William Moore

William Moore

Male 1758 - 1823  (65 years)

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  • Name William Moore  [1, 2
    Birth 15 Feb 1758  , , Chester County (formerly Cecil County MD), Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census: Federal 1790  , East Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • male >16: William Moore [at 32]
      female [Dorcas at 26]
      female [Jane at 8]
      male <16 [Elijah at 6]
      female [Phebe at 4]
      female [Sarah at 2]
      male <16 [?]
      female [?]
    Move 1797  , , Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census: Federal 1800  , Union Township (was Huntington), Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • male 26-45: William Moore [at 42]
      female 26-45 [Dorcas at 36]
      female 16-26 [Jane at 18]
      male 16-26 [Elijah at 16]
      female 10-16 [Phebe at 14]
      female 10-16 [Sarah at 12]
      male <10 [Joseph at 8]
      male <10 [John Kerr at 6]
      male <10 [Walter at 3]
      female <10 [Leah at 0]
    Census: Federal 1810  , Union Township (was Huntington), Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • male >45: William Moore [at 52], farmer
      female >45 [Dorcas at 46]
      male 16-25 [Joseph at 18]
      male 16-25 [John Kerr at 16]
      male 10-15 [Walter at 13]
      female 10-15 [Leah at 10]
      female <10 [Dorcas R. at 6]
      female <10 [Mary at 3]
    City/Town Formation 1813 
    Union Township was formed from land that was part of Huntington Township 
    Census: Federal 1820  , Union Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • male >45: William Moore [at 62]
      female >45 [Dorcas at 56]
      female 16-26 [Dorcas R. at 16]
      female 10-16 [Mary at 14]
    Occupation schoolmaster  [2
    • From a contract given to the author by Granville A. (Van) Benscoter:  "Agreement made this Day of 1821 ---- witnesseth that Wm. Moore schoolmaster agrees to teach the undernamed subscribers' children in spelling Reading writeing & arithmetic as far as he the sd Moore is capable for the term of six months for the sum of three Dollars for Each schollar to be paid in produce at market price -----.  Likewise Comfortable Boarding and Lodging Dureing sd term with a Comfortable schoolhouse with a sufficient quantity of fuel for the season--the sd Moore is to find his saturday and Sabath Board and washing--the produce to be given as he may stand in need of the same ----- witness our hands the date above written ------- William Moore."
    Death 19 May 1823  , Union Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Marvin Cemetery, Shickshinny, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
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    Person ID I3152  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2011 

    Father Sampson Moore,   b. Abt 1720, , , Chester County (formerly Cecil County MD), Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1777, , , Chester County, Pennsylvania Province, Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 56 years) 
    Mother Phebe Gray,   b. Est 1720   d. Aft 1799 (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Family ID F1092  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorcas Kerr,   b. 28 Aug 1764, , East Nottingham Township (formerly in Cecil Co MD), Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 1842, , Union Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1781 
    Children 
     1. Jane Moore,   b. 17 Nov 1782, , , Chester County (formerly Cecil County MD), Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1842, , Union Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     2. Elijah Moore,   b. 24 Mar 1784, , , Cecil County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1859, , Monroeville, Huron County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     3. Phoebe Moore,   b. 13 Jul 1786   d. 24 Apr 1824, , Union Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
    +4. Sarah Moore,   b. 6 Oct 1788, , Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1852, , Bloomingdale, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    +5. Joseph Moore,   b. 21 Jan 1792, , , , Maryland Province, Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1874, , Union Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    +6. John Kerr Moore,   b. 2 May 1794   d. 1867 (Age 72 years)
     7. William Moore,   b. 6 Feb 1796   d. 15 Feb 1796 (Age 0 years)
     8. Walter Moore,   b. 3 Jul 1797   d. 1854 (Age 56 years)
    +9. Leah Moore,   b. 7 Mar 1800   d. Oct 1869 (Age 69 years)
    +10. Dorcas R. Moore,   b. 27 Jan 1804   d. 1892 (Age 87 years)
     11. Mary Moore,   b. 16 Mar 1807   d. 2 Mar 1891, , , , Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F1053  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2011 

  • Reference  Gail Rich Nestor. "William Moore". A Family Tree from Roots to Buds. https://roots2buds.net/getperson.php?personID=I3152&tree=nestortree (accessed September 28, 2023).

  • Sources 
    1. [S500] Marvin Cemetery, near Muhlenburg (Union Township), Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, grave marker for William Moore, photographed by Linda Kozic, 22 Oct 2004.

    2. [S501] William Henry Van Benschoten, Concerning The Van Bunschoten or Van Benschoten Family in America, A Genealogy and Brief History, 506.

    3. [S1666] Maryland, Cecil County, 1790 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, M637, roll 3, p. 42, William Moore household, accessed 2 Jul 2008.

    4. [S1686] Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, 1800 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, M32, roll 39, Huntington, p. 354, William Moore household, accessed 18 Jul 2008.

    5. [S1663] Pennsylvania, Luzerne, 1810 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, M252, roll 49, Huntington, p. 633, William Moore household, accessed 18 Jul 2008.

    6. [S1655] Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, 1820 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, M33, roll 105, Union Township, p. 433, William Moore household, accessed 16 Jul 2008.