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James William Captain Moore 1712 – 1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1712

Birth Location: Newry, Down, Ireland

Death Date: 7 Jan 1791

Death Location: Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Father: Andrew Moore

Mother: Isabella Baxter

Spouse(s): Jane Walker

Children(s): James Moore

James William Captain Moore was born in 1712 in Newry, Down, Ireland, the child of Andrew Moore and Isabella Baxter. James William Captain Moore married Jane Walker, and had children including James Moore. James William Captain Moore passed away in 1791 in Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • James William Captain Moore was born in 1712 in Newry, Down, Ireland, the child of Andrew Moore and Isabella Baxter.
  • James William Captain Moore married Jane Walker, and had children including James Moore.
  • James William Captain Moore passed away in 1791 in Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Moore
1675 – 1749
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
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Isabella Baxter
1680 – 1760
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Jane Walker
1712 – 1793
Birth Location: Down, Down, Ireland
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Children(s)

James Moore
1762 – 1849
Birth Location: Berfie, North Carolina, United States
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James Moore's Ancestors

Self
James Moore
1712 – 1791
Birth Place: Newry, Down, Ireland
Parents
Andrew Moore
1675 – 1749
Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
Isabella Baxter
1680 – 1760
Ireland
Grandparents
James Moore
1655 – 1688
Mull, Argyll, Scotland
Elizabeth Morton
1655 – 1740
Scotland
Patrick Baxter
1660 –
Ireland
Lady (Isabella M) Baxter
1664 – 1710
England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Moore
1622 – 1654
Jane Hollingworth
1631 – 1686
Patrick Baxter
1640 –
Isabella Barton
1660 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Hollingsworth
1595 – 1654
Susan Gentleman
1605 – 1667

James Moore's Descendants

1.
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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)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Morris) Moore (1816 – 1862)
      2. 2. Susan (Elizabeth) Moore (1816 – 1850)
      3. 3. Malissa Moore (1820 – 1850)
      4. 4. Simon (Doyle) Moore (1822 – 1892)
      5. 5. Mary (Ann) Moore (1824 – )
      6. 6. Agnes (H) Moore (1824 – 1880)
      7. 7. Cynthia MOORE (25 Mar 1826 – 4 Jul 1907)
      8. 8. James (Harvey) Moore (1829 – 17 Dec 1926)
      9. 9. Rutha Moore (1830 – 1888)
      10. 10. Thomas (Erwin) Moore (1834 – 1862)
      11. 11. Sarah (Alice) Moore (26 Mar 1838 – 1912) m. william (bradley) Allen (14 Mar 1828 – 18 MARCH 1878)
        1. 1. Walter (Dewinton) Allen (15 AUGUST 1857 – 8 OCTOBER 1928)
        2. 2. James (Irving) Allen (3 Aug 1858 – 14 Nov 1934)
        3. 3. Martha ("Mattie" Cordelia) Allen (20 NOVEMBER 1860 – 7 SEPTEMBER 1903)
        4. 4. Thomas (William) Allen (19 Feb 1863 – 17 Jan 1949)
        5. 5. Joseph (J.) Allen (Jan 1865 – 1910)
        6. 6. Alice (Tribble Treby) Allen (18 Feb 1868 – 12 Jun 1939) m. Aaron (Bryan) Martin (7 Jun 1853 – 22 Mar 1902)
        7. 7. Percy Allen (12 Aug 1870 – 13 Sep 1872)
        8. 8. Pleasant (D.) Allen (27 DECEMBER 1872 – 15 DECEMBER 1906)
        9. 9. Gentry (W) Allen (abt 1876 – )
        10. 10. William (Emmett) Allen (29 Apr 1878 – Jan 1964)
    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

1712
May 1712
Birth of James William Captain Moore in Newry, Down, Ireland
Newry, Down, Ireland
1791
7 Jan 1791
Age 79
Death of James William Captain Moore in Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1712
    Event Place: Newry, Down, Ireland
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1791
    Event Place: Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
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