John Moore

1662 - 1740  (78 years)

• Name	John Moore
  Birth	7 Apr 1662	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11]
  General Information	He was a large land owner in Lancaster, Massachusetts, but during the later years he moved to Bolton, Massachusetts.  [3]
  History	17 Oct 1691 (29 years)	Plymouth Colony merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony forming the Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Land/House	1732 (69 years)	Lancaster, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2]
  In 1732, he deeded fifty acres of the south part of his farm to his eldest son John, in " Consideration of That Labour he hath Done on a piece of Land which I have Given to my Son Joshua Moor. This labor was building a house and barn.
  Moved To	say 1735 (72 years)	Bolton, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [3]
  In his later days, he deeded his land to his sons, and removed to Bolton, Massachusetts.
  Death	27 Jul 1740	Bolton, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2, 5, 8, 9]
  Burial	Aft 27 Jul 1740	Old South Burying Ground, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Old South Burying Ground, Bolton, Massachusetts   [5]
  	Gravestone of John Moore
  Inventory	say Aug 1740 (78 years)  [2, 3]
  His estate was inventoried and valued at £624 6/6.
  Siblings	3 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. Marie Moore,   b. 4 Nov 1655, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 25 Sep 1705, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 49 years)   2. Elizabeth Moore,   b. 27 Nov 1657, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   3. Lydia Moore,   b. 6 Apr 1660, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. After 1724, Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 64 years) > 4. John Moore,   b. 7 Apr 1662, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 27 Jul 1740, Bolton, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 78 years) ▻ Mary Whitcomb,  m. 23 Aug 1683 ;   Hazadiah Fairbanks,  m. 28 Feb 1698   5. Joseph Moore,   b. 20 Oct 1664, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   6. Anne Moore,   b. 17 Jul 1666, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. + 7. Jonathan Moore,   b. 19 May 1669, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 6 Feb 1742, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 72 years) ▻ Hannah Sawyer   8. Maria Moore,   b. 10 Mar 1670/71, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   9. Benjamin Bellows,   b. Abt 1678, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  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)  Alice  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I20828
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: His birth date was recorded as 7 (2) 1662. [7, 11]

  
  

Father	Ensign John Moore,   c. 11 Nov 1628, Henham, Essex, England
Mother	Ann Smith   d. 10 Mar 1670/71, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Family ID	F475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner 1	Mary Whitcomb,   b. 27 Dec 1671, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Marriage	23 Aug 1683	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [2, 3, 12, 13]
Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 4 months - She : 11 years and 8 months.
Family ID	F9151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	13 Jun 2025




Spouse / Partner 2	Hazadiah Fairbanks,   b. 28 Feb 1668, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Marriage	28 Feb 1698	Concord, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10]
Age at Marriage	He : 35 years and 10 months - She : 30 years.
Children	1699  [2, 3]
1. John Moore 2. Fairbank Moore 3. Joshua Moore 4. Hasadiah Moore 5. Lydia Moore 6. Martha Moore (____-1766)
Family ID	F9152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1John Moore(1662 – 1740) 2Ensign John Moore(1628 – ) 4John Moore(Abt 1602 – 6 Jan 1673/74) 5Elizabeth Whale 3Ann Smith( – 10 Mar 1670/71) 6John Smith( – 1669) 7Alice

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 7 Apr 1662 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Marriage - 23 Aug 1683 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Marriage - 28 Feb 1698 - Concord, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Land/House - 1732 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Moved To - say 1735 - Bolton, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Death - 27 Jul 1740 - Bolton, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Burial - Aft 27 Jul 1740 - Old South Burying Ground, Bolton, 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

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