John Moore (1587 - 1676)

Born 1587 in Reading, Berkshire, England

Husband of Elizabeth (Merritt) Moore — married 1610 in Middlesex, England

Descendants

Died 1676 at about age 89 in Elizabeth City County, Virginia

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Biography

John Moore migrated from England to Jamestown Colony.

John Moore was a Jamestown colonist.

John Moore is a Qualifying Ancestor of the Jamestowne Society

John Moore^[1]

John Moore was born in 1584 and passed away in 1676.^[2][3][4][5]

The Moore family begins with John Moore, who patented 285 acres in Elizabeth City county in 1638. He came to Virginia in the Bona Nova in 1620, at the age of 36. His wife Elizabeth Moore, came in the Abigail in 1622 They were living at Elizabeth City in 1625.^[6]

John Moore came to Virginia in 1620 in the Bona Nova and was listed at Elizabeth City with his wife Elizabeth who came in the Abigail in 1622, in the census 1623, and in the muster, 1624/5, in which his age was shown as 36. (This would make his birth date 1588). His patent for 200 acres on Little Poquoson Creek was issued 3 July 1635. He had Augustine Moore and a daughter.^[7]

Name

John Moore^{[8] [9][10]}

Birth

1584, Reading, Berkshire, England^[8][10]

Marriage

John Moore and Elizabeth Merritt married 1610, London, Middlesex, England^[10]

1. William Moore
2. Augustine Moore Elizabeth City Co. VA b. before 1652, England d.1688, Elizabeth City Co. VA m. Elizabeth^[6]
3. Katherine Moore
4. John Moore
5. Augustine Moore

Virginia

John arrived in Virginia aboard the Bona Nova in 1620, and his wife Elizabeth arrived aboard the Abigaile.^[11]

John More and "Ux. More" are listed among the living at "Elizabeth Cittye" in 1623.^[12][13]

From Jamestown Muster:

Note

Bona Nova^[14]

Residence

1624, Virginia Colony, VA^[9]

Death

1676, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA^[8]

Disputed Parents

No documentation has been presented to show that Mary More & her husband Edward are John's parents. See More-25 and this Rootsweb post by Martin Wood. (Retrieved by the Wayback Machine 6 Jun 2021)

Sources

1. ↑ Jamestowne Society: Moore, John - A9512; born ca. 1588, living 1635, Elizabeth City (Musters of 1623/4 and 1624/5). accessed 3 May 2020
2. ↑ Entered by Michelle Ladner, Jun 6, 2013
3. ↑ Entered by Jeff Kenner, Jul 27, 2012
4. ↑ Entered by Betty Hewett, Sunday, January 12, 2014.
5. ↑ Genealogy website: John Moore
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Descendants of John Moore of Elizabeth City Co. VA
7. ↑ Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia 1607-1624: Families G-P p. 685. found at Google Books: Adventurers... John Moore
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Source: Ancestry OneWorldTree. Database online. Records for William Moore & John Moore.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Jester, Annie Lash., Hiden, Martha Woodruff. 1883. Musters of the Inhabitants in Virginia 1624/1625, Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1625: FamilySearch International, Title No. 2058494., p. 64.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Ancestry Online publication). John Moore Birth date: 1584 Birth place: Ireland Marriage date: 1623 Marriage place: (Page no Longer Available 6 Jun 2021)
11. ↑ See information on the category pages for the Bona Nova and Abigaile.
12. ↑ 1623 Lists of Living and Dead (accessed 25 September 2021).
13. ↑ Coldham, Peter Wilson. The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1660, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, p. 43.
14. ↑ Ancestry link

• Ancestry Family Trees (Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members). (No longer available.)

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Moore-12700 created by Jennifer Ramer.
• WikiTree profile Moore-6176 by Elizabeth Rankin.

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