Person:John Moore (265)
John Moore
b.Abt 1768 Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
d.14 Jul 1786 Abbs Valley, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
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
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Facts and Events
Name John Moore
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1768 Rockbridge, Virginia, United States[est based on birthyear of brother James]
Death[1] 14 Jul 1786 Abbs Valley, Tazewell, Virginia, United Statesage abt 18 - captured and killed by Shawnee Indians
Burial[1] Tazewell, Virginia, United States[most likely buried at site of the massacre]

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Research Notes

  • White 1 lists John as Captain Moore's eldest son and indicates that he may have been disabled. She states that the Indians perceived "that John Moore was a weak boy in body and mind, and unable to travel, they killed him the first day."
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 John 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)
    p 145.

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