He served as a private in the Georgia Militia. He received 287 1/2 acres of bounty land along the banks of the O'Hoopee River in old Washington County (now Emanuel County) and received a pension for his services. He came to the area from Effingham County, Georgia, from where he possibly served.
From the book, "Georgia Revolutionary Soldiers & Sailors, Patriots and Pioneers"
Burial place unknown, but probably in vicinity of Little O'Hoopee River bridge. A DAR marker is now in Moore Family Cemetery near Nunez.
DAR Patriot Index-Centennial Edition - Page 2062
MOORE, James: b c 1755 NC d p 1830 GA m X Pvt GA
Ancestor #A079436
He served as a private in the Georgia Militia. He received 287 1/2 acres of bounty land along the banks of the O'Hoopee River in old Washington County (now Emanuel County) and received a pension for his services. He came to the area from Effingham County, Georgia, from where he possibly served.
From the book, "Georgia Revolutionary Soldiers & Sailors, Patriots and Pioneers"
Burial place unknown, but probably in vicinity of Little O'Hoopee River bridge. A DAR marker is now in Moore Family Cemetery near Nunez.
DAR Patriot Index-Centennial Edition - Page 2062
MOORE, James: b c 1755 NC d p 1830 GA m X Pvt GA
Ancestor #A079436
Gravesite Details
DAR marker was placed in Moore Family Cemetery near Nunez, but this is not place of burial. His home was at a place called "Red Bud."
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