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James SMITH, UEL

Male 1758 - 1822  (64 years)


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  1. 1.  James SMITH, UEL was born on 5 Aug 1758; died in Aug 1822.

    Notes:

    F. K. Smith lists three children of Austin Smith and Mehitable Tuthill and James is not included. In the Moore Collection, however, there is a letter from Francis Smith of Wilmot NS, 30 Mar 1818 to his brother James Smith of Charlotteville, Upper Canada.

    James Smith named his grandson, James Moore, as the inheritor of his farm in Woodhouse Twp. at the south-west corner of Hwy # 24 and County Rd. 10, the Turkey Point Rd. It was clear that the Smiths didn't approve of their son-in-law, Enoch Moore, and passed over him in the will. The intersection where the farm stood became known as Moores Corners.

    James and Hanna Smith moved to Norfolk County, Upper Canada in 1815 after their daughter, Elizabeth, had moved there.
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    The Moore archives contain an original certificate signed by prominent citizens of Annapolis County attesting to the Loyalist attribute of James Smith which he carried with him when he and his wife relocated to Upper Canada in 1815. The transcription follows>

    "To All Whom It May Concern:

    We the undersigned Inhabitants of Wilmot in the County of Annapolis Province of Nova Scotia do hereby certify that the Bearer hereof Mr. James Smith is a Loyalist who Emigrated into this province in the year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty two from New York at the Cessation of Hostilities of the then Existing American War that he has ever supported an unimpeachable character and has been a useful settler and a good Member of Society, is now about to removed from this Country to Upper Canada to which place we are gratified in bearing testimony of his Loyalty and reputation during the span of thirty-three years, his stay in this Country.

    Nova Scotia
    1815

    P.M. Beardsley Lt. Col. 20th Batt. _ _ J.N. Ruggles Justice of the Peace
    G. R. Winniett Sheriff of Annapolis Nathan Barker Maj. 20th Batt.
    Thomas Millidge David Nichols Capt. 20th Batt. N.s. Militia
    Curtis Rutulorum County of Annapolis Beriah Bent, Capt.
    Aaron Gisner Maj. 9th Batt. N.S. Militia John Burbidg Lieut. 20th Batt.
    Caleb Slocomb
    Robert Stone Clerk 20th Batt."

    James married Hannah HAWKSWORTH in 1783. Hannah (daughter of Adam HAWKSWORTH and Elizabeth WEDGWOOD) was born on 6 Jul 1764; died on 17 Apr 1840 in Malahide Twp., Oxford County, London District, ON; was buried in Apr 1840 in Burdick Or Luton Cemetary, Malahide Twp.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Elizabeth SMITH  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Apr 1784 in Wilmot Township, NS; died on 3 Mar 1871 in Rockford, IL; was buried in New Milford Cemetery, Winnebago Co., IL.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elizabeth SMITH Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 18 Apr 1784 in Wilmot Township, NS; died on 3 Mar 1871 in Rockford, IL; was buried in New Milford Cemetery, Winnebago Co., IL.

    Notes:

    From Paul Bingle:

    http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brookefamily/mooreenoch.htm
    CHILDREN
    1. James Moore b. 21/Aug/1803
    2. Rachel Moore b. 05/March/1805
    3. Hannah Moore b. 23/March/1807
    4. Mahetebel Moore b. 25/June/1809
    5. Samuel Moore b. 12/Jan/1812
    6. Hugh Webster Moore b. 13/Apr/1814
    7. Thomas Roach Moore b. 24/June/1816
    8. John Moore b. 24/May/1819
    9. Edwin Potts Moore b. 31/May/1822
    10. Eliza Potts Moore b. 28/May/1825
    11. Sarah Webster Moore b. 06/July/1827

    Birth: Abt. 1784
    Melvern Square, Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia
    Parents:
    Father: Francis SMITH (AFN: 16QB-G2W) b.~1756
    Mother: Mary VAN BUSKIRK (AFN: 16QB-N70)
    grandFather: Austin Smith Disc #40 Pin #228076 b.~1726 Stamford CT
    grandMother: Sarah Knapp
    married: 17 Aug 1752 Stamford CT

    See Ester Smith

    The "expert" has James Smith as father married to Hannah Hawksworth
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    Bingle's use of quotation marks indicates his doubt about the position of "the expert," (likely James Henry Moore) regarding Elizabeth Smith's parentage. The evidence, however, in the Moore Collection is strongly in support of the position that Elizabeth was the daughter of James Smith and Hannah Hawksworth. Original copies of letters, affidavits and wills indicate the family connections among the Hawksworths, Moores and Smiths. Bingle's sources shown above appear to be from Latter Day Saints files.

    Died:
    Jay Moore, the writer, saw the gravestone of Elizabeth Moore in the cemetary at New Milford, IL in 1992 and again in 2005.

    Buried:
    The New Milford Cemetery is located on the New Milford School Road, east of the main intersection in New Milford, a few miles south of Rockford, IL. The Rockford Public Library has a catalogue of burial sites in the History and Genealogy section of the library. It is recorded there that Elizabeth's burial place is beside the Freeman family plot in Section B, the eleventh stone in the row. That stone is a small, gray stone, the first one to the south of the Freeman family stone. As of 2005 (and as of 1991, at the time of the first visit) the writing is not legible whatsoever. The photos are included here.

    The Freeman family stone reads as follows:
    Rachel Moore Freeman 1805 -1889
    Hettie Freeman 1828 -1899
    Mary E. Freeman 1841- 1919
    To the north of the main stone are two small markers. One says "Mother" and the other says "Sister." It is presumed that "Mother" refers to Rachel Moore Freeman (daughter of Elizabeth Smith Moore) and that "Sister" refers to Hettie Freeman.

    Elizabeth married Enoch MOORE on 30 Mar 1803 in Lower Middleton, Annapolis, NS. Enoch (son of Samuel MOORE, UEL and Rachel STONE) was born on 16 Apr 1779 in New York, NY; died in Aug 1840 in Rockford, IL ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. James MOORE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Aug 1803 in Wilmot Township, NS; died on 23 Jun 1872 in Charlotteville, ON; was buried in Woodhouse Methodist Cemetery, Woodhouse Twp., ON.
    2. 4. Rachel MOORE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Mar 1805 in Wilmot Township, NS; died on 8 Jul 1889 in Rockford, IL; was buried in New Milford Cemetery, Winnebago Co., IL.
    3. 5. Hannah MOORE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Mar 1807 in Wilmot Township, NS; died in Unknown in Charlotteville, ON.
    4. 6. Mahetebel MOORE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jun 1809 in Wilmot Township, NS; died in Unknown in Kearney, NB.
    5. 7. Samuel MOORE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jan 1812 in Charlotteville, ON; died in Unknown in Rockford, IL.
    6. 8. Hugh Webster MOORE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Apr 1814 in Charlotteville, ON; died on 12 Nov 1886 in Winabago Co., IL.
    7. 9. Thomas Roach MOORE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jun 1816 in Charlotteville, ON; died on 22 Dec 1882 in Rockford, IL.
    8. 10. John MOORE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 May 1819 in Charlotteville, ON; died on 28 Jul 1896 in Rockford, IL.
    9. 11. Edwin Potts MOORE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 May 1822 in Charlotteville, ON; and died.
    10. 12. Eliza Potts MOORE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 May 1825 in Charlotteville, ON; died on 29 Dec 1900 in Janesville, WI.
    11. 13. Sarah Webster MOORE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jul 1827 in Charlotteville, ON; died on 14 Jun 1912 in Kearney, NB.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  James MOORE Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born on 21 Aug 1803 in Wilmot Township, NS; died on 23 Jun 1872 in Charlotteville, ON; was buried in Woodhouse Methodist Cemetery, Woodhouse Twp., ON.

    Notes:

    James Smith named his grandson, James Moore, as the inheritor of his property in Lot 20, 3rd Concession of Charlotteville Twp. It was clear that the Smiths didn't approve of their son-in-law, Enoch Moore, and passed over him in the will.

    James lived on his property, Lot 12, 2nd Concession, a 150 acre farm in Woodhouse Twp. at the south-west corner of Hwy # 24 and County Rd. 10, the Turkey Point Rd. The intersection where the farm stood became known as Moore's Corners. In 1983, Jay Moore (the writer), visited the property and took pictures of the house and the barn. The owner at the time took him into the barn and pointed out that the whole frame of the barn, likely built by James, was still in excellent condition and showed excellent craftsmanship. Jay was given two square nails from the roof that were assumed to be original. These may have come from the iron foundry at nearby Normandale. There is a plaque in Normandale at the site of the foundry.

    The owner also described the very large, hand-hewn beams under the house that were charred from a fire. It is known that the house burned down in 1881 while in the possession of his son, James Albert.

    He continued to correspond with his brothers and sisiters who had relocated to Illinois, Wisconsin and Nebraska until his death in 1872. Most of the correspondence involved appeals for money to support Elizabeth, his mother, who died in Rockford, IL on March 3, 1871. Jay Moore, the writer, saw the gravestone of Elizabeth Moore in the cemetary at New Milford, IL in 1992.

    As of 2001, James Jay Daniel Moore is the fifth James Moore and has James Moore's wedding band. The tradition is that it should be passed to the first boy of each generation descending from the first James Moore. James Aaron Jason Moore is the sixth James Moore.

    James married Ann TERHUNE on 4 Jan 1842 in Charlotteville, ON. Ann (daughter of Guiliam TERHUNE and Maria ROOME) was born on 28 Mar 1814 in Pompton Plains, Morris Co., NJ; died on 16 Apr 1886 in Charlotteville, ON; was buried in Woodhouse Methodist Cemetery, Woodhouse Twp., ON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Infant Daughter MOORE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Oct 1842 in Charlotteville, ON; died on 27 Oct 1842 in Charlotteville, ON; was buried in Woodhouse Methodist Cemetery, Woodhouse Twp., ON.
    2. 15. Samuel MOORE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 May 1844 in Charlotteville, ON; died on 3 Feb 1848 in Charlotteville, ON; was buried in Woodhouse Methodist Cemetery, Woodhouse Twp., ON.
    3. 16. Infant Son MOORE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Aug 1847 in Charlotteville, ON; died on 9 Aug 1847 in Charlotteville, ON; was buried in Woodhouse Methodist Cemetery, Woodhouse Twp., ON.
    4. 17. James Albert MOORE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 May 1851 in Charlotteville, ON; died on 21 Feb 1921 in Hamilton, ON; was buried in Woodhouse Methodist Cemetery, Woodhouse Twp., ON.

  2. 4.  Rachel MOORE Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born on 5 Mar 1805 in Wilmot Township, NS; died on 8 Jul 1889 in Rockford, IL; was buried in New Milford Cemetery, Winnebago Co., IL.

    Family/Spouse: Ogden FREEMAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Hettie FREEMAN  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1828; died in 1899; was buried in New Milford Cemetery, Winnebago Co., IL.
    2. 19. Mary E. FREEMAN  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1841; died in 1919; was buried in New Milford Cemetery, Winnebago Co., IL.

  3. 5.  Hannah MOORE Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born on 23 Mar 1807 in Wilmot Township, NS; died in Unknown in Charlotteville, ON.

    Hannah married Robert MUNROE on 26 Apr 1834 in Charlotteville, ON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 6.  Mahetebel MOORE Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born on 25 Jun 1809 in Wilmot Township, NS; died in Unknown in Kearney, NB.

    Family/Spouse: UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 7.  Samuel MOORE Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born on 12 Jan 1812 in Charlotteville, ON; died in Unknown in Rockford, IL.

    Family/Spouse: UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 8.  Hugh Webster MOORE Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born on 13 Apr 1814 in Charlotteville, ON; died on 12 Nov 1886 in Winabago Co., IL.

    Notes:

    In an e-mail from Alice Grace Hawes, a descendant of Hugh Webster Moore, she states that Hugh died in 1899, not 1886 as we have recorded.

    Birth:
    The name Webster was the surname of a family that lived close to the Moores during their time in Nova Scotia.

    Family/Spouse: Tryphena Plumb EDMUNDS. Tryphena was born in 1824; died in 1921. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Enoch MOORE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1843; died in 1922.

  7. 9.  Thomas Roach MOORE Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born on 24 Jun 1816 in Charlotteville, ON; died on 22 Dec 1882 in Rockford, IL.

    Family/Spouse: UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 10.  John MOORE Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born on 24 May 1819 in Charlotteville, ON; died on 28 Jul 1896 in Rockford, IL.

    Family/Spouse: Julia CAMPBELL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 11.  Edwin Potts MOORE Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born on 31 May 1822 in Charlotteville, ON; and died.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    No other details are known about Edwin Potts Moore other than the name Potts was the surname of a family that resided very close to the Moores during their time in Nova Scotia.


  10. 12.  Eliza Potts MOORE Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born on 28 May 1825 in Charlotteville, ON; died on 29 Dec 1900 in Janesville, WI.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    The name Potts was the surname of a family that lived near the Moores during their time in Nova Scotia.

    Family/Spouse: Dehart MILLER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Jerome HOWLAND. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 13.  Sarah Webster MOORE Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born on 6 Jul 1827 in Charlotteville, ON; died on 14 Jun 1912 in Kearney, NB.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    The name Webster was the surname of a family that lived near the Moores during their time in Nova Scotia.

    Family/Spouse: Edgar JANES. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: William FREDERICKS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Infant Daughter MOORE Descendancy chart to this point (3.James3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born on 9 Oct 1842 in Charlotteville, ON; died on 27 Oct 1842 in Charlotteville, ON; was buried in Woodhouse Methodist Cemetery, Woodhouse Twp., ON.

  2. 15.  Samuel MOORE Descendancy chart to this point (3.James3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born on 3 May 1844 in Charlotteville, ON; died on 3 Feb 1848 in Charlotteville, ON; was buried in Woodhouse Methodist Cemetery, Woodhouse Twp., ON.

  3. 16.  Infant Son MOORE Descendancy chart to this point (3.James3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born on 4 Aug 1847 in Charlotteville, ON; died on 9 Aug 1847 in Charlotteville, ON; was buried in Woodhouse Methodist Cemetery, Woodhouse Twp., ON.

  4. 17.  James Albert MOORE Descendancy chart to this point (3.James3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born on 18 May 1851 in Charlotteville, ON; died on 21 Feb 1921 in Hamilton, ON; was buried in Woodhouse Methodist Cemetery, Woodhouse Twp., ON.

    Notes:

    "James Albert was convinced that there was an unclaimed fortune in England waiting to be claimed by the descendants of Elizabeth Hawksworth (nee Wedgewood)."

    "In all fairness to James Albert, there were other descendants of Elizabeth Wedgewood, namely the Bowlbys and Hawksworths (see the Moore genealogy) in Nova Scotia who were similarly convinced. However, James Albert took it upon himself to represent the Moores in this matter. Starting in 1879 and continuing until 1914, there is a file of letters in the Moore Archives wherein he corresponded with his uncles, aunts and cousins, soliciting funds and genalogical information in one effort after another which never appeared to be successful.
    However, it did result in the accumulation of genealogical information that has made the writing ofthis journal considerably easier."

    The writer assumes that this alleged fortune would be related to the famous company of Wedgewood China. See the Moore genealogy for the name Wedgewood.

    James married Luella (Ella) Jane MATTICE on 14 Jan 1890 in Charlotteville, ON. Luella (daughter of Joseph MATTICE and Catharine KNIFFEN) was born on 5 Oct 1861 in Charlotteville, ON; died on 5 Nov 1936 in Hamilton, ON; was buried in Woodhouse Methodist Cemetery, Woodhouse, ON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Anna Lulu MOORE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Dec 1891 in Charlotteville, ON; died on 22 Sep 1896 in Charlotteville, ON; was buried in Woodhouse Methodist, Woodhouse Twp., ON.
    2. 22. James Lorne MOORE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Apr 1894 in Charlotteville, ON; died on 16 Jul 1972 in Hamilton, ON; was buried in White Chapel Cemetery, Hamilton, ON.
    3. 23. Joseph Lindley MOORE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Dec 1895 in Charlotteville, ON; died on 4 Aug 1957 in Hamilton, ON; was buried in Hamilton, ON.
    4. 24. Robert Leslie MOORE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Aug 1899 in Charlotteville, ON; died on 1 Nov 1959 in Hamilton, ON; was buried in Hamilton, ON.

  5. 18.  Hettie FREEMAN Descendancy chart to this point (4.Rachel3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born in 1828; died in 1899; was buried in New Milford Cemetery, Winnebago Co., IL.

  6. 19.  Mary E. FREEMAN Descendancy chart to this point (4.Rachel3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born in 1841; died in 1919; was buried in New Milford Cemetery, Winnebago Co., IL.

  7. 20.  Enoch MOORE Descendancy chart to this point (8.Hugh3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born in 1843; died in 1922.

    Family/Spouse: May Jane LYMAN. May was born in 1839; died in 1921. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Thomas E. MOORE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 24 Sep 1883 ?; died in Aug 1975.