Person:Thomas Moorman (29)

Douglas Tucker, June 1996, wrote: 6. The MOORMAN clan on the Isle of Wight in the late 16th and early 17th centuries appears to have been small and geographi cally isolated, numbering perhaps three or four families located in the parishes of Brading, Northwood, Calbourne. There were no Moorman families in any other part of Hampshire or in any of the surrounding counties (Sussex, Surrey, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Dorset). The closest surname to Moorman was a MARMAN clan lo cated in Sussex and Surrey. There were no families with the CANDLER surname in Hampshire or the Isle of Wight or any of the immediately surrounding counties. NONE! Something like Army service would have been necessary for Zachariah Moorman of the Isle of Wight to link-up with a member of the CANDLER of Northumberland and Callan, Ireland. To recap, I think some of the dates surrounding the Moorman/Cand ler relationships are about a decade too early. Mary Candler probably was born nearer to 1636 than to 1626. She and Zachariah MOORMAN proably were married in the mid-1650's and not in 1646. This also points to the possibility that Zachariah Moorman was born later than the 1620 date commonly cited for his birth. He was a Captain in rank when he married Mary Candler. Using the normal rate of rank advancement, his age in 1655 could have ranged from roughly 26 to 33, placing his birth date between 1622-1629. Another factor to consider is that rank advancement during wartime was sometimes faster than during peacetime and the Civil War in Ireland had just ended. We need more to go on before we change Zachariah's birth date, but I think the chances are good that it was closer to 1630 than to 1620.

Patricia Davidson-Peters wrote, 2006: Between 1619 and 1622, 2500 settlers went to Virginia. Among them was Thomas Moorman, who in 1619, went to the new colonies within the employ of the Virginia Company of London on board the ship Bona Nova, under the service of Captain Nathew. In 1620, Zachariah Moorman, the son of Thomas, was born on the Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England while his father, Thomas was in Virginia. Upon his return, Thomas signified ina petition dated July 7th, that he had satisfied his service with the Company, and was thereby granted lands in Virginia.

Mary E. Stewart wrote, 2014 Thomas petitioned for his freedom. There is no record of a land grant to him. it's likely that he died in Virginia.