The Moore's of New York
Prudence Ann Moore, was born in 1949, the daughter of Marcus Heiselmann Moore, Jr. and Ruth Charlotte (Edinger) Moore, commonly referred to as Charlotte, our ancestors.
Pru, was born on May 10, 1949, in Port Chester, New York. Her older brother, John Frederick, was born on March 23, 1946. Her younger brother, Geoffrey William, was born on January 1, 1951. The youngest of the four Moore children, was Priscilla Anneliese Moore, who was born on February 8, 1960.
Marcus and Charlotte Moore raised their four children in Mamaroneck, New York. Mamaroneck, is a small town in Westchester County, New York, settled in the 1600's. It sits just 23 miles north of New York City, on Long Island Sound. Mamaroneck, is a Native American name translated as "the place where the sweet waters fall into the sea." The Moore's couldn't have picked a more ideal spot to raise their four children.
The choosing of such an idyllic spot to raise a family had to follow a story-book beginning, one that resulted in 73 years of marriage -- and it did.
Marcus Heiselmann Moore, Jr. (1915 -- 2019)
Marcus Heiselmann Moore, Jr., was the son of Marcus Heiselmann Moore (1885 -- 1937) and Olive Ellison (Hawkes) Moore (1884 -- 1966). He was born at the Hawkes family home in New Rochelle, New York. The Hawkes home, which is located on the corner of Bayley and Parkhardt, in New Rochelle, is said to be haunted.
The Moore family eventually moved to Mamaroneck, New York, the same special community that young Marcus eventually chose for his own four children to call home.
When young Marcus was only 19 years of age, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which was a work relief program that gave millions of young men a chance to be employed while working on environmental projects during the Great Depression. The CCC, was the most popular of the "New Deal" programs of the 32nd President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. President Roosevelt, served in the White House from 1933, until his untimely death in April of 1945.
While with the CCC in Oregon, training to be a Forest Ranger, Marcus received the news that his father, Marcus Moore, Sr., had died suddenly of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. He was only 52 years of age. It was May 30, 1937.
It took 22-year old Marcus, months to earn the money to pay for his travel home to Mamaroneck, New York. He had to care for his sister, Ruth and his mother, Olive.
Marcus, had to find work to support his family. A relative told him that Fred and Anna Kukuk, farmers from Kingston, New York, were looking for helpers to raise a barn on their property. The decision Marcus made to travel to Kingston to help the Kukuk's raise their barn proved to become a life-changing decision for him. It was at the Kukuk farm, 100 miles north of Mamaroneck, that Marcus met and fell in love with, Charlotte Edinger.
Charlotte and her three siblings: Howard, John and Virginia, had been living at an Ulster, New York orphanage. Ulster, is approximately 4 miles north of Kingston, New York. It was that road that the Kukuk's, would travel when they'd regularly deliver food to the orphanage. The Kukuk's had no children. It was there that the Kukuk's met the four Edinger siblings. When Charlotte, the youngest of the Edinger siblings reached age twelve, in December of 1930, the Kukuk's asked for and were granted permission "take the Edinger children in". Nothing would be the same after that.
It was during 1938 that Marcus Moore arrived at the Kukuk farm
to help raise their barn. Charlotte, would have been 20 years of age. Those of us who've fall in love, know what it's like when that spark of mutual interest and infatuation starts. It certainly did for Marcus and Charlotte.
World War II interrupted the lives of millions of people between the September 1, 1939 German invasion of Poland and the September 2, 1945 surrender of Japan. Any plans that Marcus and Charlotte had to formalize their relationship were put on hold. First, a world war had to be fought and won.
Marcus Heiselmann Moore, Jr. enlisted in the United States Navy in 1939. Marcus, wouldn't marry Charlotte Edinger until July 29, 1943. They married in Bayside, Long Island.
Upon Marcus' discharge from the United States Navy, he started working for a local oil company, Mitchell Oil of Mamaroneck. He worked for them for his entire career. However, Marcus and Charlotte spent most of their spare time at St. John's Lutheran Church of Mamaroneck. They were devote Christians. Both of them held several positions within the church. Their well known kindness to others knew no bounds.
Although most families lack ancestors who left behind privately penned letters or other documents that revealed their personal ruminations, our family had Marcus Heiselmann Moore, Jr. Marcus, is the finest example of someone who was unafraid of his descendants someday peering into his soul. The letter set out below, that Marcus penned to family members in 1995, is the finest example of that special gift:
Marc Moore
25 Nov. 95
Dear Judy, Joe and Family,
I lost my Pa when I was 22 yrs. Old. I was in the
C.C.C's in Oregon State far from home and making \$30
a month for my services. \$25 was sent home to help my
family live & I kept \$5 a month for spending money. I
had no money saved to come East for the burial of my
Dad and comfort my Mom. Talk about devastation.
Over the years I have learned a few things about
death and dying thru my little garden that I'd kept
for many years.
One plants in the Spring and nurtures the plants
little by little. Watching them grow and actually
becoming very attached to each and every plant.
They'd reach maturity & would show forth beautiful &
plentiful offspring & fruit.
The fruit have seeds which in turn are deposited
for future growth. Around early Fall, the mother or
father plant shows signs of fatigue and in late Fall comes
that killing frost. Going to the garden now to observe is
not a happy time. My beautiful plants are finished.
Devastation again.
My garden has left me something one doesn't usually
think of. My garden has left seeds (relatives and friends
who are still around) and will show forth next year.
There's hope, for our garden will produce plants for next
year to nurture and love. Similarly, our dying parents
offspring and friend who you love, have in their lifetime,
produced loved ones for us to nurture and love, so all is
not lost.
Love those around you who are remaining, treat
them with kindness, but never forget those who have
gone over the Hill.
Sorry we didn't feel up to the trip to Rochester, but our
thoughts and Love are there with you at all times.
Love Ya All, Marc & Char.
From Hingham, Norfolk, England to Boston in 1630
The parents of Marcus Moore, Jr., were Marcus Moore, Sr. (1885 -- 1937) and *Olive Ellison (Hawkes) Moore (1884 -- 1966). The Hawkes Family left their imprint on the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. More importantly, the Hawkes* descendants helped shape the creation of the United States of America. Their story is America's story.
Hawkes, is an ancient Anglo-Saxon name from the old English name of Halke or Hafoc, which means Hawk. In the 1500's and 1600's the name was sometimes spelled Haukes. The first appearance of the surname was found in 1066 at Winton, England.
We can trace our Hawkes ancestry back to 16th century England. It is believed that John Hawkes, our ancestor, was born circa 1575 in Hingham, Norfolk, England. It's also believed that John Hawkes was baptized inside of St. Andrew's Church, in Hingham. We do know that John Hawkes died on March 14, 1672. Depending on the year of his birth, he was approximately 97 years of age at the time of his death. It is through John Hawkes and his wife, Mary (Cowper) Hawkes, that we share a common ancestry with American Presidents and a future King of England.
Norfolk, England, is the northern half of the ancient kingdom of East Anglia. Hingham, a small countryside town which sits within Norfolk, even today only has a population of about 2,500. The town of Hingham, in antiquity, was originally spelled Henghem. It is an ancient settlement, once the property of King Athelstan in the year 925.
Within the settlement of Hingham is the church of St. Andrew. It is within St. Andrew's that John Hawkes is believed to have been both baptized and the place of his marriage. John, married Mary Cowper, on January 27, 1612.
The church of St. Andrew's, was built in the year 1350 - the 14th century. Church records indicate that three sons of John and Mary Hawkes were baptized at St. Andrew's: Stephen Hawkes in 1602, Adam Hawkes in 1605 and John Hawkes in 1617. There were also other children born to the couple.
Two children born to John and Mary Hawkes, would eventually play a role in the creation and direction of the most powerful and influential country in world history -- the United States of America. They were John Hawkes and Adam Hawkes.
John Hawkes (born in 1617): and Adam Hawkes (born in 1605), left the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, on April 8, 1630, part of a large fleet totaling 11 ships, carrying 700 migrants to the new colony in America. The fleet of ships has been referred to as 'Winthrop's Fleet', headed by John Winthrop.
John Winthrop, became the first Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Winthrop, who was born in 1588, became the leading figure among the Puritan founders of New England. Those who called themselves Puritans sought to 'purify' or reform the Church of England from within, simplifying forms of worship and religious practices.
John Winthrop, John and Adam Hawkes, among many others, were part of the 'Puritan Great Migration' that has been historically dated from the years 1621 to 1640.
'Winthrop's Fleet', landed in what is now Salem, Massachusetts, on June 13, 1630. Their Atlantic sea voyage lasted nine (9) weeks. Most of the new arrivals moved to Boston. A few of the migrants stayed in Salem. The Puritans as they became known, officially named and incorporated Boston on September 30, 1630. The city quickly became the center of Puritan New England. The new colony became known as the Massachusetts Bay Colony. John Winthrop, told his fellow Puritans: "We shall be as a City upon a Hill; the eyes of all people are upon us."
Many of the new arrivals were indentured servants. The Hawkes brothers were among them. Indentured servants paid for their ocean passage by working for an agreed period after they arrived in America. We do know that John and Adam Hawkes spent four years in their indentured work agreement while residing in the towns of Dorchester and Charlestown, of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Once John and Adam Hawkes, paid their English masters back for their trip to America, they went to work establishing a name for themselves. Through their descendants, they established a name for their new home, which ultimately became the United States of America.
John and Adam Hawkes
After John Hawkes discharged his debt under his indentured work agreement, he moved to Windsor, Connecticut. In 1642 he married Elizabeth Browne. They had eleven (11) children -- all born in Windsor. In 1659 the family moved to Hadley, Massachusetts, where they were among the first settlers. It's also where John Hawkes, erected a home for his family. It was said that he "had little time to enjoy its comforts himself". John Hawkes, died suddenly on June 30, 1662. He's interred in the Hadley Cemetery.
John Hawkes' older brother, Adam Hawkes, became the original settler of what is now known as Saugus, Massachusetts. Adam Hawkes, was born in Hingham, Norfolk, England in January of 1605. He died in Lynn, Massachusetts, in March of 1672.
The Puritan Great Migration
Brothers John and Adam Hawkes were part of the Great Migration of immigrants who arrived in New England in 1630. The Great Migration (also referred to as the Puritan Great Migration) included immigrants to New England who arrived between the Mayflower in 1620 and the beginning of the English Civil War in 1640. The first wave of immigrants consisted largely of Puritans, who left England in search of religious freedom. That wave established the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. They played a key role in shaping American society and politics. Their descendants went on to play important roles in the American Revolution and the formation of the United States.
Priscilla (Moore) Jacobson, whose paternal grandmother was Olive (Hawkes) Moore, has been 'the keeper' of her family's oral history. She has traced the John Hawkes generational chart as follows:
John Hawkes & Mary Cowper
(born circa 1575)
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John Hawkes (& Elizabeth Browne)
(born 1617)
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Eliezer Hawkes, Sr. & Judith Smead
(born 1655)
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Eliezer Hawkes, Jr. & Abigail Wells
(born 1693)
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Joshua Hawkes & Abigail Hastings
(born 1721)
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Jared Hawkes & Elizabeth Fales
(born 1752)
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Horace Hawkes & Rachel Smedley
(born 1793)
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Orlando Manville Hawkes & Debby Hawley
(born 1820)
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Henry Martin Hawkes & Clara Ellison
(born 1854)
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Marcus Moore, Sr. & Olive Hawkes
(born 1885)
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Marcus Moore, Jr. & Charlotte Edinger
(born 1915)
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Siblings: Prudence Ann Moore & Priscilla Anneliese Moore
(born 1949) (born 1960)
The Hawkes' Descendants
In 1876 the Hawkes Family Association was formed. They've spent years compiling the Hawkes ancestry. Their genealogical records are stored at the New England Genealogical Society in Boston, Massachusetts. Just some of the famous kin connections for Adam Hawkes are set out below:
\*John Adams, 2nd U.S. President and Signer of the
Declaration of Independence; 3rd great-grandson;
\*John Quincy Adams, 6th U.S. President, 4th great-grandson;
\*Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., U.S. Supreme Court Justice,
5th great-grandson;
\*Thomas Edmund Dewey, 47th Governor of New York,
7th great-grandson;
\*J.P. Morgan, Jr., American Banker and Philanthropist,
7th great-grandson;
\Tennessee Williams, Author of A Streetcar Named Desire*,
8th great-grandson;
*\Henry Sturgis Morgan**, Co-Founder of Morgan Stanley,
9th great-grandson;
\*Bill Weld, 68th Governor of Massachusetts,
10th great-grandson;
*\Story Musgrave**, NASA Astronaut, 10th great-grandson;
*\James Brolin**, TV and Movie Actor, 12th great-grandson;
\*Princess Diana, Princess of Wales, 10th great- granddaughter;
\*Prince Wiliam, Prince of Wales, 11th great-grandson;
\*Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, 11th great-grandson;
\*Pete Buttigieg, 19th U.S. Secretary of Transportation,
12th great-grandson;
Relationships between the John and Adam Hawkes descendants
As to the relationship between the family of John Hawkes (born 1617) and Adam Hawkes (born 1605), a few examples will indicate the complexity of describing the relationships and the necessity of having a cheat sheet to accurately describe each relationship. Here are a few examples:
\*President John Adams is Adam Hawkes' 3rd great grandson;
\*John Hawkes' (born 1617) 3rd great grandson would be a 5th cousin
to President John Adams;
\*John Hawkes (born 1617), would be a 4th great uncle to President
John Adams;
\*Princess Diana, is the 10th great granddaughter of Adams Hawkes;
\*John Hawkes (born 1617), would be an 11th great uncle to Princess
Diana;
\*Diana, Princess of Wales, would be the 12th cousin to John Hawkes'
(born 1617) 10th grandchild;
Oh well, it is cumbersome. It's just easier and just as accurate to merely say -- "they're all cousins".
President Abraham Lincoln's family also came from Hingham, England
It's obvious that had John and Adam Hawkes not chosen to be part of The Puritan Great Migration, America would be a different country today. How different? We don't know exactly. But, it would be different. The Hawkes descendants impacted every part of American politics and culture for several centuries after they landed in Salem, Massachusetts, in the year 1630.
The small settlement of Hingham, Norfolk, England, also provided another difference-maker for America. His name was Samuel Lincoln, who was born on August 24, 1622, in Hingham. Samuel Lincoln, was baptized in 1622, in the ancient church of St. Andrew's, the same church where John and Adam Hawkes were baptized only a few years earlier.
Our ancestor, John Hawkes (born 1617), would have been only five years of age at the time of Samuel's birth. That the Hawkes and Lincoln famlies knew one another is certain. What is also certain is that neither the Hawkes brothers nor Samuel Lincoln, knew that they'd become the ancestors to three American Presidents and a King of England.
Samuel Lincoln married Martha Lyford, in Hingham. They had eleven children. Samuel's fourth son Mordecai Lincoln, is Abraham Lincoln's (born 1809) ancestor. Samuel Lincoln was the great-great-great-great grandfather of President Abraham Lincoln.
Our common ancestry with Presidents and Kings
The children of Prudence (Moore) Giel and Bill Giel -- Dawn and Dayna Giel; as well as the children of Priscilla (Moore) Jacobson and Peter Jacobson -- Paul, Phil and Patrick Jacobson, all share the same common ancestry with the second President of the United States, John Adams (1735 -- 1826) and his son, John Quincy Adams, the 6th President of the United States (1767 -- 1848). They also share the same common ancestry with Diana, Princess of Wales and her son, Prince William, the Prince of Wales, who is in line to become the next King of England.
Our common ancestors are John Hawkes (born circa 1575) and his wife, Mary Cowper, who married in Hingham, Norfolk, England, on January 12, 1612. John and Mary (Cowper) Hawkes, were the parents of brothers John Hawkes and Adam Hawkes. Quite a legacy. It's also a wonderful story. It happens to be our story.