Richard Moore (1670 - 1767)

Born 12 Sep 1670 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Collins) Moore — married 1693 in Sudbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 19 Nov 1767 at age 97 in Oxford, Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Richard Moore was born on 12 September 1670 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ^[1][2][3] He was the son of Jacob Moore and Elizabeth Loker. ^[1][3][2][4]

Richard, married Mary Collins, daughter of Samuel Collins and Mary Marvin. ^[1][2] Richard Moore and Mary Collins lived about 1695 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. ^[3] He lived in Needham, Mass. at first, then his farm on 6 June 1714, and moved to Oxford. ^[2]

According to Daniels (1892) ^[2], "He was among the leading men of Oxford in its early history. He had ample means and was long the largest landholder in the south part of the town; the first justice of the peace in the vicinity and transacted a large part of the conveyancing, probate and other official business during the early years....He had force of character and great tenacity of purpose, and early had a controversy with the Oxford Church, the exact nature of which is not apparent, but yielded at last."

In 1715 he was licensed by Oxford as an innholder, which he ran for many years afterwards. ^[2] Richard Moore served between 1715 and 1734 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as the Town Clerk. ^[2]

He served between 1715 and 1741 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as a Selectman. ^[2] He served in 1721 as the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court. ^[2] He served between 1721 and 1729 as Town Treasurer for Oxford. ^[1][2]

He and Abigail Roper were guardian on 12 May 1732 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Richard Moore and Hannah Roper were guardian on 12 May 1732 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Richard Moore and Ruth Roper were guardian on 12 July 1732 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Richard Moore and Ephraim Roper were guardian on 11 August 1732 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. ^[1]

Richard Moore died on Thursday, 19 November 1767 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 97 years, 2 months and 7 days. ^[2]

Children of Richard Moore and Mary Collins:

1. Sybilla Moore (2 Sep 1694 - ), m. (1) EPHRAIM ROPER; m. (2) ELIJAH CHAMBERLAIN ^{[1] [2]}
2. Abigail Moore (23 May 1696 - ) ^[2]
3. Collins Moore (7 Oct 1698 - b 22 Feb 1743) ^[2]
4. Isaac Moore (11 Jun 1700 - ) ^[2]
5. Capt. Elijah Moore (14 Mar 1701/2 - 17 Nov 1781) ^[2]
6. Susanna Moore (26 Dec 1704 - ) ^[2]
7. Abijah Moore (22 Dec 1705 - 18 Dec 1759) ^[4][2]
8. Richard Moore (10 Jan 1708 - 3 Dec 1782) ^[2]
9. Mary Moore (15 May 1710 - ) ^[2]

Birth

12 Sep 1670, Sudbury, Miidlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Death

19 Nov 1767, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Roper
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19} Daniels
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Ward
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Dexter

See also:

• Roper, Kenneth L.. The Ropers A Biographical Record from Circa 1300 to 1982. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1982.
• Ward, Andrew Henshaw. Sudbury Records, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1863) Vol. XVII.
• Daniels, George. History of the Town of Oxford, Massachusetts (Oxford, Mass., 1892)
• Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College (Holt, 1885) Vol. 1, Page 331
• Marvin, George & Marvin, William. Descendants of Reinold and Matthew Marvin (T.R. Marvin & Son, Boston, 1904) Page 36
• Collins, James Wade Ferris. The Family and American Descendants of Deacon Edward Collins of Cambridge, Medford, and Charlestown, Massachusetts, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2020) Vol. 174, Page 61, Page 260.