Richard Moore (1642 - bef. 1698)

Born 25 Sep 1642 in England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Green) Cloud — married 9 Apr 1683 (to before 1698) in Northfield, Worcestershire, England

Descendants

Died before 1698 before age 55 in Concord, Chester, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Richard Moore, brickmaker, is listed as a passenger aboard the "Delaware", John Moore Commander; from Bristol in Old England arriving in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the 11th of the 5th Month 1686, traveling with his wife Mary and children Mary and John; with Sarah Searle his servant for 4 years to come from the 3d of May 1686.^[1]

Another account of the arrival of the Moore family is described in David Mickle's Italic textOrigin of the Thomas Green family of Chester County, PennsylvaniaItalic text, suggesting the Moore family traveled with 2 other families; the Green's and the Guests^[2]

Thomas Greene Husbandman & Margaret his wife, Thomas and John Greene his sons. Mary Guest his servant for 7 years to come from the third day of May 1686.

Richard Moore Brick maker & Mary his wife & Mary his daughter & John Moore his son.^[3]

Henry Guest and Mary his wife and Henry his sone

It seems Richard Moore was born in Birmingham England but the records providing his birth and ancestry were not found in christening records for Northfield or nearby parishes.

Richard was born in 1642. He passed away in 1695.

Sources

1. ↑ History of Chester County, Pa., by futhey; retrieved from: {https://archive.org/details/cu31924005813518/page/n37} Sept 28, 2018
2. ↑ Pg 1 of David Mickle's 2008 publication retrieved from {http://grayhitandmiss.com/Genealogy/Green/origingreenfamily.pdf]on Dec. 15, 2014
3. ↑ The Philadelphia and Bucks County Registers of Arrivals, Compared, Corrected and Re-Transcribed: Name: Richard Moore; Arrival Year: 1686; Arrival Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania' Primary Immigrant: Moore, Richard; Family Members: Wife Mary; Daughter Mary; Son John

• futhey, J. Smith & Cope, gilbert (1881). History of Chester County, Pennsylvania with genealogical and biographical sketches. Press of Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia.

• Mickle, David G. (2008). "Origin of the Thomas Green family of Chester County, Pennsylvania;" Bandon, Oregon. Retrieved from {http://grayhitandmiss.com/Genealogy/Green/origingreenfamily.pdf] on Dec. 15, 2014

• ROACH, HANNAH BENNER. "The Philadelphia and Bucks County Registers of Arrivals, Compared, Corrected and Re-Transcribed." In Passengers and Ships prior to 1684, edited by Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1970, pp. 159-175.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Tim Easterday and Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile. Cooper-1 08:32, 7 January 2016 (EST)