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Thomas Balch Library
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Leesburg, Virginia 20176
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Processed by: Charlotte Blacklock
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection open for research.
Use Restrictions
No physical characteristics affect use of this material.
Preferred Citation
William Moore Land Plat, 1851 (SC 0080), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.
Acquisition Information
Loudoun County Historical Society, Loudoun County, VA.
Alternative Form Available
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Accruals
2004.0001
Processing Information
Charlotte Blacklock, 7 June 2011
Biographical Information
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.
Scope and Content
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.
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Adjunct Descriptive Data
Bibliography
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).
Other Finding Aid
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Other Finding Aid
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Bibliography
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).