Lineage of John Moore and Elizabeth Rice


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1. John Moore was born about 1610 in England and died on 6 Jan 1674 in Sudbury, Massachusetts about age 64.

General Notes: Over on the Planter from London 10 Apr 1635

!Unknown first wife died in England (Elizabeth Rice?) See Torrey p.5 16 a nd Torrey Sup. P. 46

!Family came from England and settled in Sudbury, Ma. as early as 1640 w he re he purchased a home and land from Edmund Rice on 1 Sep 1642.

!In 1645 he bought a home from John Stone in what is now Wayland, Ma.

!On 11 Jan 1653 he subscribed to the covenant of Lancaster, ma. a nd h ad 40 acres laid out in his name among the first grants of lots.

!Will dated 25 Aug 1668 and proved 7 Apr 1674.

!Anc.of Col. John Harrington Stevens & Frances Millerby Winifred Holm an (1 952) Vol2 pp147-153

!Genealogist Vol.6 #2 Fall (1985)'Origins of Philemon Whale'

!American Genealogist (APRIL 1991) Vol.66 #2 p75-77 'English Orig in of Jo hn Moore of Sudbury, Ma.' by John Plummer

!Genealogical Register of First Families of New England by John Farmer p .1 99

!History of Framingham by J.H. Temple p.708

!NEHGR V.57 (Jul 1903) pp300-309 and NEHGR Vol 58 (APRIL 1904) PP176-1 78 ' Descendants of John Moore' by Ethel Stanwood Bolton

!NEHGR (Jan 1898) pp 72-75 'Moore Genealogy' by John S. Sargent

'Ancestry of Edward Wales Blake and Clarissa Matilda Glidden' by Edith B ar tlett Sumner (1948) pp.184-185, 208

AMERICAN GENEALOGIST Jul 1995 pp171-181 'English Origins of Howe and Tre ad way Families of Watertown, Ma.' by Dean Crawford Smith and Melinde Lu tz Sa nborn.

'Some Descendants of Thomas Bryant of Chester, Pa.' by Miriam Luke pp228 -2 35

There is a possibility that he was a direct descendant of Sir Thomas M oo re the Martyr. (Very iffy) This needs to be proven.

! Torrey 2ndSup. p43 (TAG 66:76.)

MOORE GENEALOGY from 'Early Families of Lancaster, Ma' (1953) by Frede ri ck Weis

John married Elizabeth Rice, daughter of Henry Rice and Elizabeth Frost, on 27 Nov 1633 in Little Gaddesden, Hertford, England. Elizabeth died on 14 Dec 1690.

Noted events in her life were:

· Bapt: 18 Nov 1612.

Children from this marriage were:

   2 F    i. Anna Moore .

Noted events in her life were:

· Bapt: 12 Oct 1634.

   3 M    ii. Richard Moore was born about 1636 in England and died on 7 Nov 1640 in Berkhamstead, England about age 4.

   4 M    iii. William Moore was born about 1639 and died on 25 Mar 1688 in Sudbury, Massachusetts about age 49.

+ 5 F    iv. Mary Moore was born about 1641 in Sudbury, Massachusetts and died on 10 Jan 1703 in Sudbury, Massachusetts about age 62.

   6 F    v. Lydia Moore was born on 24 Jun 1643 in Sudbury, Massachusetts and died on 23 Nov 1723 in Sudbury, Massachusetts at age 80.

Lydia married James Cutler.

Lydia next married Samuel Wright on 31 May 1664.

   7 M    vi. Jacob Moore was born on 28 Apr 1645 in Sudbury, Massachusetts and died on 23 Mar 1715 in Sudbury, Massachusetts at age 69.

Jacob married Elizabeth Locker on 29 May 1667 in Sudbury, Massachusetts.

   8 M    vii. Joseph Moore was born on 21 Oct 1647 in Sudbury, Massachusetts and died on 2 Jan 1725 in Sudbury, Massachusetts at age 77.

Joseph married Lydia Maynard before 14 Apr 1669.

   9 F    viii. Elizabeth Moore was born on 10 Jan 1649 in Sudbury, Massachusetts.

   10 M    ix. Benjamin Moore was born about 1652 in Sudbury, Massachusetts and died on 29 Oct 1729 in Sudbury, Massachusetts about age 77.

Benjamin married Dorothy Wright on 11 Nov 1686 in Sudbury, Massachusetts.


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