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Old Grubb Moore died on July 28, 1743, survived by his widow and several children, including
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Augustine Moore farmed tobacco at least in part using enslaved labor. He held local offices including on the vestry of the local parish and as an officer of the local militia. He also hired the painter
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from her first husband, Henry Seaton (1659-1713). Her mother, Elizabeth
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Moore emigrated from
England about 1705 and made a fortune in the tobacco trade. Descendants traced their lineage to a Lord Mayor of London and Sir Thomas More, although some disagreement exists. He married Mary Gage in England, but she died in childbirth in the Virginia colony in 1713, with mother
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Chelsea in 1874, and it passed through several hands before being restored and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. The Historic Virginia Land Conservancy has held a conservancy easement on the property since 2012.
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Colonial Williamsburg foundation. His descendant, future CSA General Robert E. Lee, often visited his grandmother at Chelsea and spent time in the room where they hung, reportedly saying, “I don't like to leave my ancestors, these old Romans.”
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and Thomas inherited his lands pursuant to the terms of this man's will. During this man's lifetime, their sister Lucy (1716- circa 1750) married the influential widower
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