These are the 3 original Moore familis in the Chester Co. region Thomas Moore was married as early as 1717,to Mary Worrall(?),and settled in Newtown where he died in 1752.About 1748-9 he married a 2nd wife,Susanna.His children were Thomas,Nathan,Joseph,William,James, Mary,Elizabeth and Sarah,who were all,except possibly the last two,by his first wife. Thomas Moore Jr.,of Newtown,weaver,and Sarah Pratt,of Edgmont,spinster,dau.of Joseph Pratt,were married 3-27-1741,at Newtown Meeting.He died in 1750,leaving five children,and his widow,now of Radnor,was married again 10-11-1752,at Newtown Meeting,to David Yarnall,son of Moses and Dowse Yarnall of Willistown.They removed to the northern part of Chester Co. and became members of Uwchlan Monthly Meeting,whence her son Joseph Moore took a certificate to Phila.,dated 9-6-1764,in order for marriage with Sarah Hampton;and another dated 6-6-1765, in order for settlement.He was by trade a shoemaker.By deed of March 25,1774 he purchased the half interest of his brother-in-law,Thomas Smedley,in the city lot heretofore mentioned,the other moiety being already in his wife's possession. George Moore and his wife,Jane (Jordan),came from the north of Ireland about the year 1760,and settled in Phila.,on Market St.,between Second and Third Sts.,where he died Dec.27,1787.Their son Charles Moore,b. Phila.,1-30-1771;d.West Vincent,Chester Co.,7-17-1847;m.Margaret,dau.of William and Eliza Carroll,of Phila.,by whom he had nine children,Eliza B,Sarah,Robert,Lydia,Margaret,William C,Gideon F,Charles and Hannah Jane He united with Old Swedes' Church,in Phila.,where he served as clerk for several years.In 1797 he removed to Concord and connected himself with the Episcopal Church,in which he frequently officiated as lay reader and exhorter,but in 1802 he was baptised as a member of the Brandywine Baptist Church,and in 1812 was licensed to preach.In 1819 he became pastor of the Vincent Baptist Church,where he labored faithfully and acceptably till 1844,when owing to infirmities he retired. Andrew Moore,b.6 mo.1688,perhaps a son of James Moore Sr.,of the county of Antrim,Ireland,m.2-27-1715,Margaret Willson,by whom he had children James,Mary,Margaret and Thomas.The mother died and the father came to Pennsylvania,landing at New Castle,Del.,8-3-1723,and bringing a certificate from a meeting held at Ballinacree,in the county of Antrim. Andrew was married a second time,4-24-1725,to Rachel Halliday,and settled in Sadsbury township,on the Octorara Creek.By his second wife he had William,Robert,David,Andrew,Joseph,Robert 2nd,Rachel and Sarah. Andrew Moore and Samuel Miller were leaders in the founding of Sadsbury Meeting.John Moore,b.10-3-1742,son of Andrew and Rachel,m.5-1-1765,Sarah Downing,b.1-3-1749;dau.of William and Ellen Downing,of Bart township. Their son John,b.1-24-1774;m.11-17-1802,Mary Walker,b.5-13-1782;dau.of Asahel Walker and Ann Moore,and had children Asahel,Sarah,John W,Walker, Samuel D,Benjamin,Abraham,Isaac W,Mary Ann and Jacob. These are all Moore given names in the Smedley family genealogy MOORE #0026 #0489 #1045 * Abner #4448B * Abraham #1045 * Alice A #1045 #3109(C) * Alice P #1624 #4255(C) * Alma E #1624 #4255(C) * Amy P #2117 #5441(E) * Andrew #1045 * Ann #0029 #0132 #0097 #1045 * Anna #0129 #0539 #1045 #3107 #1063 #1343 #1626 #4271 * Anna E #1045 #3104(A) * Anna L #1625 #4264(C) * Anna M #1045 #3109 #1624 #4256 * Annie I #1625 #4262(C) * Asa #0100 * Asahel #1045 * Asahel W #1045 #3108 * Benjamin #1045 * Benjamin H #1624 #4255(D) * Benjamin L #2117 #5441 * Beulah #1045 #3107 * Caleb #1045 #3110 * Caroline #1626 #4274 * Catharine F #1764 * Catharine P #1495 #4019(A) * C Blanche #1045 #3108(B) * Charles #0489 * Charles C #0489 #1624 #1625 #4265 * Charles H #1624 #4255(B) #4259 * Chester J #1045 #3109(A) * Clinton R #1624 #4261 * Daniel #0026 * David #1045 #3060C * David R #1048 #3124 * D Everett #1624 #4255(E) * Edith #1078 #3220(B) * Edith J #2117 #5441(G) * Edna M #1045 #3110(D) * Edna R #2117 #5441(B) * Edward #1495 #4019 * Edward P #1045 #3108(D) * Edward S #1045 #3110(A) * Eliza B #0489 * Eliza G #1626 #4268 * Elizabeth #0026 #0129 #0543 #0495 * Elizabeth F #1625 #4264(B) * Ellen R #2172 #5549 * Elmira #0238 #0882 * Enoch #1078 #3220 * Eva J #1628 #4279 #2131 #5493 * Francis #1628 * Francis J #0489 #1627 * Francis K #1045 #3108(E) * Frank D #4609(G) * Frank W #1627 #4275 * Frederick C #1078 #3220 * Frederick L #1624 #4261(B) * George #0489 #1623 * George H #1628 #4277 * George P #1341 #3781(B) * George Smedley #0026 #0129 * Gertrude C #1202 #3517(B) * Gibbons P #0379 #1341 * Gideon F #0489 * Gideon Smedley #0489 #1626 #4270 * Granville #1626 #4273 * Hannah #0676 #1121 * Hannah C #0885 * Hannah Jane #0489 * Hannah M #2589 #6132 * Hannah R #1202 #3517(A) * Harriet E #1045 #3105(A) * Helen #1627 #4275(A) * Helen J #1045 #3108(C) * Henrietta #2893F * Herbert A #2117 #5441(D) * Hibberd B #1626 #4272 * Howard L #1624 #4255(F) * Hugh #1048 #3124 * Isaac P #1495 #4019(A) * Isaac W #1045 * Jacob #1045 * James #0026 #1045 * James H #1625 #4264(A) * James W #1045 #3110(C) * Jane #0004 #0026 #0130 #0131 #0112 #1048 #3124 * Jean W #1446 #3957(C) * Jeremiah #1045 #3104 * Jessie Anna #1045 #3110(B) * J Howard #1624 #4260 * John #0026 #0037 #1045 #1045 * John R #1624 #4261(A) * John T #1247 #1625 #4262(B) * John W #1045 #3106 * Jonathan W #1624 #4255 * Joseph #0004 #0026 #0028 #0128 #0129 #0544 #0197 #0377 #0533 #1045 * Joseph R #4588C * Joseph S #1045 #3105 * Joshua #1045 #3111 * Laura #1628 #4281 * Leonard K #0489 #1628 #2131 #5493 * Lizzie #4585B * Lizzie R #2117 #5441(C) * Lourina C #2117 #5441(A) * Lyda #1259 #3599(C) * Lydia #0489 * Margaret #0026 #0275 #0336 #0489 #1045 #3107 #1111 * Margaret J #0355 #1247 * Margaret P #1045 #3109(B) * Marian E #1624 #4261(C) * Marian S #1078 #3220(A) * Martha #2047 #5225 #2616 #6204 * Mary #0026 #0133 #0037 #0129 #0540 #0267 #1045 #3112 #1111 #2047 #5225 * Mary Ann #1045 * Mary E #1625 #4266 #4448B * Mary F #1341 #3782 #3781(C) * Mary L #1040 #3090 #1059 #3194 * Mary R #1627 #4276 * Milton D #1078 #3220(C) * Mordecai #0005 #1495 #4019(A) * Nathan #0026 * Norman W #1624 #4261(D) * Orle A #1197 #3479 * Oscar H #1045 #3108(A) * Otis B #1045 #3110(F) * Paschal #1045 #3109 * Phebe #0026 #0128 * Phebe J #1045 #3104 * Philip #0129 #0542 * Preston S #0316 * Rachel #0114 #1045 #3101 #1626 #4269 #2107 * Richard #0037 * Robert #0114 #0489 #1045 #1111 #1628 #4280 * Robert F #1625 #4263 * Ruth #0383 * Sallie #1628 #4278 * Samuel #0005 #0026 * Samuel D #1045 * Sarah #0004 #0021 #0026 #0129 #0541 #0489 #1045 #3102 * Sarah R #1341 #3781(A) * S Emma #1624 #4255(A) * Stephen L #1625 #4262 #4262(A) * Susan #1368 * Susan H #1624 #4258 * Susanna #0026 #1045 #3103 * Taylor W #1341 #3781 * T Ellwood #1624 #4257 * Thomas #0003 #0026 #0197 #0882 #1045 #2047 #5225 * Thomas E #1625 #4265 * Thomas M #0489 #1625 * Volmar I #2117 #5441(F) * Walker #0298 #1045 #2172 #5549 * William #0026 #0080 #0377 #1045 #1341 * William A #1625 #4264 * William B #1045 #3104 * William C #0489 * William H #4585(B) * William I #1202 #3517 * William N #1045 #3110(E) * William Q #2117 #5441 * Wilmer #1626 #4267 Lew Smedley aka George

from IMMIGRATION OF THE IRISH QUAKERS INTO PA 1682-1750 (this has a huge amount of info on the Moores - Irish Quakers) Andrew Moore, was received 6 mo, 1724. in the New Garden Meeting, on cert. from Ballynacree Meeting, County Antrim, Ireland. Andrew Moore and Margaret Wilson, both of Dunclady Meeting, were married at ye house of Kathrine Henderson in Dunclady, County Antrim y 27th day of ye 3rd Mo, 1715 (from the minutes of Ulster Province meeting.) Andrew was born 6 mo 1688 County Antrim, the son of James Moore, of Ballynacree,. Co Antrim. His wife Margaret died probably around 1722 or 1723, shortly before his emigration. He and his family arrived at New Castle on Delaware 8 mo 3, 1723, and settled on land lying in Sadsbury Twp. Here he engaged in milling and farming and was an active member of the Sadsbury meeting. He married a second time 4 m 24, 1725, Rachel.....Amdrew had 14 children...if interested, I also have the birth dates and who married whom. James Moore lived on an extended estate in the Townland of Ballinacree, parish of Ballymoney, County Antrim, as early as 1675. In that year he had 'taken from him for ththe, by James Cunningham, Tiehemonter under John Dunbar Priest of Bellimunny Parish, 12 stooks of Barley, 49 stooks of Oats and 7 car-loads of Hey, all worth 2 lb 13 shillings...and thus each year down to 1682, he suffered a similar loss. In 1682, the birth of a son ins thus recorded in the friends registers; John Moore, son of James and Elizabeth Moore, of Ballynacree, County Antrim. was b 6mo 9, 1682. According to the tradition in the family, the Moores came to Ireland from Cumberland, England, during the plantations of James I. .