Greetings from the Moore County, NC Genealogical Society. As speaker the Maurice Moore had championed settlement of the Cape Fear region under Governor George Burrington and led frequent conflicts with Burrington's successor, Richard Everard. All are welcome. Alfred Moore would serve as an officer in the Continental Army, and later as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. endstream endobj 9 0 obj 233 endobj 4 0 obj << /Type /Page /Parent 5 0 R /Resources << /Font << /F1 6 0 R /F2 7 0 R >> /ProcSet 2 0 R >> /Contents 8 0 R >> endobj 11 0 obj << /Length 12 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> stream He served as the governor of the Province of Carolina from 1700-1703. He had at least one son, Alfred. Being born in Lincoln would seem to associate him with Wallace A. Moore (1796) who had a … They are believed to be related to or descended from Roger O'Moore, a leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1641. In Moore family history, the most famous is philosopher Sir Thomas More, King Henry VIII's chancellor until he lost the king's favor and his head in 1535! He had two prominent sons, James and Maurice. They are believed to be related to or descended from Roger O'Moore, a leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1641. John Franklin Moore had land transactions with his … Our goal is to compile and share records, newspaper articles, people profiles, maps, photographs, and more about the families who lived in Moore County, NC during its early days. His son, Charles Godwin Moore, was just twenty-one. John Franklin and Eliza Summerow Moore were the parents of Catherine Isabella Moore (1846-1890), Esther Jane Moore (1848-1881), Nancy Victoria Moore (1851-1917), and Mary Josephine Moore (1854-1890). James Moore II was a colonel in the colonial militia who served in the Yamassee War and would be a governor of the Province of South Carolina after North and South Carolina split. Several members of the family held prominent political positions in colonial North and South Carolina, were officers in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, or held high positions in the United States federal government during the early years of the republic. The family is most closely associated with the Cape Fear coastal region around Wilmington. H�mV]s�6����tFe�%�?%��*Ӥ�Z�. The MCGS meets bi-monthly at the Moore County Library in Carthage at 10:30 am on the 3rd Saturday of January, March, May, July, September and November. Greetings from the Moore County, NC Genealogical Society. The Moore family was a prominent political family of North and South Carolina during the 18th and 19th centuries. �+�`�N�ZVDB_�B����7�B��!D���9���b��2�rY�r���I��ʇh?L��x�C$=τbD�D01�K� ;�������qEI��U�5���C���xׅ�w����4V�o�>�7�7�L��Y��ȉ���j�6�����~�>��)�S� �[! James Moore (c1835 Lincoln Co, NC) * Here in 1850 with Burton K. Dickey family. Please contact us if you wish to … General James Moore served in the Continental Army, first as a colonel, and later, after he distinguished himself leading the troops at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, as a Brigadier General and commander of the Southern Department, a position he would only hold for a few months before his sudden death in April, 1777. Several members of the family held prominent political positions in colonial North and South Carolina, were officers in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, or held high positi… The Moore family was a prominent political family of North and South Carolina during the 18th and 19th centuries. Our goal is to compile and share records, newspaper articles, people profiles, maps, photographs, and more about the families who lived in Moore County, NC during its early days. The family is most closely associated with the Cape Fear coastal region around Wilmington. H�m��N�0E� �p��T?�8Y�Ђ*�2`��Fn������(���=��P�%(86(���X3� Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. John Wheeler Moore was living at his plantation, Maple Lawn, and in that year published his History of North Carolina. Governor James Moore was the patriarch of the family. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window).