Brief Life History of John
When John Goree was born on 21 May 1727, in Manakin, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Claudius Gory, was 43 and his mother, Jeanne, was 33. He had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Sarah Hencock. He died in July 1795, in Newberry, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 68.
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Family Time Line
Sources (12)
- John Gouy Sr, "United States Census, 1790"
- Jean Gori, "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917"
- 1795 will image John Gorey
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World Events (5)
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.
1775
"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of French Gaury, itself a variant of Gory .
Irish: variant of Gorey .
History: This surname (see 1 above) is listed along with its original form Gaury and variant Gory in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John Goree
John Goree (Gorey) made a will in 1795 and died the same year. His widow, Sarah, and the following children survived. John, Joseph, Cladius, Joice (married a Lyles), and Molly (married a Ferguson). …
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