Abraham (Moore) Moors III (1692 - 1780)

Born 11 Jan 1692 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Gilson) Moors — married 21 Nov 1717 in Groton, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 3 Mar 1780 at age 88 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Abraham Moore/Moar/Moors III was born January 11, 1691/2 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts.^[1] He was the son of Abraham Moors II and Priscilla Poor Moors.^{[2][3] [4]}

He moved to Groton, Middlesex County, and was married there November 11, 1717 to Elizabeth Gilson, daughter of Joseph Gilson and Elizabeth Lawrence Gilson.^[5][6]

Elizabeth died in 1770; Abraham died in Groton March 3, 1780.^[7] He is buried in the Old Burying Ground, Groton; his gravestone inscription reads, in part, "A mild, humane, and honest man, a peaceable and regular citizen; an affectionate and tender husband and parent".^[8]

Abstract of the will of Abraham Moors dated October 5, 1771, probated April 20, 1780 and administration granted to his son, Joseph, bequeaths to daughters Elizabeth Russell, Susanna Stone and Jemima Longley; to sons Timothy and Joseph, and to heirs of deceased son Jonathan, late of "district of Shirley" to his grandson Isac Moors Farwell, his sister Lydia Ireland and his brother Joseph Farwell.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ (as Abraham Moore) Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850
2. ↑ "Genealogy of the Gillson and Jillson Family" by David Gillson, published 1876, page 243.
3. ↑ US Find a Grave Index, 1600's to Current; Memorial # 74397770
4. ↑ Family Histories; Mooar (Moors) Genealogy: "Abraham Mooar of Andover and his Descendants", page 14.
5. ↑ Massachusetts Marriages 1633-1859; Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, film #0873746, item 4.
6. ↑ Family Histories; Mooar (Moors) Genealogy: "Abraham Mooar of Andover and his Descendants", page 14.
7. ↑ Massachusetts Town & Vital Records; Groton VR Transcripts, Groton Deaths, page 245.
8. ↑ US Find a Grave Index, 1600's to Current; Memorial # 74397770
9. ↑ Family Histories; Mooar (Moors) Genealogy: "Abraham Mooar of Andover and his Descendants", page 14.

• "Mooar Family of Andover", anonymous compiler, undated typewritten manuscript; downloadable at www.mhl.org/sites/default/files/files/Abbott/Mooar%20Family.pdf

• Birth (11 January 1691/2 at Andover, as Abraham Moore): Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016); https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/7646/275/141266054 (subscription required)

• Death 3 Mar 1780 at Groton (with photo of gravestone): Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 March 2019), memorial page for Abraham Moors (11 Jan 1692–3 Mar 1780), Find A Grave Memorial no. 74397770, citing Old Burying Ground, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Renae Burgess Linn (contributor 47012298); https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74397770

• "Genealogy of the Gillson and Jillson Family" by David Gillson, published 1876, page 243; https://archive.org/details/genealogygillso00jillgoog/page/n286

• Massachusetts Marriages 1633-1859; Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, film #0873746, item 4; alternative link (as Abraham Mores): Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016); https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/7714/117/0 (subscription required)

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 March 2019), memorial page for Abraham Moors (11 Jan 1692–3 Mar 1780), Find A Grave Memorial no. 74397770, citing Old Burying Ground, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Renae Burgess Linn (contributor 47012298); https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74397770/abraham-moors

• Family Histories; Mooar (Moors) Genealogy: "Abraham Mooar of Andover and his Descendants", page 14; https://archive.org/details/mooarmoorsgeneal00mooa/page/14

• Death: Massachusetts Town & Vital Records; Groton VR Transcripts, Groton Deaths, page 245; alternative link: Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016); https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/7714/245/143146785 (subscription required)

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