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Charles Moore, of Adair Co., KY
Facts and Events
Charles Moore was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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References
- Adair County, Kentucky, abstracts of pension papers of soldiers .
MOORE, CHARLES, No. S30599.
Private, N.C. Line, born 4-15-1761 in Rockbridge Co., VA*, was living in that County when he entered service in 1781. After he had served a tour, he moved to N.C. and served again.
Later removed to Fayette Co., KY, then to Adair Co.
Pension began 3-4-1831. Certificate Issued 8-21-1833
* Note: Rockbridge County, Virginia was formed in 1778 from part of Augusta County, so Charles Moore's place of birth in 1761 was likely in then Augusta County.
- Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.
Pension application of Charles Moore S30599 f14NC
Transcribed by Will Graves rev'd 5/2/17
Kentucky, Adair County: to wit
On this 9th day of August 1832 personally appeared before the Justices of the County
Court of Adair now sitting Charles Moore a resident of Adair County aged seventy-two years
who, being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and
served as herein stated.
That he volunteered in the year 1776 under Captain Paxton [sic, I think this is most likely
a reference to either Capt. John Paxton of the Rockbridge VA militia or Capt. Robert Patton of
the Burke County, NC, militia who is known to have served under Charles McDowell] and was
at the battle of Guilford [March 15, 1781] under the command of Colonel McDowell three
months as a volunteer after which battle he was called down to Petersburg Virginia under
Captain Gray [James Gray] drafted the tour was about 3 months. After which he went out under
Captain Trimble [William Trimble] under Colonel Surveyor [sic, John Sevier] & fell in with
General Marion [Francis Marion] and was at the taking of 90 prisoners at Moncks Corner in
North Carolina [sic South Carolina] four months tour. I had three discharges first from Captain Paxton, the second from Captain Trimble the third from Captain Gray, the above named
discharges are lost and it is completely out of my power to find them. He recollects the name of General Stevens or Stevenson he has no documentary evidence by which he is enabled to prove
his Service. He knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his
services. He declares that his whole service was about nine or ten months.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present,
and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State or (if any) only on that of the agency of the state of Kentucky.
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
S/ Charles Moore, X his mark
(Samuel Wilson, a clergyman, and Lemuel Walker gave the standard supporting affidavit.)
By way of Amendment to his original Declaration and to fulfill the requisitions of the
Department he states that he was born in Rockbridge County & State of Virginia on the 15th of
April 1761. That he has a record of his age at his residence in this County. That he lived in a Rockbridge County Virginia when he entered the United States service, remained in the same place some time after part of his service, then removed to the State of North Carolina lived there about 18 months then removed to the County of Fayette or the part of the Country where Fayette now lies it was before Kentucky was a State lived about that Section of the Country some time then removed to the County of Adair where he now resides. He states that he is known in his neighborhood by Samuel Wilson & Joseph G. Walker who have subscribed & sworn to the Certificate and next to his Original Declaration & divers others to wit Thomas Stotts, Alexander Gilmore besides a great many more that would testify to his Character as a man of veracity & their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution.
S/ Charles Moore, [X his mark]
Adair County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the said
County Charles Moore who being duly sworn, deposes and saith, that by reason of old age and
consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his Service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For 10 months I served as a private in the militia service and for such service I claim a pension.
Given under my hand this 4th May 1833.
S/ Daniel Suddarth, JP
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $33.33 per annum commencing March 4, 1831, for service
as a private for 10 months in the North Carolina militia.]
https://revwarapps.org/s30599.pdf
- United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M33).
Name Charls Moore
[Charles Moore]
Enumeration Date 7 Aug 1820
Home in 1820 (City, County, State) Adair, Kentucky, USA
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 18 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25 2
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over 1 [b. 1775 or before]
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over 1 [b. 1775 or before]
Slaves - Males - Under 14 1
Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture 5
Number of Persons - Engaged in Manufactures 1
Free White Persons - Under 16 3
Free White Persons - Over 25 3
Total Free White Persons 9
Total Slaves 2
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other 11
- Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
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