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View Tree for Old Richard Benjamin MooreOld Richard Benjamin Moore (b. May 24, 1819)

Old Richard Benjamin Moore (son of Patriarch Bajan Moore) was born May 24, 1819 in Barbados, WI. He married Matilda Cuffie.

More About Old Richard Benjamin Moore:
Fact 1: Abt. 1815, Born same day as Queen Victoria and because of this, was not made a slave.
Fact 2: He was an albino and had 'white' skin, hair, eyes.
Fact 3: Could not watch the sun.
Fact 4: Came to Charlotteville Tobago, from Barbados..
Fact 5: He likely took the name of his Bajan Plantation Owner.
Fact 6: Had 20 children, 15 of them in wedlock.
Fact 7: Family went to church in two carts - on for his daughters alone.
Fact 8: Land was very important to him. Was to be kept in the family..
Fact 9: At age 15, each boy would be given a 5-acre plot of land.
Fact 10: It is said that at one time all lands in Charlotteville were owned by Moores.
Fact 11: He was a mixture of Yoruba and Ibu ancestry.

Children of Old Richard Benjamin Moore and Matilda Cuffie are:
  1. +Japhet Moore.
  2. +Rabat Moore.
  3. +Peurot Moore.
  4. +Bill-William Moore.
  5. +Cornelius Moore.
  6. +Doctor James Moore.
  7. +Baby Fidelia Moore.
  8. +Tutsie Moore.
  9. +Gallie Moore.
  10. +Tuffie Moore.
  11. +Fisher Moore.
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