David Moore (abt. 1766 - 1829)

Born about 1766 in New Jersey

Husband of Elizabeth (Davis) Moore — married 15 Nov 1798 in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA

Descendants

Died 24 Dec 1829 at about age 63 in Ballville, Sandusky, Ohio, United States

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Biography

David Moore was born about 1766. He was the son of Samuel Moore and, according to family tradition, Elizabeth Johnson. David's marriage to Elizabeth Davis is recorded 15 Nov 1798 in Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania.^[1]

David is found in Huntingdon county in the 1810 census and with 205 acres on an 1812 tax list for Morris township.^[2] He is listed on an 1818 tax list in Ross county, Ohio, and the 1820 census there.

In addition to the five known children of David and Elizabeth, family tradition lists four additional children who died in infancy. All events presumed in Huntingdon county before 1814 and Ross county after that date.

1. William Moore, b 23 Aug 1799 d 20 Nov 1799
2. Elizabeth Statira Moore, b 13 Oct 1800 m 1820 James Justice d 17 Oct 1876
3. George Johnston Moore, b 21 May 1802 m 1827 Rachel Umstead d 1 Oct 1850
4. Sarah Moore, b 14 Apr 1804 m 1825 William Fields d 14 Apr 1896
5. James Moore, b 16 Feb 1806 m 1831 Harriet Patterson d 5 Dec 1873
6. John Moore, b 27 Feb 1808 m 1836 Elizabeth Rutter d 30 Apr 1876
7. Nancy Moore, b 15 May 1811 d 4 Dec 1820
8. David Moore, b 22 Jul 1815 d 4 Dec 1815
9. Scott Moore, b 28 Sep 1817 d 13 Oct 1817

David Moore wrote his will 17 Mar 1827, naming "my daughter Eliza Moore now Eliza Justice... my daughter Sally Moore now Sally Fields... my son George Johnston Moore... my son James Moore... and John Moore." He died in Sandusky county, Ohio in 1829.

Profiles

History of Sandusky county, 1882

"David Moore moved from Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, to Ross county, Ohio, in 1814, and from Ross to Sandusky county in 1818. He was a son of Samuel Moore, who emigrated from Dalkeith, Scotland, about the year 1760, and settled in New Jersey. He built a double log cabin on the bank of the river, opposite the residence of Mrs. Eliza Moore, in the village of Ballville. A little below that he built a grist-mill, and ground the grain of the pioneers until his death, December 24, 1829, which was caused by an accident in falling at night from the attic in the mill to a lower story. He was sixty-three years old. A small freestone monument marks his resting place near the centre of the old cemetery. The old settlers in those days did not all use patent flour. The following is a copy of one of many orders for meal, which are still in the possession of Mrs. Eliza Moore, in Ballville:

"PORTAGE RIVER, July 20, 1825.
"David Moore:
"DEAR SIR: Please send by the bearer two bushels of corn meal, and charge to me.
"EZEKIEL RICE.

"David Moore's wife, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Davis, remained on a farm in Ross county, where she died July 1, 1826. The children of David Moore were Eliza (Justice), Sarah (Fields), George, James, and John Moore, all of whom came to Sandusky county. George Moore returned to Ross county in 1830, and settled on. Paint Creek, Light miles south of Chillicothe, where he died October 1, 1850, leaving a widow, Mrs. Rachel Moore, still living, and four children — David, Eliza, Morris, and William — all of whom are dead but Eliza, who is a widow having married Philip Rhodes. George's son, David, left four daughters — Georgia, Ella, Kate, and Willie. James Moore died December 20, 1873, from an accident that happened to him in his mill, aged sixty-seven. John Moore died May 31, 1876, aged seventy-eight. Eliza Justice died October 17, 1876, aged seventy-six. Sarah Fields, the only living child of David Moore, is aged seventy-seven.

"J. D. Moore, son of John and Eliza Moore, was born in Ballville in 1844. His parents were among the first settlers of the county. John Moore died in 1876. He was a miller by trade, and also carried on farming. His widow, Mrs. Elizabeth (Rutter) Moore, still survives him. They had eleven children, seven of whom are living. J. D. Moore married Ellen Dean, and has three children living — Guy, Philip, and Daisy. Freddie, the eldest, died, aged ten years. Mr. Moore was in business as a merchant in Fremont from 1866 to 1873. Since the latter date he has been engaged in milling in Ballville."^[3]

Commemorative biographical record, 1896

"The great ancestor of the Moore families with which our subject is connected was Samuel Moore, who emigrated from Dalkeith, Scotland, about the year 1760, and settled in New Jersey.
"His son, David Moore, grandfather of our subject, moved from Huntington [sic] county, Pennsylvania, to Ross county, Ohio, in 1814, and from Ross to Sandusky county in 1818. He built and occupied a double log cabin on the west bank of the Sandusky river, about half a mile southwest of the present village of Ballville. A short distance below that he built a gristmill and a sawmill which were patronized by the early pioneers for many miles around. His death occurred December 24, 1829, and was caused by an accident in falling at night from the attic in the mill to a lower story. His wife, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Davis, remained on a farm in Ross county, where she died July 1, 1826. Their children were: Eliza (Justice), Sarah (Fields), George, James and John Moore, all of whom came to reside in Sandusky county. George Moore returned to Ross county in 1830, and settled near Chillicothe, where he died in 1850. John Moore was for many years a miller at Ballville, and died there in 1876."^[4]

Twentieth century history of Sandusky County, 1909

"David Moore moved from Ross to Sandusky County in 1818. He built a double log cabin on the bank of the river. A little below that he built a grist-mill, and ground the grain of the pioneers until his death, December 24, 1829, which was caused by an accident in falling, at night, from the attic of the mill to a lower story. He was 63 years old. The old settlers in those days did not all use patent flour. The following is a copy of many orders for meal which are still in the possession of the Moore family in Ballville.

"Portage River, July 20, 1825.
"David Moore,
"Dear Sir: Please send by the bearer two bushels of corn meal, and charge to me.
"Ezekiel Rice.

"David Moore's wife, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Davis, remained on a farm in Ross County, where she died, July 1, 1826. The children of David Moore were Elizabeth (Justice), Sarah (Fields), George, James and John Moore, all of whom came to Sandusky County."^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Africa1883: p. 57.
2. ↑ Africa1883: p. 324.
3. ↑ Sandusky1882: p. 586.
4. ↑ Sandusky1896: p. 426.
5. ↑ Meek1909: pp. 304-5.

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