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Isaac
Moore and his son Amos, who married Rebecca Walk.
The
circumstantial evidence is overwhelming that both Isaac and Nimrod
were sons of Benjamin, who was from Dorchester County Maryland,
however there is some information worth investigating that may
show that Isaac's father was James.
The
information is here,
but unfortunately it was submitted in 1996 or 1997, and the submitter
Florence Moore can no longer be reached at the email address
shown.
An
excerpt in the above cites an article from Historical
Sketches of Lawrence County (date and
author unknown) claiming that Isaac's parents were James Moore
and Rebecca Walk. One very probable error in the article
has already been shown in that it claims that Rebecca Walk was
a great-granddaughter of Pocahontas See here for
more about that - including the section about James (and his
descendants in Lawrence County, Ohio) in it's entirety.
Abstract
of the excerpts:
Abstract |
My Notes |
| 1607 |
Colony
of Virginia founded by John Smith. |
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| "Years
later" |
Virginian
James MOORE, who had been carried off to Ohio by raiding
Shawnee Indians that killed most of his family, returned
to Tazewell County, Virginia, where he married the great-granddaugher
of Sir John and Lady Rebecca Rolfe . The maiden
name of James MOORE's wife, whose father was of German descent,
was Rebecca Walk. |
Look
for marriage in Tazewell Co., VA.
There
is no metion that this James came to Ohio. |
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One
of James MOORE's sons, Isaac, had a son named Amos who
became a noted figure in his community |
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| "in
the years before the Civil War" |
Amos
Moore was violently opposed to slavery and he conducted an
underground railroad to Canada for Negro slaves. He had been
warned that his life was in danger, moved to Lawrence County,
Ohio. With him came his father Isaac, seven sons (Stanton,
Isaac, Martin, Alfred, Enoch, William, Austin), and one daughter
(Jane). His wife was dead at the time he moved to Ohio. |
Per
the Censuses, the move from VA to OH was after July 1850 and
before June 1860 - and indeed, by 1860 Amos' wife Rebecca
was deceased:
1850:
Amos, wife Rebecca, and children living in Grayson,
VA next to father Isaac.
1860: Amos is in Lawrence Co., OH with new wife Lydia, along
with children and Polly Walk. Nearby is father Isaac. |
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Jane
married Mr. Barber |
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Unarguably,
Amos Moore's wife was Rebecca Walk. So was there
another Rebecca Walk two generations back from the wife of Amos?
12/21/06: Stay tuned...I'm working on this...
References
to check out:
1. Early
Tazewell Co., VA Settlements & Settlers:
Capt.
James Moore, Abb's Valley. See Moores
of Abb's Valley. This
James Moore was killed. There
is no metion that he had a son Isaac. Much has been written about
this James Moore elsewhere, and none of it searched thusfar has
any reference to Rebecca Walk.
2.
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