Henry
"1st Earl of Drogheda"
Moore
Born in Drogheda, County Meath Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of Charles Moore
and Alice (Loftus) Moore
Husband of
Alice (Spencer) Moore
— married
14 Jun 1661 in Drogheda, County Louth, Leinster, Ireland
Descendants 
Father of
Alice (Moore) Hamilton, Charles Moore, Mary (Moore) Collins, Penelope Moore, Henry Spencer Hamilton (Moore) Hamilton-Moore and William Moore
Died
at about age 54
in Drogheda, County Louth Ireland
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Henry Moore was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.
Biography
Henry Moore was the son of Charles Moore and his wife Alice Loftus [1] & [2]
Henry Moore, 1st Earl of Drogheda m. Alice Spencer, 5th daughter of William Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton and his wife Lady Penelope Wriothesley. [1] & [2]
He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Moore, 3rd Viscount Moore of Drogheda on his father's death and confirmed by the King 1634 when he was given a troop of horse and the governorship of counties Meath & Louth [2]
About 1643 He inherited the estates of his grandfather Adam Loftus at Monasterevan, County Kildare and Mountmellick, Queen's county (now county Leix). [3]
In 1653 he was granted an exemption of full sequestration of his house and estate of Mellifont co. Louth [2]
He was created 1st Earl of Drogheda by patent on 14 June 1661. and granted a license to transport wool into England. [1] & [2]
Henry Moore, 1st Earl of Drogheda died in 1675. and was succeeded by his son Charles. [1]
Issue (3 sons + 3 daughters) [2]
- Charles Moore, 2nd Earl of Drogheda (d. 18 Jun 1679) m 1669 Lady Letitia Isabella Robartes daughter of John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor. - Issue
- Henry Hamilton-Moore, 3rd Earl of Drogheda (d. 7 Jun 1714) m. Mary Cole - Issue
- Penelope Moore m. Randal Fleming, 16th Baron Slane (d.1676) as his 2nd wife. - Issue.
- Lady Mary Moore (d. 17 Mar 1725/26) m1). William Ramsey, 3rd. Earl of Dalhousie. - Issue & m2). John Ker, 2nd Lord Ballendon - Issue & m3). Samuel Collins Esq MD
- Lady Alice Moore (dsp. 25 Dec 1677) m1). 1647 Henry Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Clanbrassill & m2). 1677 as his 2nd wife John Hamilton, 2nd Lord Bargeny.
- Hon. William Moore m. 1686 Elizabeth Lennard, 2nd daughter of Francis Lennard, Lord Dacre of the South and widow of William Brabazon, 3rd Earl of Meath - issue
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cracroft's Peerage; Earls of Drogheda
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Lodge, John; The peerage of Ireland : or, A genealogical history of the present nobility of that kingdom Vol II Pub: 1789 pg 106 - 108
- ↑ Introduction to Ely Papers
- See also:
- The Peerage
Wikipedia; Henry Moore, 1st. Earl of Drogheda
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Joan (Williams) Whitaker
Joan (Williams) Whitaker
Moore-40513 and Moore-6001 appear to represent the same person because: Similar birth and death dates in Ireland. Same wife. Same Wikipedia source.
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