Judge Maurice Moore was a son of Colonel Maurice Moore (circa 1684-1743) of "the Vats" plantation on the Northeast branch of the Cape Fear River in what is now Rocky Point, Pender County, North Carolina. His brother was General James Moore (1737-1777).
Maurice Moore was a lawyer. He served in the North Carolina House of Commons representing the town of Brunswick in 1760. From 1760-1761 he served on the Governor's Council. He returned to the North Carolina House of Commons for the years 1762, 1764-1771, and 1773-1774.
He was appointed a Judge of the colony's Superior Court. In 1765 Judge Moore published a pamphlet, "The Justice and Policy of Taxing the American Colonies in Great Britain." In it, he expressly opposed the Stamp Act and specifically condemned taxation without representation and the concept of virtual representation. As a result, Royal Governor Tryon stripped Moore of his judicial appointment. However, in 1768 Judge Moore was reinstated and remained on the Superior Court until 1773.
In 1775 he was elected to attend North Carolina's Third Provincial Congress. He died unexpectedly in 1777. Judge Maurice Moore is buried at the family plantation called "The Vats" in the Rocky Point section of present-day Pender County along the Northeastern branch of the Cape Fear River. He was buried with his father, Colonel Maurice Moore (died 1743) and his brother, General James Moore (1737-1777), in a vault that was described as "ruined" by the year 1909.
His son, Alfred Moore (1755-1810), followed in his father's footsteps as a lawyer, and, ultimately became a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Main sources: Biographical information about Judge Maurice Moore and his son Alfred Moore on the website www.northcarolinahistory.org; Internet essay regarding North Carolina historical marker for his father, Maurice Moore, at website www.ncmarkers.com.
Information about the location of "the Vats" plantation and burials there comes from: "A History of New Hanover County and the Lower Cape Fear Region 1723-1800, Volume I" By Alfred Moore Waddell (1909), page 56
Maurice Moore was a lawyer. He served in the North Carolina House of Commons representing the town of Brunswick in 1760. From 1760-1761 he served on the Governor's Council. He returned to the North Carolina House of Commons for the years 1762, 1764-1771, and 1773-1774.
He was appointed a Judge of the colony's Superior Court. In 1765 Judge Moore published a pamphlet, "The Justice and Policy of Taxing the American Colonies in Great Britain." In it, he expressly opposed the Stamp Act and specifically condemned taxation without representation and the concept of virtual representation. As a result, Royal Governor Tryon stripped Moore of his judicial appointment. However, in 1768 Judge Moore was reinstated and remained on the Superior Court until 1773.
In 1775 he was elected to attend North Carolina's Third Provincial Congress. He died unexpectedly in 1777. Judge Maurice Moore is buried at the family plantation called "The Vats" in the Rocky Point section of present-day Pender County along the Northeastern branch of the Cape Fear River. He was buried with his father, Colonel Maurice Moore (died 1743) and his brother, General James Moore (1737-1777), in a vault that was described as "ruined" by the year 1909.
His son, Alfred Moore (1755-1810), followed in his father's footsteps as a lawyer, and, ultimately became a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Main sources: Biographical information about Judge Maurice Moore and his son Alfred Moore on the website www.northcarolinahistory.org; Internet essay regarding North Carolina historical marker for his father, Maurice Moore, at website www.ncmarkers.com.
Information about the location of "the Vats" plantation and burials there comes from: "A History of New Hanover County and the Lower Cape Fear Region 1723-1800, Volume I" By Alfred Moore Waddell (1909), page 56
Judge Maurice Moore was a son of Colonel Maurice Moore (circa 1684-1743) of "the Vats" plantation on the Northeast branch of the Cape Fear River in what is now Rocky Point, Pender County, North Carolina. His brother was General James Moore (1737-1777).
Maurice Moore was a lawyer. He served in the North Carolina House of Commons representing the town of Brunswick in 1760. From 1760-1761 he served on the Governor's Council. He returned to the North Carolina House of Commons for the years 1762, 1764-1771, and 1773-1774.
He was appointed a Judge of the colony's Superior Court. In 1765 Judge Moore published a pamphlet, "The Justice and Policy of Taxing the American Colonies in Great Britain." In it, he expressly opposed the Stamp Act and specifically condemned taxation without representation and the concept of virtual representation. As a result, Royal Governor Tryon stripped Moore of his judicial appointment. However, in 1768 Judge Moore was reinstated and remained on the Superior Court until 1773.
In 1775 he was elected to attend North Carolina's Third Provincial Congress. He died unexpectedly in 1777. Judge Maurice Moore is buried at the family plantation called "The Vats" in the Rocky Point section of present-day Pender County along the Northeastern branch of the Cape Fear River. He was buried with his father, Colonel Maurice Moore (died 1743) and his brother, General James Moore (1737-1777), in a vault that was described as "ruined" by the year 1909.
His son, Alfred Moore (1755-1810), followed in his father's footsteps as a lawyer, and, ultimately became a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Main sources: Biographical information about Judge Maurice Moore and his son Alfred Moore on the website www.northcarolinahistory.org; Internet essay regarding North Carolina historical marker for his father, Maurice Moore, at website www.ncmarkers.com.
Information about the location of "the Vats" plantation and burials there comes from: "A History of New Hanover County and the Lower Cape Fear Region 1723-1800, Volume I" By Alfred Moore Waddell (1909), page 56
Maurice Moore was a lawyer. He served in the North Carolina House of Commons representing the town of Brunswick in 1760. From 1760-1761 he served on the Governor's Council. He returned to the North Carolina House of Commons for the years 1762, 1764-1771, and 1773-1774.
He was appointed a Judge of the colony's Superior Court. In 1765 Judge Moore published a pamphlet, "The Justice and Policy of Taxing the American Colonies in Great Britain." In it, he expressly opposed the Stamp Act and specifically condemned taxation without representation and the concept of virtual representation. As a result, Royal Governor Tryon stripped Moore of his judicial appointment. However, in 1768 Judge Moore was reinstated and remained on the Superior Court until 1773.
In 1775 he was elected to attend North Carolina's Third Provincial Congress. He died unexpectedly in 1777. Judge Maurice Moore is buried at the family plantation called "The Vats" in the Rocky Point section of present-day Pender County along the Northeastern branch of the Cape Fear River. He was buried with his father, Colonel Maurice Moore (died 1743) and his brother, General James Moore (1737-1777), in a vault that was described as "ruined" by the year 1909.
His son, Alfred Moore (1755-1810), followed in his father's footsteps as a lawyer, and, ultimately became a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Main sources: Biographical information about Judge Maurice Moore and his son Alfred Moore on the website www.northcarolinahistory.org; Internet essay regarding North Carolina historical marker for his father, Maurice Moore, at website www.ncmarkers.com.
Information about the location of "the Vats" plantation and burials there comes from: "A History of New Hanover County and the Lower Cape Fear Region 1723-1800, Volume I" By Alfred Moore Waddell (1909), page 56
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