When Mary "Molly" Moore was born in 1744, in Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, her father, William Moore, was 26 and her mother, Molly Jack, was 27. She married William Gibson on 17 February 1791, in Bedford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, 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.
Possible Related NamesAccording to the history of Bedford, New Hampshire, they had 10 children, two living at the time of the writing of the history but there is no record of names of the children.
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