Nathaniel Waller Hore (1779)

Born 6 Aug 1779 in Stafford County, Virginia

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Nathaniel Waller Hore born 6 Aug 1779 Stafford, Virginia

Captain Nathaniel Hore owned a seventy-ton schooner called 'Fair American' of Norfolk, he had a crew of five. The schooner arrived at Norfolk from Jamaica on 2 June 1806 and departed from New York in the summer 1806 but was reported as having put into St. Michaels after eighty-four days due to a lack of water; the schooner then continued to Lisbon. Fair American entered Leghorn on 18 October with a cargo of sugar and coffee valued at $10,000 and then sailed to Gallipoli (Apulia) in ballast on 11 November. The schooner was back in Leghorn from Gallipoli on 13 January 1807 with a cargo of "freight" that no doubt was olive oil, and then departed for Naples at the end of the month. A week later, the vessel entered Naples, from which it proceeded for Manfredonia (Apulia). Fair American was back to Leghorn on 1 April, leaving a week later for Trieste, although it stopped at Naples on the way. It was reported in Trieste at the end of June, ready to sail for Messina. On 4 September, however, the schooner once again entered Leghorn from Corfu in ballast, leaving on 18 October for the United States. Nonetheless, two weeks later the ship entered Messina and Palermo with a cargo of tobacco and cocoa, and departed for Trapani in ballast on 14 November. Thereafter we lose track of the schooner. Significantly, whenever Fair American entered or cleared Leghorn, with the exception of the first leg, the captain reported he had a cargo of freight. Captain Hore had perfectly integrated the caravane, this lengthy period of tramping characteristic of the early modern Mediterranean which could earn profits from both the carrying trade and by conducting some commerce on the owner's own account.

(Source - Peabody Essex Museum, microfilm no. 129, Salem Clearances of Foreign Vessels, and microfilm no. 29, reel 5, Salem Impost Book; NARA, RG 84/144, Palermo and RG 84/225, Bordeaux (actually Marseille); The People's Friend and Daily Advertiser, 17 October 1806; and Daily Advertiser, 1 December 1807. American Shipping into the Mediterranean during the French Wars.)

1809 Nathaniel Hore insured his ship with a company in London, his address at the time was 1, Nottingham Place, Charlotte Street, London. This was within easy access of the River Thames.

In 1812 Nathaniel Hore deposited 50 casks of merchandise at the Custom House in London.

We learn a bit more about Nathaniel Hore from a deposition taken in May 1905 from his daughter Lucy McCormick who was living in Broadwater, Montana at the time.

State of Montana, County of Broadwater.

I Lucy E. McCormick of Townsend, Broadwater County, Montana, being first duly sworn depose and say upon oath; That I was born in Stafford County, Virginia, USA. on April 24th 1824; That my father's name was John Hore and my mother's name was Matilda Hore (Hill); that my father's father's name was Elias Hore and his wife's name was Theodosia Hore (Waller); My said grandparents lived in Stafford County, Virginia until the time of their death;

That my father John Hore had four brothers and four sisters as follows; brothers Walter; Elias; Nathaniel C.; and George W, and sisters Sally, Mary B., Elenor and Elizabeth;

That Walter Hore died leaving four daughters and two sons;

That Elias Hore died leaving one daughter and George W. Hore died unmarried.

That Sally Hore married Armstead Alexander and died leaving one girl.

That Mary B. and Elenor Hore both died unmarried and that Elizabeth married William Ford and died leaving three sons - james E.; nathaniel W.; and Daniel W. Ford.

That my father's brother Nathaniel C. Hore was a sailor following the sea until his death.

And upon my information and belief gathered from the talk in the family, and from my parents having so stated in my presence and further depose and say as follows;

That my uncle Nathaniel C. Hore went to England and married there and was afterwards lost at sea; that sometime previous to the year 1832 Nathaniel C. Hore visited his parents in Virginia and took with him back to England a negro to show to his wife as she had never seen one. The negro's name was Dennis.

And further affiant sayeth not;

Lucy E. McCormick

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day of May A.D. 1905.

E.H. Goodman.

Notary Public.

Sources

• Information from Stafford Historical Society
• George Harrison Sanford King Papers 1914-1985