Ensign John MOORE

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John Moore was born before his parents came to Sudbury. It was probably his father who was proprietor at Lancaster on March 11, 1653/4, and probably John Moore was given his father's land at Lancaster as his share in the estate, as he only received five shillings in his father's will, with the comment that he had already received his portion.

John Moore married at Sudbury, on November 16, 1654, Ann Sith, daughter of John and Alice Smith. She died at Lancaster, on March 10, 1670/1, and he married secondly, Judith, who survived him. On October 31, 1660, John Smith deeded twenty acres of land in Lancaster to his son-in-law as a marriage portion for his daughter. On April 12, 1665, he deeded John Moore all his lands in Lancaster in return for the care they had given him.

In 1689, John Moore served as Deputy from Lancaster to the General Court. He was an Ensign, and trained the fist military company of the town. In 1700, he deeded his land, reserving the house, to Benjamin Bellows, in return for the support of himself and his wife Judith, for life. The inventory of "Ensign John Moore's" estate was taken on September 23, 1702. The nuncupative will of John Moore, Sr., was accepted for probate on November 26, 1703, at Lancaster.

John married Ann SMITH on 16 Nov 1654 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Ann died on 10 Mar 1670/1 in Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachuetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Judith ?. Judith died after Nov 1703. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"William Henry Moore Genealogy": John Moore, probably the John Moore, aged twenty-four, who emigrated on the "Planter," in 1635, was at Sudbury, Massachusetts, as early as 1642, and in September of that year bought a house and land in the section that is now Wayland. He took the oath of allegiance there on July 9, 1645. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Philemon Whale. Possibly she was a second wife, as the will of Philemon Whale, made in 1674, mentions the four sons of his daughter, Elizabeth Moore: William, Jacob, Joseph and Benjamin; while John Moore's will refers to his eldest son John and eldest daughter Elizabeth. It seems probable that they were the children of a former wife. Elizabeth (Whale) Moore died on December 14, 1690, at Sudbury. Moore died January 6, 1673/74, at Sudbury. His will of August 25, 1668, was probated April 7, 1674. He named his wife Elizabeth, his sons Jon (of Lancaster), William, Jacob, Joseph and Benjamin, and his daughters, Elizabeth, wife of Henry Rice; Mary, wife of Daniel Stone; and Lydia, wife of James Cutter.

John married ? UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]