Re Cornelius Moore

This is part of an open family tree on the net .I asked the QUESTION on " CORNELIUS MOORE - where did he originate from ' this was one of he answers - how authentic it is I do not know . IT was under the following headings and no author or name or copyright was given so I could credit the family or person with the research work . I hope it may assist you
source:http://home.earthlink.net/~geneals/moore.htm
Cornelius Moore (1731 - abt. 1800)
Elizabeth Grandon

this heading is of the husband and wife being researched. I hope it may assist you

Cornelius was born about 1731 in Holland. Family lore has it that he was of Scotch descent, which makes sense considering that Cornelius is not a Dutch name. The years of the late 1600s were years of religious intolerance and social upheaval, and it is entirely possible that his family had fled to Holland to escape religious persecution. One such event, the order to use the Church of England services in the churches of Scotland was especially galling to the Scots. Many refused to attend and were imprisoned; others, likely including the Moore family escaped and fled to Holland.

When Cornelius was a young man of sixteen, and after the religious troubles had abated, he returned to London. There, Cornelius met and married Elizabeth Grandon. Shortly thereafter, the young couple set sail for America seeking their fortune.

They arrived in New York and Cornelius found work clearing land for the expanding village. He then homesteaded on the Delaware River fourteen miles above the city of Trenton in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

With the outbreak of the American Revolution, when the people became divided, the Moore family remained loyal to England. Cornelius' two oldest sons, John and Daniel joined the King's army, the two younger sons not yet being of age.

By then, Cornelius had become an irascible old man, so obnoxious to his rebel neighbors that once he was actually lynched for his tory activities. Tradition has it that the crowd lowered his body from the tree, thinking him dead. But he revived and was allowed to go free. The experience caused him to suffer from epileptic fits thereafter, yet he lived for many years to an advanced age.

As the war progressed, the younger sons, Lawrence and Robert joined the American army. When peace was signed, they returned to New Jersey. By then, however, Cornelius' farm had been confiscated because of his tory leanings and there was nothing left for the Moores.

The family then moved to Berks County, Pennsylvania where they rented a farm on Butternut Flats, along the Susquehannah River. There, the pacifist Quaker and Mennonite neighbors were much more congenial. They had taken no part in the war, hence did not carry any burden of bitterness toward the loyalists. The Moore family lived there until the death of Cornelius in about 1800.

Cornelius and Mary had five known children:

John Moore 1738-1803 m. Dinah ?
Daniel Moore 1744-? m. Julianna Slough
Lawrence Moore 1759-1840 m. Mary Schliker
Robert Moore 1760-?
a daughter m. Dr. Morehouse

Till we meet again - Regards - edmondsallan