| Ken Moore transcribed the following log book of a Westward Migration Log Book from SC-TN-TX in 1840: |
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Hi all,
I have had several requests for this daily log of the trip from Fairfield, South Carolina to Texas by Charles Moores, the older brother of my Major John Brown Moores. These are two of the son's of Lt
Henry Moores who was married in Rowan Co. North Carolina to Jean Brown Ross in 1775, and died in LCT (Lincoln Cty, Tenn.) in 1814.
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From Mrs. Montague's Records:
Charles Moores who married Mary Harrison, settled in Bowie County, Texas in 1837 was born in S.C. Mary Harrison, daughter of Ruben Harrison was born in VA., and who came to Richland district with relatives, the Kirklands,
and others of Virginia. They are related to the Willoughby, Battaile and other prominent V. Southside families. Ruben Harrison served in the Revolutionary War, as is shown by the record in the War Department, Washington.
In 1837, Charles Moores, accompanied by five of his sons, came to what is now Bowie County, Texas (at the time Red River County), and began to "set up" a home place, near Redwater. It took more than two years for them with
the help of slaves to clear land, start fields to cultivation, build a home and slave quarters. In the winter of 1839 they returned to S.C. and in February of 1840, the journey to Texas began.
The following is a true and exact copy of the log of the journey kept by Anderson Rochelle Moores. The original is in the possession of Mrs. Wiley Linn Murie, Clarksville, Arkansas. |
| February the 27, we left our South Carolina home behind and started to Texas., |
| The first day we came |
7 miles |
| 28th we came to Winsborro |
10 miles |
| 29th we crossed little River |
10 miles |
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| March 1st, 1840, |
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| 1st we crossed Broad River |
18 miles |
| 2, we passed Union Court house |
20 miles |
| 3, we crossed Martinburg C.N. |
20 miles |
| 4, we crossed packlett River |
25 miles |
| 5, we crossed the blue ridge |
18 miles |
| 6, we passed Ashville N.C. |
24 miles |
| 7, we camped on the French Broad River |
30 miles |
| 8, we passed warm springs |
17 miles |
| 9, we passed newport |
17 miles |
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226 miles |
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| 10, We passed Dandridge, Tenn |
21 miles |
| 11, we came |
18 miles |
| 12, we passed Knoxville, Tennessee |
18 miles |
| 13, we passed Campbell station |
34 miles |
| 14, we passed Kingston |
16 miles |
| 15, we came to Cumberland Gap |
19 miles |
| 16, we came |
21 miles |
| 17, we passed Sparta, Tenn. |
18 miles |
| 18, we crossed the Caney Fork |
20 miles |
| 19, we passed ________ville |
17 miles |
20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 we stayed at
Uncle N's (Bell Buckle, Tenn.), |
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| 27, we left Uncle N's |
8 miles |
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220 miles |
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| 28, we passed Shelbyville, Tenn |
20 miles |
| 29, we came |
15 miles |
| 30, we passed Columbia, Tenn. |
9 miles |
| 31, we passed Mt Pleseant |
24 miles |
| April 1840, |
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| 1, we passed Murfreesboro |
28 miles |
| 2, we came |
19 miles |
| 3, we came |
17 miles |
| 4, we passed Dardin |
27 miles |
| 5, we passed Collierville |
25 miles |
| 6, we passed Somerville, |
22 miles |
| 7, we came |
12 miles |
| 8 we passed Raliegh |
16 miles |
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220 miles |
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| 9, we lay over at Memphis |
0 miles |
| 10, we ferried the Mississippi River |
14 miles |
| 11, we came |
5 miles |
| 12, we crossed Black Fish Lake |
4 miles |
| 13, we came |
3 miles |
| 14, we came |
2 miles |
| 15, we came |
5 miles |
| 16, we came |
6 miles |
| 17, we camped, |
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| 18, we crossed St. Francis River |
14 miles |
| 19, we came, |
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| 20, we lay by, |
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| 22, we crossed L'Angulle River |
14 miles |
| 23, we came |
5 miles |
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67 miles |
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| 24, we came |
13 miles |
| 25, we came |
12 miles |
| 26, we came |
8 miles |
| 27, we are camped on White River, |
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| 28, we crossed White River |
8 miles |
| 29, we came |
10 miles |
| 30, we came |
8 miles |
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| Total |
72 miles |
| May 1840, |
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| 1, we came |
14 miles |
| 2, we came |
6 miles |
| 3, 4, 5, we lay by, |
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| 6, we crossed Bayou Meta |
11 miles |
| 7, we lay by on Arkansas River, |
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| 8, we come to the ferry |
1 mile |
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32 miles |
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May 9, we crossed the Arkansas River
and left Little Rock |
2 miles |
| 10, we passed Benton |
24 miles |
| 11, we lay by, |
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| 12, we crossed Saline River |
18 miles |
| 13, we crossed Wachita River |
15 miles |
| 14, we crossed Caddo Creek |
18 miles |
| 15, we crossed Antoine Creek |
18 miles |
| 16, we crossed Little Missouri River |
10 miles |
| 17, we passed town of Washington |
18 miles |
| 19 and 20 we are water bound by Red River, |
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| 21, we crossed Red River |
5 miles |
| 22, we left lost Praire |
6 miles |
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152 miles |
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| 23, we came to our place |
14 miles |
| 24, we arrived home |
10 miles |
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24 miles |
| 226, |
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| 220, |
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| 234, |
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| 67, |
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| 104, |
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| 152, |
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| 24, |
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| 1027 |
miles |
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"UNCLE " N's" IN TENNESSEE
When the trips to and from South Carolina and Texas were made, there were certain stops that were made on each trip for visits, for renewals of old acquaintances, and laying in of provisions. One such
was a Fayetteville, Tenn. at NORVELL"S. One of the daughters of Henry Moores married a Norvell and they lived in Tenn.
Thomas Briggs Moores, one of the sons of Charles Moores and Mary Moores married his cousin on the last trip. The wedding was a festive occasion and the bride accompanied the Texas-bound immigrants.
(Westward the Tide of Empire Goes to Texas) Montague's file
(Bell Buckle, Tenn.)
This log entered by Ken Moore
Fresno, California
Ken Moore's note
The note (Bell Buckle, Tenn.) was at the bottom of the log. I found that Uncle Norvelle lived in Bell Buckle, Bedford County, Tennessee. John B. Moores lived in Fayetteville. His daughter Mary Moores who
married Thomas Hines also moved to Texas from LCT as did several other members of the family.
Ken
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