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Robert Bruce Moffitt 1706–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1706

Birth Location: Moffett Wells, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1783

Death Location: Ulster, Donegal, Ireland

Father: Alexander Moffat

Mother: Janet Thomson

Spouse(s): Margaret Stuart, Robert Moffitt

Children(s): Charles Moffitt, Hugh Moffitt, Margaret Moffitt, Catharine Moffitt, James Moffitt, Mary Moffitt, Robert Moffitt, John Moffitt, William Moffitt, Adam Moffitt

The story of Robert Bruce Moffitt began in 1706 in Moffett Wells, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. In 1779, Robert Bruce Moffitt resided in No Township Listed, Randolph County, NC. Robert Bruce Moffitt married Margaret Stuart, Robert Moffitt, and had children including Adam Moffitt, Catharine Moffitt, Charles Moffitt, Hugh Moffitt, James Moffitt, John Moffitt, Margaret Moffitt, Mary Moffitt, Robert Moffitt, William Moffitt. Robert Bruce Moffitt passed away in 1783 in Ulster, Donegal, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Bruce Moffitt began in 1706 in Moffett Wells, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
  • In 1779, Robert Bruce Moffitt resided in No Township Listed, Randolph County, NC.
  • Robert Bruce Moffitt married Margaret Stuart, Robert Moffitt, and had children including Adam Moffitt, Catharine Moffitt, Charles Moffitt, Hugh Moffitt, James Moffitt, John Moffitt, Margaret Moffitt, Mary Moffitt, Robert Moffitt, William Moffitt.
  • Robert Bruce Moffitt passed away in 1783 in Ulster, Donegal, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Moffat
1690–
Birth Location: Inveresk, Midlothian, , Scotland
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Janet Thomson
1696–
Birth Location: Dundee, Angus, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Stuart
1710–1770
Birth Location: Burnly, Lancashire, England
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Robert Moffitt
1710–
Birth Location: SC
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Children(s)

Charles Moffitt
1743–1818
Birth Location: Londonderry, Donegal, Ireland
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Hugh Moffitt
1744–1799
Birth Location: Londonderry, Donegal, Ireland
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Margaret Moffitt
1732–
Birth Location: Londonderry, Donegal, Ireland
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Catharine Moffitt
1736–
Birth Location: Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
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James Moffitt
1734–1827
Birth Location: Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
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Mary Moffitt
1742–1756
Birth Location: Londonderry, Donegal, Ireland
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Robert Moffitt
1745–1760
Birth Location: Donegal, Ireland
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John Moffitt
1747–1760
Birth Location: Donegal, Ireland
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William Moffitt
1731–1797
Birth Location: Londonderry, Donegal, Ireland
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Adam Moffitt
1738–1809
Birth Location: Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
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Robert Moffitt's Ancestors

Self
Robert Moffitt
1706–1783
Birth Place: Moffett Wells, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Moffat
1690–
Inveresk, Midlothian, , Scotland
Janet Thomson
1696–
Dundee, Angus, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Moffitt's Descendants

1.
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Robert (Bruce) Moffitt (1706–1783) m. Margaret Stuart (1710–1770) m. Robert Moffitt (1710–)
  1. 1. Charles Moffitt 1743–1818 m. Mary Cox 1756–1819
    1. 1. Silas Moffitt 1794–1873 m. Hannah Wilkerson 1799–1886
      1. 1. Charles (Wilkinson) Moffitt 1823–1886 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Power 1831–1897
        1. 1. Richard (James) Moffitt 1859–1906 m. Ella (E) Combs 1856–1938
        2. 2. Matilda Haverstick 1861–1929 m. Jonathan (Benjamin) Haverstick 1857–1945
        3. 3. Albert Moffit 1863–1897
        4. 4. William Moffit 1867–1928 m. Gertrude Rooker 1862–1909
        5. 5. Mary Moffit 1871–1952
      2. 2. Silas (Hugh) Moffitt 1838–1913
      3. 3. William (Clark) Moffitt 1827–1863
      4. 4. Hannah (M) Moffitt 1829–1901
      5. 5. Margaret Moffitt 1831–1879
      6. 6. Tacy Moffitt 1836–1871
      7. 7. Jonathan (Wilkenson) Moffitt 1841–1917
      8. 8. Rhoda Moffitt 1825–1908
      9. 9. Mary Moffit 1821–1905
    2. 2. Hugh Moffitt 1774–1838
    3. 3. Margaret Moffitt 1775–1838
    4. 4. Charles Moffitt 1776–1838
    5. 5. Robert Moffitt 1778–1844
    6. 6. Solomon Moffitt 1779–1850
    7. 7. John Moffitt 1781–1844
    8. 8. Catherine Moffitt 1784–1856
    9. 9. Ruth Moffitt 1786–1787
    10. 10. Issac Moffitt 1788–
    11. 11. Jonathan Moffitt 1790–1865
    12. 12. Mary Moffitt 1792–
    13. 13. Rebecca Moffitt 1797–1850
    14. 14. Samuel Moffitt 1783–1850
  2. 2. Hugh Moffitt 1744–1799
  3. 3. Margaret Moffitt 1732–
  4. 4. Catharine Moffitt 1736–
  5. 5. James Moffitt 1734–1827
  6. 6. Mary Moffitt 1742–1756
  7. 7. Robert Moffitt 1745–1760
  8. 8. John Moffitt 1747–1760
  9. 9. William Moffitt 1731–1797
  10. 10. Adam Moffitt 1738–1809

Robert Moffitt's Timeline

3 Records

1706
1706
Birth of Robert Bruce Moffitt in Moffett Wells, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Moffett Wells, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1779
1779
Age 73
Robert Bruce Moffitt resided here in No Township Listed, Randolph County, NC
No Township Listed, Randolph County, NC
1783
1783
Age 77
Death of Robert Bruce Moffitt in Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Ulster, Donegal, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1706
    Event Place: Moffett Wells, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 99.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: REG

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Randolph County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Griffith’s Valuation

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
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