Individual Details

Moved to Breckinridge County KY, Long Lick Creek, 1807

Records from Breckinridge Co as found in DeJarnette & Allied Families in America (1699-1954), San Bernardino, CA: E.C.&M.Frost, 1954.
Breckinridge Co DB B, p.515. 6 Dec 1809
James Moorman Sr and Elizabeth his wife [sister-in-law] to John DeJarnette, 175 acres on the southwest branch of Clover Creek for 175£.
DB F, p.96 27 Mar 1822
James Moorman and Nancy, his wife [2nd wife] to John DeJarnett. 160 1/2 southwest side of Clover Creek - same tract as the earlier deed.

The DeJarnette book above made an error regarding the Moorman family. The author stated that Judith, wife of John DeJarnette, was the daughter of James C. & Judith Moorman. This is wrong. She was the daughter of Andrew & Judith Clark Moorman. Her sister Elizabeth married James Haden Moorman, a cousin of theirs. James C. Moorman was a brother to Judith and Elizabeth, and his wife was Jane Robinson.

Breckinridge Co Court Minute Book 3 from Vol. 3 of Breckinridge Co Kentucky Records, by Cook, Cook Publications, 1984.
Sept 21,1818 Justices present were James Moorman, William Moorman, Samuel Allen, and William B. Clark, Esquires.

Goshen Baptist Church at Glen Dean, Kentucky is recognized as the oldest continuous existing Baptist meeting house in Breckinridge County.*
November 23, 1808, a group of baptized believers met in the home of Thomas Owen Sr. Baptist ministers, Water Stallard, Alexander McDougal and Warren Cash served as the Presbytery of Council of recognition and recognized as members of the Salem Association of Kentucky.
The United Baptist Church of Jesus Christ was given the name of "Goshen" by its first pastor, James Haden Moorman. Goshen means "land of plenty and comfort." The congregation met in homes until 1810 when the first log "House of Worship" was built near Long Lick Creek on the Thomas Owen farm. In 1828 another log house was built in the long Lick Creek vicinity to serve as the meeting house and school until a shcoolhouse could be built. In 1839, under the leadership of their pastor, Simeon Buchanan, pastor for twenty-three years, there was a great Revival resulting in many additions of both Blacks and Whites. with rapidly growing membership, a movement was made to erect a new "House of Worship." The frame building was built on land donated by Brother Grant Owen. the new "House of Worship" was in full use by July 1842.
In 1872 the members voted to move near Rock Lick Creek in the area of the old Goshen Bridge. The new frame uilding was built on land donated by W. J. Dean. Jese Moorman, Henry R. Dean and Thomas O. Moorman were named Trustee's.


A court case before the Court of Appeals in KY, dated 18 Dec 1829, contains mention of James and John Moorman. The case concerned possible error in the Breckinridge Circuit Court. Edward Dehaven had bought three tracts of land, 50 acres, 200 acres, and 250 acres on 12 Mar 1801, from William Hargis. He sold 125 acres to James Moorman for $737.50 and 75 acres to John Moorman for $262.50. James had later sold his 125 acres to Levi Ashbrook. By about 1818 or 1819, William Hardin obtained judgement in ejectment against Barton Mattingly to whom Edward Dehaven had sold part of this land. [Mark Hardin had apparently claimed this same land but he was likely deceased by this time and William acting in his behalf.] That suit had disclosed that the land sold by William Hargis had been patented by his father Thomas Hargis and had descended to eight children, of whom William Hargis was only one and that he did not have title. There was also a mortgage against two slaves and 193 acres of the land. - James Moorman had procured conveyance from Edward Dehaven On the 2nd of Jan 1821, Moorman transferred to John Sterritt, son-in-law of Edward Dehaven the title to the two slaves and they also made some arrangement concerning the land. At this point the case becomes hopelessly confusing, but apparently Sterritt contacted all the other heirs of Thomas Hargis and procured their conveyeances for $10 each and he also obtained a release from Hardin for his adversary claim which was paid by Sterritt, John Moorman, and Ashbrook, eventually clearing Edward Dehaven of all obligations The circuit court had dismissed the case and the Court of Appeals could find no reason to reverse that decision.
26 KY 27; 1829 WL 1457

Buried James Moorman Cemetery

Birth	27 Feb 1776
Marriage	17 Dec 1796	Elizabeth Moorman
Marriage	10 Jun 1810	Breckinridge County, Kentucky - Nancy Ann Owen
Death	10 Aug 1852	Breckinridge County, Kentucky

Spouse

Elizabeth Moorman (1777 - 1809)

Spouse	Nancy Ann Owen (1785 - 1857)
Child	James Haden Langhorn Moorman (1825 - 1895)

Father	William Moorman (1751 - 1829)
Mother	Jane or Jeannie Haden (1757 - 1789)
Sibling	Mary Ann "Polly" Moorman (1774 - 1842)
Sibling	William Moorman (1780 - )
Sibling	John Haden Moorman (1781 - 1829)
Sibling	Mildred Moorman (1784 - 1853)
Sibling	Elizabeth Moorman (1787 - )