Isaac Moore (settler) explained

Isaac Moore
Office:Deputy of the
General Court
of the
Colony of Connecticut
from Norwalk[1]
Term Start:October 1657
Term End:May 1658
Predecessor:Matthew Canfield
Successor:Richard Olmsted
Birth Date:c. 1622[2]
Birth Place:England
Death Date:about 1705
Death Place:Farmington, Connecticut Colony
Spouse:Ruth Stanley (m. December 5, 1645, Hartford),[3] Dorothy Smith[4]
Children:Elizabeth Moore, Ruth Moore, Sarah Moore, Mary Moore, Phoebe Moore
Occupation:Deacon

Isaac Moore (also Isacke More) (1622 – about 1705) was a founding settler of Norwalk, Connecticut. He served as a deputy of the General Court of the Connecticut Colony from Norwalk in the October 1657 session.

He was born in England, about 1622. He came to America aboard the Increase[2] [3] [4] along with Matthew Marvin, Sr. in 1635.

In 1651, he is listed among the "Runckingheage" deed settlers in Norwalk.[5]

In 1660, Isaac and Ruth left Norwalk to settle in Farmington.[2] [3] In the years between 1665 and 1698, he served on the County Court jury many times. In 1682, he was appointed constable. In 1687, he was appointed surveyor of highways.

He is listed on the Founders Stone bearing the names of the founding settlers of Norwalk in the East Norwalk Historical Cemetery.

He was recently "discovered" as a Founder of Hartford, CT due to current research, although he is not on the monument.[6]

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=YCgBAAAAYAAJ&q=Nathaniel+Ely&pg=PA77 An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of Norwalk
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=r781AAAAMAAJ&dq=Isaac+Moore+norwalk+settler&pg=PA88 One Branch of the Booth Family
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=mrU6AAAAMAAJ&dq=Isaac+Moore+norwalk+settler&pg=PA10 Some descendants of John Norton of Branford
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=cSrlHHj2AFcC&dq=Isaac+Moore+norwalk+settler&pg=PA374 Genealogical Guide to the Early Settlers of America
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=FulEAAAAYAAJ&dq=Isaac+Moore+norwalk+settler&pg=PA78 Norwalk v.1
  6. Web site: Society of the Descendants of the Founders of Hartford: Founders. foundersofhartford.org. 2017-07-13.