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Historical NoteNote
John Bertie Moore (1808-1860) came from Bertie, North Carolina, to settle in Haywood County, Tennessee. He had traveled with the Bond and Nixon families, other noted early West Tennessee settlers. Moore purchased a 10,000 acre plantation in 1826 that was located eight miles west of Brownsville. In 1846, Moore married Judith Bell Estes, daughter of Joel and Sarah Langhorne Bates Estes. Children of this union were James West Estes Moore (b. 1850), Joseph John Moore (1854-1927), John B. Moore (b. ca. 1848) and Sallie Virginia Moore (1855-1924). After the passing of John Bertie Moore in 1860, Judith Bell Estes Moore managed the plantation. According to information provided by the collection owners, John Bertie Moore also acted as guardian for his younger brothers, James West Moore and Joshua Moore, both of whom attended Wake Forest College in North Carolina. Joshua Moore died Nov. 30, 1843. He is the owner's great-grandfather. The portrait normally resides at their Brownsville farm.