Robert Bruce Moffitt

Died At Sea on his way back from America to Ireland

Robert Bruce Moffat note 4 5 6 7 8

Born: Abt 1705, Donegal, Ireland note 9 10 11 12

Marriage: Margaret Stuart in 1730 in Moffatt, Dumfries, Scotland note 1 2 3

Died: 1783, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland about age 78 note13

Buried: Donegal, N. Ireland

General Notes:

Excerpts from "Moffit Family" page 382 and 383 of "The Heritage of Randolph County North Carolina Volume 1 1993" LDS call number 975.661 H2h v. 1

"Adam, William, Hugh, James, Charles, John, Robert, Margaret, and Mary came to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from Ireland sometime before 1750. The record is unclear as to whether the parents, Robert and Margaret, came with them or not. They stayed in the Philadelphia area for several years and then five of the brothers moved to the southeast section of what is now Randolph county and the western part of Chatham County, N.C.

William and Charles settled on the waters of Richland Creek in the area where Moffitt's Mill was developed. Moffitt's Mill was for many years a very prosperous and influential area of Randolph County, and many Moffitts from this line became industrialists, mill owners, and successful business people. "

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2. ROBERT BRUCE2 MOFFAT (CHARLES1) was born Abt. 1710 in Moffetts Wells, Dumfries, Scotland, and died 1783 in Ulster, Ireland ?. He married MARGARET STEWART Abt. 1732 in Northern Ireland or Moffetts Wells, Scotland. She was born Abt. 1720 in England, and died in Ireland.

Notes for ROBERT BRUCE MOFFAT:

Came to America through Virginia and settled in Randolph NC area

Others say died in Ireland abt 1760 (Ulster, Ireland?)

DOB may be 1705

According to Kay Frances Suckow, after the marriage of Robert Bruce Moffat & Margaret Stuart in Moffat, Dumfries, Scotland, they moved to County Donegal, Ireland where their children were born. Six of his sons went to America. Of those five stayed, one was to return to Ireland, but died at sea.

One family tradition which accounts for the change of spelling of name---when the sons went to America they agreed to adopt the "itt" at the end of the name to identify them wherever the name was found as belonging to the Robert Moffitt/Moffat line.

It is likely that the Moffats were originally from Moffat, Dumfries, Scotland, the ancestral home of the Moffat Clan. They quite likely migrated to Ireland during the Plantation periods of the 17th Century.

Note: Some sources give his birthdate as 1716 in Donegal, Londonderry, IRL.

William MOFFITT b: 1731 OR 1740 in Londonderry, Donegal, IRL

Margaret MOFFITT b: 1733 in Londonderry, Donegal, IRL

Catharine MOFFITT b: 1735 in Londonderry, Donegal, IRL

James MOFFITT b: 1736 in Londonderry, Donegal, IRL

Adam MOFFITT b: 1738 in Londonderry, Donegal, IRL

Mary MOFFITT b: 1742 in Londonderry, Donegal, IRL

Charles MOFFITT b: 14 FEB 1743 in Londonderry, Donegal, IRL

Hugh MOFFITT b: 1740 OR 1745 in Londonderry, Donegal, IRL

Robert MOFFITT b: 1745 in Londonderry, Donegal, IRL

John MOFFITT b: 1747 in Londonderry, Donegal, IRL

Patrick MOFFITT b: 1748 in Londonderry, Donegal, IRL

Abbrev: Moffitt Bible Record - Abijah

Title: Bible Record of Abijah Moffitt

Page: "Robert Moffitt was born in Scotland and went to Ireland when young. There he married Margaret Stuart from England, a near relative of King James II. Their children were James, Charles, William, Adam, Margaret, Mary, Catheren, Robert, Hugh, John and Patrick, the latter never came to America. John came over first alone and went back to Ireland. He, being pleased with country, came back with five of his brothers to Philadelphia and remained there for some time. They, then went to North Carolina, Chathem or Randolph County. James went into Georgia or South Carolina about the year of 1790. William, Adam and Charles died in North Carolina. Hugh went to Ohio in 1798-9 and settled near Chillico where he died about the year of 1800. Robert started back to Ireland and was never heard from again by those who remained in America. They supposed he was lost at sea. William and Hugh married Davis daughters of North Carolina. The Davis girl's father was born in England....

Notes for MARGARET STEWART:

may be "Mary"?

May be Stuart?

Children of ROBERT MOFFAT and MARGARET STEWART are:

3. i. WILLIAM3 MOFFITT, SR., b. 1731, Londonderry, Donegal, Ireland; d. August 1797, Randolph Co., NC (Richland Creek area).

ii. JAMES MOFFITT, b. Bet. 1734 - 1736; d. November 1827.

4. iii. HUGH MOFFITT, b. Bet. 1740 - 1745, Donegal, Ireland; d. Abt. 1800, Chillico, Ohio (1799?).

5. iv. CHARLES MOFFITT, b. February 14, 1743, Londonderry, Donegal, Ireland; d. February 22, 1818, NC.

v. MARGRET MOFFITT, b. 1733.

vi. MARY MOFFITT.

vii. CATHERINE MOFFITT, b. 1735.

viii. JOHN MOFFITT.

ix. PATRICK MOFFITT.

x. ROBERT MOFFITT.

6. xi. ADAM MOFFITT, SR., b. 1738, Donegal, Ireland; d. August 1809, NC.

Robert married Margaret Stuart in 1730 in Moffatt, Dumfries, Scotland.1 2 3 (Margaret Stuart was born in 1720 in England,14 died in , Columbia, PA, and was buried in Ireland.)

Marriage Notes:

Reference Number:H5

apparently married in Scotland , afterwards migrated to Ireland where their children were born.

Sources

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1 Biographical History of Boone County, Indiana, Biographical History of Boone County, Indiana. Robert Moffitt of Scotland, Margaret Stewart of England married in Ireland.

2 LDS IGI Files , Salt Lake City, LDS IGI Files , Salt Lake City, film 170658, page 892. Robert Bruce Moffitt, birth about 1718, Scotland , spouse Margaret Stewart.

3 Ibid, film 1760799. Robert Moffitt, Spouse Margaret Stuart, marriage 1730, Moffatt, Dumfries, Scotland.

4 William Moffitt, LDS Ancestral files. AFN:1WKG-G0, William Moffitt, LDS Ancestral files. AFN:1WKG-G0. Robert Bruce Moffett AFN:1WKG-JB, father of William Moffitt and Margaret Stewart AFN:1WKG-KH, mother of William Moffitt.

5 Robert Bruce Moffett, LDS Ancestral Files, AFN:1WKG-JB, Robert Bruce Moffett, LDS Ancestral Files, AFN:1WKG-JB. Robert Bruce Moffett, wife Margaret Stewart and children as a family group record and pedigree.

6 Robert Bruce Moffett, ref "The Moffitts in North Carolina", Donald Moffitt, Robert Bruce Moffett, ref "The Moffitts in North Carolina". Robert Moffett, wife Margaret Stewart and 6 sons, the first 5 imigrated from Ireland to N. Carolina, sons were James, Adam, Charles, William, Hugh, John.

7 The Heritage of Randolph County North Carolina Volume 1- 1993, Randolph County Heritage Committee, The Heritage of Randolph County North Carolina Volume 1- 1993 (published in 1993), page 382. Robert Moffat married Margaret Stuart at Moffet Wells, Scotland, sometime in the early 1700's.

8 Biographical History of Boone County, Indiana, Biographical History of Boone County, Indiana, page 392, 393.

9 Robert Bruce Moffett, LDS Ancestral Files, AFN:1WKG-JB, Robert Bruce Moffett, LDS Ancestral Files, AFN:1WKG-JB. born 1716, Ulster (Ireland), Donegal, Ulster (Ireland).

10 Biographical History of Boone County, Indiana, Biographical History of Boone County, Indiana, page 393. Robert Moffitt was born in Scotland , but emigrated to Ireland when young, married Margaret Stewart of England.

11 LDS IGI Files , Salt Lake City, LDS IGI Files , Salt Lake City, film 170658 , page 892. Robert Bruce Moffitt, birth abt 1718, Scotland, spouse Margaret Stewart.

12 clanmoffat.org, clanmoffat.org. Robert Bruce Moffat born abt 1705 in Donegal, Ireland and died in Donegal Ireland abt 1775.

13 LDS Ancestral Files, Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Ancestral Files, Salt Lake City, Utah. died 1742. not likely correct as apparently still fathering children.

14 Biographical History of Boone County, Indiana, Biographical History of Boone County, Indiana. Margaret Stewart of England.

The Moffitt brothers who came to America were born in Ireland of Scottish descent. The brothers were childred of Robert Moffitt, born near Moffit's Well in Scotland, who emigrated to Ireland and md Margaret Stuart, a near relative of King James II. The Abijah Moffitt Bible

says William Moffitt, son of Robert and Margaret (Stuart) Moffitt, came to America first alone, returned to Ireland, and later he and five of his brothers came to Philadelphia, remained there some time, the went to North Carolina,

Chatham or Randolph Co. The Charles Moffitt Bible says Charles and Hugh Moffitt and a family of Cox came to America from Ireland and settled in the Deep River section of North Carolina in Randolph Co. about 1750.

The Moffitts, Davises, Hadleys, Mackies are to be found in the Quaker Records of Hinshaw. They were in Chester Co. Pa., Cane Creek, N.H.,Orange (Almanac now)Co., Lick Creek M.M. Ind., FAll Creek M.M., Sugar River M.M., New Hope M.M.

(TN) The Martins were more in Deep Creek M.M., Surry Co., NC, also Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, Orange Co. (Later Almanac Co) NC

GEDCOM Note

William Joseph MOFFITT was born about 1740 in the Derryveagh Mountains on the north western seaboard of northern Ireland. This is a mountain area exposed to the Atlantic Ocean with a stunning coastline of golden beaches, dramatic cliffs and windswept peninsulas. William is the son of Robert Bruce MOFFITT and his wife Margaret STUART of Moffatt Wells, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. This Scottish couple had migrated into Donegal, Donegal County, Ulster, Ireland from Scotland where their children including William Joseph MOFFITT were all born.

William Joseph MOFFITT was an immigrant to America most likely in his late teens as a single man to perhaps Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was probably attracted to and part of the William Penn Quaker movement. No doubt William travelled the Great Wagon Road from Philadelphia and joined many other Quaker families in the Cane Creek Settlement, Snow Camp, Colonial Orange (now Alamance) County, North Carolina in the early 1760,s.

William Joseph MOFFITT age 23 married 02 Apr 1763 in the Cane Creek Meeting House in Colonial Orange (now Alamance)County, North Carolina to Mary DAVIS age 22 of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

The eight known children of this couple are:

1. Naomi (Moffat) MOFFITT, b. 11 Jun 1763; d. 19 Mar 1840 2. Catherine MOFFITT, b. 05 Apr 1765; d. 09 Mar 1848 3. Hannah MOFFITT, b. 22 Dec 1771; d. 1842 4. Mary MOFFITT, b. 1773; d. 26 Mar 1795 5. Margaret MOFFITT, b. 1774; d. 1853 6. Robert MOFFITT, b. 06 Oct 1778; d. 06 Oct 1844 7. William MOFFITT, b. 1781; d. 13 Nov 1842 8. David MOFFITT, b. 04 Feb 1785; d. 24 May 1854 From Find a Grave