Person:James Moore (66)

Name	Rev. James Moore, Sr
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	5 Apr 1755	Augusta County, Virginia
Marriage	9 Oct 1775	to Ellender Hamilton
Death`^?`	5 May 1835	Owsley,KY
Alt Death^[1]	5 May 1835	Clay County, Kentucky

James Moore was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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The first settler in the City of Booneville was James Moore, Sr. The site of their home is located just outside of Booneville in front of Booneville Homes apartments. James Moore, Jr., son of James Moore, Sr., built a two room cabin on the opposite side of the river from his parents. This home still stands, although it has been remodeled through the years, and is owned by Mayor Charles Long and his wife.

The Moore's land included all of Booneville, east across the South Fork River and toward Lerose. The community was known as Moore's Station and was later named Booneville after Daniel Boone. James Moore, Jr. was the first postmaster. Elias Moore donated land for a seat for the new county in 1843 and the town was incorporated Booneville in 1846. The Owsley Court House Post Office opened in 1844 and was renamed Booneville in 1846. In 1858, Owsley County lost some of it's territory to Jackson County and in 1860 to Wolfe County. In 1870, when Lee County was formed, again Owsley County lost some of its territory.

The Moores, Bowmans, Bakers, Gabbards, and Reynolds were the first permanent settlers.

_____________________________________________________ CORNELIUS B.1 BOWMAN was born 1740 in Shenandoah Valley, VA. Or Wilkes

County, Nc, and died January 05, 1826 in Booneville, Owsley Co., Ky.. He married SUSANNAH ?. She was born 1745 in Va. Or Wilkes County, Nc, and died May 13, 1810 in Owsley Co., Ky. Or Elliston, Madison, Ky.

Notes for CORNELIUS B. BOWMAN:

Cornelius Bowman and wife, Susan, and James Moore and wife, Ellender, with their sons and daughters were among the first settlers in Madison Co., KY. The Bowmans settled on Muddy Creek near the Estill County line. The Moores, by gradual stages, moved up the Kentucky River and became the first settlers at (now) Booneville in Owsley County in the South Fork Country. The sons and daughters of the Bowmans married sons and daughters of the Moores. In those days there were few other people in the area. The children settled in the South Fork Country. As time passed, the grandchildren of the Moores and Bowmans became the ancestors of a great many families now living in Owsley, Jackson, and surrounding counties. To name a few families that in part, descend from the Bowmans and Moores would have to include the following families: The Davidsons, Coles, Wilsons, Reynolds, Estridges, Eversoles, Callahans, Evans, Penningtons, Gabbards, Frosts, Lynches, Roses, Reeses, Brandenburgs, Pruitts, Roberts, McKinneys, Spencers, Lawsons, Combs, Peters, Sparks and many more.

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ref family tree #4275. Ref letter from David Moore could this also be the same James Moore Sr ( " Ary Moore d/o Dan Moore and Rosie Blake. Her grandparents were William P Moore and Anis McQueen. William P Moore's great grandfather was The Original Settler of Owsley County, James Moore Sr).

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