Hugh Moore (1750 - 1833)

Born 15 Sep 1750 in County Antrim, Ireland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (French) Moore — married 1772 in Wafford's Fort in South Carolina

Descendants

Died 24 Oct 1833 at age 83 in Warren County, Kentucky, USA

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Biography

Hugh Moore was born in Ireland.

Lieutenant Hugh Moore served with Roebuck's Regiment, South Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

Hugh Moore is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A079419.

Hugh Moore was a South Carolina colonist.

Hugh was born on 15 September 1850. ^[1][2]

Hugh Moore's parents were Joseph Moore and Ruth unknown. ^{[citation needed]}

Hugh was born in County Antrim, Ireland.^{[citation needed]}

Hugh married Sarah in 1772 at Wofford's Fort in South Carolina.^[3]

Sarah testified that she and Hugh had 15 children. She had a Bible which contained her family information.

"It fell into the possession of her son in law, Edward Stevens, that while in his possession, his children (as she is informed and does verily believe) tore out the sheet or leaves containing said Records, which was put back again loosely and afterwards it got lost out and never been seen since for now near two years."

This document is from 1839. Through the loss of her Bible, she lost the birth records of her 15 children, her marriage record and Hugh's death record. ^[4]

Some children of Hugh and Sarah are:

1. Mary Catherine (Moore) Light b February 12, 1774 South Carolina
2. Joseph Moore b May 1776 (2nd child)
3. John A. Moore
4. John Moore b 1778
5. William Moore b 1780
6. Hugh L. Moore Jr. b 1797^[5][6]
7. Marium (Moore) Stevens b May 15, 1805^[7]

Hugh served as Revolutionary War soldier from South Carolina. He moved to Warren County, Kentucky, after the war. ^[8][9]

Hugh served as a lieutenant under Captain Major Pearson,^[10]

There is a Revolutionary War service Indent Certificate on record dated 1786 for "Mr Hugh Moore (Lieut)" for 136 pounds, seven shillings and ten pence for service in Roebuck's Regiment.

Hugh moved to Kentucky in 1811. (In 1832, it was stated that he had lived in Kentucky 21 years.)^[11]

Hugh Moore, Senior is listed on line 11 of the 1820 Warren County, Kentucky Census. His son, Hugh Moore, Jr. is listed below him on line 17.^[5]

On 23 July 1832, Hugh appeared before the Justices of the County Court of Warren, now sitting, Hugh Moore, a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged 82 years on the 15th of September next. ^[12]

Hugh died on 24 October 1833 in Kentucky.^[13]

As far as is known, Hugh is not related to the Charles Moore of Spartanburg Co., who also originated from Northern Ireland.

Research Notes

• Lt. Hugh Moore (b 1750, IR) received Rev. War land grant in Ky, is noted in DAR records (a proper source citation is needed to know if the information is reliable) to be the son of Joseph & Catherine Moore who immigrated with their family from Ireland in 1765 and settled in SC. (Please don't add these connections without reliable sources.)

• http://wdgolden.com/genes/moore-family-line-of-ninety-six-district-south-carolina/

• A source to use to work additional information into Wikitree from -^[7]

• Ebook with information about Hugh Moore -Biography partially available

Warren County, Kentucky: History Revealed Through Biographical and Genealogical Sketches of Its Ancestors M. SecristMay 20, 2013

Y DNA

See FTDNA Kit #164665 in Group 2 of the Moore Worldwide Y DNA Project. The kit has tested at the y700 level, to R-BY100711.

Sources

1. ↑ Revolutionary War Pension File # W8473, photocopy from the National Archives
2. ↑ Birth date calculated from information given, "On 23 July 1832, Hugh appeared ... aforesaid aged 82 years on the 15th of September next." - Transcribed by Will Graves Rev. War Pension File # W8473
3. ↑ Warren County Military Records - MOORE, Hugh Lt - Pension application of Hugh Moore [Moor W8473 Sarah Moore f52SC] accessed 16 September 2018
4. ↑ U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 U.S. 5th page. available through Heritage Quest (libraries) or Ancestry, subscription
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Family Search. United States Census, 1820, Hugh Moore, Junior, Warren, Kentucky, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .Original source: Page: 68; NARA Roll: M33_28; Image: 80. [inferred family: son -10, wife Polly 16-25; Hugh Moore Sr. and large family living next door to Elizabeth Johnson, Hugh Moore Jr. living 6 households from them.]
6. ↑ Hugh, follows the movement pattern of his father and mother, please see his profile for this information.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Ancestry. Lester D. Prewitt. The Light Family This article about Jacob Light also contains a section about Hugh Moore. The above link is to a transcript of the original article from the Indiana Magazine of History, Volume 34, Issue 3, pp 367-371
8. ↑ Transcribed by Will Graves Rev. War Pension File # W8473
9. ↑ Transcribed by Will Graves. Pension application of Hugh Moore W8473 Transcribed by Will Graves, as found on Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.
10. ↑ Capt. Major Pearson. The American Revolution in South Carolina
11. ↑ Transcribed by Will Graves Rev. War Pension File # W8473
12. ↑ Transcribed by Will Graves Rev. War Pension File # W8473
13. ↑ Compiled by Mrs. William Breckenridge Ardery, Kentucky Records (Originally Published: Lexington, Kentucky, 1926 Reprinted: Southern Book Co. 1958Reissued: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore 1965, 1969, 1977, 1981, 1986). Kentucky Pension Roll of 1835, List of pensioners, page 141.

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 24 Feb 2024), "Record of Hugh Moore", Ancestor # A079419.
• Revolutionary War Soldiers for NC and SC, Data provided by the website Carolana.
• Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files, abstr. by Virgil D. White, p. 2400