Christopher Moyers was born in Virginia, and served as a first Lt. in the Revolutionary War. He served at Valley Forge. The record of proof can be found at: revwarapps.org/VAS806.pdf
He received a land grant of 2666 acres after the war and came to the area that is now White Pine Tn which is in Jefferson Co. TN. Before being named White Pine it was called Dandridge Crossing. Christopher had a grist mill and orchards and left a will in Jefferson Co. and lived all of his life there after the war. In his will he names all his children.
Christopher Moyers settled on the Long Creek, on the north side of present day White Pine. He built one of the first grist mills in that part of the county and was a very industrious farmer; upright and honest citizen, never professed Religion, though. His wife's name is recorded only as Susannah in his will recorded in 1815 in Jefferson Co., TN
The Old Christopher Moyers cemetery is located
Latitude 36° 6'50.36"N Longitude 83°17'20.77"W
In a cow pasture about 500 feet north of 1716 Walnut Street, White Pine, TN 37890
Christopher, his wife Susannah, and many of the other family members are buried here.
In the 19th century many in the Moyers family changed the Moyers spelling to Myers, and Meyers
WILL 7th of February 1815
Will Of Christopher Moyers: In the name of God Amen. I Christopher Moyers, of the county Of Jefferson, and the State of Tennessee, being of sound mind and memory Blessed be to God for His mercy, but being very week, and very pained in body , do make this my last will and testament in this manner and form;
My will is that what worldly substance it has pleased God to bless me with, be disposed of following manner. That I be buried in a decant, orderly and Christian manner, abed all expenses arising there from, and all my just debts be paid out of my estate.
ITEM, my will is that my Beloved Wife Susannah Moyers during her natural life to have this house in which I now l dwell, and all the land between what was formerly Evans line, and the land of my son James Moyers containing one hundred acres together with the mill, and improvements on the same, also all the household furniture, and stock of every kind, such as hogs, horses, cattle, sheep, and fouls with bees, and plantation working tools of all sorts, wood, iron, as well with in doors as out, which herein be otherwise disposed off. ITEM, My will is that my son James Moyers keep all the property that I have given him and now in his possession.
ITEM, My will is that my son David Moyers keep all the perishable property that I have given him before he moved out of the County with his family, and which property said David Moyers took with him when he moved, and whereas sometime in Sep. last, I assigned two notes of hand(or bonds) to my said son David Moyers, one of said Obligations for two hundred dollars, the other for one hundred dollars, making the sum total of three hundred dollars.(300.) Which notes or obligations were first given to me by my son James Moyers, signed with his hand and name, for which my son James Moyers at present time has no valuable consideration. My will is that if in my lifetime I shall not sell 2 hundred acres of land at Big Spring on Sinking of Long Creek near the said County of Jefferson whereas my son David Moyers formally lived and pay, or assure the payments of said notes or obligations that then after my death the said hundred acres of land to be in the hands of my executors herewith named and they are authorized in that case to sell the said two hundred acres of land.
ITEM I give and bequeath unto My son Joshua Moyers Two hundred acres of land where he now lives,, it being the one hundred acres of land I bought from Evans and the one hundred acres I bought of(Outlaw)(name later changed to HOWARD). to be his and his heirs forever, and after the death of my dear wife Susannah Moyers, my will is that said son Joshua Moyers have the house in which I now dwell. and the one hundred acres lying between the line of my son James Moyers and the land of my son Joshua Moyers now lives it being the land I left to my dear wife during her lifetime, including the mill to be hers and hers forever.
ITEM My will further is that after my death all debts due and owing to me by book accounts bonds or notes shall be equally divided amongst my four daughters, Susannah Randolph, Milly Williams, Sally Panky, and Elizabeth Hall, to be theirs ,and their heirs forever, and after the death of my dear wife Susannah Moyers, my will is that all the household furniture, plantation utensils and tools, horses, Cattle, Hogs, Sheep and etc., that shall then remain of my estate left of the perishable property left to my dear wife during her life be sold money or on such credit as my said executors shall think best, and the money owing from said sale, after all expenses costs and changes being paid, allowing a reasonable allowance to my executors, shall be equally divided amongst my four daughters, Susannah, Milley, Salley, and Elizabeth, to be theirs and their heirs forever, and if my said executors should sell the two hundred acres where my son David formerly lived and any of the price of the offered land remain after paying said David Moyers the three hundred dollars, when and in that case the residue be divided amongst the said four daughters, and I do appoint my beloved son James Moyers, and son-in-law Henry Randolph Executor of this my last will and testament, to execute the same without giving bond, and security witness thereof.
I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 7th of February AD 1815. signed sealed and Acknowledged by Christopher Moyers the testator in the presence
of;
Thomas Snoddy
Christopher X Moyers
John Carson
He received a land grant of 2666 acres after the war and came to the area that is now White Pine Tn which is in Jefferson Co. TN. Before being named White Pine it was called Dandridge Crossing. Christopher had a grist mill and orchards and left a will in Jefferson Co. and lived all of his life there after the war. In his will he names all his children.
Christopher Moyers settled on the Long Creek, on the north side of present day White Pine. He built one of the first grist mills in that part of the county and was a very industrious farmer; upright and honest citizen, never professed Religion, though. His wife's name is recorded only as Susannah in his will recorded in 1815 in Jefferson Co., TN
The Old Christopher Moyers cemetery is located
Latitude 36° 6'50.36"N Longitude 83°17'20.77"W
In a cow pasture about 500 feet north of 1716 Walnut Street, White Pine, TN 37890
Christopher, his wife Susannah, and many of the other family members are buried here.
In the 19th century many in the Moyers family changed the Moyers spelling to Myers, and Meyers
WILL 7th of February 1815
Will Of Christopher Moyers: In the name of God Amen. I Christopher Moyers, of the county Of Jefferson, and the State of Tennessee, being of sound mind and memory Blessed be to God for His mercy, but being very week, and very pained in body , do make this my last will and testament in this manner and form;
My will is that what worldly substance it has pleased God to bless me with, be disposed of following manner. That I be buried in a decant, orderly and Christian manner, abed all expenses arising there from, and all my just debts be paid out of my estate.
ITEM, my will is that my Beloved Wife Susannah Moyers during her natural life to have this house in which I now l dwell, and all the land between what was formerly Evans line, and the land of my son James Moyers containing one hundred acres together with the mill, and improvements on the same, also all the household furniture, and stock of every kind, such as hogs, horses, cattle, sheep, and fouls with bees, and plantation working tools of all sorts, wood, iron, as well with in doors as out, which herein be otherwise disposed off. ITEM, My will is that my son James Moyers keep all the property that I have given him and now in his possession.
ITEM, My will is that my son David Moyers keep all the perishable property that I have given him before he moved out of the County with his family, and which property said David Moyers took with him when he moved, and whereas sometime in Sep. last, I assigned two notes of hand(or bonds) to my said son David Moyers, one of said Obligations for two hundred dollars, the other for one hundred dollars, making the sum total of three hundred dollars.(300.) Which notes or obligations were first given to me by my son James Moyers, signed with his hand and name, for which my son James Moyers at present time has no valuable consideration. My will is that if in my lifetime I shall not sell 2 hundred acres of land at Big Spring on Sinking of Long Creek near the said County of Jefferson whereas my son David Moyers formally lived and pay, or assure the payments of said notes or obligations that then after my death the said hundred acres of land to be in the hands of my executors herewith named and they are authorized in that case to sell the said two hundred acres of land.
ITEM I give and bequeath unto My son Joshua Moyers Two hundred acres of land where he now lives,, it being the one hundred acres of land I bought from Evans and the one hundred acres I bought of(Outlaw)(name later changed to HOWARD). to be his and his heirs forever, and after the death of my dear wife Susannah Moyers, my will is that said son Joshua Moyers have the house in which I now dwell. and the one hundred acres lying between the line of my son James Moyers and the land of my son Joshua Moyers now lives it being the land I left to my dear wife during her lifetime, including the mill to be hers and hers forever.
ITEM My will further is that after my death all debts due and owing to me by book accounts bonds or notes shall be equally divided amongst my four daughters, Susannah Randolph, Milly Williams, Sally Panky, and Elizabeth Hall, to be theirs ,and their heirs forever, and after the death of my dear wife Susannah Moyers, my will is that all the household furniture, plantation utensils and tools, horses, Cattle, Hogs, Sheep and etc., that shall then remain of my estate left of the perishable property left to my dear wife during her life be sold money or on such credit as my said executors shall think best, and the money owing from said sale, after all expenses costs and changes being paid, allowing a reasonable allowance to my executors, shall be equally divided amongst my four daughters, Susannah, Milley, Salley, and Elizabeth, to be theirs and their heirs forever, and if my said executors should sell the two hundred acres where my son David formerly lived and any of the price of the offered land remain after paying said David Moyers the three hundred dollars, when and in that case the residue be divided amongst the said four daughters, and I do appoint my beloved son James Moyers, and son-in-law Henry Randolph Executor of this my last will and testament, to execute the same without giving bond, and security witness thereof.
I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 7th of February AD 1815. signed sealed and Acknowledged by Christopher Moyers the testator in the presence
of;
Thomas Snoddy
Christopher X Moyers
John Carson
Christopher Moyers was born in Virginia, and served as a first Lt. in the Revolutionary War. He served at Valley Forge. The record of proof can be found at: revwarapps.org/VAS806.pdf
He received a land grant of 2666 acres after the war and came to the area that is now White Pine Tn which is in Jefferson Co. TN. Before being named White Pine it was called Dandridge Crossing. Christopher had a grist mill and orchards and left a will in Jefferson Co. and lived all of his life there after the war. In his will he names all his children.
Christopher Moyers settled on the Long Creek, on the north side of present day White Pine. He built one of the first grist mills in that part of the county and was a very industrious farmer; upright and honest citizen, never professed Religion, though. His wife's name is recorded only as Susannah in his will recorded in 1815 in Jefferson Co., TN
The Old Christopher Moyers cemetery is located
Latitude 36° 6'50.36"N Longitude 83°17'20.77"W
In a cow pasture about 500 feet north of 1716 Walnut Street, White Pine, TN 37890
Christopher, his wife Susannah, and many of the other family members are buried here.
In the 19th century many in the Moyers family changed the Moyers spelling to Myers, and Meyers
WILL 7th of February 1815
Will Of Christopher Moyers: In the name of God Amen. I Christopher Moyers, of the county Of Jefferson, and the State of Tennessee, being of sound mind and memory Blessed be to God for His mercy, but being very week, and very pained in body , do make this my last will and testament in this manner and form;
My will is that what worldly substance it has pleased God to bless me with, be disposed of following manner. That I be buried in a decant, orderly and Christian manner, abed all expenses arising there from, and all my just debts be paid out of my estate.
ITEM, my will is that my Beloved Wife Susannah Moyers during her natural life to have this house in which I now l dwell, and all the land between what was formerly Evans line, and the land of my son James Moyers containing one hundred acres together with the mill, and improvements on the same, also all the household furniture, and stock of every kind, such as hogs, horses, cattle, sheep, and fouls with bees, and plantation working tools of all sorts, wood, iron, as well with in doors as out, which herein be otherwise disposed off. ITEM, My will is that my son James Moyers keep all the property that I have given him and now in his possession.
ITEM, My will is that my son David Moyers keep all the perishable property that I have given him before he moved out of the County with his family, and which property said David Moyers took with him when he moved, and whereas sometime in Sep. last, I assigned two notes of hand(or bonds) to my said son David Moyers, one of said Obligations for two hundred dollars, the other for one hundred dollars, making the sum total of three hundred dollars.(300.) Which notes or obligations were first given to me by my son James Moyers, signed with his hand and name, for which my son James Moyers at present time has no valuable consideration. My will is that if in my lifetime I shall not sell 2 hundred acres of land at Big Spring on Sinking of Long Creek near the said County of Jefferson whereas my son David Moyers formally lived and pay, or assure the payments of said notes or obligations that then after my death the said hundred acres of land to be in the hands of my executors herewith named and they are authorized in that case to sell the said two hundred acres of land.
ITEM I give and bequeath unto My son Joshua Moyers Two hundred acres of land where he now lives,, it being the one hundred acres of land I bought from Evans and the one hundred acres I bought of(Outlaw)(name later changed to HOWARD). to be his and his heirs forever, and after the death of my dear wife Susannah Moyers, my will is that said son Joshua Moyers have the house in which I now dwell. and the one hundred acres lying between the line of my son James Moyers and the land of my son Joshua Moyers now lives it being the land I left to my dear wife during her lifetime, including the mill to be hers and hers forever.
ITEM My will further is that after my death all debts due and owing to me by book accounts bonds or notes shall be equally divided amongst my four daughters, Susannah Randolph, Milly Williams, Sally Panky, and Elizabeth Hall, to be theirs ,and their heirs forever, and after the death of my dear wife Susannah Moyers, my will is that all the household furniture, plantation utensils and tools, horses, Cattle, Hogs, Sheep and etc., that shall then remain of my estate left of the perishable property left to my dear wife during her life be sold money or on such credit as my said executors shall think best, and the money owing from said sale, after all expenses costs and changes being paid, allowing a reasonable allowance to my executors, shall be equally divided amongst my four daughters, Susannah, Milley, Salley, and Elizabeth, to be theirs and their heirs forever, and if my said executors should sell the two hundred acres where my son David formerly lived and any of the price of the offered land remain after paying said David Moyers the three hundred dollars, when and in that case the residue be divided amongst the said four daughters, and I do appoint my beloved son James Moyers, and son-in-law Henry Randolph Executor of this my last will and testament, to execute the same without giving bond, and security witness thereof.
I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 7th of February AD 1815. signed sealed and Acknowledged by Christopher Moyers the testator in the presence
of;
Thomas Snoddy
Christopher X Moyers
John Carson
He received a land grant of 2666 acres after the war and came to the area that is now White Pine Tn which is in Jefferson Co. TN. Before being named White Pine it was called Dandridge Crossing. Christopher had a grist mill and orchards and left a will in Jefferson Co. and lived all of his life there after the war. In his will he names all his children.
Christopher Moyers settled on the Long Creek, on the north side of present day White Pine. He built one of the first grist mills in that part of the county and was a very industrious farmer; upright and honest citizen, never professed Religion, though. His wife's name is recorded only as Susannah in his will recorded in 1815 in Jefferson Co., TN
The Old Christopher Moyers cemetery is located
Latitude 36° 6'50.36"N Longitude 83°17'20.77"W
In a cow pasture about 500 feet north of 1716 Walnut Street, White Pine, TN 37890
Christopher, his wife Susannah, and many of the other family members are buried here.
In the 19th century many in the Moyers family changed the Moyers spelling to Myers, and Meyers
WILL 7th of February 1815
Will Of Christopher Moyers: In the name of God Amen. I Christopher Moyers, of the county Of Jefferson, and the State of Tennessee, being of sound mind and memory Blessed be to God for His mercy, but being very week, and very pained in body , do make this my last will and testament in this manner and form;
My will is that what worldly substance it has pleased God to bless me with, be disposed of following manner. That I be buried in a decant, orderly and Christian manner, abed all expenses arising there from, and all my just debts be paid out of my estate.
ITEM, my will is that my Beloved Wife Susannah Moyers during her natural life to have this house in which I now l dwell, and all the land between what was formerly Evans line, and the land of my son James Moyers containing one hundred acres together with the mill, and improvements on the same, also all the household furniture, and stock of every kind, such as hogs, horses, cattle, sheep, and fouls with bees, and plantation working tools of all sorts, wood, iron, as well with in doors as out, which herein be otherwise disposed off. ITEM, My will is that my son James Moyers keep all the property that I have given him and now in his possession.
ITEM, My will is that my son David Moyers keep all the perishable property that I have given him before he moved out of the County with his family, and which property said David Moyers took with him when he moved, and whereas sometime in Sep. last, I assigned two notes of hand(or bonds) to my said son David Moyers, one of said Obligations for two hundred dollars, the other for one hundred dollars, making the sum total of three hundred dollars.(300.) Which notes or obligations were first given to me by my son James Moyers, signed with his hand and name, for which my son James Moyers at present time has no valuable consideration. My will is that if in my lifetime I shall not sell 2 hundred acres of land at Big Spring on Sinking of Long Creek near the said County of Jefferson whereas my son David Moyers formally lived and pay, or assure the payments of said notes or obligations that then after my death the said hundred acres of land to be in the hands of my executors herewith named and they are authorized in that case to sell the said two hundred acres of land.
ITEM I give and bequeath unto My son Joshua Moyers Two hundred acres of land where he now lives,, it being the one hundred acres of land I bought from Evans and the one hundred acres I bought of(Outlaw)(name later changed to HOWARD). to be his and his heirs forever, and after the death of my dear wife Susannah Moyers, my will is that said son Joshua Moyers have the house in which I now dwell. and the one hundred acres lying between the line of my son James Moyers and the land of my son Joshua Moyers now lives it being the land I left to my dear wife during her lifetime, including the mill to be hers and hers forever.
ITEM My will further is that after my death all debts due and owing to me by book accounts bonds or notes shall be equally divided amongst my four daughters, Susannah Randolph, Milly Williams, Sally Panky, and Elizabeth Hall, to be theirs ,and their heirs forever, and after the death of my dear wife Susannah Moyers, my will is that all the household furniture, plantation utensils and tools, horses, Cattle, Hogs, Sheep and etc., that shall then remain of my estate left of the perishable property left to my dear wife during her life be sold money or on such credit as my said executors shall think best, and the money owing from said sale, after all expenses costs and changes being paid, allowing a reasonable allowance to my executors, shall be equally divided amongst my four daughters, Susannah, Milley, Salley, and Elizabeth, to be theirs and their heirs forever, and if my said executors should sell the two hundred acres where my son David formerly lived and any of the price of the offered land remain after paying said David Moyers the three hundred dollars, when and in that case the residue be divided amongst the said four daughters, and I do appoint my beloved son James Moyers, and son-in-law Henry Randolph Executor of this my last will and testament, to execute the same without giving bond, and security witness thereof.
I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 7th of February AD 1815. signed sealed and Acknowledged by Christopher Moyers the testator in the presence
of;
Thomas Snoddy
Christopher X Moyers
John Carson
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