Brief Life History of Matthew
When Matthew Moore was born in 1738, in Hanover, Virginia, United States, his father, John William Moore, was 28 and his mother, Mary Susannah Jouett, was 19. He married Letitia Dalton in 1757, in Albemarle, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 15 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Stokes, North Carolina, United States in 1790 and Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States in 1800. He died in December 1801, in Danbury, Stokes, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Moore Family Cemetery, Snow Creek Township, Stokes, North Carolina, United States.
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- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- Matthew Moore, "Find a Grave Index"
- Matthew Moore, "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979"
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1758 · Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
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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