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James Moore 1655 – 1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1655

Birth Location: Mull, Argyll, Scotland

Death Date: 1688

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Richard Moore

Mother: Jane Hollingworth

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Morton, Joan Stewart

Children(s): Andrew Moore

James Moore was born in 1655 in Mull, Argyll, Scotland, the child of Richard Moore and Jane Hollingworth. James Moore married Elizabeth Morton, Joan Stewart, and had children including Andrew Moore. James Moore passed away in 1688 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Moore was born in 1655 in Mull, Argyll, Scotland, the child of Richard Moore and Jane Hollingworth.
  • James Moore married Elizabeth Morton, Joan Stewart, and had children including Andrew Moore.
  • James Moore passed away in 1688 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Moore
1622 – 1654
Birth Location: St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
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Jane Hollingworth
1631 – 1686
Birth Location: St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Morton
1655 – 1740
Birth Location: Scotland
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Joan Stewart
1428 – 1486
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Andrew Moore
1675 – 1749
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
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James Moore's Ancestors

Self
James Moore
1655 – 1688
Birth Place: Mull, Argyll, Scotland
Parents
Richard Moore
1622 – 1654
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
Jane Hollingworth
1631 – 1686
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Richard Hollingsworth
1595 – 1654
London, London, England
Susan Gentleman
1605 – 1667
Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
John Woodbury
1579 – 1641
Joan Humphrey
1579 – 1605
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Woodbury
1543 – 1641
Agnes Napper
1554 – 1572
William Humphrey
1543 – 1592
Mary Winterfloord
1551 – 1592

James Moore's Descendants

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James Moore (1655 – 1688) m. Elizabeth Morton (1655 – 1740) m. Joan Stewart (1428 – 16 Oct 1486)
  1. 1. Andrew Moore (1675 – 19 May 1749) m. Isabella Baxter (Jan 1680 – Feb 1760)
    1. 1. James (William Captain) Moore (May 1712 – 7 Jan 1791) m. Jane Walker (15 May 1712 – 7 Jan 1793)
      1. 1. James Moore (22 Dec 1762 – 11 Feb 1849) m. Agnes Findley (1772 – 10 Mar 1849)
        1. 1. Thomas Moore (1793 – 1849) m. Sarah (Lucinda) Doyle (1794 – 12 Apr 1860)
        2. 2. William Moore (1802 – )
        3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Moore (1802 – 23 Nov 1852)
        4. 4. Winnie Moore (10 Mar 1802 – 23 Nov 1852)
        5. 5. David Moore (11 Apr 1803 – 21 Dec 1888)
        6. 6. Elizabeth Moore (1816 – )
        7. 7. Mary (Ann) Moore (1818 – 1851)
        8. 8. John Moore (1820 – )
        9. 9. Edward Moore

James Moore's Timeline

2 Records

1655
1655
Birth of James Moore in Mull, Argyll, Scotland
Mull, Argyll, Scotland
1688
1688
Age 33
Death of James Moore in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Mull, Argyll, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1688
    Event Place: Scotland
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