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William Moore (General ) Esquire 1699–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1699

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 30 May 1783

Death Location: Wayne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: John Church)

Mother: Rebecca AXTELL

Spouse(s): Willamina Wemyss

Children(s): Isabell Moore

In 1699, William Moore (General ) Esquire entered the world in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, born to John Moore Honorable Attorney General King S Collector Of Pennsylvania Founding Member Of Christ Church And Rebecca Axtell. William Moore (General ) Esquire married Willamina Wemyss, and had children including Isabell A Moore. William Moore (General ) Esquire passed away in 1783 in Wayne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1699, William Moore (General ) Esquire entered the world in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, born to John Moore Honorable Attorney General King S Collector Of Pennsylvania Founding Member Of Christ Church And Rebecca Axtell.
  • William Moore (General ) Esquire married Willamina Wemyss, and had children including Isabell A Moore.
  • William Moore (General ) Esquire passed away in 1783 in Wayne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Church)
1659–1732
Birth Location: Fawley, Berkshire, England
JC
Rebecca AXTELL
1665–1749
Birth Location: London, England
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Spouses(s)

Willamina Wemyss
1704–1784
Birth Location: Wemyss Castle, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
WW

Children(s)

Isabell Moore
1761–1806
Birth Location: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
IM

William Esquire's Ancestors

Self
William Esquire
1699–1783
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Moore (Honorable) (Attorney General) (King's Collector of Pennsylvania) (Founding Member of Christ Church)
1659–1732
Fawley, Berkshire, England
Rebecca AXTELL
1665–1749
London, England
Grandparents
Francis (Moore of) Fawley
1625–1698
Fawley, Berkshire, England
Mary (Pelsont) Cary
1625–1727
Torr Abbey, Devon, England
Daniel (Axtell) Landgrave
1640–1683
Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England
Rebecca Holland
1640–1720
Westminster, London, England
Great-Grandparents
William Capt.
1599–1671
Catherine Lady
1605–1664
Edward Carey
1610–1667
Mary Pelsont
1607–1679
Colonel I
1622–1660
Mary Marsam
1622–1720
Cornetyus Holland
1599–1671
Sybil Forth
1610–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Farley
1558–1621
Sarah Wiggin
1558–1603
Sir Durham
1564–1628
Cecily Baker
1577–1619
George Cockington
1587–1643
Elizabeth Seymour
1591–1639
Richard PELSONT
1585–
Anne Villers
1586–1670
William Axtell
1587–1638
Thomasine Cutler
1591–1675
Thomas Marsam
1580–1655
Alice Asquith\Austwick
1580–1652
David Holland
1581–1625
Joane Holland
1570–1634
Edward Forth
–1612
Barbara Hudson

William Esquire's Descendants

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William (Moore (General )) Esquire (6 May 1699–30 May 1783) m. Willamina Wemyss (1704–6 Dec 1784)
  1. 1. Isabell (A) Moore 1761–1806 m. Nathaniel (J) Pointz 1756–1819
    1. 1. Daniel (Point) Sr. 1780–1850 m. Ester Meeker 1769–1859
      1. 1. Joanna Point 1806–1883 m. William (H) Place 1808–1878
        1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Place 1843–1918 m. Henry (Albert) Whitt 1841–1892

William Esquire's Timeline

8 Records

1691
6 Dec 1691
William Moore (General ) Esquire was baptized in London, England
London, England
1691
1691
William Moore (General ) Esquire was christened
None
1699
6 May 1699
Birth of William Moore (General ) Esquire in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1713
27 Mar 1713
Age 14
William Moore (General ) Esquire resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1763
1763
Age 64
William Moore (General ) Esquire resided here in Bladen, North Carolina
Bladen, North Carolina
1783
Abt 1783
Age 84
William Moore (General ) Esquire resided here in Chester, Province, Pennsylvania
Chester, Province, Pennsylvania
1783
30 May 1783
Age 84
Death of William Moore (General ) Esquire in Schuylkill Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Schuylkill Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1783
24 May 1783
Age 84
William Moore (General ) Esquire - Probate in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1699
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 3236017
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 447.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DGM
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1691
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69BOT4A002MS04516001

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1691
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69BOT4A002MS04516001

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1713
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: North Carolina; Year: 1748; Page Number: 4

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1763
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1783
    Event Place: Chester, Province, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1713-1854 ; Index to Wills, 1713-1923; Author: Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1783
    Event Place: Schuylkill Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 3236017
    [2] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1100
    [3] Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1713-1854 ; Index to Wills, 1713-1923; Author: Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wayne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 24 May 1783
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1713-1854 ; Index to Wills, 1713-1923; Author: Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills
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