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[add comment] [edit] land records in Albemarle County prior to this date [29 January 2012]The estate of Benjamin mentioned "A Plot of land of two hundred and ninety acres in the County of Albemarle lying on both sides of Moores Creek" I have not been able to find its purchase, though finding it would be dependent on the index being done accurately, as without a date and given the difficulty of reading the deeds, it would take years to track it down if not correctly indexed. All the deeds in Albemarle involving Benjamin Moore that I found before 1800, and after that all I find involves his estate:
All these belong to a demonstrably different Benjamin Moore, s/o William and Hannah Moore, and brother of Obediah. The first deed I have found that is clearly belonging to this family is Isaac Moore in Augusta County in 1805. I don't find Benjamin Moore listed in the census until 1810 though as you point out [multiple] children have marriages from 1788 and on. You will find the "citation needed" for John J Moore's death certificate on his page. --Jrich 21:03, 28 January 2012 (EST) I have not reviewed the location of the road construction that references Benjamin Moore for 1791 to confirm that it is the Benjamin Moore from New Jersey. However, the other people involved with this work (esp. Thacker and Wheeler) do seem to be allied families and so I presume it to be Benjamin Moore of New Jersey. The likely difficulty with locating the original deed is understandable. Bracketing the arrival date of the family should reduce this mining effort. Research in New Jersey may help. There is an article about an Isaac Moore family in The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ: Jan 1966. Vol. 41, Iss. 1 that I have not read that may refer to previous research on this family. The complexity of several Benjamin and Isaacs both related and unrelated (which happens with many family names - my father studied for years the various Charles Dodsons in the Northern Neck of Virginia) requires that any determination must be just that much more rigorous.--Jejones 14:33, 29 January 2012 (EST) [add comment] [edit] Land records Essex County/Pendleton County [26 April 2012]There are two deeds in Essex county for Benjamin T Moore
These sound like two parts of one parcel, both border on Broad Street and second one borders on Joseph Case. Benjamin T Moore is described as "of the city of New York in the County of New York and State of New York" and there is no reason to think him connected to this page. Just a reminder how careful one must be when working with such a common name.
This is interesting because Pendleton County was formed from Augusta County (and others) in 1788 and provides the first evidence that I can find that the Benjamin Moore of Essex had a connection to Virginia. The same power of attorney is also recorded in Pendleton County along with the following deeds.
The detailed descriptions of the parcels makes it clear Joseph and Benjamin bought adjacent parcels. John More's will of 1805 mentions a son Joseph before Benjamin, sons #2 and #3. This makes it likely that the Benjamin Moore above is the right one. --Jrich 09:37, 26 April 2012 (EDT)
[add comment] [edit] Update on Moore-Lines Research in New Jersey [6 June 2012]The marriage between Elizabeth Moore and Anthony Lines seems to have been speculation by Charles Moore. Anthony Lines is the only Lines that shows up in the 1830 census for Acquackanonk Township but that did not make him the only Lines in the area. Anthony Lines was one of the many children of a German immigrant Conrad Lein who settled in Bergen County. The local Reformed Dutch Church records are full of Lein, Leins, Leyn, Leyns, Line, Lines, etc. Anthony Lines died in 1841, and although I did not find his will in Passaic County, his Revolutionary War pension was claimed by his only heir, Fanny Simonson. If Anthony Lines was married to Elizabeth Moore then Benjamin M. Lines should have been listed as another heir. Further imputing the connection to Anthony Lines is the marriage registration for Benjamin M. Lines for his second marriage. His birthplace is listed as Essex County, New Jersey, his mother as Elizabeth Moore and his father as Matthew Lines. Next I'll track down his first marriage record to see if it matches. Acquackanonk was originally in Essex county on the border with Bergen County. This township became part of Passaic County with its formation in 1837. Other researchers indicate that searching for information in the region is difficult because wills are often registered in bordering counties both in New Jersey and New York. In looking through the Passaic County wills I found the same to be true - entries for people from New York City and New York state were interspersed with residents of Bergen, Essex and Passaic counties. [Don't count out Benjamin T. Moore just because he is from New York City] The rural areas of theses counties retained strong Dutch ties up until 1800. The growth of urbanized centers of manufacture and trade led to what appears to be a very different social mix in the emergence of Newark and Patterson. These areas have a more English culture with different churches and names (i.e. Lines would be more likely Lyons) and a stronger New York connection. Essex County was huge and varied. Benjamin T. Moore Do the Essex County deeds physically place Benjamin T. Moore in Essex County (or were these land transactions made by an appointed attorney)? There is a Benjamin Moore listed in the West Ward of New York City in 1790 and 1800 who may or may not have been this Benjamin T. Moore. His listing in 1790 doesn't cross him off the list for his connection to Virginia (Series M637, Roll 6, page 18: 1 male < 16, 2 males > 16, and 5 females) but his entry in 1800 still places him in New York City (Series M32 Roll 23, page 48: 1 male < 10, 1 male 16-25, 1 male > 45, 1 female < 10, 2 females 10-15, 1 female 25-45, 1 female >45 plus 1 other free person). There are no other entries for Benjamin Moore in New York City although the use of the middle initial may have served to distinguish him from the more famous Rev. Benjamin Moore. Note, Rev. Benjamin Moore, President of Columbia and connected with the Southold, Long Island Moores, appears to have been listed in the family residence in Elmhurst [New Town], Queens in 1790 and 1800. The Pendleton County land transactions are a wonderful find. While these properties are not tied to the residence along Moore Creek, they indicate the investment in the region as early as 1792.
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