Amos Moore (1698 - 1785)

Born 19 Oct 1698 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Owen) Moore — married 21 May 1720 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 20 Feb 1785 at age 86 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA [uncertain]

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Biography

Amos Moore, son of Andrew Moore and Sarah Phelps, was born October 19th, 1698 and died February 20th, 1785. He married Martha Owen, daughter of Obediah Owen and Christian Winchell, on May 21st, 1720.^[1]

They had 10 children, all born in Simsbury, Conn.

• Amos Moore, born January 21st, 1721.
  
• Martha Moore, born April 5th, 1722.
  
• Sibbel Moore, born October 16th, 1724, died December 23rd, 1725.
  
• Obadiah Moore, born November 7th, 1726.
  
• Rachel Moore, born 1731.
  
• Jonah Moore, born March 25th, 1735.
  
• Micah Moore, born November 3rd, 1736.
  
• Nahum Moore, born November 19th, 1738.
  
• Sibyl Moore, born 1741.
  
• Joel Moore, born September 25th, 1744.
  

"Amos Moore made his will on September 4, 1782, and the inventory of the estate was made March 21, 1785. He had land, furniture, farming implements and clothing. He had “1 great Bible, 15s; 3 bee hives, 2 sheep, sheep shears, and an hour glass.” He dressed in brown. There were “An old beaver hat, 6s; old streight body’d brown Broad Cloth coat, 11s; old home-made brown do., 6s; old brown breeches, 1s.” The dwelling house was appraised £65; barn, £20; old log house, £6; 21 ½ acres of land, £205; 32 acres in the great lot on the west side of the road, £160; 10 acres mountain, £40. March 7, 1737-8, he sold for £226 two pieces of land in Simsbury,—one in the corner marsh and the other in the great marsh."^[1]

Amos ^[2] and Martha ^[3] are both buried at East Granby Cemetery in East Granby, Connecticut.^[1]

Research Notes

• Amos's brother Benjamin Moore was the husband of Martha's sister Eunice Owen.

Alternate birth and death towns

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Moore, Horace. Andrew Moore of Poquonock and Windsor, Conn. and His Descendants (Journal Publishing Co., Lawrence, Kansas, 1903) Pages 6, 14
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #11630238
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #11630262

• Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2004)
• Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Individual Records (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001)
• Ancestry Family Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com) Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=13232476&pid=12979921
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

Name Amos Moore Gender Male Birth Place CT Birth Year 1698 Spouse Name Martha Owens Spouse Birth Year 1698 Marriage Year 1720

• U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Name Amos Moore Birth Date 19 Oct 1698 Birth Place Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America Death Date 20 Feb 1785 Death Place Hampden, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America Cemetery East Granby Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America Spouse Martha Moore