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Deacon John Moore

Deacon John Moore[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]

Male 1602 - 1677  (75 years)

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  • Name John Moore 
    Title Deacon 
    Born 1602  Southwold, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 14 Apr 1602  Southwold, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 18 Sep 1677  Windsor, Connecticut Colony Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2015  Alford Hathaway
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2023 

    Family Deacon Moore's wife unk 
    Children 
    +1. Hannah Moore,   b. Dec 1627, Southwold, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1686, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     2. Elizabeth Moore,   b. 1635, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1728  (Age 93 years)
     3. Thomas Moore,   b. 1637, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1637, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     4. Abigail Moore,   b. 14 Feb 1639, Windsor, Connecticut Colony Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Mindwell Moore,   b. 10 Jul 1643, Windsor, Connecticut Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1682  (Age 39 years)
     6. John Moore,   b. 5 Dec 1645, Windsor, Connecticut Colony Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 11 Dec 2023 
    Family ID F800  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    John Moore's home as it looked in the 1600s    		John Moore's home as it looked in the 1600s

    Documents
    Confusing Records of John Moore    		Confusing Records of John Moore
    The records for the early 1600s regarding John Moore are confusing and have led numerous genealogists to various conclusions regarding his origin and his family. This paper describes these records, the conclusions I have reached, and my reasoning.
    Jon Moore's House    		Jon Moore's House
    The story of John Moore's house from Wikipedia, with a recent picture of the home.
    Registry Application for John Moore's house    		Registry Application for John Moore's house
    The application to the National Register of Historic Places for John Moore's house in Windsor, dated December 16, 1976.
    The Articles of Confederation of the United Colonies of New England     		The Articles of Confederation of the United Colonies of New England
    The Articles of Confederation between the Plantations under the
    Government of the Massachusetts, the Plantations under the
    Government of New Plymouth, the Plantations under the Government of
    Connecticut, and the Government of New Haven with the Plantations., dated May 19, 1643.

    Headstones
    Deacon John Moore's tombstone    		Deacon John Moore's tombstone

    Biographies
    The story of Deacon John Moore    		The story of Deacon John Moore
    John Moore was born in England in 1602. In the early 1630s he and his wife immigrated to Dorchester. In 1638 they relocated to Windsor. John was a master woodworker and a Deacon of the church. He made a major impact on Windsor and the fledgling Connecticut Colony.

    Timelines
    Timeline of the life of John Moore    		Timeline of the life of John Moore

    Maps
    Map of Old Windsor showing John Moore's homestead    		Map of Old Windsor showing John Moore's homestead

  • Sources 
    1. [S188] England, Select Births and Christenings , (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S107] History of Ancient Windsor, Henry R. Stiles, M.D., (Charles B. Norton, 348 Broadway, Nwe Yory, NY, 1859).

    3. [S45] Great Migration Begins, Robert Charles Anderson, (NEHGS).

    4. [S127] Early Connecticut Probate Records, Charles William Manwaring, (K.S.Pack & Company, Hartford, Connecticut, 1904).

    5. [S128] Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut , J. Hammond Trumbell, (Brown & Parsons, Hartford, 1850).

    6. [S126] History of the Town of Dorchester, Dorchester Antiquarian and Historical Society, (Boston, 1859).

    7. [S189] Passengers of the Mary and John, 1630, Janice Farnsworth, (Maine Genealogy Trails website).

    8. [S177] Dorchester Town Records, City of Boston, Fourth Report. Of the Record Commissioners, (Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers, North 39 Arch Street, 1896).

    9. [S124] Records of the First Church at Dorchester , (George H Ellis, Boston, Mass., 1891).

    10. [S112] Early Records of Windsor, (Hartford, Connecticut Historical Society, 1933.).

    11. [S190] First Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut, R.R. Hinman, (Case, Tiffany, and Company, Hartford, 1852.).

    12. [S191] Deacon John Moore, Community Craftsman, Windsor Historical Society, (Windsor Historical Society website).

    13. [S192] Woodworkers of Windsor, John W. Lane and Donald P White III, (Windsor Historical Society, Historic Deerfield, Inc. Deerfield, Massachusetts, 2004.).