Alexander T. (3)
Born January 5, 1775, Harpersfield, New York
Biography
Alexander was the first child to John and Betty born in the ‘New World’. He was known for his determination to defend what seemed right and his love of freedom. He was fond of Scottish stories and history.
He and his wife Nancy built a life on a 200 acre farm on the North side of Bald Mountain, near Grand Gorge (formerly Moresville) NY. There they grew fruit trees and wheat, and sold their produce in Catskill. They had 14 children, and 56 grandchildren.
Source: ”Chronicles of the More Family”
Married
- Nancy Harley More (1780 – 1850) in Moresville NY, date of marriage unknown
Children
- Betsy More Brewster (1796 – 1849)
- Mary More Gould (1798 – 1841)
- John Harley More (1800 – 1870)
- Sally More (1801 – 1802)
- Sally More II (1802 – 1813)
- Thomas Harley More (1804 – 1849)
- Joseph Harley More (1807 – 1861)
- Edward Harley More (1808 – 1868)
- Robert Harley More (1810 – 1851)
- Daniel Dayton Tompkins More (1812 – 1858)
- Abby More Sinclair (1814 – 1886)
- James Monroe More (1816 – 1864)
- Gertrude C More Brewster (1819 – 1876)
- William Wallace More (1823 – 1901)
Passed March 11, 1854, Moresville, New York