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From: "semoore" <>
Subject: [MOORE-RES] James Fritizpatrick (Moore)
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 08:47:44 -0400


I found this little story on Eugene Moore's web site and wanted to share it. Does the story ring a bell with anyone. It appears James Fritzpatrick was my husbands ancestor.

James A Moore was born in Dublin Ireland and came to this country with a regt. of Irish soldiers attached to the British Army during the Revolutionary War. In fact his name was not Moore but Fritzpatrick. Knowing the methods of the British in his homeland he lost on time leaving the British cause and enlisting in the Continental Army under Washington taking his mothers maiden name "Moore". Since that time the name Moore has been borne by all of his descendants. After the close of the Revolutionary war he settled in Pittsburg, PA married and entered into the iron business. This not proving profitable he liquidated his affairs and with family moved to Tazewell County, VA after a short stay there moved on to what is now Lawrence County, KY. There is settled land that was probably given to him as a grant for his services during the war. He is buried at or near the mouth of Little Blaine Creek.

This history was told to Anderson L Moore by his grandmother Lucinda Miller Moore on Jan. 14, 1933.
Anderson L Moore stated in another part of the story that another source of information said James' last was not Fritzpartick but Kirkpartick. He is not sure which is correct.

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