Abigail Lydia (Mott) Moore (1795 - 1846)

Born 6 Aug 1795 in Cowboy, Long Island, New York

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Died 4 Sep 1846 at age 51 in Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States

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Biography

Abigail was a Friend (Quaker)

Abigail Mott was born in Cowbay, Long Island, NY. on 6 Aug 1795.^[1]She was married to Lindley Murray Moore at Promontory Point, the home of her maternal grandfather, James Mott, in Mamaroneck, Westchester, New York on 19 Aug 1813.^[2]The Moore's and the Mott's were prolific letter writers. An example is the letter that Lindley wrote to Abigail , shortly before they were married, expressing his longing to see her. ^[3][4][5]She died of consumption on 4 Sep 1846 in Rochester, Monroe, NY. Her obituary also mentions that she was the wife of Lindley M. Moore and was 51 years old when she died.^[6]She was buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY on 6 Sep 1846 close to the tombstones of her parents, Adam and Ann Mott. ^[7]

Written Works

As with her brother James Mott, sister-in-law Lucretia Coffin Mott and other family members, Abigail put ink to paper and was published. Among her works:

• Observations on the Importance of Female Education, 1st Edition 1827
• The mother and her children : or, Twilight conversation
• Biographical Sketches and Interesting Anecdotes of Persons of Color, To Which Is Added, a Selection of Pieces in Poetry, First Edition 1825
• Remarks on the Present Mode of Educating Females: Being a Copious Abridgement of Miss Hannah More's Strictures on Female Education

Sources

1. ↑ Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol III pg 428 https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3753/images/quakergenvoliii-003016?pId=16857
2. ↑ Adam and Anne Mott , Their Ancestors and Their Descendants. Pages 82-83
3. ↑ Moore-Haines papers at Swarthmore College Library , Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Pg 1: https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/107498174/person/100061040133/media/65fbd83f-d883-405f-a808-c7f45eab0a9f?_phsrc=PfU1&usePUBJs=true
4. ↑ Pg 2: https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/107498174/person/100061040133/media/1f4cb65f-41ca-410b-b787-86e1109dc7bc?_phsrc=PfU2&usePUBJs=true
5. ↑ Pg 3 : https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/107498174/person/100061040133/media/bf7c89ba-625d-46cc-9f52-9e10936aef36?_phsrc=PfU3&usePUBJs=true
6. ↑ Rochester Republican 8 Sep 1846. https://sites.rootsweb.com/~brookefamily/mottab46.jpg
7. ↑ Mt Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY Records https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/107498174/person/100061040133/media/4c47bb0b-9f99-407a-9989-fc94e536a09e?_phsrc=PfU4&usePUBJs=true

• Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol III, pg. 428; 1607–1943 accessed at Ancestry.com