Hello Southern Trails Subscribers The message below was posted to another list that I belong to and I obtained permission to pass it on to you all.....thought you'd be interested in the route. Mary T -----Original Message----- From: Kenneth Moore <moorelawfirm@webtv.net> To: TNLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com <TNLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 2:49 PM Subject: [LCT] Re: Moores Genealogy Hi all, I have had several request for this daily log of the trip from Fairfield South Carolina to Texas by the Charles Moores the older brother of my Major John Brown Moores. These are two of the son's of lt Henry Moores who was married in Rowan Co. North Carolina to Jean Brown Ross in 1775, and died in LCT in 1814. THIS RECORD IS TYPED JUST AS I RECEIVED IT WITH NO CORRECTIONS >From Mrs. Montague's Records: Charles Moores who married Mary Harrison, settled in Bowie County, Texas in 1837 was born in S.C. Mary Harrison, daughter of Ruben Harrison was born in VA., and who came to Richland district with relatives, the Kirklands, and others of Virginia. They are related to the Willou hby, Battaile and other prominent V. Southside families. Ruben Harrison served in the Revolutionary War, as is shown by the record in the War Department, Washington. In 1837, Charles Moores, accompanied by five of his sons, came to what is now Bowie County,, Texas (at the time Red River County),, and began to "set up" a home place, near Redwater. It _ook more than two years for them with the help of slaves to clear land, start fields to cultivation, build a home and slave quarters. In the winter of 1839 they returned to S.C. and in February of 1840, the journey to Texas began. The following is a true and exact copy of the log of the journey kept by Anderson Rochelle Moores. The original is in the possession of Mrs Wiley Linn Murie, Clarksville, Arkansas. February the 27, we left our South Carolina home behind and started to Texas. The first day we came 7 miles 28th we came to Winsborro 10 miles 29th we crossed little River 10 miles March 1st, 1840 1st we crossed Broad River 18 miles 2, we passed Union Court house 20 miles 3, we crossed Martinburg C.N. 20 miles 4, we crossed packlett River 25 miles 5, we crossed the blue ridge 18 miles 6, we passed Ashville N.C. 24 miles 7, we camped on the French Broad River 30 miles 8, we passed warm springs 17 miles 9, we passed newport 17 miles --------------- 226 miles End of 1st page Page 2 of log of journey from S.C. to Texas 10, We passed Dandridge, Tenn 21 miles 11, we came 18 miles 12, we passed Knoxville, Tennessee 18 miles 13, we passed Campbell station 34 miles 14, we passed Kingston 16 miles 15, we came to Cumberland Gap 19 miles 16, we came 21 miles 17, we passed Sparta, Tenn. 18 miles 18, we crossed the Caney Fork 20 miles 19, we passed ________ville 17 miles 20, 21,22,23,24,25,26 we stayed a Uncle N's 27, we left Uncles N's 8 miles ------------- End of second page 220 miles 28, we passed Shelbyville, Tenn 20 miles 29, we came 15 miles 30, we passed Columbia, Tenn. 9 miles 31, we passed Mt Pleseant 24 miles April 1840 1, we passed Murfreesboro 28 miles 2, we came 19 miles 3, we came 17 miles 4, we passed Dardin 27 miles 5, we passed Collierville 25 miles 6, we passed Somerville, 22 miles 7, we came 12 miles 8 we passed Raliegh 16 miles ------------------- 220 miles end of third page ______________ Copy-Page-2 - Log of Charles' Moores' journed from S.C. to Texs 9, we lay over at Memphis 0 miles 10, we ferried the Mississippi River 14 miles 11, we came 5 miles 12, we crossed Black Fish Lake 4 miles 13, we came 3 miles 14, we came 2 miles 15, we came 5 miles 16, we came 6 miles 17, we camped 18, we crossed St. Francis River 14 miles 19, we came 20, we we lay by 22, we crossed L'Angulle River 14 miles 23, we came 5 miles ------------------------------ end of fourth page 67 miles 24, we came 13 miles 25, we came 12 miles 26, we came 8 miles 27, we are camped on White River 28, we crossed White River 8 miles 29, we came 10 miles 30, we came 8 miles _________________ Total 72 miles May 1840 1, we came 14 miles 2, we came 6 miles 3,4,5, we lay by 6, we crossed Bayou Meta 11 miles 7, we lay by on ArkansasRiver 8, we come to the ferry 1 mile ------------------------- 32 miles end of fifth page May 9, we crossed the Arkansas River and left Little Rock 2 miles 10, we passed Benton 24 miles 11, we lay by 12, we crossed Saline River 18 miles 13, we crossed Wachita River 15 miles 14, we crossed Caddo Creek 18 miles 15, we crossed Antoine Creek 18 miles 16, we crossed Little Missouri River 10 miles 17, we passed town of Washington 18 miles 19 and 20 we are water bound by Red River 21, we crossed Red River 5 miles 22, we left lost Praire 6 miles ------------------------ 152 miles end of sixth page 23, we came to our place 14 miles 24, we arrived home 10 miles --------------------- 24 miles 226 220 234 67 104 152 24 ---------- 1027 miles "UNCLE " N's" IN TENNESSEE When the trips to and from South Carolina and Texas were made, there were certain stops that were made on each trip for visits, for renewals of old acquaintances, and laying in of provisions. One such was a Fayetteville, Tenn. at NORVELL"S. One of the daughters of Henry Moores married a Norvell and they lived in Tenn. Thomas Briggs Moores, one of the sons of Charles Moores and Mary Moores married his cousin on the last trip. The wedding was a festive occasion and the bride accompanied the Texas-bound immigrants. (Westward the Tide of Empire Goes to Texas) Montague's file (Bell Buckle, Tenn.) This log entered by Ken Moore Fresno, California Ken Moore's note: The note (Bell Buckle, Tenn.) was just there at the bottom of the log. I found that Uncle Norvelle lived in Bell Buckle, Bedford County Tennessee. John B. Moores lived in Fayetteville. His daughter Mary Moores who married Thomas Hines also moved to Texas from LCT as did severl other members of the family. Ken