>From the above book on page 274 it lists under the Moore Family a number of useful references. “A copy of the Moore Coat of Arms in on page 700 of Some Prominent Families of Virginia, Vol. 2, and also in The Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania, page 574, also in Vol. 1, Ancestrial Records and Portraits, page 396, and Americana, Magazine vol. 33, page 117. and of page 133 of 1939, also in Colonial Families of the U. S., vol 3, page 342. See McCall, Tidwell, and Allied Families. It goes onto say:- “Governor George James Moore (1640-1706) was Colonial Governor of South Carolina 1700-1702, He was born in 1640 1640, and said to be the son of Sir Francis Moore of England and great grand son of Sir John whom King John Knighted in 1027. “ (With a 600 year gap between Sir Francis and Sir John of 1027, could not be a “great grand son”.) I thought the English spelling of the “Moore” was “Moor”, so I would question if George James Moore’s father was form England and not from Ireland. I do know that Irish family name was spelt as “Moore” even through these Moores were part of the Muir of Rowallan, Ayrshire, Scotland when they came to County Antrim in the 1600’s to the area north of Ballymoney – while another brother went to another County Ireland. For non-Moore families, the above references maybe useful see if your family is recorded and their migration paths to the USA. Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS

Hi Mike, King John reigned from 1199 to 1216, so he certainly didn't knight anyone in 1027. As regards JAMES Moore (not */_George_/* James Moore) - governor of CAROLINA (not _/*South/North*/_ Carolina at that time) Wikipedia states that "Little is known of James Moore's origins. During his life he was said to be a son of Roger Moore (Ruairí Óg Ó Mórdha <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruair%C3%AD_%C3%93g_%C3%93_M%C3%B3rdha>), leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1641 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Rebellion_of_1641>" John On 2/16/2015 5:02 AM, Mike Boyd via wrote: > > From the above book on page 274 it lists under the Moore Family a number of useful references. > > > > “A copy of the Moore Coat of Arms in on page 700 of Some Prominent Families of Virginia, Vol. 2, and also in The Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania, page 574, also in Vol. 1, Ancestrial Records and Portraits, page 396, and Americana, Magazine vol. 33, page 117. and of page 133 of 1939, also in Colonial Families of the U. S., vol 3, page 342. See McCall, Tidwell, and Allied Families. > > > > It goes onto say:- > > > > “Governor George James Moore (1640-1706) was Colonial Governor of South Carolina 1700-1702, He was born in 1640 1640, and said to be the son of Sir Francis Moore of England and great grand son of Sir John whom King John Knighted in 1027. “ > > > > (With a 600 year gap between Sir Francis and Sir John of 1027, could not be a “great grand son”.) > > > > I thought the English spelling of the “Moore” was “Moor”, so I would question if George James Moore’s father was form England and not from Ireland. I do know that Irish family name was spelt as “Moore” even through these Moores were part of the Muir of Rowallan, Ayrshire, Scotland when they came to County Antrim in the 1600’s to the area north of Ballymoney – while another brother went to another County Ireland. > > > > For non-Moore families, the above references maybe useful see if your family is recorded and their migration paths to the USA. > > > > Thank you > > > > > > Mike Boyd > > Historical Committee, HBS > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AYRSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com