Dr. William Moore and Margaret Mead

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Husband Dr. William Moore ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 23 Jun 1772 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Dec 1837 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 1 2 3
         Buried:  - Old Pioneer Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA

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         Father: Dr. Robert Moore (      -      ) 3
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 21 May 1799 - Meadville, Crawford Co, PA 3

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Wife Margaret Mead ^{1 2}

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            AKA: Margaret Meade 3
           Born: 19 Jun 1781 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Jun 1829 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 1 2 3
         Buried:  - Old Pioneer Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA

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         Father: Gen. David Mead (1752-1816) 2 4
         Mother: Agnes Wilson (      -1795) 3 5

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Children

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1 F Elizabeth F. Moore ⁶

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           Born: 9 Oct 1809 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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2 F Sarah Mead Moore ^{1 2 6 7}

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           Born: 6 Apr 1811 or 1813 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 1 6 7 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 1901 - ? Franklin, Venango Co, PA 7
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Jacob Mayes (1807-1861) 1 2 7
           Marr: 12 Mar 1835 1 8

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3 M George R. Moore ^{6 9}

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           Born: 25 Sep 1815 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Aug 1898 6
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary P. Lee (1815-      ) 6 9
           Marr: 11 Jan 1838 6

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4 M William Moore ^{2 6}

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           Born: 4 Jun 1819 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Mar 1895 6
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Hannah L. Thompson (      -1858) 6
           Marr: 7 Oct 1847 6

         Spouse: Keziah Newborn (      -1895) 6
           Marr: 13 Oct 1859 6

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5 M David M. Moore ⁶

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           Born: 5 Dec 1822 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 1865 - Sugarcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried: 

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General Notes: Husband - Dr. William Moore

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He was reared and educated in his native city, and there read medicine. He removed to Meadville, PA, in the last decade of the eigh­teenth century. He was at Mead's settlement during the Indian troubles and acted as assistant surgeon to the force protecting that point. Upon the organization of Crawford county in March, 1800, he was appointed clerk and prothonotary of that county and served in that capacity until 1805, when he removed to Franklin and was appointed prothonotary and register and recorder of Venango county - the first incumbent of those offices, which he filled with satisfaction to the peo­ple and credit to himself for many years. The well kept records of his day bear testimony to his good, plain penmanship and careful business methods. After retiring from office he engaged in merchandising, and also worked in the different county offices from time to time, assisting inexperienced offi­cials in their duties. He was a clerk in the offices of the French Creek Canal Company at Meadville for two years. Mr. Moore was a Democrat and a warm admirer of Andrew Jackson. Though reared an Episcopalian he was not connected with any religious body during the later portion of his life. He accumulated considerable property in Franklin along French creek, which he disposed of before his death. [HVC 1890, 759]

He settled in Meadville, Pennsylvania, dur­ing the last decade of the eighteenth century, having previously studied medicine with his father in Lancaster and taken his degree of Doctor of Medicine. He practiced among the settlers and was assistant surgeon at Mead­ville to the protecting troops that were sta­tioned there during Indian troubles. After the organization of Crawford County in March, 1800, he was appointed the first pro­thonotary and clerk of the county, serving until 1805 when he moved to Franklin where he was the first prothonotary, register and recorder of Venango County, serving until 1818. He later held these offices in Harris­burg, Pennsylvania. After 1818 he engaged in mercantile life in Franklin and assisted in the various county offices, giving inexperienced county officials the benefit of his years in these offices and familiarizing them with their duties. He was also a clerk at Meadville in the office of the French Creek Canal Company for two years. He owned land in Franklin on French creek and for his time was a man of wealth. Among his holdings was a slave girl, Bessie McElwee, whom he sold in Mercer county. He was a Democrat and a warm admirer of President Jackson. [GPHAV, 443]

1 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 487.

2 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 759.

3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 728.

4 Samuel P. Bates, LL.D., Our County and Its People, A Historical and Memorial Record of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1899), Pg 136.

5 Samuel P. Bates, LL.D., Our County and Its People, A Historical and Memorial Record of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1899), Pg 134.

6 Spencer P. Mead, History and Genealogy of the Mead Family (New York: The Knickerbocker Press, 1901), Pg 306.

7 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 727.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 443.

9 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 815.