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IMMIGRANT John Moore

Male Aft 1744 - Bef 1796  (~ 51 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  IMMIGRANT John Moore was born Aft 1744, Ireland (son of Sheriff Hugh Moore and Martha Wall); died Bef Jun 1796, Halifax Co., Virginia.

    John married Mary Frances Hemphill Abt 1771. Mary was born Abt 1750, Halifax County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Sheriff Hugh Moore was born 1711, Ireland (son of Patrick Moore and Mrs. Patrick Moore); died 11 Jul 1760, Lunenburg County, Virginia.

    Notes:

    http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MOORE/2007-01/1168135552

    Hugh and Martha had son John born 1744-1749 married Mary Frances Hemphill about 1771 and died in 1796. Son Alexander born about 1757 married Martha and died in 1848 in Caswell Co., NC. Daughter Mary "Polly" married Humphrey Hendricks and died before 1787. Humphrey remarried and this family went to Oglethorpe Co., Georgia before his death in 1816. Other Moore descendants from Pittsylvania County from William Moore who died in 1786 also went to Oglethorpe County in this timeframe. Hugh's daughter Anne married John Hurt Hendricks and was dead before 1818. Hugh leaves 400 acres in his will to Joseph Terry as well, without stating a relationship. Was Joseph Terry's wife Judith related to Hugh? The end of Hugh's will has been torn away in the record book.

    Name:
    http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MOORE/2007-01/1168135552

    *Hugh, the prominent long-time Gentleman justice and sheriff in Halifax County was born about 1711 in Ireland, probably married Martha Wall (daughter of Burgess Wall) about 1740 in Brunswick County. By 1741 he appears in the records in Lunenburg County. In 1748, he began to amass a great amount of land on Birches, Toby and Miry Creeks near and on the Dan River. On July 9, 1760 he wrote his will having been in apparent good health previously. By the August 21st court session, he was dead and his will probated. His widow, Martha would remarry in July 1761 to John Bates who was dead by 1770 and in 1788 she marries John Lawson.

    Hugh married Martha Wall. Martha (daughter of John Wall and Anne Browne) was born 14 Dec 1723, Brunswick Co., Virginia Colony; died Yes, date unknown, Halifax Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Martha Wall was born 14 Dec 1723, Brunswick Co., Virginia Colony (daughter of John Wall and Anne Browne); died Yes, date unknown, Halifax Co., Virginia.
    Children:
    1. 1. John Moore was born Aft 1744, Ireland; died Bef Jun 1796, Halifax Co., Virginia.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Patrick Moore was born Abt 1681, Ireland; died 1750, Lunenburg County, Virginia Colony.

    Patrick married Mrs. Patrick Moore. Mrs. was born Est 1689, Ireland; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mrs. Patrick Moore was born Est 1689, Ireland; died Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. 2. Sheriff Hugh Moore was born 1711, Ireland; died 11 Jul 1760, Lunenburg County, Virginia.
    2. Alexander Moore was born Abt 1713, Ireland; died Abt 1849, Caswell County, North Carolina.
    3. John [L85D-RTC] Moore was born Est 1715, Ireland; died Yes, date unknown, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

  3. 6.  John Wall was born Abt 1685, Virginia Colony; died 23 May 1758, Halifax County, Virginia.

    John married Anne Browne. Anne was born Abt 1690, Surry/Brunswick Co., Virginia Colony; died Yes, date unknown, Brunswick Co., Virginia Colony [later Halifax]. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Anne Browne was born Abt 1690, Surry/Brunswick Co., Virginia Colony; died Yes, date unknown, Brunswick Co., Virginia Colony [later Halifax].

    Notes:

    Married:
    Children of Anne Brown and John Wall:
    Children
    Martha WALL b: Dec 14, 1723 in Brunswick Co. Va
    Ann WALL b: Mar 7, 1720 in Brunswick Co. Va
    Burgess WALL b May 22,1722 in Brunswick Co. Va
    David WALL b June 12, 1725 in Brunswick Co. Va
    Mary WALL b:Dec 13, 1726 in Brunswick Co. Va
    George WALL b: Nov 4, 1727, Brunswick Co. Va
    Zachariah WALL b:July 25, 1731, Halifax Co. Va
    Robert WALL b: May 17, 1733 in Halifax Co. Va
    John WALL b: 1735 in Halifax Co. Virginia
    Charles Fleming WALL b: Abt. 1737 in Halifax Co. Virginia

    Children:
    1. 3. Martha Wall was born 14 Dec 1723, Brunswick Co., Virginia Colony; died Yes, date unknown, Halifax Co., Virginia.
    2. Charles Fleming Wall was born Abt 1730, Brunswick Co., Virginia Colony; died 1802, Halifax Co., Virginia.