John Moore of Lewistown

John Moore of Lewistown^1,2

• Birth*: circa 1751; near Londonderry, County Londonderry, Ireland; Birth year calculated based on reported age at death in 1822. Birth place from gravestone.³
• Marriage*: Principal=Margaret Magill³
• Death*: 6 April 1822; Age 71 yrs³
• Burial*: Town Cemetery, Lewistown, Mifflin Co., Pennsylvania^3,4

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Notes

• Immigration*: between 1810 and 1819; Immigration date range based on birth of Nancy in Ireland per US Census, and on death of Margaret Ann in Marietta, Pa.
• Note*: The will of William Moore of Lebanon, Pennsylvania written in 1841 states:
  "Item: I give and bequeath unto my Cousins, Thomas Moore, James Moore, Lydia Moore and Nancy Moore of Lewistown, in cash, Four hundred dollars each; and also to them severally, a due Bill of the Millerstown and Lewistown Turnpike Company for one hundred and thirty five Dollars."
  
  The will of William Moore's sister Frances Moore of Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania, who died 1858, states:
  "to the children of my uncle John Moore, Thomas, James and Nancy Moore the sum of 30 dollars each"
  
  The 'Legacies Paid' section of her probate record:
  "To Thomas Moore, son of John Moore (uncle of testatrix)...
  To James Moore, son of John Moore (uncle of testatrix)...
  To Nancy Moore, daughter of John Moore (uncle of testatrix)..."
  
  Note that Thomas, James and Nancy were all of the surviving children of John Moore.^2,1
• Note: A record ascribed to William Moore of Lebanon (d. 1841) states:
  "John (?) Moore, uncle d. April 6, 1822 ;
  Mrs. Jas. (?) Moore, aunt d. Sept, 1, 1822:,
  Ann Moore, aunt d. Sept,11, 1822 ;"⁵
• Note: A large gravestone in Town Cemetery, Lewistown, records the deaths of John Moore, his wife, eight children, and his sister. The transcription here was made in 1924. FindAGrave has all the same dates, except for his wife Margaret Magill - 1832 hear and 1822 on FindAGrave.
  Transcription, with dittos expanded and date format changed:
  
  Moore, John, d. 6 Apr 1822, 71 yrs
  Moore, Margaret Magill, his Wife, d. 3 Sep 1832, age 57 yrs     
  They were born near Londerry, Ireland, married there and died in Lewistown, Pa.
  Their children
  Moore, Margaret Ann died in Donagal, Ireland 28 Jul 1803, age 12 yrs
  Moore, Margaret Ann died in Marietta, Pa. 30 Apr 1819, age 15 yrs
  Moore, Samuel M., d. 19 Aug 1822, 25 yrs
  Moore, Eliza, d. 6 Dec 1822, 23 yrs
  Moore, Rachel, d. 26 June 1823, 28 yrs
  Moore, John Jr., d. Sept 1825, 36 yrs
  Moore, Mary, d. 14 Nov 1826, 20 yrs
  Moore, Lydia J., d. 16 Feb 1846, 52 yrs
  Moore, Ann, sister of John Sr., d. Sept 1822, 66 yrs³
• Note: John Moore appears in the 1820 US Census, Lewistown, Mifflin Co., Pennsylvania.
  There are John Moore's in the 1790, 1800, and 1810 censuses in Mifflin and Lancaster counties. But none are particularly close to Lewistown or Marietta.⁶