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Where did the English Moore family come from? What is the English Moore family crest and coat of arms? When did the Moore family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Moore family history?
The Moore surname in England arose independently from several sources. The name was topographic, for someone who lived near a moor, from Middle English more word "moor," meaning "an area of uncultivated land." It was taken on as a surname from an existing place name such as Moore in Cheshire or More in Shropshire. And, it also evolved from the personal name Moore, which came to Britain with the Normans.
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Moore, Moor and others.First found in Leicestershire, before the name had made its way to Ireland; their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Moore research. Another 287 words(20 lines of text) covering the years 1185, 1186, 1201, 1205, 1216, 1227, 1272, 1296, 1599, 1621, 1627, 1649, 1650, 1711, 1730, 1771, 1774, 1775, 1783, and 1805 are included under the topic Early Moore History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Moore. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Moore Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Richard Moore, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1620
- John Moore, who landed in Cambridge, Mass in 1636
- James Moore, who landed in Salem, Mass in 1637
- Dorothy Moore, who arrived in Virginia in 1637
- Jeremiah Moore, who landed in Hingham, Mass in 1638
Moore Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Cornelius Moore, who arrived in Virginia in 1705
- Aaron Moore, who immigrated to Virginia in 1744
- Colin Moore, listed as a Scot banished to the America colonies in 1747
- Charles Moore, a bonded passenger who came to America in 1749
Moore Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Alex Moore, sailed to America from Northern Ireland in 1805
- Patrick Moore, who landed in Washington County, Pa in 1808
- Ann Moore, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1812
- Adam Moore, aged 28, landed in New York in 1812
- David Moore, aged 30, landed in South Carolina in 1812
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- Private Albert Moore (1862-1916), American Marine awarded the Medal of Honor
- Archibald Lee Wright Moore (b. 1913), American boxer
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- Marianne Craig Moore (1887-1972), Pulitzer Prize and Book Award-winning American poet
- Stanford Moore (1913-1982), American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1972
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- The Benjamin Moore Family of Burlington County, New Jersey by Edmund E. Moore.
- The Cary-Estes-Moore Genealogy by Helen Estes Seltzer.
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- Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council, Knightage and Compainonage. London: Burke Publishing, 1921. Print.
- Bardsley, C.W. A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6).
- Virkus, Frederick A. Ed. Immigrant Ancestors A List of 2,500 Immigrants to America Before 1750. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1964. Print.
- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Holt, J.C. Ed. Domesday Studies. Woodbridge: Boydell, 1987. Print. (ISBN 0-85115-477-8).
- Markale, J. Celtic Civilization. London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1976. Print.
- Hinde, Thomas Ed. The Domesday Book England's Heritage Then and Now. Surrey: Colour Library Books, 1995. Print. (ISBN 1-85833-440-3).
- Library of Congress. American and English Genealogies in the Library of Congress. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. Print.
- Crispin, M. Jackson and Leonce Mary. Falaise Roll Recording Prominent Companions of William Duke of Normandy at the Conquest of England. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Skordas, Guest. Ed. The Early Settlers of Maryland an Index to Names or Immigrants Complied from Records of Land Patents 1633-1680 in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1968. Print.
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