James Moore

Children of James Moore include:

1) Jane, b. ca. 1686. Married Thomas Hoskinson, Sr.
2) James Hook, b. ca. 1688 (Illegitimate son of James Moore and Annaple Beall Hook).
3) James Moore, b. ca. 1695. Married Mary Roper.
4) Mary Ann, b. ca. 1696. Married John Summers, II.
5) George, b. ca. 1698. Married Eleanor Dryden.
6) Peter, b. ca. 1706. Married Martha Cleland.
7) Benjamin, b. ca. 1712. Married Elizabeth Dryden.
8) John, b. aft. 1713, died after 1768.

DetailSource
Name: James Muir
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 29 Jun 1644
Baptism Place: High Church,Glasgow,Lanark,Scotland
Father:
Jon. Muir
Mother:
Jean Stirling

DetailSource
Name: James Muir
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 24 Jul 1666
Marriage Place: Ochiltree, Ayr, Scotland
Spouse:
Jonet Howy

The following biographical sketch is by Robert H. Moore, II ("cenantua"), 7th great grandson of James Moore/Muir:

Biography
Based on Y DNA Haplotree results of descendants of James Moore's sons, Peter and Benjamin, James Moore's roots have been identified to the Muir/Mure lines of SW Scotland. The difficulty has been proving which line of Muirs he connects with.

First, however, there needs to be a more accurate estimate of his age. Based on the manner in which he signed legal documents in the last years of his life, James Moore was believed to have been born between 1625 and 1646. In one of his final documents, in 1735, he noted his age as 110.[1] Yet, in a document from 1708, he was noted as "about 62", which would place the date of birth around the year 1646. In all likelihood, 1646 is more accurate than 1624/25.

For this profile, 1644 is used as a birthdate, and Glasgow as place of birth, based on the baptism recorded in High Church, Glasgow, on 29 Jun 1644, with parents listed as John Muir and Jean Stirling.[2] Part of the decision for using that baptism as a potential connection, is that, in Prince George's County records, James is shown as having a brother (John), born before 1658. While John's estimated dob is speculative, the James baptized in High Church also had a brother named John, who was baptized 28 May 1650, at High Church, and was also a son of John and Jean Stirling Muir. This seems a logical fit. The parental connection is also supported by both Autosomal and Y DNA matches (see George Muir, b. ca. 1570) for more information).

As to when James arrived in Maryland, there have been two men identified as having been transported to Colonial Maryland... one in 1657 (James More) and the other, in 1661 (James Moor). Given the average length of indenture (4-7years), and noting that James patented Four Hills in 1671, the latter date seems probable. If this is true, James made the ocean journey at age 16/17 (and, it seems, not long after the death of his father). It may even be that James of Four Hills did not arrive under an indenture, and set to patenting lands soon after his arrival. [3]

By the time he was constable of Prince George's County, Maryland, in 1698, James' ownership in land exceeded 1,400 acres (and despite a claim made on one family tree, there's nothing to support the claim that he built houses on all the properties before selling them), making him one of the largest landowners in the area known as the Mount Calvert Hundred and Marlborough.[4]

The Ordinary at Beall's Gift
With the designation of Charles Town as the first county seat of Prince George's County, Moore apparently saw further opportunity in using a nearby lot of land - Beall's Gift - as an ideal spot for an ordinary. Records indicate Moore likely ran this ordinary from at least March 1701 to April 1704. Offering accommodations, food, and beverage, the ordinary was regularly of service to grand juries. Yet, the vending of alcoholic beverages also caught the eye of the courts, as he was often cited for "breach of the peace", and in one instance, quite specifically for "vending of Licquors and making of people drunk on ye Sabbath Day."[5]

The reason for leaving the business of ordinary operator is unclear. As the last recorded license was issued in 1702, there is speculation he may have not received a renewal of license in 1704. On the other hand, it may be that he simply no longer wished to deal with his problems with the courts. He sold all but 1/2 acre of Beall's Gift to James Stoddard, in 1704, and appears to have focused on his primary occupation as a planter.[6]

Early Maryland Land Patents
Properties with which James Moore was associated[7]:

Sneaking Point - 22 Feb 1671[8]
Dunbar - ?[9]
Four Hills - 11 Oct 1671, 400 acres[10]
Moore's Plains - 14 Jun 1673, 475 acres[11]
Moorefields - 23 Sept 1680, 150 acres
Beals Hunting Quarter - 8 Mar 1680, 300 acres[12]
Leith - 22 Feb 1681, 500 acres[13]
The Horse Race - 6 Mar 1681/82, 300 acres[14]
The Defence - 7 Mar 1681, 150 acres[15]
Potterne Week - 2 Jul 1685, 203 acres[16]
Moore's Little Worth - 30 Aug 1694, 40 acres
Child's Portion - 11 Sep 1694, 227 acres[17]
Moore's Addition - 16 Feb 1694, 231 acres[18]
Moore's Croft - 10 Nov 1695, 123 acres
Beale's Gift - 3 Jun 1702, 16 acres
Partnership - 1704, 500 acres
Barbadoes - 10 Dec 1714, 150 acres
Berry Fortune - ?[19]
Gifts to Children/Grandchildren
A yellow cow - 10 May 1717 [20]
One Bay Mare - 25 Mar 1717[21]
Child's Portion - 20 Jul 1723[22]
The Gift - May 1735, to grandson, James Hoskinson[23]
Sligo - May 1735, to son, George Moore [24]
Child's Portion (part) - May 1735, to his son, Benjamin Moore[25]
Child's Portion (part) - May 1735, to his son, Peter Moore[26]
1680 Neighbor of Ninian Beall
As early as 1680, James Moore and Ninian Beall (1625-1717) were listed as having been associated, as joint executors of the will of Robert Lashey (who lived in the part of Calvert County which became Prince George's County in 1696.)[27] There is also an ongoing debate as to if/how James may have been related to Ninian Beall. In a document in 1708, James referred to Ninian as his "brother". Speculation exists as to whether Ninian's wife, Ruth, was a Moore (and sister to James), if James' wife was a sister to Ninian. Indeed, or even if James and Ninian were married to each other's sisters. Current autosomal DNA results for descendants of Ninian and Ruth are revealing very low centimorgan matches (perhaps too low) on Chromosome 6, with known descendants of James Moore. For descendants of James Moore, Chromosome 6 has been identified as their Moore-specific autosomal DNA. Additionally, while records of birth have been located for James and his brother, John, there is no record for the birth of a Ruth Muir in the records of Glasgow's High Church.

Illegitimate Son, James Hook
Y DNA evidence suggests, in the late 1680s, James Moore had a relationship with Annaple Beall Hook, who, at the time, was the wife of Thomas Hook/Hooke. Based on a Y-67 level test of a male Hook descended from James Hook, b. ca. 1680-85, James was not a son of Thomas Hook/Hooke, but of James Moore. While the test taker was encouraged to upgrade testing to Y-111, to establish absolute proof, he expressed no interest. There are also at least two autosomal test takers, descended from James Hook, who match some of James Moore's descendants at better than 3 cm.

Witnessed Wills
In 1688/89, James Moore witnessed the will of Thomas Elles of Patuxent River, Calvert County, in 1688/89; the will of Henry Bonner of Prince George's County, in 1702; and the will of Ninian Beall, Jr. of Prince George's County, in 1710.[28]

1735 Death
Based on available information, James died in Prince George's County, Maryland,after he had distributed gifts of land to his family, in May 1735.

Y DNA, Origins, and Deeper Ancestry
Direct paternal lines back to MRCA James Moore (1624-1735) are confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing. As of August 2021, there have been at least ten descendants of James Moore who have taken the FTDNA Y-DNA test. All but two have tested at the Big Y-700 level. Descendants of James Moore's sons, Peter (kits 815350 and B284181) and Benjamin (kits N25192, 643636, 675678, 815693, 461253, 815343, N17390), demonstrated a branching from FT176771, resulting in FT370928 and Y133362, respectively.

Testing to the BY3368 haplotree indicates this line of Moores is from the same line of Moore/Muir/Mure who are traceable to SW Scotland. For a Moore, this points to connections to the Muir family, as early as the 12th century, in what is now East Ayrshire. For additional information, please see the BY3368 and Subclades Y DNA Project which is closely examining all the family lines within Group 2 of the Moore Worldwide Y DNA Project.

Additionally, analysis of the first 111 markers of Y DNA reveal a specific genetic signature for Y descendants of James Moore, which includes the following markers and values: DYS607=16; DYS537=11; DYS532=14 (with one test taker being the exception, with "15"); DYS715=23; and DYS561=16.

Sources
↑ In his research, Dr. James Moore developed a theory that James Moore may have exaggerated his age in order to avoid taxes rather than it representing an actual measurement of his age. "The early Maryland Colonial Government showed unusual kindness to people of great age. Many older citizens petitioned for relief from taxation when they considered themselves too old to be gainfully employed and were spared land rents and other taxes. Thomas Beall complained in court about a tax levy when he was 100 years old and was presumably freed of tax responsibility. James Moore Sen disliked taxes. He did not obtain initial land patents on his properties Four Hills or Leith, presumably in an attempt to escape subsequent land rents. It is surprising that James Moore Sen of Prince George's County never petitioned for age-related tax relief. In 1725, when James Moore Sen would have judged his age to be nearly 101, a bill was entered into the Lower House Assembly for "A Relief of James Moore". When passed, the James Moore involved was said to be a resident of Baltimore County, which makes it unlikely that this was our James Moore. Could the recording clerk have entered the wrong county or could James have had a brief period of residency in Baltimore County?"
↑ National Records of Scotland, High Church, Glasgow Baptisms, reference OPR. 644 40 16; Scotland's People Site
↑ James More, transported 1657, Liber 7, Folio 463; James Moor, transported 1661, Liber 7, Folio 86
↑ Mount Calvert Hundred was defined as the area from Mattaponay Branch to the Mayne Branch of the Western Branch. Marlborough saw steady growth, and by 1706 it was designated by the colonial General Assembly, as one of five new port towns. By 1718 it had become such an active center that its inhabitants petitioned to have the court proceedings moved there from Charles Town; the county court met for the first time in Upper Marlborough in 1721. From this time until early in the twentieth century, Upper Marlboro (as it is now written) was the commercial, political, and social center of Prince George's County, and it has remained the county seat to this day. Charles Town, on the other hand, has ceased to exist: only the late eighteenth-century plantation- house known as Mount Calvert stands on the site of this early port town.
↑ Prince George's County Court Records, Liber B, f191
↑ Negotiating Public Landscapes: History, Archeology, and the Material Culture of Colonial Chesapeake Towns (dissertation), Michael Thomas Lucas, University of Maryland, College Park, 2008
↑ Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records, Vol A, 1696 - 1702, by Shirley Langdon Wilcox, CG. Published by Prince George's County Genealogical Society; Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records, 1733-1739, by Elise Greenup Jourdan, 1996
↑ Prior to patenting "Four Hills", on Feb. 22, 1671, James may have patented Sneaking Point. The following is from "Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties": "Circumstantial evidence suggests he was the James Moore who obtained a 200 acre warrant in 1670/71 and used part of it on 15 March 1670 to patent 11 acres on the east side of Patuxent River and south side of Land's Creek in Lyon's Creek Hundred, Calvert County, called "Sneaking Point". Some suggest what is now known as Short Point is one in the same as "Sneaking Point", but it isn't. A key in locating it was knowing the other names of Land's Creek... which are actually Hall's Creek, and Cosanabint Creek. The reality of it is, Sneaking Point is still on topographic maps, and is north of Short Point. Sneaking Point, 11 Acres; Certificate Developer/Owner: More, James 1671 Patent Record 13, p. 83 0 0 MSA S 1583-1459; Sneaking Point, 11 Acres; Patent Developer/Owner: More, James 1671 Patent Record 16, p. 177 0 0 MSA S 1583-1460
↑ While the date of patent is unknown, the date of sale is available... 26 Jun 1700; From James Moore, carpenter, to Robert Orme, planter; 125 acres called Dunbarr; now in Prince George's but formerly in Calvert Co. on Mattapony Branch; ack. Mary Moore, wife of James (PGLR A365)
↑ This property later became known as Zadock Sasscer's "Pleasant Hills", built over 70 years after the death of James Moore, and apparently on the foundation of James Moore's house; Prince George's Land Records 1710-1717 - Liber F - folio 1 o Indenture, 8 Aug 1710; From: James Wallace, merchant of Prince George's County: To: John Hide, merchant of the City of London; James Wallace obligates himself under 2,000£ penalty to sell for 1,000£ two tracts of land; one tract from land formerly taken up by James Moore in Prince George's County called Four Hills and Patterlunk in the freshes of Patuxent on St. Charles Branch; bounded by land formerly laid out for Jeremiah Sullyvant, and plantations of David Small, James Moore and Benjamin Berry; 185 acres to go by name of Wallace's Purchase; the other a tract called Veniell (Heinton: Vainall); originally taken up by Richard Foulke for 200 acres by him let fall' ; then Lord Baltimore granted it to Henry Guttridge of Prince George's County County, with 16 acres more added; he transferred his title to William Herbert of Charles County; then to James Wallace; also mentioned in the same patent from his Lordship's Office is land called The Grange, lying in Prince George's County on the north side of the Eastern Branch of the Potomac River laid out for 500 acres together with all buildings, orchards, etc. and including Negro slaves listed by name, white servants Jack Brimar and Peter Gordon, and cattle, hogs and all possessions of James Wallace; Signed: James Wallace; Witnessed: Warnell Hunt, John Bradford, George Fullerton and James Earle; 25 Aug 1712 Mr. John Bradford, attorney for Mr. James Wallace, delivered to Captain John Hide in presence of Frederick Claudius and Philip Lee
↑ Maryland Land Records, page 68; Deed of 31 Jul 1699, John Taylor of London, England, to Nathan Smith of Maryland; all of the 475 acre tract known as Moore's Plaines, in Calvert Co (originally patented to James Moore, 1 Aug 1673; he conveyed 16 Jun 1674 to William Mellton. (PGLR A.200, 390) [located next to Scott's Lott]; Moores Plaines, 475 Acres; Certificate Developer/Owner: Moore, James 1673 Patent Record 17, p. 366 0 0 MSA S 1583-1097; Moores Plaines, 475 Acres; Patent Developer/Owner: Moore, James 1673 Patent Record 17, p. 199 0 0 MSA S 1583-1098
↑ Maryland Land Records, p. 11. Indenture of 23 Jun 1697, James Moore, carpenter to William Moore, for 1,818 lbs tobacco, for the 80 acres known as 'Beales Hunting Quarter', SW side Collington Branch; adjacent to John Demall, Capt. Perry; condition that Mary Falkner, formerly Mary Moore [she was the widow of James Moore's brother, John Moore], natural mother of said William Moore, possession & use of land during her natural like; part of 300 ac patented to James Moore, 1 Jul 1682. Signed James Moore; witnessed by Robert Wade & Thomas Sprigg, Jr; Ackn'd: James Moore & Mary Moore, his wife, 24 Jun 1697; rec'd (MLR, Vol A pg 52.
↑ Located on the west bank of the Patuxent in Calverton Manor, the 500 acres of "Leith" were sold, 16 Jun 1686, to William Selby; obtained from a 1,000 acre warrant assigned from Ninian Beall dated 6 Jan 1681; surveyed 12 Feb 1681; patented & sold 16 Jun 1686; ack. Elizabeth, wife of James Moore (SOM 24/393; 3/32/146; Patent CC#4.57)
↑ 15 Feb 1700; From James Moore, Gent., to Edward Willett; 157 acres part of 300 acres called The Horse Race on the Western Branch; ack. Mary Moore, wife of James (PGLR A374); 15 Feb 1700; From James Moore, Gent., to Thomas Box, blacksmith; 163 acres part of 300 acre tract called The Horse Race; ack. Mary Moore, wife of James (PGLR A376). 22 Jul 1729; James Moore stated he was 105 years old when he made a deposition regarding boundaries of The Horse Race (PGLR M.481 & PGCR 1729-30, p267)
↑ 24 Apr 1703; James Moore sold 150 acres called The Defense to Col. Henry Darnall; obtained by assignment of warrant from Ninian Beall; surveyed 7 Mar 1681/2; ack. by Mary, wife of James Moore (SOM 24/397; 31/20; MLR C.51)
↑ Note that "Potterne Wick" is a name of a village in Wiltshire, England. Prince George's County Land Records, Folio 197a: Indenture, 26 Nov 1707 from: James Moor of Prince George's County; To: Benjamin Berry of Prince George's County; For 25L a parcel of land called Potern Wick in Prince George's County; bounded by a branch that "issueth out of' St. Charles Branch, by land of Thomas Cleggett called Weston, by Deep Branch, by land of William Ludwell, and by land called Berry Fortune; containing 35 acres; Signed: James Moore; Witnessed: Tho. Clegett and Henry Acton; Memorandum: 26 Nov 1707 Mary Moore, wife of James, examined by above witnesses; Alienation: 4 Feb 1707 Benjamin Berry paid ls/8p for 35 acres of Potern Wick now called Berry's Addition
↑ 11 Sep 1694; James Moore patented 227 acres called Child's Portion in Calvert Co. (Patent Book B130-160)
↑ Prince George's Land Records 1710-1717 - Liber F -folio 192; Indenture, 28 Aug 1712; From: James Moore, Senr., of Prince George's County; To: Thomas Claggett of Prince George's County; For ? a parcel of land called Moore's Addition in Prince George's County on the west side of the Patuxent containing 232 acres of land; adjoining a parcel of land surveyed for James Moore called Child's Portion; Signed: James Moore (seal); Witnessed: John Turner (mark), Richard Keene; Memo; Mary Moore acknowledged deed 28 Aug 1712; Alienation: Thomas Clagett paid the sum of 9s/3p
↑ 27 Jun 1699; From James Moore to Benjamin Berry 267 acres called Berry Fortune; ack. by Mary Moore, wife of James (PGLR A.184)
↑ Prince George's Land Records 1710-1717 - Liber F -folio 623: Deed of Gift, 10 May 1717; From: James Moore, Senr.; To: Eliner & Mary Hoskinson; The gift of a yellow cow and her increase to his cousins Eliner and Mary Signed: James Moore, Sent. (seal), George Moore (mark & seal) Witnessed: Robert Mansell, James Moore, Junr.
↑ Prince George's Land Records 1710-1717 - Liber F -folio 623: Deed of Gift, 25 Mar 1717;from: James Moore, Senr.; To: James Hoskinson; To his God Son one bay mare with a star in her forehead; Signed: James Moore, Senr. (seal); Witnessed: Robert Munsell, James Moore, Junr.
↑ 1717-1726 Land Records of Prince George's County MD folio 456; Deed of Gift, 20 Jul 1723; enrolled 20 Jul 1723; From: James Moore, Sr., planter of Prince George's County; To: John Summers, son-in-law, planter of Prince George's County; Part of a tract of land called Child's Portion in Prince George's County containing 35 acres; one coined piece of silver called six pence paid before ensealing /s/ John Summer (mark & seal); Wit: Joseph Belt, Thomas Sprigg; (no signature of James Moore, Sr. and no acknowledgement; see folio 457 on p. 111)
↑ Maryland Land Record, page 51, Liber T, pg 270; received request of James Hoskinson, 24 May 1735, on 9 May 1735 Deed of Gift from James Moore, Sr, planter, to grandson James Hoskinson, for 2 pds called 'The Gift', on the NW branch of the Eastern Branch, 50 acres, bounded by 'Barbadoes'. Signed James Moore ye 110; with John Beal, Joseph Chew; acknowledged by James Moore & Mary, his wife.
↑ Maryland Land Records, page 51, Liber T, page 271; received request of George Moore, 24 May 1735, on Deed of Gift from James Moore, Sr., planter, for 5 pds to son George Moore, 'Sligo', 100 acres, NW branch of E Branch of the Potomac; 9 May 1735, signed James Moore ye 110; with John Beal and Joseph Chew; acknowledged by James Moore & Mary, his wife.
↑ Maryland Land Records, p. 52, Liber T, page 272; received request of George Moore, 24 May 1735, on 9 May 1735 Deed of Gift from James Moore, planter, to son Benjamin Moore; part of 'Child's Portion', 127 acres, all household goods, & chattels. Signed James Moore 110; with John Beal and Joseph Chew; acknowledged by James Moore & Mary, his wife.
↑ Maryland Land Records, Liber T, page 273; received request of Peter Moore, 24 May 1735, on 9 May 1735 Deed of Gift from James Moore, planter, to son Peter Moore, part of 'Child's Portion', 100 acres; signed James Moore ye 110; with John Beal and Joseph Chew; acknowledged by James Moore & Mary, his wife.
↑ MCW 1.95-6; the will of Jonathan Pearce of Calvert Co. written 17 Apr 1685, left his entire estate in Maryland to a James Moore (MCW 11.51). In 1688/9 a James Moore witnessed the will of Thomas Elles of Patuxent River, Calvert County, the will of Henry Bonner of Prince George's Co. in 1702; and the will of Ninian Beall, Jr. of Prince George's Co. in 1710 (MCW 11.43; 111.13, 185).
↑ Maryland Calender of Wills, Volume 1-8, by Jane Baldwin Cotton.

See the WikiTree Profile for James Muir/Moore, at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Muir-4118

Male Moores claiming direct descent from James Moore are testing their Y chromosome with the following haplogroup results:

M269 L23 L51 P311 P312 Z290 L21 DF13 DF21 Z30233 CT8704 Z246 DF25 DF5 FGC3899 ZZ32 CTS3655 L627 BY3364 BY3368 FGC15791 FT176771 (+)

Family Members
Parents
John Muir
1618–1660

Siblings
John Moore
1650–1697

Children
Jane Moore Hoskinson
1686–1735

James Hook
1688–1738

Mary Ann Moore Summers
1696–1769

George Moore
1698–1783

Peter Moore
1706–1772

Benjamin Moore
1712–1784

Scotlands People: Birth:

MUIR JAMES JON. MUIR/JEAN STIRLING M 29/06/1644 644/1 40 16 Glasgow

Scotlands People: Marriage:

MUIR JAMES JONET HOWY/FR644 (FR644) 24/07/1666 609/ 30 28 Ochiltree

Ochiltree is near Cumnock, Ayrshire, approx 40 miles from Carluke

Different person?

JARDINE'S BOOK OF MARTYRS - A HISTORY OF THE COVENANTERS IN SCOTLAND

THREE COVENANTERS HANGED IN THE GREAT FROST, FEBRUARY 1684.

The third executed man was James Muir at the Crossford Boat, i.e., the ferry across the Clyde at Crossford, Lesmahagow parish, Lanarkshire. He is often listed in error in several later sources as ‘of Cessford-Boat’ in Roxburgh. Muir’s confession was recorded: ‘He refuses to own the king’s authority, but owns all lawful authority, but says his is not lawful. He refuses to call Bothwell-bridge rebellion, and refuses to call the bishop’s death murder, but says he was not there.’

It is not clear when Muir was captured. It may, or may not, be significant that his trial followed an attack on the horses of dragoons near where he lived.

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• Following records discovered by George Arthur Trail IV
• National Records of Scotland.....1638 MOORE, JAMS (Old Parish Registers Births 709/ Haddington) Page 202 of 337.....November 11, 1638.....John Moore and Alisone Prestone had a sonn borne 4th of November called James...witnss: James and Andrew Hepburne..

James Moore immigrated to Calvert County, Maryland in 1659 at the age of 21 years. Not long after he patented "Beall's Hunting Quarter" in 1681 his cousins Jeane Moor and her brother John Moor also from Haddington Scotland immigrated to Maryland and were seated on "Beall's Hunting Quarter" by James Moore. Jeane Moore and her husband William Ray Sr. were married at Haddington , Scotland in 1665 and had 6 children baptized there before coming to Maryland not long after the birth of their son Thomas in 1679. Patrick Hepburne arrived to Prince George's County about the year 1710 and was also an immigrant from Haddington, Scotland. He purchased land at P.G. County that was first patented by James Moore.

• MPLR.CC,p. 76...1664.....I Henry Batten do assign over unto John Edmonson....all my rights of land for several ...brought in the province by me......one thousand six hundred fifty seven..James Moore..
• Maryland Provincial Land Records..WT,p. 306....Know ye that.....I Ninian Beall for a valuable consideration in hand paid by James More....set over 60 acres.....called Maiden.....witness; Robert Ridgely and Francis Swinsen....."
• MPLR...WT,p. 397......Dec. 8, 1671......I Ninian Beall set over to James More for a valuable consideration all my rights to 250 acres of land part of a 1.050 acre grant.....witness; John Wilson and Charles Boteler
• MPLR...MM,p.366....1673....By virtue of a warrant granted James Moore....Moore's Plains....surveyed by Charles Boteler..
• MPLR, LL,p.405....1674....I William Melton do assign all my rights to James Moor....witness: Thomas Barnard and John Cussens....James Moore then assigned to Nicholas Turrit...witness: James Thompson and Richard Tucker
• MPLR,LL,p.652...1677....I Capt. James Conaway assign headrights to William Dare of Ann Arundel County who assigns 700 acres from the headrights to James Moore, planter of Calvert County
• MPLR,LL,p.838.....June 15, 1678.....Warrant then granted James Moore of Calvert County for 1350 acres...
• ( Maryland Provincial Land Records, WC 2, p. 369) Warrant then granted James Moore of Calvert County for 1220 acres of land..."
• WC 5,p. 63....I James Moore of Calvert County set over unto George Colmes 275 acres part of a warrant of 1200 acres granted said Moore....witness: William Heayle and Ninian Beal......I James Moore....set over unto Thomas Jones one hundred acres....witness; Wm Owing Thomas Chrisman and Ninian Beale
• (Maryland Land Warrants Book).WC 5,p. 263......Feb. 22,1681......"Leith" laid out by Ninian Beall for James Moore...to the line of a parcel of land laid out for Charles Boteler........March 6, 1681....Yates assigns to Beall who assigns to James Moore the Horse Race to land of John Bigger......March 7, 1681.....By virtue of a grant unto Ninian Beall for 2000 acres assigns 150 acres to James Moore....
• MPLR, CB 2,p. 87....James Moore hath due unto him 150 acres out of 1650 acres granted hm...do grant...Moore's Fields...adjacent land of Charles Boteler and William Green..
• P.G. County Court Records( Vol.202,p.395).....These following persons were nominated and appointed Constables for each hundred following: James Moor Constable of Mount Calvert Hundred....
• (Prince George's County Land Records, Liber E,p. 204)....August 20, 1712.....James Moore to Jane Liddell....one of tracts is called Moores Littleworth...it being being the ancient bounded tree of a parcel of land formerly surveyed for Charles Boteler.....also the the other tract adjoined to the other tract...being part of a tract of land called Moores Craft...witness; John Gerrard and James Stoddart