John Moore, of White Oak Plantation

Received a land grant in 1779 for 100 acres on "middle fork of White Oak Creek on both sides of hunting path" from James Logan, Entry Officer for Tryon County. North Carolina, Land Grant Files, 1693-1960 (filed under Rutherford County)(See attached Media File)

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John Moore(7) was born in 1766 in Athea, Ireland. He died on Apr 4 1841 in White Oak, North Carolina. John Moore was born John O'Moore in Ireland where he was raised as a Roman Catholic. ...He immigrated to Philadelphia at a young age where he married into the Catholic Taggart family.

After his wife's early death, he renounced Catholicism, dropped the "O'" from his name, and moved to Rutherford County, North Carolina There he married a second time and prospered mightily. In his will, dated 1832, he left farms, mills, stores, stills, etc. His stores alone had accounts receivable (not including bad debts) that exceeded $30,000. At his death he was among the richest citizens of North Carolina.

Judging from his will, he was a decent man, instructing that "no honest man to be distressed by collection of debts," and warning his heirs to "never sell the land." He was married to Sarah Twitty in 1824.

43. Sarah Twitty (12)(7) was born in 1794 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. She died in 1852 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Sarah Twitty, upon her marriage to John Moore, had a large bed made for her in 1824 from walnut. Simple in design, with turned and carved low posts and architectural carved headboard and footboard, the latter containing 14 turned and carved spindles. It is now in the possession of the writer. Children were:

child21 i. Jane Moore. [married Jason H. Carson] child ii. Richard Moore(12) was born in 1827. child iii. Thomas Moore(12) was born in 1829. He died in 1850. child iv. John Moore(12) was born in 1831. He died in 1848. child v. William Moore(12) was born in 1835. He died in 1854.