He married 27 May 1740, Groton, Conn., Desire Burris of Groton. After their marriage the Gores lived successively in Groton, Preston, and Norwich, but in 1761 they came to Cornwallis, where they spent the rest of their lives.
Moses Gores, received 1 1/2 shares (? acres) in the second Cornwallis Township grant given 31 Dec 1764.
Children:
Desire, b. 20 Sep 1740, in Groton, Conn., m. 1 Dec 1760, James Ratchford.
Hannah, b. 1 Sep 1741, in Preston, Conn., d. 19 Apr 1763 in Cornwallis.
Mercy, b. 10 Feb 1743, in Preston, m(1) 1769, Simon Newcomb, m(2) 18 Dec 1783, Timothy Bishop,
Moses, b. 2 May 1744, in Norwich, Conn., m. Mary Newcomb.
Lydia, b. 7 Mar 1745/6, in Norwich, Conn., d. 5 Jul 1747.
Samuel, b. 1 Nov 1747, in Norwich, Conn., m. 17 Apr 1793, Acksah Kinsman, d. 1 Jun 1823 ??, res. Cornwallis.
Abel, b. 12 Nov 1749, in Norwich, Conn., m. Elizabeth E. Smith, d. at sea in 1798.
Ebenezer.
James Asa.
John, b. 1760, in Groton, Conn., d. at Staten Island, New York, unm. 19 Feb 1844.
Research Notes
According to the History of Kings County, Nova Scotia, Moses Gore was a 1st cousin to John Gore, father of Christopher Gore, Governor of Massachusetts.
Sources
[S7] The History of Kings County, Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton, (Salem, Mass: Salem Press Co., 1910 (Facsim. Global Heritage Press, Milton, Ontario, 1999)), p. 673 (Reliability: 3), 6 Jan 2010.
[S7] The History of Kings County, Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton, (Salem, Mass: Salem Press Co., 1910 (Facsim. Global Heritage Press, Milton, Ontario, 1999)), p. 573 gives her surname as Burris. (Reliability: 3), 6 Jan 2010.
[S7] The History of Kings County, Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton, (Salem, Mass: Salem Press Co., 1910 (Facsim. Global Heritage Press, Milton, Ontario, 1999)), p. 673 gives her surname as Burns. (Reliability: 3), 6 Jan 2010.
History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut: From Its First Settlement in 1649 to 1900 Pg 398, Richard Anson Wheeler; Press of the Day Publishing Company, 1900 - Stonington (Conn.) - 754 pages
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