Richard Moore

1670 - 1767  (97 years)

• Name	Richard Moore
  Birth	12 Sep 1670	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3]
  Residence	Abt 1695 (24 years)	Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Moved To	6 Jun 1714 (43 years)	Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  He lived in Needham, Mass. at first, on 6 June 1714, and moved to Oxford.
  History	say 1715 (44 years)	Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  According to Daniels (1892), He "was among the leading men of Oxford in its early history. He had ample means and was long the largest landholder in the south part of the town; the first justice of the peace in the vicinity and transacted a large pat of the conveyancing, probate and other official business during the early years;....He had force of character and great tenacity of purpose, and early had a controversy with the Oxford Church, the exact nature of which is not apparent, but yielded at last."
  Occupation	1715 (44 years)	Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  He was licensed by Oxford as an innholder, which he ran for many years afterwards.
  Offices Held	1715 to 1741 (44 years)	Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  He was a Selectman.
  Offices Held	1715 to 1734 (44 years)	Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  He was the Town Clerk.
  Offices Held	1721 (50 years)  [3]
  He was elected the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Oxford.
  Offices Held	1721 to 1729 (50 years)	Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3]
  He was the Town Treasurer.
  Death	19 Nov 1767	Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  Siblings	7 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. Jacob Moore,   b. 1668, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 2 Feb 1690/91, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 23 years) + 2. Richard Moore,   b. 12 Sep 1670, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 19 Nov 1767, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 97 years) ▻ Mary Collins   3. John Moore,   b. 13 Dec 1673, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   4. Elizabeth Moore,   b. 4 Feb 1675, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   5. Deacon Nathaniel Moore,   b. 21 Jun 1678, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 25 Nov 1761, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 83 years)   6. Hannah Moore,   b. 18 Jul 1680, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   7. Sarah Moore,   b. 28 Jan 1681/82, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 9 Feb 1682, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)   8. Sarah Moore,   b. 3 Mar 1683/84, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   9. Daniel Moore,   b. 13 Apr 1687, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   10. Captain Samuel Moore,   b. 15 Jul 1689, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   11. James Moore,   b. 1693   d. Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   12. Jonathan Moore
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Moore,   b. Abt 1602, Henham, Essex, England d. 6 Jan 1673/74, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 72 years)  (Grandfather)  Hannah Brewer  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I455	Roy Line
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	Jacob Moore,   b. 28 Apr 1645, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Mar 1715/16, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Loker   d. 14 Dec 1691, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Family ID	F455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Mary Collins,   b. 16 Jun 1672, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, U.S.A. d. 12 Jul 1760, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 3]
  Children	5 sons and 4 daughters
  +   1. Sybilla Moore,   b. 2 Sep 1694, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. ▻ Ephraim Roper  m. Abt 1713;   Ebenezer Chamberlain  m. Before 1750     2. Abigail Moore,   b. 23 May 1696, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   3. Collins Moore,   b. 7 Oct 1698, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Before 22 Feb 1743, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 44 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Bathsheba Woods  m. 2 May 1722     4. Isaac Moore,   b. 11 Jun 1700, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Captain Elijah Moore,   b. 14 Mar 1701/2, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Nov 1781, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 79 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Susanna Moore,   b. 26 Dec 1704, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Abijah Moore,   b. 22 Dec 1705, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 18 Dec 1759, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age 53 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Richard Moore,   b. 10 Jan 1708, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 3 Dec 1782, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 74 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     9. Mary Moore,   b. 15 May 1710, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Richard Moore(1670 – 1767) 2Jacob Moore(1645 – 23 Mar 1715/16) 4John Moore(Abt 1602 – 6 Jan 1673/74) 8 16 17 9 18 19 5Elizabeth Rice(1612 – 1690) 10Henry Rice(13 Feb 1620/21 – ) 20 21 11Elizabeth Frost(24 Mar 1587/88 – 1647) 22Edward Frost(13 Mar 1560/61 – 1616) 23Thomasine Belgrave(1 Feb 1561/62 – ) 3Elizabeth Loker( – 1691) 6Henry Loker( – 1688) 12Henry Loker(1576 – 1631) 24Robert Loker(1534 – 1592) 25Lucy Riddlesdale(1536 – 1591/92) 13Elizabeth French(1580 – 1648) 26 27 7Hannah Brewer 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 Sep 1670 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Residence - Abt 1695 - Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved To - 6 Jun 1714 - Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. History - say 1715 - Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Occupation - 1715 - Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1715 to 1741 - Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1715 to 1734 - Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1721 to 1729 - Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 19 Nov 1767 - Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S479] Roper, Kenneth L. The Ropers A Biographical Record from Circa 1300 to 1982, (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1982). [S981] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Sudbury Records", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVII, 1863). [S661] Daniels, George F. History of the Town of Oxford, Massachusetts, (Oxford, Massachusetts: by the author, 1892).