catmom1@aol.com wrote: > I have been trying to piece together the families of James Francis Moore and his brother, John Gay Moore. John Gay Moore is an ancestor of my neighbor who does not use a computer--yet. I found a copy of abstracts of early Jefferson Co. Wills at the Louisville library, which coupled with marriage records, presents a slightly larger list of children of James Francis Moore of Fish Pools Plantation." The Filson Historical Society has a great deal on James Francis Moore and his descendants. If you haven't had a chance yet, check out what they have on the third floor in Special Collections. Very extensive research on the family. The Moore family file folder in the second floor library also contains a wealth of information on this family. Many years ago, I wrote an article for Ancestral News," the quarterly of Ancestral Trails Historical Society on using circuit court case files in genealogy. One of the cases I cited was Jefferson Circuit Court, Chancery, #8031, dated 1855. Plaintiff: William Graham; Defendant Joseph H.D. Moore. Graham brought suit in order to perfect his title to land he had pruchased from the executors and heirs of James F. Moore's estate. Moore's children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc. were named. The case even mentioned who was alive, dead, and where each defendant was living. If I remember right, more than 50 descendants of Moore were named. You can order a copy of this suit from the state archives. See www.kdla.state.ky.us for a form you can use to order a copy of the case file. It was amazing. I think there are several Moore descendants who have joined the DAR or SAR on Moore. Their application papers would also document his descendants. Wishing you much success in your quest, Deborah > > Will of James Francis Moore Written 7/18/1807 Recorded 1/8/1810 Will Book 1 > page 228 > Mentions wife Elizabeth, daughters Elizabeth Pendergast, Cassandra Miller, > Zeruiah Jones, sons Hector Moore, Nimrod Moore > > Will of Elizabeth Moore, widow of James F. Moore Written 2/12/1833 recorded > 4/7/1834 Will Book 3 page 10 > Mentions sons Robert K. Moore, Joseph Moore, James F. Moore > > Will of Robert K. Moore Written 3/24/1838 recorded 9/3/1838 Will Book 3 page > 160 > Mentions sister Cassandra Miller, brothers Hiram W., Joseph Hamilton David > Moore, Nephew Robert K. Moore > > If all of this is correct, then the children of James Francis Moore based > upon wills are: > Elizabeth m. Jesse Pendergast > Cassandra Moore m. Robert Miller (not to be confused with John Gay Moore's > daughter Cassandra Moore who married William K. Miller) > Zeruiah Moore m. John Jones > Hector Moore m. Elizabeth N. Luckett, mother Molly A. Luckett > Nimrod Moore > Hiram W. Moore > Joseph Hamilton David Moore > James Francis Moore Jr. > > There are a few other Moores that pop up that may tie into this family as > well: > Peter Higgins m. Maria W. Moore, father James Moore deceased, 8/28/1819 > (since James Francis Moore's second wife was Elizabeth Higgins, this seems > really likely to be a daughter.) > > Harrow D. Moore m. Rebecca Burge, father deceased 4/26/1820 > > Francis A. Moore m. Sarah Ferguson, father David Ferguson 5/9/1820 > > George W. Moore m. Mary C. Shively, father Philip Shively, guardian William > Shively 7/12/1823 > > Alexander Moore m. Mary Kuykendall 3/5/1793 > > (More MOORE Marriages to follow in another message) > > > > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > Submit your information to the Jefferson Co., KY History and Genelaogy project. See http://home.ix.netcom.com/~gsdownr/usgw/jefferson1.html for information on how to submit. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >