Brief Life History of Thomas
Thomas Moore was born in 1715 as the son of Thomas Moore. He married Sarah Pratt on 27 March 1741. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died in 1752, in Chester Monthly Meeting, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 37.
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- Thomas Moor, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Thomas Moore Jr, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
- Thomas Moore Jr in entry for Sarah Pratt, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
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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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