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I am related to the Moorman family through my mother. The Moorman's were Quakers. I have family records reaching back to the Isle of Wight. My line settled in Virginia in 1670 Capt. Zachariah (1620- Isle of Wight) and later moved to Campbell County, VA, Greene and Highland Counties, OH, Warren County, IA and Reno County, Kansas. Though early slave holders, my ancestors divested themselves of slaves prior to the Revolutionary War. Future generations followed their Quaker roots and in some cases, became active abolitionists including being conductors on the Underground Railroad while there son was serving in the Civil War as a flag bearer.
I am trying to correct dates, names and events that have been forgotten or recorded inaccurately.
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