Moore Matlock, Sr.

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Moore Matlock, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Halifax, Virginia Colony
Death: April 1812 (81)
Roane County, Tennessee, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of William James Matlock and Elizabeth Witt
Husband of Emily Jane Powell
Father of William Matlock; Zachariah Matlock; Littleberry Matlock; Moore Matlock, Jr.; Charles Matlock, Colonel and 7 others
Brother of John William Medlock and William James Matlock

Managed by: Scott Douglas Maniscalco
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About Moore Matlock, Sr.

Matlock witnessed a deed for Henry and Mary Graves in Hanover Co., Virginia, in 1734. He witnessed a deed for John Matlock in Louisa Co., Virginia in 1750. In 1753 he was in Halifax Co. He built a cabin on Edward Powell's land before 1766. In 1786 he had a North Carolina land grant in Tennessee. He sold land to son Zachariah in 1794 that was witnessed by three other sons, Moore Jr., Jason and Absolon Matlock. Moore Matlock was a "trail blazer" most of his life. He was 70 years old when he went to Washington, Sullivan, Jefferson and Roane counties in Tennessee.

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Moore Matlock, Sr.'s Timeline

1730
September 17, 1730
Halifax, Virginia Colony
1754
1754
Halifax, Virginia, USA
1756
March 3, 1756
Halifax, VA, United States
1758
January 9, 1758
Halifax, Virginia, USA
1760
February 2, 1760
Halifax County, Virginia
1762
1762
Halifax, Virginia, USA
1764
1764
Halifax, Virginia, USA
1769
July 18, 1769
Halifax County, VA, United States
1770
1770
Virginia, USA