Bernard Moore (burgess)

Bernard Moore
Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses for King William County
In office
1761–1765
Serving with Carter Braxton
Preceded byPeter Robinson
Succeeded byHenry Gaines
In office
1744–1757
Serving with Francis West, John Martin
Preceded byThomas West
Succeeded byPeter Robinson
Personal details
Born1725
King William County, Province of Virginia
Died1775
King William County, Virginia, US
CitizenshipKingdom of Great Britain
NationalityAmerican
RelationsLucy Moore Robinson (sister)
Children2 daughters, 5 sons including Augustine Moore, Bernard Moore Jr.
Parent(s)Augustine Moore, Elizabeth Todd Seaton
OccupationPlanter, militia officer, politician

Bernard Moore (1720–1775) was a prominent landowner and member of the Virginia House of Burgesses representing King William County.[1] His brother-in-law, powerful speaker John Robinson made unauthorized loans to Moore and other allies, discovered after Robinson's death in 1766, which caused his estate's administrator (and future jurist) Edmund Pendleton and creditors including George Washington to auction Moore's land and 55 slaves.[2]

  1. ^ Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company 1915) Vol.1 p. 294
  2. ^ Thompson, Mary V. (2019). The Only Unavoidable Subject of Regret: George Washington, Slavery, and the Enslaved Community at Mount Vernon. Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia Press. ISBN 978-0-8139-4184-4. p. 61