Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22
Ter Writes of Early Baptists of the District

nanneld. Mary caryico. Rober. Thompson. Mary
AIa h.rs1y Ws
hewitt. Catherine Pack Jane Bartlett.
Eleanor Devices. Sarah Ann Bell. Elizabeth s,u
becca c. Dornans. Mary c. Brown. Catherine
Webbsr. Julia Dement,. William sedwick. Henry
D. Love, Robert ". Cushman. Luther Rice. John
Easter. Isabella Owen. Nancy Radcliffe. Robert
Barbara Osborn. Elizabeth Osborn. Joseph Cooper.
Sarah Cooper. James Redmon. Martha Redmon.
Mary Harris. John Armstrong. George Wood.
Mary Wood. Mary Ann Wood Jacob Creath.
Henrietta Taylor. Betsy Burke. William Coudry.
James D. Knowles. Nicholas Thompson and
The Rambler told last Sunday Of
turning into rough road bordered on
zach side by big trees" and coming
upon long. low frame house. the
front of which was deeply shaded and
nearly screened by box trees that are a
century old. This was Mooref1eId, in
Fairfax county. a farm which WAS given
to jeremiah Moore by the people OF his
parish. In spite of it's age. or because
of Its age. 1t Is beautiful place. Across
broad fields that are given over to pas
ture- there Is a knoll shaded with a
clump Of trees. There is dark and
venerable cedar, a cherry. some oaks
and pine and persimmon trees. Only
one monument Is there. One face of It
is inscribed &c w. Hunter, 1776-1s5s."
On another face there is Angelina
Hunter. Died 1880 Another side is
inscribed. Margaret Hunter" The old
preachers grave is in this shady and
solemn lot. There are a number of
graves there. some of them marked by
stones that have been gathered from
the fields close by. There are a num-
Der of elderly kindred of the Rev. Jere-
miah Moore living in Fairfax county,
and 1t might be possible from one of
them to recall the site of the grave of
the old preacher and his wife. G. w.
Hunter was n son-in-law and Angelina
Hunter a daughter of jeremiah Moore.
The will of jeremiah Moore, dated
August /, 1914, is a long document, in
Guiding a number of statements and OBJ
servations of interest. He says: IT give
unto my daughter. Elizabeth L. Moore,
a negro girl named Belinda. price $780,"
and Il give unto my daughter. Nancy
P. Moore. one negro girl named LInea,
valued at 5000" and he concludes the
will in this way:
state Of this unhappy country generally leave.
no opportunity to say ANYTHING about that part
leave them, therefore. to the mercy of INV
children and hope they will do to and for
them what is right.
To his son. Francis Moore, he be-
QueatnS Crudens Concordance Rob
ertson's Ecclesiastical Researches and
'Benedict's History Of the Baptists,' not
because he is my son. but because he is
a preacher. for. although preaching is
not losing business. still he that will
discharge the duty In the fear of God
will find 1t heavy check on all worldly
interests" Mr.. Moore's regard for his
wife and his lack of regard for human
courts may be OWNED from the fol-
lowing:
All the remainder of my estate give unto
my beloved wife. Lydia Moore for and during
her natural life. and constitute her whole and
sole executrfx for that time Of this my last
VIII and testament. bat she shall not be
Obliged to take out letters Of adrn!nistra ton
give any security or have any apprnisement