Person:Mary Moore (289)
Mary "Polly" Moore, "The Little Captive"
b.Abt 1778 Tazewell, Virginia, United States
d.24 Apr 1824 Rockbridge County, Virginia
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bef 1768
  1. John MooreAbt 1768 - 1786
  2. James Moore, "The Captive"1770 - 1851
  3. Jane MooreAbt 1771 - Abt 1786
  4. Joseph MooreAbt 1773 -
  5. Mary "Polly" Moore, "The Little Captive"Abt 1778 - 1824
  6. Rebecca MooreAbt 1780 - 1786
  7. Alexander MooreAbt 1782 - 1786
  8. William MooreAbt 1784 - 1786
  9. Margaret "Peggy" MooreAbt 1786 - 1786
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Rev. Samuel Brown1766 - 1818
  • W.  Mary "Polly" Moore, "The Little Captive"Abt 1778 - 1824
m. 9 Oct 1798
  1. Henry Brown1804 - 1881
  2. Daniel Brown1807 - 1871
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Facts and Events
Name Mary "Polly" Moore, "The Little Captive"
Married Name Mrs. Mary "Polly" Brown
Gender Female
Birth[1] Abt 1778 Tazewell, Virginia, United States[est based on being 8 at time of capture]
Other[1] 14 Jul 1786 Abbs Valley, Tazewell, Virginia, United Statesage 8 - Shawnee Indians attack and massacre Mary's family. While trying to protect her infant sister Margaret, Mary is captured and forced to march to Chillicothe, OH.
Marriage 9 Oct 1798 to Rev. Samuel Brown
Death[3] 24 Apr 1824 Rockbridge County, Virginia
Burial[3] 1824 New Providence Cemetery, Rockbridge County, Virginia
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Research Notes

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mary "Polly" Moore, in White, Emma Siggins. Genealogy of the descendants of John Walker of Wigton, Scotland: with records of a few allied families, also war records and some fragmentary notes pertaining to the history of Virginia, 1600-1902. (Kansas City, Missouri: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1902).

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  2.   Historical Highway Markers - [enter XP-5], in Virginia Department of Historic Resources.

    XP-5 ABB'S VALLEY
    Five miles southwest is Abb’s Valley, discovered by Absalom Looney. James Moore and Robert Poage were the first settlers, about 1770. In July, 1786, Shawnee Indians raided the valley, killing or carrying into captivity the Moore family. Mary (Polly) Moore, Martha Evans and James Moore (captured earlier) finally returned. They are known as “The Captives of Abb’s Valley.” Virginia Conservation Commission 1939
    (Location: Lon (X): -81.33424 Lat (Y): 37.30928 ; on Rt. 102, just east of Pocahontas)

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

    http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/15708047/person/301201911

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