Robert Moore (1742 - 1816)

Born 13 Jan 1742 in Orange, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Drury) Moore — married 24 Mar 1780 in North Carolina, United States

Husband of Elizabeth (McGehee) Moore — married 24 Aug 1784 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Feb 1816 at age 74 in Person, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Captain Robert Moore served with Caswell County Regiment, North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

Robert was born: 13 JAN 1742/1752, the son of Alexander and Marion Moore. He died: 13 FEB 1816 and is buried at McGehee Cemetery, Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina, USA

Family

Robert first married Mary Drurey 24 May 1780, who died after 27 Oct 1783. Their children : John Drury Moore, b. 18 Feb 1781, and Susannah Moore, b. 27 Oct 1783,

He married second Elizabeth McGehee on 24 August 1784 in Caswell County, NC. ^[1] Spouse: Elizabeth McGehee Moore (1769 - 1852)

Elizabeth's and Robert's children were:

1. Robert Moore, b. 04 Aug 1785;
2. Joseph Moore, b. 27 Sep 1787;
3. Alexander Moore, b. 05 Dec 1789; d. 1832
4. Sarah Ivey Moore, b. 30 May 1792;
5. Elizabeth Moore, b. 06 Jan 1795;
6. Anne McGehee Moore, b. 09 Nov 1797; d 1861
7. Joseph Moore, b. 24 Jul 1804; and
8. Thomas McGehee Moore, b. 08 Aug 1806

Revolutionary Service

Served in the Revolutionary War

Service: NORTH CAROLINA

Rank(s): CAPTAIN

Pension Number: W4036

Service Source: W4036; NC TROOPS IN THE CL DURING THE REV, 1776-1782, P 11

Service Description: 1) CAPT ALFRED MOORE, COL JOHN P WILLIAMS, AND LCOL ARCHIBALD LYTTLE, 2) CAPT OF CASWELL CO COMPANY, ALSO PRIVATE, ENSIGN

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPS9-CW61 : 16 January 2021), Robert Moore and Elizabeth McGehee, 26 Aug 1784; citing Caswell, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 07 March 2021), memorial page for Capt Robert Moore (13 Jan 1742–13 Feb 1816), Find A Grave: Memorial #38611752 , citing McGehee Cemetery, Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by 4losthistory (contributor 46983562) .

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed July 20, 2017), "Record of Robert Moore", Ancestor # A079849.

• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8PC-FPV : 22 December 2016), Robert Moore and Elisabeth Mcgehee, 24 Aug 1784; citing , Caswell, North Carolina, United States, p. item 1, Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 478,487.

• RevolutionaryWar Pension for the widow of Robert Moore Robert Moore

• Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Index, 1741-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2575710:8909?ssrc=pt&tid=920809&pid=5125514720) [Mary Durey to Robert Moore 24 May 1780, North Carolina].

• Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868. UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. (http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-

bin/sse.dll?db=ncmarr1741&h=100019&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt) Robert Moore to Elizabeth McGehee, Bond date 24 Aug 1784, Caswell Co., NC.

• "Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements and Rosters", online database, https://revwarapps.org/#m : accessed 15 Jun 2022, p. 34 testimony of Benjamin Long as witness to his marriages and birth of children. (This deponent further maketh oath that the said Captain Robert Moore was married in May 1780 to a Miss Mary Drury, and that he was present at the marriage, that he lived near them and was on terms of intimacy with the family, that of the marriage 2 children were born whose names were John D Moore and Susannah Moore, and that his said Wife Mary died some time during the year 1783 leaving him Surviving, that afterwards (to wit) sometime in August 1784 the said Captain Robert Moore was married to a Miss Elizabeth McGehee who was personally known to this deponent and that he was present at this his second marriage, that of this marriage several children were born most of whom are known to him that he is acquaintance and intimacy with the said Captain Robert Moore continued up to his death which occurred sometime in the year 1816 leading his wife Elizabeth him Surviving;).

• "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V121-7XM : 8 March 2021), Alexander Moore, 1777; citing Caswell, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,727,931. (Robert Moore named as executor of his father's will).

• "Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements and Rosters, database, https://revwarapps.org/#m : accessed 15 Jun 2022, entry for Robert Moore. (contains a transcribed copy of his bible record that was provided by his second wife Elizabeth McGahee Moore, his widow).

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38611752/robert-moore: accessed 03 October 2022), memorial page for Capt Robert Moore (13 Jan 1742–13 Feb 1816), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38611752, citing McGehee Cemetery, Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by RememberThem (contributor 47234793) .