I'm looking for descendants of JESSE MOORE, b. abt. 1811 in NC, and his
wife ROSA GRIFFITHS, b. abt, 1812 in NC. They were married in Surry Co., NC in
1833 and had moved to Gibson Co., IN by 1840. They were in the 1840 census
there with no children. In 1850 Princeton, Gibson Co. census, they had one
daughter, Mary A. N. Moore, age 13, born IL.
I do not find them in the 1860 census.
In 1850 Whiteriver, Gibson Co., census, there was a Thomas Moore, 44, and
his wife Nancy, 42, both born in NC. Among their children, most of whom were
born in NC, there were Jesse F., 5, and Rose H., 7m. Also in the household
was William Moore, 60, perhaps Thomas' father. Thomas may have been Jesse's
brother.
I believe Rosa's maiden name to be McGuire. She would have been the
daughter of Robert McGuire and Prudence Swaim, and was born in Iredell Co., NC,
moved to Surry about 1819. Jesse may have been born in either Iredell or Surry,
as there were William Moore's in both counties in 1830 old enough to have
been Jesse's father.
If any one knows anything about this family, I'd love to hear from you.
Dana