Alexander was baptized in Forres, co. Moray (Church of Scotland) on 31 July 1740. He was the son of John More Sr. and Isobel Duncan. He is reportedly the same who married Jannet McDonald and had two daughters baptized in Rothiemurchus, Scotland, now in the Highland council area.
He emigrated to America with his family sometime after 1783--possibly first to Nova Scotia, and then to Roxbury, Delaware Co., NY, where his younger brother John More settled. He is presumed to have died in Roxbury where he resided; however, he was buried in nearby South Gilboa, Schoharie Co., where he and his daughters were members of the Reformed Dutch Church.
Alexander was a sawmiller in Scotland and New York, most likely in partnership with his brother John in both places. He died at the age of 65 years. Administration of his estate was granted to his nephew John T. More of Roxbury on 27 Dec. 1805. This is explained by the fact that Alexander's eldest daughter's husband Charles Daniel died 10 Nov. 1805, that his only son John had remained in Nova Scotia, and that his son-in-law John Crowell was foreign-born.
His estate inventory includes half part of a sawmill property and milling equipment.
He and his wife are believed to have had 9 children. Known descendants in Delaware Co., NY, are all from daughters and thus do not carry the surname More. The children are as follows (those without dates are listed in ancestry.com family trees and need to be verified):
1. Margery More Daniel (1765/66-1841)--linked below;
2. John More (1767-1818)--linked below;
3. Isabella More (no documentation found);
4. Janet More (no documentation found);
5. Margaret More (no documentation found);
6. Jean More (bapt. 7 Oct. 1774, Tullochgrue, Scotland);
7. Christian "Christey" More Mackey (b. 1778), the mother of Jane Mackey Blumberg (1807-1882);
8. Elizabeth "Betsy" More Crowell (1783-1867)--linked below; and
9. Mary More (no documentation found).
Note: I have created a virtual cemetery for Alexander's descendants here.
He emigrated to America with his family sometime after 1783--possibly first to Nova Scotia, and then to Roxbury, Delaware Co., NY, where his younger brother John More settled. He is presumed to have died in Roxbury where he resided; however, he was buried in nearby South Gilboa, Schoharie Co., where he and his daughters were members of the Reformed Dutch Church.
Alexander was a sawmiller in Scotland and New York, most likely in partnership with his brother John in both places. He died at the age of 65 years. Administration of his estate was granted to his nephew John T. More of Roxbury on 27 Dec. 1805. This is explained by the fact that Alexander's eldest daughter's husband Charles Daniel died 10 Nov. 1805, that his only son John had remained in Nova Scotia, and that his son-in-law John Crowell was foreign-born.
His estate inventory includes half part of a sawmill property and milling equipment.
He and his wife are believed to have had 9 children. Known descendants in Delaware Co., NY, are all from daughters and thus do not carry the surname More. The children are as follows (those without dates are listed in ancestry.com family trees and need to be verified):
1. Margery More Daniel (1765/66-1841)--linked below;
2. John More (1767-1818)--linked below;
3. Isabella More (no documentation found);
4. Janet More (no documentation found);
5. Margaret More (no documentation found);
6. Jean More (bapt. 7 Oct. 1774, Tullochgrue, Scotland);
7. Christian "Christey" More Mackey (b. 1778), the mother of Jane Mackey Blumberg (1807-1882);
8. Elizabeth "Betsy" More Crowell (1783-1867)--linked below; and
9. Mary More (no documentation found).
Note: I have created a virtual cemetery for Alexander's descendants here.
Alexander was baptized in Forres, co. Moray (Church of Scotland) on 31 July 1740. He was the son of John More Sr. and Isobel Duncan. He is reportedly the same who married Jannet McDonald and had two daughters baptized in Rothiemurchus, Scotland, now in the Highland council area.
He emigrated to America with his family sometime after 1783--possibly first to Nova Scotia, and then to Roxbury, Delaware Co., NY, where his younger brother John More settled. He is presumed to have died in Roxbury where he resided; however, he was buried in nearby South Gilboa, Schoharie Co., where he and his daughters were members of the Reformed Dutch Church.
Alexander was a sawmiller in Scotland and New York, most likely in partnership with his brother John in both places. He died at the age of 65 years. Administration of his estate was granted to his nephew John T. More of Roxbury on 27 Dec. 1805. This is explained by the fact that Alexander's eldest daughter's husband Charles Daniel died 10 Nov. 1805, that his only son John had remained in Nova Scotia, and that his son-in-law John Crowell was foreign-born.
His estate inventory includes half part of a sawmill property and milling equipment.
He and his wife are believed to have had 9 children. Known descendants in Delaware Co., NY, are all from daughters and thus do not carry the surname More. The children are as follows (those without dates are listed in ancestry.com family trees and need to be verified):
1. Margery More Daniel (1765/66-1841)--linked below;
2. John More (1767-1818)--linked below;
3. Isabella More (no documentation found);
4. Janet More (no documentation found);
5. Margaret More (no documentation found);
6. Jean More (bapt. 7 Oct. 1774, Tullochgrue, Scotland);
7. Christian "Christey" More Mackey (b. 1778), the mother of Jane Mackey Blumberg (1807-1882);
8. Elizabeth "Betsy" More Crowell (1783-1867)--linked below; and
9. Mary More (no documentation found).
Note: I have created a virtual cemetery for Alexander's descendants here.
He emigrated to America with his family sometime after 1783--possibly first to Nova Scotia, and then to Roxbury, Delaware Co., NY, where his younger brother John More settled. He is presumed to have died in Roxbury where he resided; however, he was buried in nearby South Gilboa, Schoharie Co., where he and his daughters were members of the Reformed Dutch Church.
Alexander was a sawmiller in Scotland and New York, most likely in partnership with his brother John in both places. He died at the age of 65 years. Administration of his estate was granted to his nephew John T. More of Roxbury on 27 Dec. 1805. This is explained by the fact that Alexander's eldest daughter's husband Charles Daniel died 10 Nov. 1805, that his only son John had remained in Nova Scotia, and that his son-in-law John Crowell was foreign-born.
His estate inventory includes half part of a sawmill property and milling equipment.
He and his wife are believed to have had 9 children. Known descendants in Delaware Co., NY, are all from daughters and thus do not carry the surname More. The children are as follows (those without dates are listed in ancestry.com family trees and need to be verified):
1. Margery More Daniel (1765/66-1841)--linked below;
2. John More (1767-1818)--linked below;
3. Isabella More (no documentation found);
4. Janet More (no documentation found);
5. Margaret More (no documentation found);
6. Jean More (bapt. 7 Oct. 1774, Tullochgrue, Scotland);
7. Christian "Christey" More Mackey (b. 1778), the mother of Jane Mackey Blumberg (1807-1882);
8. Elizabeth "Betsy" More Crowell (1783-1867)--linked below; and
9. Mary More (no documentation found).
Note: I have created a virtual cemetery for Alexander's descendants here.
Inscription
In memory of
Alexander More
He was born
in Forres, N.B. [North Britain]
and died
May 29th 1805
aged 64 years
Gravesite Details
Alexander's gravestone inscription is recorded in a cemetery list at New York State Library, Albany. A copy of this list is also available in the research library of Schoharie County Historical Society at the Old Stone Fort Museum, Schoharie, NY.
