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Portius Moore (1781 - 1847)

Dr. Portius Moore
Born in Caswell, North Carolina, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 28 Mar 1806 in Granville, North Carolina, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 4 Feb 1814 in Granville, North Carolina, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 66 in Person, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

Portius Moore was born on Oct 15, 1781, according to his tombstone. He was the son of Grizey Phillips and Stephen Moore, who established the Mount Tirzah plantation in Caswell County, North Carolina (later Person County) in 1778. He died on Dec 3, 1847 in Person County, North Carolina. [1]

Married to Frances Webb on March 28, 1806 in Granville County, North Carolina.[2]

Married to Lucinda Wilson "Lucy" Pulliam on February 4, 1814 in Granville County, North Carolina.[3]

Portius and Lucy were the parents of:

  1. Barnett Pulliam Moore (1812-unk)
  2. Rev Junius Pulliam Moore (1815-1878)
  3. Franklin Moore (1818-unk)
  4. Richard Henry Moore (1821-1850)
  5. Rev Theophilus Wilson Moore (1832-1907)
  6. Benjamin Rush Moore (1824-unk)
  7. Henrietta Moore Smith (1826-1848 MS)
  8. Bramwell Moore (1828-unk)
  9. Sophronia Pulliam Moore Horner (1829-1909)
  10. Martha Pulliam Moore Lane (unk-1847)

Slaves

Sources

  1. #FG, #C1810, #C1820, #C1830, #C1840
  2. #MarriageFrances
  3. #MarriageLucinda
  • Source: Find A Grave: Memorial #38519170 retrieved Jul 13, 2017, Stephen Moore Cemetery
  • Source: "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (Link: accessed 17 July 2017), Portius Moore, Person, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 140, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 38; FHL microfilm 337,911. (single, 5 slaves)
  • Source: "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (Link: accessed 17 July 2017), Potious Moore, Person, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 458, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 82; FHL microfilm 162,798. (17 slaves)
  • Source: "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (Link: 18 August 2015), Prlius Moore, Person, North Carolina, United States; citing 27, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 124; FHL microfilm 18,090. (24 slaves)
  • Source: "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (Link: 24 August 2015), Perkins Moore, Person, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 284, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 368; FHL microfilm 18,096. (32 slaves)
  • Source: "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (Link: 22 December 2016), Portius Moore and Francis Webb, 28 Mar 1806; citing Granville, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 1,758,776.
  • Source: "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (Link: 22 December 2016), Portius Moore and Lucinda W Pulliam, 04 Feb 1814; citing Granville, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 1,758,776.
  • Estate Records of Portius Moore - "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998." Wills and Estate Papers (Person County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina); Probate Place: Person, North Carolina. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9061 #364245 (accessed 10 April 2024). Estate papers of Portius Moore in Person County, North Carolina, 1848.




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