Alley Mildred (Johnson) Moore (1745 - 1826)

Born 1 Apr 1745 in Albemarle, Virginia

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Died 22 Nov 1826 at age 81 in Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States

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ALLEY MILDRED JOHNSON was born in Albemarle Co. on 1 April 1745. She was the daughter of John Johnson and Molley Stowers. Alley married Jesse Moore in 1764 in Cumberland Co., VA. They had eleven children: Daniel, Mary, Jesse, Millie, Allie, John, Abigail, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Judith and Nancy. Alley Mildred reached 81 years of age and died in Burke Co., NC, on 27 November 1826.^[1]

Alley had one known older sister, Elizabeth. At the age of 19, she married 21-year-old Jesse Moore in Cumberland County. Allie was the mother of 11 children: Daniel Moore 1764, Mary Mollie Moore 1766, Jesse Moore, Jr. 1768, Millie Moore 1770, Alley Moore 1772, John Moore 1774-1794, Biddie Moore 1775, Rebecca Moore 1776, Betsy Moore 1780, Judith Moore 1782, and Nancy Moore 1786.

In the first US Census of 1790, the Moores had moved to Globe Valley, North Carolina. There were two males in the house: Jesse and probably youngest son John. There were seven females, Alley and six girls. Only one of the eight daughters was known to be married then, so we might have expected to see seven daughters at home.^[2] At the turn of the century, more of the daughters are married, with just two left. Jesse and Alley complete the household, with a total of five slaves on the property.^[3]

When the 1810 Census taker came around to the Moore home, Jesse and Alley were hosting several younger people. Again, Jesse Jr. lived nearby, so it’s not his family, but maybe grandchildren from another child. There were three boys under fifteen, two girls under ten, and two young women. Just one slave was reported.^[4] The last Census report for the Moores showed the couple with no more family in the home. The count of slaves, though, had risen to eleven, with four total persons engaged in agriculture.^[5]

Jesse Moore completed his will on 2 September 1826 in Burke County, North Carolina. It was found a century later, in an old desk belonging to a great2-grandson. To his wife Alley, he left the plantation and as many of the furnishings as she wanted. The only other land mentioned was a plot to his son Daniel. To Alley and all of his children, he left one or two slaves. The children mentioned were sons Daniel and Jesse, and daughters, Molly, Milley, Alley, Biddy, Rebekah, Judith and Nancy. I’m guessing that Biddy refers to Abigail. This was also posted on Ancestry, so I don’t have a source for it. It does confirm that two children were not mentioned, son John and probably daughter Elizabeth.

Although the will was executed in September, Jesse wasn’t the first to die. His wife of 62 years, Alley Johnson Moore, passed away in November 1826.

Sources

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Betty Hewett, Saturday, January 4, 2014.
2. ↑ 1790 US Census, Burke County, North Carolina, page 93; Ancestry.com.
3. ↑ 1800 US Census, Burke County, North Carolina, page 773; Ancestry.com.
4. ↑ 1810 US Census, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, page 51; Ancestry.com.
5. ↑ 1820 US Census, Burke County, North Carolina, page 99; Ancestry.com.

See also:

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=125738315