Notes for John Moore, Sr.




			The Ancestors of D O N N A J O Y J O H N S O N of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Notes for John Moore, Sr.

John Moore, Sr. left Ulster, Northern Ireland about 1742 and landed in
Philadelphia. He remained in Bucks County, Pennsylvania for a few years,
then in about 1758 he relocated to what was then Anson County, NC - now
the area is Gaston County. At the time, the Piedmont area had few trees,
more resembling a grassed savannah.

Some sources list the wife of John Moore as a Miss McCord. Other
researchers state that this is a mistake and that the confusion results
from the fact that William Moore, son of John, married Rosannah McCord.

The following article is from "The Gastonia Gazette" - the date of the
article is unknown. It is included in notebook of articles on old Gaston
County homes in the Carolina Room of Gastonia Public Library, main
branch, Gastonia, NC.

OLD HOMES IN GASTON
THE JOHN MOORE HOME - BUILT 1760 NEAR STANLEY, NC, ONE OF THE OLDEST
HOUSES WEST OF THE CATAWBA
by Mrs. Kay Dixon

(Includes a photograph of the home)
The home of John Moore who came from Scotland to Tryon county, North
Carolina, in 1754. The original land grant to him, dated 1758, remains
in this home. John Moore saw service with the Continental Army as a
Commissary Supply Official. He had four sons: Captain William Moore,
General John Moore, James and Alexander; all of whom were soldiers in the
Revolution. Five patriots from one home. This house is built of huge
logs, covered with boards; it is two stories high, and has a most
unusually huge triangular chimney built within the house. Fireplaces are
in the corners of the room. The design of this house is strong and
primitive. A stairway leads to a large room upstairs. The tradition is
that square dances were held for the neighborhood in this room. Mrs.
Clint Moore and Fred Moore now own this place. It is known as the "Clint
Moore" home. The most distinguished Moore was General John Moore, born
1759, married a sister of Governor Adair of Kentucky; second marriage,
Mary, daughter of Captain Robert Alexander, member of the General
Assembly, North Carolina in 1792-93; 1799-1805. He is buried at Old
Goshen graveyard, as are many of his generation. The four sons of John
Moore saw service, as stated before, in the Revolution. General John
Moore, Captain William Moore, Private Alexander Moore, Private James
Moore. Their sister, Mary Moore, married, first, Thomas Campbell.
Second she married William Rankin. They had many descendants, among
which were Rev. Frank Rankin of Mount Holly, Dr. W. M. Moore, president
of Union Theological Seminary, an uncle of Walter Moore (who lived in
Gastonia; died a few years ago). The very large Rankin family of Gaston
county has its origin from William Rankin.
This old house has been in constant use by the Moore family since it was
built. There is some uncertainty about what date this home was built.
The family that lives here now say that 1765 is about the right date.
Other say that John's son, Alexander, built it just after the Revolution
in 1780. This very old home is 1/6 mile off the Mauney road, two miles
off Route 371, and one and one-hale mile off the Stanley-Dallas road.

The following obituary abstract from the Raleigh, NC newspaper "The
Minerva," found in Volume I of "Abstracts of Vital Records From Raleigh,
North Carolina, Newspapers 1799-1819" probably refers to John Moore, Sr.
shown here:
"Died in Lincoln county, on the 31st of June, Joen (sic) Moore, sen., in
the 87th year of his age...He had been a resident of the same
neighborhood for fifty three years...Among the patriots of '76...he left
behind him a numerous progeny...four sons and four daughters, seventy two
grandchildren alive and thirty great grandchildren." Monday 28 July 1806.

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