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Moore, Augustine, came from England to \irginia about 1705, and acquired a great fortune in the tobacco trade. He was born about 1685 and died July 28, 1743. He erected a large brick building on his planta- tion in King William county, which he called "Chelsea," after the more famous seat of his ancestors in England. He was a de- scendant of Sir Thomas Moore. He mar- ried twice, (first) Mary Gage, (second) Elizabeth Todd, daughter of Thomas Todd and Elizabeth Bernard, his wife, daughter of Colonel William Bernard, of the council.

Moore, Augustine, was son of Bernard Moore (q. v.) and was burgess from King William county, succeeding his father in the assemblies of 1772-1774 and 1775-1776. He married Sarah Rind, and left issue.

Moore, Bernard, was son of Colonel Au- gustine Moore, of "Chelsea," King William county, and Elizabeth Todd, his wife. He was a justice and colonel of the militia in King William county, and was burgess for the county from 1744 to 1758 and from 1761 to 1772. He married Anna Katherine Spots- wood, daughter of Governor Alexander .^potswood, and was father of Augustine Moore (q. v.).

Morgan, Francis, was a justice of York county in 1648; captain of militia, and bur- gess for York in 1647, 1652 and 1653. He died in 1657, leaving one son Francis, who v/as heir to his large estate. This last left two daughters, co-heiresses, living in 1698 — Sarah, wife of Thomas Buckner. and Anne, wife of Dr. David Alexander.

Morgan, Morgan, a Welshman, removed from Pennsylvania to Virginia; settled within the present boundaries of Berkeley

county. West \'irginia, and erected, about 1726 or 1727, at the site of the village of Bunker Hill, within the present county of Berkeley, West Virginia, what is said to have been, and probably was, the first cabin on the Virginia side of the Potomac, be- tween the Blue Ridge and North mountains. 1 le died in 1779.

Morlatt (Morlet), Thomas, was a burgess in 1624 and signed "The Tragicall Relation."

Morley, William, was a burgess for James City county in 1660.

Moryson, Colonel Charles, son of Major Richard Moryson, succeeded his uncle. Major Francis Moryson, as captain of the fort at Point Comfort. In 1680 he was colonel of the militia of Elizabeth City county and presiding justice. He died about 1692 at Plymouth, in England, when about to return to Virginia. His widow, Rebecca, who had previously been the widow of Leonard Leo, married (third) Colonel John Lear.

Moryson, Lieutenant Robert, son of Sir Richard Moryson, of Leicestershire, lieu- tenant-general of the ordnance, was lieu- tenant of the fort at Point Comfort in 1641, in the absence of his brother. Captain Rich- ard Moryson. In York county the court ])ermitted his widow. Jane, to qualify as an administratrix on his estate October 25, 1647.

Moseley, Arthur, son of William Moseley, an English merchant of Rotterdam, Hol- h'ud, who came to Virginia in 1649 and re- ceived grants of land in Lower Norfolk county, was burgess in 1676, and one of the justices of his county. He died in 1705.

Moseley, Edward Hack, son of Hillary