Moor Family Plot, Forest Hill Cemetery, in Derry, New Hampshire
Ulster Scot immigrants to Nutfield
CHARTER JOHN MOOR (2)
BORN FEB. 13, 1692 IN A MALT KILN
GLENCOE, SCOTLAND, LIVED IN
ANTRIM COUNTY, IRELAND UNTIL
HE WAS 27 YEARS OLD. CAME
TO LONDONDERRY, NH 1720
DIED ABOUT JULY 1741
SURVEYOR, FARMER, CHRISTIAN
ERECTED BY HIS
GREAT, GREAT, GREAT, GREAT GRAND DAUGHTER
DOROTHY MOORE, WIFE OF S. D. GUESS
OF WHITE HALL, S.C.
 |
| Detail of the map Scotland to Ireland to New England |
 |
| The Moor Family Plot |
Here lies Buried
the Body of Mrs.
MARY MOOR Wife
Of SAMUEL MOOR
who departed this life
April ye 8th 1733
Aged 72 years.
CHARTER SAMUEL MOOR 1
Born in County of
Argyll Scotland
1655
Erected by
Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Guess
June 1957
 |
| The Moor Family Ledger Stone |
This monument is Erected to
the memory of Deacon Robert Moore
the memory of Deacon Robert Moore
who departed this life April 4th 1796
-AEat 74-
Mrs. Lettice Moore deceased
wife of Mr. Robert Moore, Daughter
of Thomas Coughran Elder in New
Boston and Mrs. Jennat his wife who
departed this Life March 11th 1775
in the 70th Year of her age.
And the Children of the above
?? Here Jean died Augst. 24
?? Here Jean died Augst. 24
1758 Aged 15 days
And Mary died March 9th 1773
aged 18 months
Mr. Jonah Moore son of the above
died May 9th 1779 Atat. 29
Robert son of Deac. Robert Moore
died August 1802 AEt. 30
LETITIA CLARK
Wife of
DEA. ROBERT MOOR
DIED DEC. 6, 1832
AGED 88
JANE MOORE
HER DAUGHTER
DEC'D AUG. 22, 1863
AET. 85
-------------------
B. DAY LOWELL
[This last stone shown was carved by Benjamin Day of Lowell, Massachusetts and here in Derry many of his gravestone creations are signed like this.]
-----------------------------
Copyright 2011, Heather Wilkinson Rojo
Thank you! I believe my son in law is related to these Moores. :D
ReplyDeleteOk silly question maybe ---but do they call them Charter JOhn Moor and Charter so and so because they came over here under on the agreement of the charter from the king?
ReplyDeleteYes, it's an old term that you still see used, especially in Derry and Londonderry where there were many, many men named John Moore!
ReplyDeleteDo you by chance have any information on the father or mother of Samuel Moore? I'm a descendent from his brother, John Moore 1648-1692. Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteHi, do you happen to know if any of his descendents were Loyalists moving to New Brunswick following the Revolutionary War? I believe I'm barking up the right (family) tree.
ReplyDeleteMelissa, I don't know about the generations later than this. Sorry. You probably know more than I do about this family!
DeleteThe term "Charter" signifies there standing as one of the original members of the Charter of Nutfield in 1719. The Scotch-Irish who came circa 1719 had no agreement or "Charter" with the King of England or the Massachusetts Bay Colony governance.
ReplyDeleteVery glad I found this. I am Charter John Moor's 8x Great grandson, haha. Dorothy Moore was my great aunt, and for years was the family historian. John Moor's great grandson John Ferguson Moore, moved to Gillisonville SC in 1830. The Moores of that particular branch of the family have lived in the Carolinas ever since. Does anyone have any info. regarding the Moore-Scott house on Windham Depot road in Derry NH? I know its connected to the family somehow.
ReplyDeleteDear Unknown, Rick Holmes is the town historian of Derry, NH. He might be able to tell you something about the Moore-Scott house.
DeleteStuart: I have some interesting information of John Ferguson Moore of Gillisonville that I published in a magazine a few years ago. You can email me at davedixonhistory@gmail.com and I will send you a pdf of the article.
DeleteCharter Samuel Moor is my great x 8 grandfather. I am working on finding more information about his parents in Scotland but it may require a trip over there. If I find anything I will share.
ReplyDeleteemail me at wyolady2002@yahoo.com I am also descended from Charter Samuel Moor. He is my 7 times great g-pa. Do you know Kenneth or Kendra Moore?
DeleteI am from the MacSporrans of Argyll Scotland. I have a copy of a will from 1676 which lists John Moor as an executor. Gilbert MacSporran from Clachaig, Killian, Argyll, Scotland died 1674. Were there many Moor's in Scotland at that time with this name? Or, could this be your John Moor who died at Glencoe?
ReplyDeleteMarguerita, I have no idea if this is the same John Moor. I know that there were many Moor families in Nutfield, and they were Scots Irish.
DeleteTantalizing bits on your Nutfield/Londonderry Blog. I live in a neighborhood where many Loyalists from Londonderry, and New Boston, settled in 1784. Interestingly many of the families are still represented in the area, within 15 miles or so. Moore, Vance, Christie, McCollum, McAllister. Most arrived as part of the Cape Ann Association. If you give me an email, happy to send a fascinating academic article on this migration - which was more economic than anything else. - Tom Moffatt, St. David Ridge, NB
ReplyDeleteMy email is in the right hand column of this blog page vrojomit@gmail.com Thanks!
DeleteJust curious what you had on the Moore family as loyalists. I descend from John Moor of Londonderry by way of Robert and Daniel and Elizabeth . I also descend from the Samuel Moor line from Londonderry. I have been surprised in my research that I haven’t seen loyalist pop up in this line. Wondered if you might share your information. Thanks.
DeleteWondered if you might be willing to share your info on the Moore family as loyalists. I descend from John Moor through Elizabeth, Robert, and Daniel and then again through Samuel Moore. Thanks
Delete