Brief Life History of Robertson
Robertson Moore I was born on 26 October 1719, in Brunswick, Virginia, British Colonial America. He married Lucinda Austin in 1742, in Brunswick, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died in 1780, in Brunswick, Virginia, United States, at the age of 61.
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Family Time Line
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- Robertson Moore, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1719–1780 Male
1722–1792 Female
Children (5)
1746– Male
1749–1789 Male
1751–1838 Female
1756–1810 Male
1762–1797 Female
World Events (3)
1758 · Mount Vernon
Age 39
1775
Age 56
1776
Age 57
Name Meaning
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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