NOTE: Arthur T. MOORE, ABT 1784 - BEF 03 JUN 1837

Arthur Moore, the father of Philip, died in the spring of 1837
   at the age of sixty. He had been born in 1777 during the
Revolutionary War, probably in a log cabin not far from the
place he died. When Arthur was ten years old his father,
James, had been granted two hundred acres on Bullhead Branch,
   off the Satilla River.

   In a sworn affidavit dated May 4, 1835 while applying for
disability benefits stemming from service in the war of 1812
Arthur T. Moore stated, "he was born in West Florida about the
year 1784 and was brought into the state of Georgia when an
infant and has lived in the State of Georgia ever since partly
   in the County of Emanuel now Washington County and in the said
County of Camden." €92

NOTE: Priscilla GOODBREAD, 1789 - 02 JUN 1851

Migrated from Camden County Georgia to Columbia County Florida
Territory about 1841 €6

Priscilla Goodbread married Arthur T. Moore who died about 1837
in Camden County Georgia. In 1843-44 Priscilla and her
children joined her three brothers Adam, John and Jacob
Goodbread in their move to the Suwanee Valley in Florida. €19

NOTE: James MOORE, 1755 - DEC 1840

"All factual information on James Moore begins with his land
grant from the State of Georgia in 1787.

   In 1787 James Moore received 200 acres in his Headrights Grant
   on the 'Branch of the Bulhead South Leg Satilla.' He was then
about 33. This location is about twentyfive miles south of
Jacob [Moore's] grant in Glynn County. Probably the biggest
factor in settlement of Camden and Glynn Counties was the
Headrights and Bounty Land Acts of Georgia which granted land
   to veterans, widows, and heads of families." €18

James Moore and his son James are listed as having returned
from Florida following the evacuation of Georgia in 1783 near
   the conclusion of the Revolution. €46

   A James Moore claimed a grant of 287 1/2 acres of land in
Washington Co on 24 Jun 1784. €94 This coincides nicely with
   a statement made by Arthur T. Moore that he was born in 1784 in
West Florida and moved to Washington Co, GA as an infant. €92

   At just about the same time (3 Jul 1784) William Moore received
   a similar grant as did Frances Moore (12 Jul 1784). €94 Arthur
Moore received 200 acres on 4 Dec 1786. €94

"Private, Georgia Troops; Certified by Col. Greenberry Lee as
such, 1784, and Bounty Land issued to him, located in Emanuel
County, on which his son, James Moore, Jr., lived and died."
€93

NOTE: Thomas E. (Tom) PIGOTT, 15 JUN 1804 - 31 MAR 1866

Tom entered Mississippi from Liberty Co, GA as a teenage lad
about 1817. With the death of his father while Tom was still a
small boy, Tom lived with his brother Nathaniel for a time and
probably with his sister, Rebecca Magee.

Probably due to the influence of his sister, Rebecca, Tom
settled in the Waterholes area instead of nearer his brother
Nathaniel in Washington Parish, although he apparently had land
   in both places.

   At the prime of his life, Tom is described as having eyes so
dark that they appeared to be black. His 145-150 pounds was on
about a 5'9" frame. An olive complexion, dark brown hair, a
sharp straight nose, very slightly flared at the nostril.

   Tom was of the Baptist faith.

   The 1840 census shows Tom still in Marion Co, owning 8 slaves
   (5 males and 3 females).

   In 1850 he is living in Washington Parish. Here he owned 1,100
acres and produced cotton, rice, corn and wool. He owned milk
cows, work oxen, cattle, sheep and swine. He is also shown
owning 86 slaves (54 males and 32 females).

   In 1860 he is back in Marion County. He either does not own as
many slaves or they are still in Washington Parish. He is now
shown owning only 15 slaves here. His real estate value is at
$3000, while his personal farm production now includes:
corn, wool, molasses, cotton and cattle. He also operated a
cotton gin and press, a rice mill, and a grist mill. (The
mills used water power and are believed to have been located
upon Pusheptappa Creek.)

   Tom died of measles along with his son, Isaac Nathaniel, in
March of 1866.

NOTE: John PIGOTT, ABT 1758 - 27 MAY 1812

Moved from Cheraws District South Carolina to Liberty County
Georgia in about 1791. €1

John Pigott, Jr. is recorded in the Pee Dee area of S. Carolina
around 1775 in St. David's Parish. He served in Lide's Company
   in Marion's Brigade during the Revolutionary War. €26 €27 Ref
   ID 962?

John Pigott failed to appear for juty duty 27 Jan 1806. €45 p
1342

   A John Pigott witnessed the sale of 100 acres of land on the
Canoochee River 29 Jan 1808. €45 p 1425 This could have been
John Pigott, Jr. or John Pigott, III. In either case it
implies that the Pigott homestead was near the Canoochee River.

John Pigott, Jr. (listed as John Pigott, Sr.) registered for
   the 1807 land lottery in Liberty Co., GA as head of his family.
   His son John Pigott III (listed as John Pigott, Jr.) registered
   as a single male. €45 pp 1545, 1546

   A John Pigott (either John Pigott, Jr. or possibly John Pigott
III) was employed as a spy or scout by Lt. Col. Daniel Stewart
   in Liberty Co., GA between 1792 and 1796.€45 p 2215

Jack Pigott reports that there is presently a Pigott Baptist
Church just outside Glennville, GA. For generations there have
been no Pigotts in the area. This likely implies that this is
   the area that John Pigott, Jr. and the rest of the Pigott
family settled.

From: Tara Reynolds
Subject: Pigott Branch Church

   Did you know that there is a Pigott Branch Church in Long
County, GA south of Glennville? I passed it while driving up to
Claxton, GA. It's on the west side of Hwy. 301.