Cynthia (Moore) Taff (1801 - 1830)

Born 15 Dec 1801 in Tennessee, USA

Wife of John B Taff — married 19 Dec 1816 in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States

Died 29 Aug 1830 at age 28 in Meigs, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

John and Cynthia were very active members of the Goodfield community and helped establish the Goodfield Methodist Episcopal Church South. Cynthia was a woman of high Christian character.

SPOUSES AND CHILDREN

John B Taff 1788-1873 • LCM8-88X​

Cynthia Moore 1801-1830 • K2FD-TCD​

Marriage: 19 December 1816 Jefferson, Tennessee, United States

Children (6)

William Henry Harrison Taff 1818-1882 • K2FD-R4Q​

Eveline Taff 1820-Deceased • K8SZ-ZQT​

Calvin Taff 1823-Deceased • K8YD-NVT​

Asbury Taff 1825-Deceased • MCT2-P69​

Frances Asbury Taff 1825-Deceased • MT54-5BD​

Albert Galleton Taff 1828-Deceased • K2FD-T6P

Cynthia Moore - two of them.

One is married to Alfred Hale Slover. She is Zachariah Chaney Moore's daughter.

Zachariah, Martha, Cynthia - siblings - are James Moore and Hanna Boring's children.

Research notes...

Jacob Slover and Martha Moore divorce - looks like it might be true. Information is bits and pieces I picked out from several "threads". Still needs more research. (1800s soap opera).

Abraham Slover and Martha Anderson are parents of Jacob Slover. Jacob was born 1780 Pennsylvania.

Jacob Slover married Martha (Patty) Moore in 1806. Her parents are James Moore and Hanna Boring. Jacob paid a tax on land in 1823 Goodfield Reah, Tennessee. Owned a store in Dandridge Tennessee, Effingham Illinois, maybe Dunklin Missouri and Wayne Illinois. Jacob's Military Service - War of 1812, Private Bunch's Regiment (1814), East Tennessee, Miland in 2nd Regiment, Mounted Gunman (Brown's) East Tennessee.

Jacob Slover and Martha Moore are parents of Alfred Slover. He married, Cynthia Moore (not the one that is Martha Moore's sister), Dandridge, Tennessee. She is the daughter of Zachary Moore and his second wife was Vandagriff Abelis (Abells). Alfred taught school, worked in his father's Dandridge, Tennessee store, hauled merchandise from New Orleans to Dandridge. He belonged to the Baptist church. Was Commissioner of Jefferson County Tennessee. He moved to Soddy Hamilton Tennessee in 1847.

Jacob Slover divorced Martha Slover on September 21 1827. (Book Tennessee Tidbits 1778 to 1914 by Marjorie Hood Fischer and Ruth Blake Burns). He was granted the divorce. From the testimony of Henry Price, Abraham Cox, John Taff, Miss Martin and James Wilson. It appears that the defendant (Martha Slover) has been guilty of adultery. (Rhe TN, Cir CT Min, B/131), page 34I.

To make our story better,

Grandmother Elizabeth Jane Slover Wallace, daughter of Albert Moore Slover, granddaughter of Alfred Hill Slover, and Great Granddaughter of Jacob Slover and the defamed Martha Moore Slover.

Elizabeth Jane Slover's husband is Samuel Wallace. His family was also from East Tennessee. His father, Rev Benjamin F Wallace (1807-1856) was the well known Presbyterian Minister, born in Blount Tennessee and died in Soddy Hamilton Tennessee. His father was Abraham Wallace and mother was Ann McCellan. Abraham's father, John, was killed by Indians, Heavy Horseman Creek (NC? TN?).

Love the fact that Martha Moore's own sister, Cynthia Moore (b 1801), was married to the John Taff, who testified against Martha. Martha and Cynthia Moore had a brother named Zachariah Chaney Moore, whose daughter is, Cynthia Moore (b 1815). Cynthia Moore (Zachariah's daughter) married Alfred Hill Slover (parents are Jacob and Martha Slover).

John Taff, had been executor of Jacob Slover's father's will.

Jacob kept a store in Dandridge and also in Effingham, Illinois. where his brother, Isaac had gone previously.

He wanted his son Alfred Hill Slover to follow him to Illinois to clerk in the store. Jacob would give him $600 a year and a child's part in all he had. Alfred remained near Soddy, Hamilton Tennessee. Upon his arrival in Illinois, Jacob bought out an Irish merchant who was far gone with TB. The Irishman gave Jacob $5,000 in notes to keep for him, saying he had no living relatives. If he did not come back, Jacob was to keep them. Irishman left and was never heard from again.

There were 9 children, Alfred being the 5th. Unfortunately, the courthouse at Kennett Dunklin Missouri was burned in the Civil War. In 1872, the newly-built courthouse was burned with all the records.

Sources

Ancestry Member Trees This hint compiles information from 9 other Public Ancestry Member Trees. Name Cynthia Moore Birth 1801 Death 1830

Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Birth, Marriage & Death Name Seynthia Moore Spouse John Taff Marriage 19 Dec 1816 - Jefferson

Cynthia Moore Taff, "Find A Grave Index" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKN-NXD6 Citation "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVKN-NXD6 : accessed 14 November 2015), Cynthia Moore Taff, 1830; Burial, Decatur, Meigs, Tennessee, United States of America, Goodfield Cemetery; citing record ID 38208854, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Originally Created: 22 October 2015bySTENBAK1

Cynthia Moore Taff Memorial Birth: Dec. 15, 1801 Tennessee, USA Death: Aug. 29, 1830 Meigs County Tennessee, USA

Cynthia was born in either Greene or Jefferson County, TN. She was the youngest child born to James and Hannah Moore. Her mother, Hannah Boring Moore was a distant cousin of Sir Francis Bacon and a descendant of Count Regnault, the Protestant Huguenot leader of France. Her father was James Moore. He served in the Revolutionary War and was with George Washington at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-1778. At the age of 103, in 1833 he received his pension for this service in the Meigs County portion of Rhea County, Tennessee. Cynthia married John Taff, the oldest child of Peter Taffe, Jr. and unknown on December 19th, 1816 in Jefferson Co., TN. John and Cynthia were very active members of the Goodfield community and helped establish the Goodfield Methodist Episcopal Church South. Cynthia was a woman of high Christian character. She and John were the parents of five children: William Henry Harrison Taff b. 02-03-1818 TN d. 02-09-1882 AR Martha Evaline Taff b.02-19-1820 TN d. 08-04-1884 AR There is a descrepancy on death year. Calvin Rufus Taff b. 1822 TN d. 02-12-1880 AR Francis Asbury Taff b. 1824 TN d. 10-01-1901 AR Albert Gallatin Taff b. 01-22-1828 TN d. 1905 Cynthia became ill with a lingering illness in mid-1828 and died August 29, 1830.

Family links: Parents: James Moore (1763 - 1848) Hannah Moore (____ - 1829)

Spouse: John Taff (1788 - 1873)*

Sibling: Sarah Moore Elder (____ - 1840)* Cynthia Moore Taff (1801 - 1830)

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Burial: Goodfield Cemetery Decatur Meigs County Tennessee, USA

Created by: Candis Laningham Record added: Jun 11, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 38208854