This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: hamilton1950 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.hamilton/7018/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Anyone on this list researching the James Moore family ? He was born in PA. possibility Beaver Co., PA. about 1794 and died in Delaware Township,Mercer Co., PA on 31 March 1866. I don't know his wife's name, not on the 1850 Mercer Co. census, assuming she died before it was taking. In 1840 census for Mercer Co. lists a woman of the right age to be his wife. I do know names of his children: 1 - Charlotte Moore, b: 20 Jun 1817, Mercer Co., PA.??, d: 26 Feb 1891, Lebanon, Red Willow Co., NE. 2 - Nancy Moore, b: 1828, Mercer Co., PA. ?? 3 - Merbey Moore, b: 1832, Mercer Co., PA. ?? (not sure if a boy or girl ??) 4 - Isabel Moore, b: 1834, Mercer Co., PA. ?? 5 - Simeon Moore, b: 1836, Mercer Co., Pa., Simeon Moore is my 3g grand father, but in the 1860 census for Mercer Co., his name is given as Simeon Hamilton ?? We think that he is James Moore's grand son ? In the rest of the Mercer Co. census he always uses the Simeon Moore Hamilton and on everything else he signs. In James Moore's will He gives Simeon his 100 or so acre family farm in Delaware Township. but states that he has to pay James Moore's mentioned heirs seven hundred dollars each at his death. James also willed Simeon $100 dollars along with Charlotte Moore. I'm trying to find out who James wife was and if he had any other daughters that would've been of the age to be Simeon's mother. I've been unable to find out who Simeon's parents are. Have a copy of Civil War file, death cert. nothing gives the names of parents. That's why I think he was James Moore's grandson, at first I though Simeon was his son since I could never find any info on him before 1860. Charlotte and her husband David (or Daniel) Porter named one of their sons Hamilton Moore. Simeon's first son was named James Moore Hamilton and he named his second son Simeon Moore Hamilton. Thanks for any help in this family search Norm Hamilton Lancaster,NY Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.