 |
Our Generations Ancestors |
| Last Modified |
11 Oct 2004 |
| Family |
Easton, Mercy, b. Abt 1689, England(?) d. Bef 1 Jul 1752 (Age < 63 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. Moore, Robert, b. Abt 1714, Kingstown,Washington,RI d. Bef 2 Jun 1789, Richmond,Washington,RI (Age < 75 years) |
| | 2. Moore, Stephen, b. 20 Apr 1716, Westerly,Washington,RI d. Bef 1 Nov 1752 (Age < 36 years) |
| | 3. Moore, George, b. 28 May 1719, Westerly,Washington,RI d. (adm) 5 Dec 1743, Charlestown,Washington,RI (Age 24 years) |
| + | 4. Moore, David, b. 13 Sep 1721, Westerly,Washington,RI d. 5 Dec 1805, Exeter,Washington,RI (Age 84 years) |
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| Family ID |
F2620 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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