George Evans Moore

Brief Life History of George Evans

When George Evans Moore was born about 1720, in Prince Edward, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, James E. Moore, was 32 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Caldwell, was 31. He married Catherine Marie Whitworth about 1742, in Prince Edward, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 7 daughters. He lived in Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America in 1748. He died on 10 April 1815, in Prince Edward, Virginia, United States, at the age of 96.

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George Evans Moore
1720–1815
Catherine Marie Whitworth
1724–1781
Marriage: about 1742
Nancy Ann Moore
1743–1827
Frances Moore
1745–1821
Sarah Moore
1760–
Martha Moore
1765–
Mary Moore
1744–1826
Elizabeth "Betty" Moore
1750–1829
Major Thomas Moore Sr.
1756–1816
Cicily Katherine Moore
1757–1793

Sources (14)

  • Lunenburg. Deed Records 1777–1790. Marriage contract of George Moore and Molly Evans
  • George Moore in entry for William South and Sally Moore, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
  • 12 Jun 1783, George Moore, of Prince Edward Co VA, to Molly Evans, of Lunenburg Co VA, marriage contract, Lunenberg Co VA Deeds, Vol 13, pp 525-526.

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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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