Jemima (Moore) Dyer (abt. 1748 - abt. 1796)

Ancestors

Wife of John Dyer — married 5 Jan 1769 in Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Province of Pennsylvania

Descendants

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Biography

Jemima was the daughter of (____) Moore and Sarah Burroughs. Claims that her father was William G. Moore are unsubstantiated, and the use of a middle initial early in the 18th century is dubious.

Jemima married John Dyer, and we learn much from John's diary.^[1]

Research Notes

To identify Jemima's paternal family, the best clues may be the many Moores mentioned in John's diary. John's sister Phebe married John Moore, and in those days it was common to find two siblings marrying two other siblings. Below is presented the entries from John's diary that mention Moores. While it is reasonable that John Moore and Jemima Moore were close kin, we must keep in mind that if they were not, then we these Moore entries would probably represent both families and need teasing apart. Also, when the surname is not clear but it seems possible one of the people was a Moore, the entry was often included in the list.

• 1-20-1771 — Joseph and Jonathan Moore came here to see us. the Small pox in these parts.
• 9-25-1772 — Burall Moore & his wife was here this Day from Virginia, the same day finish^d soing.
• 5-18-1773 — Joseph Moore came here to see us
• 5-20-1773 — Joseph Moore went home
• 5-22-1773 — Mother & Phebe Moor came here this evening from Maryland to live I believe. I am poorly when I wright this.
• 12-6-1773 — John Moore was in this neighbourhood to see his wife whom he run away and left some time ago to follow a lude girl of the name of Sarah Griffith. Joseph Dyer arrive here from Maryland the day before him.
• 12-23-1773 — Jonathan Moore came over to see us.
• 12-25-1773 — Roda & Jonathan went to the Jerseys
• 12-31-1773 — Joseph Moore & wife came here this evening with Jonathan & Rhoda
• 1-2-1774 — Joseph Moore & wife went home
• 1-3-1774 — warm day. Jonathan & Rhoda went home.
• 5-8-1774 — Rhoda came here this evening
• 6-20-1774 — the twentyeth Day of June between four five oClock in the morning was born Joseph Dyer son of John and Jemima Dyer of Plumstead
• 6-25-1774 — Joseph Moore was here.
• 7-18-1774 — Joseph Moore's daughter Sarah born this morning, same day Rhoda went away
• 8-14-1774 — Rhoda & Joseph & Josiah came here
• 11-11-1774 — Phebe Moore's daughter Susannah died this afternoon
• 12-5-1774 — Dadde Moore was here to see us, went next day.
• 1-14-1774 — John Moore was to see his wife or pretended so
• 1-16-1774 — Rhoda went away
• 12-6-1775 — Rhoda & Jonathan was here to see us
• 6-29-1776 — was at Granny Moore's, all well
• 8-11-1776 — at night Rhoda came here
• 8-9-1777 — Granne Moore came to see us in stage
• 8-17-1777 — Granne Moore went home in stage with father & mother on their way to the great meadows
• 10-4-1777 — Phebe Moore's daughter Rachel died of the flux this evening
• 6-1-1778 — Phebe Moore with her 2 children very [violent?] by set off for Maryland
• 8-18-1782 — fine rain, Granne Moore uncle John Burroughs here.
• 8-20-1782 — G^r Moore went home, Ante run away
• 10-24-1782 — Joseph Moore moved to Virginia
• 8-10-1783 — Granne went to Tho^s Wright's on her way to the Great Meadows
• 10-4-1783 — Granne came home & Mary Wright
• 4-25-1785 — Edward Moore moved
• 5-19-1785 — Amos [Abott?] here from Maryland, gave [report?] of John Moore's moving to Juniatta
• 5-25-1785 — Granne Moore went home
• 6-26-1785 — Edward Moore's child died this morning about 1 oClock of small pox
• 11-20-1785 — Joseph Moore came from Virginia
• 12-8-1785 — he set home for Virginia
• 5-29-1786 — Edward Moore's daughter born
• 6-18-1787 — Granne Moore came here
• 7-5-1787 — she went to John Burrougheses
• 4-3-1788 — Edward Moore moved away
• 7-11-1788 — Edward Moore's child died of a flux this evening. Bothers and Lions children died within a few days.
• 12-1-1788 — Nancy Moore & Polton set for Maryland
• 1-22-1789 — Edward Moore's son born about 10 oClock in the morning.
• 7-2-1790 — Phebe Moore came here from Baltimore with her family
• 7-30-1790 — Phebe Moore's daughter went to town to live with Deborah Morris
• 2-7-1791 — Edward Moore's daughter born this day
• 4-7-1791 — Phebe Moore moved to my house where Wells moved from
• 4-18-1791 — Edward Moore moved to D. Road
• 10-8-1792 — Edward Moore's daughter born
• 7-24-1793 — Edward Moore's son John died this afternoon of a flux
• 8-10-1793 — John Moore up from [town?] to see friends
• 8-13-1793 — my aged mother-in-law departed this life the 13^th of August a bout 11 oClock at night of a flux & plurycy I believe.
• 8-15-1793 — Sarah Moore was buryed in the forenoon and Sarah Dyer in the afternoon at Plumstead.
• 11-11-1793 — my sister Phebe Moore departed this life the eleventh day of November a bout sun set 1793 of a consumption, I believe, after a lingering painfull illness. She departed this life very quietly.
• 11-13-1793 — my beloved sister was buryed the 13th of November 1793 at Plumstead, a snowey day. Rachel Brown came from the mountain to se her two days before her Departure, and staid the buryal, set home early this morning
• 11-23-1793 — Joseph Moore went to live at James Shaws, son of Phebe Moore, Dec^d
• 12-12-1793 — Polly Moore went to live with Jos^h Riches.
• 2-6-1794 — Nancy Moore moved to Tho</sup>s</sup> Dyers this day.
• 3-8-1794 — Nancy Moore's son born this morning about 2 o'Clock (Barton Stuart). The same day our boys at Philadelphia
• 3-24-1794 — James Moore went to live with John Burges to learn the weaver trade
• 4-24-1794 — John More came int he Easton Stage (from Wilkesbare), Mary poorly
• 5-13-1794 — John Moore went to Philad^a to W^m Ashbys
• 2-7-1795 — Polly Moore came from Joseph Riches
• 2-13-1795 — John Moore bound by Tho^s Wright his uncle for four years & one month to W^m Ashby to learn the taylors trade, in Philadelphia
• 3-1-1795 — Polly Moore went to James Shaw to live
• 4-16-1795 — Edward Moore moved to John Shaw's old place this day
• 11-26-1795 — Josiah Moore here from Kingwood
• 11-28-1795 — Jonⁿ Moore from Sussex here. Joseph [Micheners?] wife died near Germantown.
• 4-18-1796 — Nancy Moore took an aprentice
• 6-10-1796 — John Moore died about 7 oClock this morning after having fits for forty years or more from the age of 22 years which had produced him to a Child-like state. He was buryed at Plumstead.
• 6-17-1796 — Salle Dyer left Burges from learning the weaver trade. Philip Moore's son here from Jersey.
• 10-22-1796 — Mary Wright and Polly & Hettie Moore set off for Wilksbarre with [Conrade?]
• 12-27-1796 — Nancy Moore moved to Joseph Riches
• 1-11-1797 — my aged father-in-law departed this life a bout 1 oClock on the Eleventh of January 1797 about 89 years.
• 4-11-1797 — Nancy moved to our house where Coulter moved from
• 11-21-1797 — Nancy Moore moved to Riches
• 4-9-1798 — Stephen Moore moved from Jersey to James Shaw's place
• 7-29-1798 — Joseph Moore went to live at Ambrose Poulton's
• 7-23?-1798 — Nancy Moore brought her brother Joseph Moore from James Shaw's
• 12-8-1798 — Chaarles Fell, John Moore, John Matlin, Amos Brown, W^m Robins, & one Strong arrived in this neighbourhood from the Genesee County where some of them had lived five months without being honoured with the sight of a white woman, & some of the surveying companys lived five days without any thing to eate but for the most of the time lived well, left some at business when they left the place
• 1-18-1799 — Stephen Moore's son born last night, I understand
• 10-9-1799 — John Moore (father of Edward Moore now of Plumstead) died about 11 oClock this day of a long and lingering decay of six months or more
• 12-21-1799 — Philip Moore's son born about 4 o'Clock this afternoon.
• 1-19-1800 — Josiah Poulton married to Polly Moore at Esq^r Burson's
• 2-7-1800 — Philip Moore moved to Philadelphia
• 10-17-1800 — Jesse Jones's son born lasat night (formerly Salle Moore)
• 1-7-1801 — Polly Poulton's son born about nine oClock this evening; formerly Polly Moore
• 1-29-1801 — William Preson using all is endeavours to overthrow the sestlement of the estate of Tho^s Dyer Dec^d causing it to be sported away at law in a very disagreeable manner, to the disadvantage of the dear orphans takes widowes Thomas Poulton, Jonathan Combs, John Bradshaw, & John Moore this adjourned orphans Court, and ever since he was so fortunate as to be chosen guardian has been very full of deception to the executor pursuading him that it was not necessary to make a setlement in the year, till a final setlement could be made, and immediately put in a petition to the Court to have him removed & had actually applyed to a person to except of that trust but failed as yet, but now is to make a grand push with his number of evidences.
• 2-17-1801 — my sister-in-law Rhoda Moore died this morning of a lingering consumption of about 12 months as she was worn down & little but skin and bone
• 3-28-1801 — Josiah Poulton's son Jesse an infant was found dead in the bed this morning and an inquest held on the body
• 3-31-1801 — Josiah Poulton moved from this town
• 3-18-1802 — Edward Moore married to Sarah Shaw at Esq^r Roberts
• 4-8-1802 — Josiah Poulton moved to Esq^rs old place where Joseph Shepard went from.
• 6-4-1802 — Josiah Poulton's daughter born last night
• 3-15-1803 — movings, Alex^r Rich to his father's, John Moore to Combs lott, Combs to Josiah Brown's place where Alex^r Rich came from
• 4-7-1803 — a blackgard sort of company passed by this evening said to be Polly Poultons wedding guests.
• 5-23-1803 — Polly Larges home bringing, formerly Polly Poulton
• 9-29-1803 — John Moore moved to Isaac Morris, his old place
• 12-9-1804 — Josiah Polton's child died of a kind of dropsey
• 1-23-1805 — A dreadfull accident about four oClock this afternoon Edward Moore was cuting a large tree, and in the fall a limb breaking from the tree fell back near the stump, where it appears he was standing and struck him on the head & fractured his scull, which put a period to life in instant, as appears by the testimony of the first person that saw him
• 1-24-1805 — an inquisition was held on the body about 10 oClock by Joseph Thomas Esq^r
• 3-1-1868 — Jemima Dyer departed this life in her 88^th year, she being the last of the old Dyer family.

Death

after death of last child, when she was nearly 50 yrs old

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Sources

1. ↑ Journal of John Dyer of Dyerstown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1763-1805," page 63; Transcribed for the Bucks County Historical Society from a Manuscript Copy in Possession of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; property of the Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1921.

• Alexander DuBin, Walton Family and Collateral Lines' (Philadelphia, PA: Historical Publication Society, 1947), pages 12–13

Metadata

• This person was created through the import of dyermaeettaaug2010.ged on 11 September 2010.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Sherry Clendenon for creating WikiTree profile Moore-13464 through the import of Moore - Johnson-tree-Aug2013-2.ged on Aug 17, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Sherry and others.