Moore-Ewing Family Papers, 1785-1879

Held by The Filson Historical Society

Creator:  Moore-Ewing Family

Title:  Papers, 1785-1879

Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department.

Size of Collection:  0.33 cubic feet

Location Number:  Mss. A M821

Scope and Content Note

The papers consist of receipts and statements, 1785-1799, surviving from the records of Michael Lacassagne, Louisville businessman and partner of Robert Karney Moore, who served as an executor of Lacassagne’s estate. Also included are legal papers concerning the settlement of the estate of Marie Ann Sophie de Barbe-Marbois Lebrun, Duchess of Plaisance, who died in 1854. The Duchess’ estate descended to her maternal heirs. Her mother was Elizabeth Moore of Philadelphia, sister of Robert Karney Moore. The legal papers consist of several depositions taken in Louisville in the mid-1850’s providing details on the Moore family, the will of Robert K. Moore, miscellaneous legal papers, and correspondence about the payment of the proceeds of the estate to various heirs.

Biographical Note

William Moore (1735-1793) of Philadelphia
Elizabeth Moore (1764-1834), daughter of William Moore, married 17 June 1784, Philadelphia to Francois Marquis de Barbe-marbois (1745-1837).
Marie Ann Sophie de Barbe-Marbois, daughter of above, born 2 April 1791, Philadelphia, married Charles-Francois-Paul Lebrun, Duke of Plaisance ( -1859) in 1804., died near Athens, Greece, 14 May 1854. Her child, Elizabeth, died young.
Robert Karney Moore (d. 1807), son of William Moore married 5 February 1806, Louisville, Kentucky to Catharine (Allen) Prince.
Sarah Lloyd Moore, daughter of Robert K. Moore and Catharine Allen Prince Moore, born 24 February 1807, Louisville, Kentucky, married 20 April 1823, Lexington, Kentucky, to Dr. Urban E. Ewing. She died 5 August 1833, Louisville, Kentucky.  Dr. Urban Epenetus Ewing, born 23 July 1800, Logan County, Kentucky, died 24 December 1874, Louisville, Kentucky.
The children of Sarah Moore and Dr. Urban E. Ewing were:
Robert Kearney Moore Ewing, died unmarried.
Catharine Allen Kearney Moore Ewing married Robert E. Hopkins
Sallie Lloyd Moore Ewing married Nathaniel D. Marshall
Mary Lloyd Moore Ewing

Richard Willing of Philadelphia was married to a granddaughter of William Moore. These are the Willings mentioned in the suit.

Some data retrieved  from membership papers of Mrs. Nicholas H. Dosker (Sallie Ewing Marshall) for the National Society of Colonial Dames in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

 

Folder List

Folder 1: Business records of Michael Lacassagne and “Lacassagne and Moore,” 1785-1789

Included within: 1788 Nov. 16 bill of Robert Hayes, Louisville, cabinetmaker.

Folder 2: Business records of Michael Lacassagne and “Lacassagne and Moore,” 1790-1799

Included within:
1790 bill for goods due to Lacassagne from James Francis Moore.
1790 April 20 blank writ signed by Christopher Greenup
1790 bill which mentions James Wilkinson and Peyton Short.
1798 June 18 bill of Lacassagne owed to Francis Vego.
1799 list of suits involving the estate of Lacassagne, among the names listed are William Croghan and George Wilson

Folder 3: Legal papers concerning the estate of the Duchess of Plaisance and supporting the claim of the descendants of Robert K. Moore, circa 1850s

Included within:
1854 Dec. 9 An act; for the relief of Catharine Moore of Clark County, Indiana. Her husband, John Prince, deserted her and she later married Robert K. Moore, by whom she had a child, Sarah Lloyd Moore. The legality of the second marriage was questioned. This act legalizes the divorce and second marriage and legitimizes the daughter. Approved Oct. 17, 1808. Certified copy made 9 Dec. 1854.

Folder 4: Depositions taken for the heirs of Robert K Moore in the settlement of the estate of the Duchess of Plaisance, 1855

Included within:
Deposition before Charles T. Taylor, consular agent for France living in Louisville given 18 Sept. 1855 by Nathan Marders (1772- ) concerning division of the succession of the Duchess of Plaisance before the civil tribunal of the Seine in behalf of the heirs and successors of Robert Karney Moore, deceased. Marders states he came to Jefferson County, Ky. in 1793 and has lived there since. Marders knew John Prince and his brother Thomas Prince. In 1794 John Prince left Kentucky. Prince was married. Louisville had a small population in those days and people knew each other.
Deposition of Levi Tyler, 18 Sept. 1855, Louisville. Born 8 Deco 1789, Jefferson County, Kentucky, he began work at the Jefferson County Clerk’s office under Worden Pope in January 1806 and the first marriage license he issued was to Robert Karney Moore and Catherine Prince. Moore died a year or two later. Sarah Lloyd Moore was born to them 12 to 15 months after the marriage. The Moores lived in Indiana. Sarah married Dr. Urban E. Ewing circa 1823. She died in 1833. Their issue were: Robert Karney Moore Ewing, who died unmarried; Catharine Allen Karney Moore Ewing, who married Robert B. Hopkins; Sallie Lloyd Moore Ewing married Nathaniel B. Marshall; and Mary Lloyd Moore Ewing.
Deposition of Sophia Jones New, 18 Sept. 1855. Aged over 66 years. She knew John Prince and his wife Catharine Allen. Around Feb. 1806 she married R. K. Moore, who did business with the Frenchman M. Lacassagne in the mercantile trade.
Deposition of Joseph Funk, 18 Sept. 1855. He was born in 1780 and came to Jefferson County in 1791. He knew Prince, who went to Louisiana and never returned.
Deposition of Matthew Adams who came to Jefferson County in 1796. He was born in 1780. In 1798 or 1799 John Prince left in charge of a flatboat to New Orleans. The boat was owned by Mr. Honore.
Deposition of Hon. Henry Pirtle, who was born in 1798 and began law practice in 1820.
Deposition of Dr. Joseph W. Knight who moved to live with his brother, Dr. John A. Knight, in 1806 in Indiana. Mr. Moore died in 1807. Sally Moore Ewing died in 1833.
Deposition of William P. Thomasson, attorney, aged 57. Began practice in 1817.
Deposition of Thomas W. Gibson, 40 years of age, attorney who began practice in 1837.
Deposition of Dr. U. E. Ewing, who met Mrs. Catharine Moore and her daughter Sarah in Lexington in 1821 where he had gone to attend the medical lectures at Transylvania. He married Sarah Lloyd Moore 20 April 1823 by Mr. Chapman of the Episcopal Church in Lexington. The Moores were married by William Kavanaugh of the Episcopal Church 5 Feb. 1806 in Lexington.
Deposition of John Thompson, 25 Sept. 1855. Born 1789.
Deposition of Henry Robb, aged 77 years, came to Jefferson County from Pennsylvania in 1784.
Deposition of William F. Bullock.
Seals of the Secretary, Office of Kentucky, Consular office in Louisville
and the consulate in Philadelphia contained in these papers.

Folder 5: Legal records in French concerning settlement of the estate of the Duchess of Plaisance, 1871-1876

Folder 6: Correspondence concerning disbursement of funds from the estate of the Duchess of Plaisance, 1872-1879

Subject Headings
Adams, Mathew, 1780-
Barbe-Marbois, Elizabeth Moore de, 1764-1834.
Barbe-Marbois, Francois marquis de, 1745-1837.
Bullock, William F.
Croghan, William, 1752-1822.
Ewing, Sarah Lloyd Moore, -1833.
Ewing, Dr. Urban Epenetus, 1800-1874.
Funk, Joseph, 1780-
Gibson, Thomas Ware, 1815-1876
Greenup, Christopher, 1750-1818.
Knight, Dr. Joseph W.
Lacassagne, Michael, -1797.
Marders, Nathan, 1772-
Moore, Catherine Allen Prince.
Moore, James Francis, -1809.
Moore, Robert Karney, -1807.
Pirtle, Henry, 1798-1880.
Plaisance, Charles-Francois-Paul Lebrun, duke de, -1859.
Plaisance, Marie Ann Sophie de Barbe-Marbois Lebrun, duchess de, 1791-1854.
Robb, Henry.
Short, Peyton, 1761-1825.
Thomasson, William Poindexter, 1797-1882.
Thompson, John, 1789-
Tyler, Levi, 1789-
Vigo, Joseph Maria Francesco, 1747-1836.
Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825.
Wilson, George
Cabinetmakers – Kentucky.
Louisville, Kentucky – Business Firms.
Merchants – Kentucky – Louisville.
Seals – Kentucky.
Seals – Kentucky – Louisville.