When Colonel Maurice Moore was born on 10 December 1683, in Berkeley, Carolina, British Colonial America, his father, Governor James Moore, was 43 and his mother, Margaret Berringer, was 23. He married Elizabeth Lillington about 1710, in Carolina, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He died on 17 May 1743, in Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America, at the age of 59, and was buried in Vats Plantation Cemetery, Rocky Point, Pender, North Carolina, United States.
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The British, Dutch, and German settlers fought with the Tuscarora Native Americans, from September 22, 1711- February 11, 1715, in North Carolina.
North Carolina is the location of Cape Hatteras, sometimes called the Graveyard of the Atlantic- many shipwrecks have occurred nearby.
Oldest grave seen in the memorials list
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.
Possible Related NamesAdvertisement Col Maurice Moore BIRTH 10 Dec 1683 Goose Creek, Berkeley County, South Carolina, USA DEATH 17 May 1743 (aged 59) Chowan County, North Carolina, USA BURIAL Vats Plantation Cemetery Ro …
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