When Pernecy Moore was born on 1 October 1838, in Laurens, South Carolina, United States, her father, Hutson Moore, was 41 and her mother, Susanna Knight, was 31. She married William Marion Riddle about 1859, in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in King Township, Johnson, Arkansas, United States for about 10 years and Johnson, Arkansas, United States in 1920. She died on 10 December 1922, in Arkansas, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Lone Pine Cemetery, Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas, 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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