Loudoun County Historical Society, Loudoun County, VA
Language
English
Abstract
This collection consists of a land plot by surveyor Yardley Taylor. It describes the boundaries of Moore's land with landmarks
and measurements, and it includes a plat.
Yardley Taylor (ca.1796-1863) was a geographer, surveyor, and chronicler of the Loudoun County area in the mid-nineteenth
century. His descriptions in Memoirs of Loudoun County and Joseph Martin's 1835 Gazetteer of Virginia provide clear images
of Loudoun County in the antebellum nineteenth century. A devout Quaker, Taylor was also a leading voice in the abolitionist
movement.
William Moore (fl. 1810-1859) purchased a 107 acre tract of land from John Nichols (1802-1884) near Waterford, Virginia on
17 October 1851, previously surveyed by Yardley Taylor and surrounded by the land plots of Skillman, Cochrill, Wilknson, Young,
Nichols, and Shoemaker. In earlier years the land had undergone various transactions through the McIntyre family. Moore later
sold 95 acres of the land to Joseph Gibson (1797-ca. 1860) on 29 August 1853.
This collection consists of a land plot by surveyor Yardley Taylor. It describes the boundaries of Moore's land with landmarks
and measurements, and it includes a plat.
Ancestry Library Edition, United States Census, United States Census and Voter Lists. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com (accessed
7 June 2011).
Chamberlin, Taylor M. and John M. Souders. Between Reb and Yank: A Civil War History of Northern Loudoun County , Virginia. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc. (2011).
Loudoun Cemetery Database. http://www.leesburgva.gov/index.aspx?page=940 (accessed June 6, 2011).
Moore/Gibson Land Indenture, 1853 (SC 0074), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.
Nichols/Moore Land Indenture, 1851 (SC 0070), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.
Scheel, Eugene M. Loudoun Discovered: Communities, Corners & Crossroads (Vol. I-V) . Leesburg, VA: The Friends of Thomas Balch Library, Inc. (2002).
Ancestry Library Edition, United States Census, United States Census and Voter Lists. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com (accessed
7 June 2011).
Chamberlin, Taylor M. and John M. Souders. Between Reb and Yank: A Civil War History of Northern Loudoun County , Virginia. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc. (2011).
Loudoun Cemetery Database. http://www.leesburgva.gov/index.aspx?page=940 (accessed June 6, 2011).
Moore/Gibson Land Indenture, 1853 (SC 0074), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.
Nichols/Moore Land Indenture, 1851 (SC 0070), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.
Scheel, Eugene M. Loudoun Discovered: Communities, Corners & Crossroads (Vol. I-V) . Leesburg, VA: The Friends of Thomas Balch Library, Inc. (2002).