The Rancocas Valley Chapter of the National Society Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century recently donated the document to Mt. Laurel Township.
The Rancocas Valley Chapter of the National Society Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century recently donated a historical document dated 1758 to Mt. Laurel Township at a luncheon held at Braddocks Tavern in Medford.
The Will of Samuel Moore, who was born 1710 and lived in Evesham Township, from which Mt. Laurel was formed, predates the founding of Mt. Laurel Township by a century.
Moore’s land was located on the Rancocas Creek sector of Mt. Laurel. He was a son of the original immigrant to New Jersey, Benjamin Moore, and his wife Sarah Stokes. The two Quakers married in Burlington County in 1693.
Moore was born in 1710 in Evesham Township, and died April 8, 1759, in Lumberton. He was married to Abigail Eves of Philadelphia.
Members of the Rancocas Valley Chapter provided conservation framing of the document, which was donated by chapter president Barbara Morgan.
Mt. Laurel Historical Society officer Jane Breuer and president Fran Daily attended the luncheon to accept the donation, which will hang at the historical society headquarters, Farmer’s Hall, located at intersection of Moorestown-Mount Laurel Road and Hainesport Mount-Laurel Road.
In 2008, The Rancocas Valley Chapter marked Farmer’s Hall with a historic plaque honoring its significance to the township. Additional sites that have been historically marked by the NSCDXVIIC in Mt. Laurel Township are Jacob’s Chapel and the Darnell Family Cemetery at PAWS Farm Nature Center.
The Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century is a national organization is for women who establish their ancestry prior to 1701 in the original colonies. Its purpose is to promote patriotism, aid in the preservation of records and historic sites, foster interest in historical colonial research and commemorate the founders of The United States of America.
The Colonial Dames of the 17th Century, which has its national headquarters in Washington D.C., also encourages members to validate their ancestral ties of heraldry.
Anyone interested may contact Barbara Morgan, chapter president, at (856) 234–6944.
