Mecklenburg County NcArchives Biographies.....Moore, Joseph ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lee Kemp Ramsey noemail@none.com March 3, 2025, 6:30 am Source: The Long Creek Settlement and the Gum Branch East of the Catawba River Author: Unknown Joseph Moore - Head of household, 1790 U.S. Census: Joseph MOORE is found on the North Fork of Paw Creek just south of the Gum Branch of Long Creek as early as 20 Nov 1762. He is also found as a witness on other land deeds situated on the Gum Branch and Long Creek. A land deed dated 7 & 8 June 1765 shows Joseph Moore as a carpenter late of Pennsylvania. Joseph Moore's will was probated 3 Nov 1797, in which he named his wife, Mary, and his children: Minty, Joseph, James, Lucinda, Narcissus, and Epharim; and his married children: John Moore, Mary TANNER, Margaret NELSON, George Moore, Jane HILL, Sarah DICKSON, and Esther Dickson. He left some 400 total acres of land and a farm. Additional Comments: The above biography taken from: The Long Creek Settlement and the Gum Branch East of the Catawba River, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina: A Genealogical Survey of the Neighbors and Allied Families of William and Nancy Ramsey The record in its entirety can be seen in the History section of Mecklenburg Co. NC USGenWeb Archives Project. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/mecklenburg/bios/moore13ubs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.usgwarchives.net/ncfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb