When Harriet Moore was born in 1823, in Darlington, South Carolina, United States, her father, John Moore, was 33 and her mother, Elizabeth King, was 29. She married Hugh F Buffkin about 1845, in South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States in 1850 and Stokes Bridge Township, Darlington, South Carolina, United States in 1880. She died on 22 March 1891, in Darlington, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Darlington, South Carolina, United States.
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English: from Middle English more ‘moor, marsh, fen’ (Old English mōr), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in such a place, or a habitational name from any of various places called with this word, as for example Moore in Cheshire or More in Shropshire.
English (of Norman origin): ethnic name from Old French more ‘Moor’, either someone from North Africa or, more often, a nickname for someone thought to resemble a Moor. Compare Morrell and Moreau .
English (of Norman origin): from the Middle English personal name More (Old French More, Maur, Latin Maurus), originally denoting either ‘Moor’ or someone with a swarthy complexion (compare Morrell , Morrin , Morris , and sense 2 above). There was a 6th-century Christian saint of this name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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