New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
THE MORE FAMILY REUNION.
A Rig GATHERING Ar ROxBCRY IN THIS
STATE.
ALL ARE DESCENDANTS or JOHN AND bTrTY
TAYLOR MORE. WHO WE'RE rEIINDS OF
BRANDT, THE INDIAN CmIEy-IN.
rDREsT1NG EXERCISES.

koxhiry, n. T., sept. (SpecInD.--one OF inc "''"
nc social Incidents ~ this season among w" ~"
kills the More family reunion vt this place "h'n
closed tho day before yesterday. IN" dc"rrhoa"," "
John and BETTY Taylor More. the first settlers ~ wv
town Of Roxbury, have for three days this week on
loved themselves rrvsty. About 400 Of the family
wero prrsAnt nom Ill parts Of the country more IMAM
ffty coming from the Staes west of Indiana Ih"y
made ther reunion the 0ccasiOn for the unvc'lhe {"
nne Rrauite monument N memory OF the sturdy
pioneers, their honored ancestors. who set"n he'e
In l7sO Their ancestors were also tho first settlers
In tho town Of Stamford, n. y. in 1913. During 'he
Revolution they Ned from the Indians ana dweit Al
or Catsklll. John and Bstty Taylor Norr "c'o
Scotch Iiighanders, and left their native lana III
1872 to better their condition in tho New World
When they came, in 1873. to Stamford they made the
last forty miles Of the journey on horseback follow
ing an indian trail. For several years their oh'y
neighbos were Indians. whom they treated with snch
kindness that when the British stirred up inc aoo
rhymes to harass and destroy the insurgent settlers
Joseph Brandt, the noted chief. gave Jo'ln Mo'r
warning, and he and his family Ned on hofSeh"K "
Catskill. On his return to this section after the war
More purchased a tract OF land mile square. on
which was afer~ard built MOreSve post viilagc the
name of which was a few years unjustly changed
to Grand Gorge. lie had seven stawar sons ana one
daughter, each Of whom settled near him ana rea'Fo
large families. Mrs More died in 1-"3 Her nus
band survived her seventeen years. and AZ MS o''''
at the advanced age ninety five years. there wcrr
living o22 of his posterity. most of them in these
beautiful and fertile valleys.
John More was theshrst Justice Of the Peace In
Delaware County. and the young people for several
years came to him from all drrctons Ia lie mnrri'd
lie taught the first school in this town the hr>t
religious services held in his hon>c. the mean
bOr> being invited. lie was an agent 81 f"""u
Livingston proprietor Of the great Livingston Patent
and surveyed and sold his lands lie was one "i
the finest pcnmcn known in this section one
Of his letters written at the Of ninety two, wa
shown al the reunion and the pcnmansiip was
nearly perfect: not wavcr OF the lines His DC
sccndanis during the last H. years have been ab"l
900 over 80 of whom now living. and they have
surcad abroad un,il they found in all the Northern
State. few Of them ever having lived IN the >"lth,i
st1tcS. Ihrc hundred and forty five names AZ; ! u
OF the register oi a,tcncdncc AT the rcu'Ioh ana over
100 are known to have been present.
The monument. which Was designed and erected u!
Charr> II. More. Of Boston. cost over $I."" II -
IA co!uinn. rising twenty eight and onchAh feet a''v
The foundation. tn la. i. Of Vernon, cILii'. All
>upcr>;ruCturr is Of polished ''t'i granite
br ucnt from John Morc> native hili>. Lear F"Iir>'
scotland. and II finished al OF" II TIA -iaiti'
ward, Of Ah-.y.ccr II i locAtcd III main ~iic"t
U The villirc al the .idc -: tie yard a. tn hc;"n-d
Church, III vlch John More and hi desc d'';> have
woi. hlpp,d for iioi, than Sore thAH SAiy
Of his descendants are buried the adjoining GENE
tc:y.
The exercises Of IN" reunion began on Tuesday
cvc"iu: with gathering o ihc ;'a' cr,'''"i
near the ;n.ncnt. Report, ere read h\ tii 'ih'"
It!, os the .,nra5.! committee. e.. C. NoI" oil P"-i
hccl>o: the rc,oi,.in- S,c;,;4y. tie Rev. Jah"~ H.
Nor. OF NarGarctv...c. y y. Ire r'r'"d ~ Sc
lctaIt. David +. Nor: 81 Ncwa,h y. j.. the treas
,rcl Gcu:-c q. Becker. If Mh-ai';N'!le y. l." al
Iiu tav IN nunca; committee. of wh'h ia '"ilG T.
tiani;ii IA hi!,!,c 80 iAc cNc"'n- ~ >l""' ~
.,.l :. H. ;hr zee? n %. oil l.Hi-l''> a."
TIC :,gi.i3- q: ,.,.- IA ic.a - iI'"" "''''
try nii been N.Ik ia.a; l. A""'t I'D OF l."
family lrt, pat.d Ia thc>c y.,i-. Ga "wednesday the
i'm Tho lei IISi
Cir:rch al 10 a. IN "AIld Lang oyne wa, SUM- b!
s;U!daid VI. 'tcvcI.', OF lone, y \. ht'lhe WEI
CONF -.vI The now enlarged grolp 81 "ci''H
$40 flied tn p:c:t> Village cuIc" I" al "'H"''
Capacity. ly lie c.aiIinan C. C. More The ie>l"!>'
lv Jonas II. re. Of ri~hilVa Ill.,. was mode! al
dress APPROPRIATE s,lc, t.i;s 81 the scriptures were
t.,u read .y .aco) G. ;.".c q" tirand Rapid, N"h..
from :. venerable iiL!c that belonged T. john More
oGe>t ION. j,ln Ia! Ncr'. IA NcA OR state >"hi
tor " n, Gied IN - !:a>cr was Offered by 'r"r.'
G.. D,chcr q! Na,,aratv.c. y. \. An eloquent ora
ton wa, ;.el delivered by ltian.n H. More. OH Ih"
Lie and Times of john Nor.
After the aGdr.>- tie descendants surrounded the
me,llmcnt. Which wrapped i'll an iminc'>" III d
tate, lag from, up ~ bottom. The monument va
unveiled b. the grandson present.. Richard More
Of this placc assisted iy John More OF GaHd E'Hd>'
Mich. and EctiN Taylor More. ii Marlboro y 4
nan..sahc OF the Oh couple. i"un- children oil '''
fourth generation. The crowd thcn repaired 10 tF
tent and sat down to splendid dinner. Livery
,,r,v = co1p,uV a, eve. gathered Under c,i.vaN.
IIi.i arcr.diuncr aCdIc>>c> were made" a. i"I!"N>'
an. lore Fatally in the Past. 3v JACOB N"'c' ID
.,,ludc; " y: ric More Family In the fi''''i''
j. Affirm More, DEPOSIT. y. y; "lh ENl"F"H -
}: CA, Forcmothcr," Mr.. sara -. Norr0?. 'an'd"i
j. characteristics o. tt Morr>. NilIiaii Dc'"c''
A. d. Kil:,t,i.. y. y. a'd Mrs. DAVE !. More
Newark ~ j.; "CLar;,ct 'ri,tic> OF All ed F'm'c>'
l,r,.> W. Preston Kingston. y. y; " What W" owe
Nn Anrc,;oiS.- samuel /. More. Great Errd. f''''
The Family IT," bald J. N'ic' Newark :" d.
eur Iu;y 10 the Future" John /. kcaor. PiIaic
,ha Ia he cvcnn: the church was a-ain hll"i 'i'd
,,rrn:,,lout os.auIzation WIS formed, known a.
IN. john More Family AID Reunion A'No"';to'.
r,ur,da, wa, gwen up genera; >i'itiiioli- the
der descendants GOING oIi I" the various Oh nome
,,,d. where ,hc, -pcn, iI', thdhr,d and y"uti
,,tiIua:;cr> c>iah' >lci IN a vacant b"iilS in
h. cniic 0. the vi!lgcwch Wa ttatIully dec Grated
,ldicm and cr7irdrhillr-n. and many ihlcr"~t's
ciic, displayed under +ia,N cases. ~ u"
ttcp,t, wlcl" the, registered i"lr maine ana 90 "
Supplied with bad %; wrn was WREN W.T. tii "a,
tic most conpl"tr and perez icco:d 20 -:
ound in the ,""mr% ~, t rG ha[ been al worN
!urng the wIo!c OF the past year In the erection 81
inc monument AID preparation FOR III" rcuno' and
la, been !, success. The weather wa dclIrh'Ii
nd all the pai', and periornancee OF the &C., ">"n
PRODUCED mar, eminent men, bat for independence and
lpightne>> ciar.ot"". general ,ii.ii ~oand r"'l"n
is doubtful if it rond be easily matched The,
iu,i tl hnd of; Of pr%!l sr WI" form m" ' nG n,r
he support Of both C'uicn aud STATE ',l',"r'
the Hs5i,HS S d n.f "v t s' Year, % "
nodsiy re solved to hold Il similar reunion Il, the end
Jay Gould is on. OF John Nore'S descendants, HIS
mother. Mary could. Wa Slaughter Oh Alexander :,
hi, movement and la, not oay contributed
leraliy oH.r the m"n"ment lint a, csm ,;, %'
oS.H in that part ~, Of The The, eirl o1 a., ma ~
,n will, forh in, faitily d.