Richard Moore

From "Some Descendants of John Moore of Sudbury, Mass", by Ethel Stanwood Bolton, B.A., of Shirley, Mass.

Richard was born in Sudbury, Sept. 12, 1670. He married Mary, daughter of Samuel and Mary Collins of Middletown, CT.

He lived for a time in Needham (MA), but on June 6, 1714, he sold his farm of 260 acres in the south part of town, and in August bought a house and land in Oxford (MA), of Samuel Hagburn (Worcester Co. Deeds, Vol. 1, pp. 33, 35). He afterward bought much land in Oxford (Worcester Co. Deeds, Vol. I, pp. 30, 31,33), and finally became the largest landowner in the southern part of that town. He was the 2nd licensed inn-holder, the 1st Justice of the Peace, and also the 1st Representative. He was also Town Clerk, Selectman, and Treasurer.

His wife died July 12, 1760; and he died November 19, 1767, aged 96.

Children:

Sybilla, b. Sept. 2, 1694, in Sudbury (MA); m. Ebenezer Chamberlain of Oxford. There is an interesting letter in the History of Oxford from Sybilla Chamberlain.

Abigail, b. July 23, 1696

Collins, b. Oct. 17, 1698

Isaac, b. June 11, 1700

Elijah, b. Mar. 14, 1701-2

Susanna, b. Dec. 26, 1703

Abijah, b. Dec. 22, 1705

Richard, b. Jan 10, 1708

Mary, b. May 15, 1710

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