Notes for: Moses MORDECAI II

Moses became a respected circuit-riding lawyer in Eastern North Carolina. He also was an excellent farmer, expanding the plantation. He was a prominet attorney and judge in Raleigh, NC, and owner of The MORDECAI HOUSE [built in 1785 by Joel Lane for his son Henry.
Moses married two of Henry Lanes' daughters: (1) Margaret "Peggy" Lane, the daughter of Henry Lane and Mary "Polly" Hinton on December 09, 1817. Peggy died December 11, 1821.
After the death of Peggy, Moses married her younger sister, (2) Ann Willis "Nancy" Lane on Jan 6, 1824.
Moses had remained in the Jewish faith all of his life. After his death in 1824, Nancy and three of his children were baptized in Christ Episcopal Church in 1833. His brother, George Washington Mordecai, who took care of Moses' family after his death, converted to Christianity after their father, Jacob's death in 1838, becoming a benefactor and deacon of Christ Church.
Moses died of maleria in Sweet Springs, VA in 1824. He left in his will, enough money to enlarge the house. His widow, Nancy, hired William Nichols, State Architect at the time, and with the addition of the four new rooms in 1826, the Mordecai House was transformed into a Greek Revival mansion. The house remained in the family until 1967, when the city of Raleigh bought it for an Historic Park.