Halifax Wills 1792-1797, pg. 275 Recorded Sept 26, 1796 Account against the estate of Robert Moore, by his guardian, Frances Moore. debits include; 1 Testament bought of C. Bruce. Robert Moore along with his wife Ann Duty and her parents came from Caswell Co. North Carolina to first Smith Co. Tennessee about 1806 since this is when he first shows up on any records. His brother Armistead lived also in Smith Co. Ann's parents settled in near by Sumner Co. Tennessee. Ann's father mentions Ann in his will as deceased, but he also mentions that she remarried and had children under the name of McDonald. NOTE... The following info is from the original Muster Rolls of Capt. Thomas Bradley. Vol. 1 pgs. 11-14 Tennessee State Library and Archives. The top of the page states " Muster Rolls of a company of V Calvary under the command of Capt. Thomas Bradley in the Service of the United States commanded by Col. John Alcorn from 24 Sept 1813 mustered into service to 16 Dec 1813" 1. Thomas Bradley (Rank) Capt. (Date of enlistment) 10 Dec 1812 (Date enlisted recalled) 26 Sept 1813 2. Robert Moore (Rank) 1st Lt. (Date of Enlistment) 9 Dec 1812 (Date enlisted recalled) 26 Sept 1813. Killed in battle 9 Nov 1813. (Service) 1 month 16 days (Pay per month) $33.33 (Total Pay) $51.10 Under Capt. Thomas Bradley. Robert joined Colonel John Coffee's Regiment of Volunteer Mounted Gunmen for the Natchez Expedition under Capt. John Baskerville in Sumner Co. Tennessee on Dec 8, 1812. He was in Troop #3. He mustered in at Nashville on Dec 10, 1812. He along with his company departed for Natchez early in January 1813. He never made it to Natchez, Coffee's men met at Columbia, Tennessee and headed overland into the Mississippi Territory. (now present day states of Alabama and Mississippi)Andrew Jackson received orders from the Secretary of War that his services were no longer required and that he was to dismiss his troops. An angry and frustrated Jackson decided to march the Army home at his own expense. Robert was called back into duty in Sept 1813 for the campaign of the Creek War. Since Colonel John Coffee had been promoted to Brigadier General, Robert was placed in Colonel John Alcorn's 2nd Regiment of Volunteer Mounted Gunmen and was in Capt. Thomas Bradley's troop. In Oct 1813 Robert marched into Huntsville, Alabama along with 1,499 other men under Andrew Jackson, they crossed the Tennessee River at Ditto's Landing and established a supply base nearby named Fort Deposit. They next penetrated the rugged terrain of enemy territory and began construction of Fort Strother on the Coosa River at a spot known locally as Ten Islands. Less than fifteen miles from Fort Strother lay the Creek village of Tallushatchee, where a large body of Red Sticks (Creek Indians)had assembled. Jackson ordered General John Coffee, along with a thousand men to destroy the town. On the morning of Nov 3, 1813 Coffee approached the village and divided his detachment into two columns: the right composed of calvary under Colonel John Alcorn (Robert's Troop) and the left under the command of Colonel Newton Cannon. The columns encircled the town and the companies of Capt. Eli Hammond and Lt. James Patterson went inside the circle to draw the Creeks into the open. The ruse worked. The Creek warriors charged the right column of Coffee's brigade, only to retreat to their village where they were forced to make a desperate stand, only to lose the battle. On Nov 9, 1813, Jackson had Coffee use the same advancement in Talladega as he had in Tallushatchee, Robert was on the East side of the battlefield. (or right side) They also won this battle with 200 Creek dead. In a letter from Andrew Jackson to Governor Willie Blount, Jackson gives an account of the battle at Talladega and states the names of the men who died there and of the men who were wounded and later died. It states... On the East side: Officers killed Nov 9, 1813 Lt. Robert Moore. 14 men died in battle and 5 were wounded. Per Frances Laleman's Research.
Halifax Co, VA was formed in 1752 from Lunenburg Co, VA which was formed in 1746 from Brunswick Co, VA . Mary Moore was born in Brunswick Co, VA per Alan Lerwick.
I believe while completing my research this Ann is Joseph's child. It is only a theory.
He was killed by Nimrod Thompson,his brother in-law. Mont and Martha were married 13 years,
Surname from son Earl's Marriage Record; 1900 Mingo Co.WV Census, 88-13b
1900 Mingo Co.WV. Census, 88-13b
Died at home of half brother Lawyer Deskins,was buried beside Mont Deskins in mouth of Millers Creek per Mary J. Moore.
1900 Mingo Co.WV. Census, 88-13b
John married a woman named Mary.They are believed to have had seven children...We only have information concerning one of their children, a son named John Deskins JR. In 1775, Daniel Boone was hired by Colonel Richard Henderson, Caroling judge, to take men and cut a 300 mile trail through the wilderness of the Cumberland Gap to the Kentucky River. This trail from eastern Virginia to Kentucky became known as the Wilderness Road. It is believed or it has been told(and this information comes from Mattie Delores Deskins)the Deskins came to America from France in the late 1700's. It is believed that the Deskins traveledon the Wilderness Road, through the Cumberland Gap, to the northern parts of Kentucky. Our descendants have passed the following story about the Deskins name form one generation to the next: In the early 1800's, a man was riding along a trail throught the forest. He suddenly saw an object lying in the path. As he drew closer, he heard the cries of a baby. He got off his horse and walked toward the child. He found a baby boy wrapped in a "deerskin" cloth. The child was a Indian boy. The man had no choice but to take the baby home withhim. He named the Indian child John Deerskin and raised him with his other children. When John Deerskin grew older, he married a white woman and they had seven boys. The name Deskins is believed to have derived from the name Deerskin: After removing one "e" and adding an "s" to the end, Deerskin becomes Deskins. This is how the Deskins name originated. All of these events took place inTazwell county, Tazwell, Virginia per Sandra Deskin Raffield's Research.
Charges 24 JAN 1806 Indulgin in improper and unseemly behavior with Sidney Hanson on 14h day of Jan. 1806. Alexander S. Walker prosecutor by court. committed to jail on 1/25/1806 per Patricia Christian's research from 2001.
According to a Tazwell Co. Annul William Deskins married Caty Brown on May17,1821, by a preacher named David Young. They had a son named John Wallace Deskins. There were probably other chiildren, but we only have information concerningour direct descendant William....