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Dorothy (Dixon) Moore (1631 - 1694)

Dorothy Moore formerly Dixon
Born in York,York,Mainemap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 1651 in York, Mainemap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 63 in York,York,Mainemap
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Biography

Dorothy Dixon was born about 1631, in York, Maine, a daughter of William Dixon. She married William Moore, son of William and Jane Moore, about 1650 in York, Maine. They had ten known children. William died in 1691 in York, Maine and she is mentioned in his Will. She died in October 1694 in York, Maine, at the age of 63.[1]

Will of Dorothy's husband, William Moore

"William Moore made his will March 31, 1691, and the inven­tory of his estate was taken May 12, 1691. It amounted to one hundred fifty-nine pounds, seven shillings. He left to his wife Dorothy, his house, lands, goods, chattels and movables; to his son John More, a cow; to his son Robert More one shilling; and to his sons and daughters, Elizabeth Trafton, Sarah Welcom, William More, Eleanor, Ann and Mary More, and Thomas More, each five shillings. Thomas was to have the house after his mother's death. Dorothy Moore, the widow, was appointed executrix. She was living as late as April 5, 1693, when "vppon complaint of Dorathy Moore of Yorke" the Selectmen of the town agreed to lay out a highway "to the land that was formerly James Wiggens land," but she died before March 17, 1694, as at that time their son, Thomas More, sold property as administrator of his father's estate. A record dated 1693 /94, and printed in the Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder shows that the heirs of the widow More were: William Moore, Elinor Rogers, John, Robert and Thomas Moore, Elizabeth Trafton, Sarah Spiller and Ann and Mary Moore. This shows the marriage of Eleanor and the remarriage of Sarah since their father's death." [2]

Children

Children of William Moore and Dorothy Dixon[2]

i. Dorothy, who married Daniel Dill or Hill of York. He died on April 2, 1711, in an Indian attack. On March 17, 1693/94, Thomas More of York as administrator of his father William More's estate, deeded twenty acres to his brother-in-law Daniel Dill of York, husband of his sister Dorothy. On January 9, 1666, James Dixon, son and heir of William Dixon assigned to his brother, John Brawne, all his right and title in his father's will, "if I do not return from Sea," with the provision that he was to pay five pounds of this to "my cousin Dorathy Moore. This was probably not his sister, William Moore's wife, but his niece, Dorothy Moore.
ii. John.
iii. Elizabeth, who married before 1691, Trafton.
iv. Robert. A Robert Moore, presumably the same, as there is no other record of a man of that name, witnessed a deed on October 16, 1664, the parties to which were of York and the Isles of Shoals. As he must have been of age in order to be a witness, and must therefore have been born in or before 1643, it must be supposed that Robert was the son of William by an unknown first wife or else that this record refers to another unidentified Robert Moore. Possibly Robert Moore of East Hamp­ton, New York, who is elsewhere discussed, was identical with this man.
v. Sarah, who married before 1691, Welcom, and married before 1694, Spiller.
vi. William, who was taken captive by Indians in October, 1692, and taken to Canada. He was still there in 1711 and his fate is unknown. Provision was made in 1694 for him to have his share of his father's estate if he returned.
vii. Eleanor, who was unmarried in 1691, and married Rogers, before 1694.
viii. Anna, who was unmarried in 1694.
ix. Mary, who, with her brother William, was captured by Indians in October, 1692, and taken to Canada. Her father's estate provided money for her ransom, but there is no record of her return.
x. Thomas, who was born in or before 1673.

Sources

  1. Banks Vol. 1, p. 108
  2. 2.0 2.1 William Henry Moore and his ancestry, with accounts of the Moore families in the American colonies, 1620-1730, by Louis Effingham De Forest, Publication: New York: De Forest Pub., 1934, Page: pp 465-469

See also:

  • Banks: Banks, Charles Edward. History of York, Maine, Reprint of the 1931-35 by Baltimore, Regional Pub. Co., 1967. Volume 1 On Hathitrust.com, Volume 2 On Hathitrust.com
  • Maine wills. 1640-1760, William M. Sargent Publication: Brown, Thurston & company, Portland [Me.],1887. Page: pp 93-4
  • William Henry Moore and his ancestry, with accounts of the Moore families in the American colonies, 1620-1730, by Louis Effingham De Forest, Publication: New York: De Forest Pub., 1934, Page: pp 465-469http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005731863
  • Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry.com
  • Family Data Collection - Births, Edmund West, comp., [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
  • Millennium File, Heritage Consulting. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003. Original data: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.
  • U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Ancestry.com. U.S., [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012. Original data: Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.


Acknowledgements

Dixon-4146 was created by J. Wesley Cleveland through the import of Cleveland Family Tree Clean3.ged on Aug 27, 2014.





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Some researchers believe William Dixon is the stepfather of Dorothy, since she is not mentioned in his will. I would suggest adding a paragraph titled "disputed information" and changing father designation to "uncertain". See William DIxon's profile for more information.
"WikiTree Suggestion 864 Almost empty tags". This is picking up the ref. to "Ibid", which means nothing in this system. Can someone please replace this with the appropriate full reference, named or otherwise.
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