Francis Moore Sr. (bef. 1592 - 1671)

Born before 2 Sep 1592 in Maldon, Essex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Unknown) Moore — married [date unknown] (to 6 Oct 1648) in England

Husband of Elizabeth (Periman) Moore — married 6 Dec 1653 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 20 Aug 1671 after age 78 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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Francis Moore Sr. migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 230) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

There is a dispute over the birth date of Francis Moore. The Cambridge records, and his gravestone, both say that he was age 85 at his death 20 August 1671. That would make his birth year 1586. Dorothy Greenleaf Boynton stated that it appears very clear that the Francis Moore who died in 1671 in Cambridge was the same person who was baptized 2 September 1592 in Maldon, Essex. She explained the discrepancy in the dates this way: "However, it must be remembered that elderly people did (and do) make mistakes in recalling their age. Note that the birth of the first child at 27, Francis, Jr., would be much more reasonable than at 34 if the earlier date is to be taken as correct.".^[1] [The only known date is that of his baptism, and we know that he was born before that, so "before 2 September 1592" is shown as birth date, pending a discussion on G2G of what should appear in the 'data' section of this profile.]

Francis Moore, the son of Enoch Moore (1561 - 1615) and his wife Catherine ____, was baptized 2 September 1592 in All Saints parish, Maldon, Essex.^[1]

1639: Cambridge, Massachusetts^[2]

ffrancis More on "List of Freemen" dated 22 May 1639.^[3]

FRANCIS, Cambridge, freem. 22 May 1639, brot. w. Catharine, wh. d. 28 Dec. 1648, had ch. Francis, Samuel, John, and Ann, first two b. in Eng. but John, certain. b. 20 Mar. 1645, and, perhaps, Ann, were bapt in ch. of C. and Sarah, b. there 3 Apr. 1643 and prob. Thomas, nam. with John, in the will of br. Francis, m. sec. w. 6 Dec. 1653, Elizabeth wid. perhaps of Thomas Periman; He d. 20 Aug. 1671, aged 85, and his wid. d. 5 Nov. 1683, aged 84. Ann m. James Kidder.^[4]

Death:

20 AUG 1671 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.^[5]

Marriages

1. Catherine Cooper Monforde Moore (1586 - 1648) - married in England [NOTE: Catherine's maiden name is not known. It was NOT Monforde]]
2. Elizabeth Periman Moore (1599 - 1683)^[6]

Burial

Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex County,Massachusetts

Grave Inscription:^[7]

FRANCIS MOORE

AGED 85 YEARS

DYED THE 20 DAY

OF AUGUST 1671

Children

1. Edmund b abt 1614; came to Boston 1638 on Confidence, settled in Newbury c 1640, m. Ann (Travis?) 1642, 6 children, d. 19 Apr 1699 Newbury.
2. Francis Moore (b abt 1620 England - 1689)
3. Thomas Moore b. abt 1623
4. Samuel Moore (b abt 1630 England - 1688)
5. Anna Moore Kidder Underwood (1630 - 1691)
6. Sarah Moore b 3 Apr 1643 Cambridge
7. John b 20 Mar 1645 Cambridge

Research Notes

Confessions to Rev Thomas Shepard

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Mrs. Dorothy Greenleaf Boynton, of Elkhart, Ind., "Sara, First Wife of Edmund Greenleaf (1588-1663)", NEHGR, Vol 122 (1968), pages 28-36. Link to article at americanancestors.org.
2. ↑ Filby, P. William, ed.. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2009.http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=pili354&h=774845&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Arrival date: 1639Arrival place: Cambridge, Massachusetts APID: 1,7486::774845
3. ↑ NEHGR 3:96 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951001920480q;view=1up;seq=102
4. ↑ A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, by Savage, Boston, 1860 - 1862
5. ↑ Baldwin, Thomas W., Vital records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1915), Vol. 2:666
6. ↑ VRs of Cambridge, Vol. 2:305: MOORE, Francis and Elizabeth Periman, Dec. 6, 1653.* (Cambridge)
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #49543444 for Francis Moore

See also:

• Paige, Lucius R. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts.1630-1877. With a Genealogical Register. 1877. p. 611. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
• Link to inventory of his estate at ancestry.com ($)
• Anne Lockwood Putnam Seamans Family Papers