Thomas Moore (1759July 11, 1822) was a member of the

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and planter from

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. Born in the Spartanburg District of the

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, Moore served during the Revolutionary War, taking part in the

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at the age of 16. He served in the

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to 1794 to 1799. In 1800, he was elected a

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to the seventh congress, serving from 1801 to 1813. He served as a brigadier general in the

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and afterwards engaged in planting. Moore was one of the founders of the first

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s in Spartanburg District. In 1814, he was elected to the

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, serving again from 1815 to 1817. Afterwards, he resumed engaging in agricultural pursuits. He owned slaves. He died near Moores Station of

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, in 1822 and was interred in Moore's Burying Ground. According to one source, he was the brother of the legendary heroine of Cowpens,

Kate Barry Margaret Catherine Moore Berry (November 29, 1752 – September 29, 1823) operated as a scout and guide for Brigadier General Daniel Morgan during the American Revolutionary War. Morgan learned that General Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornw ...

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