Re: Gore Family, Middlesex VA, prior to 1674
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Re: Gore Family, Middlesex VA, prior to 1674
Lisa Culp 9/10/05
robert gore born:1783 died:between 1870-1880n boone county,wv.married tomsey lousia jarrel born:1778 and died:between 1850-1853.they livedat indian creek,va
they gave there son green gore 217 acres of property on april 4,1840 on island creek in the pipesteam area of mercer county,wv.
green gore never married but 2 years after receiving the property from his parent's he began raising a family with his negro slave her name was sara by 1850 he had fathered 4 children with sara.in 1844 green gore fathered Ardelia his only caucasian child.Ardelia's mother was nancy avner pettry born:march 13,1822 and died: march 8,1905 nancy was the daughter of james pettry born:1781 died:december 9,1865
and mary polly lacy born:abt 1786 and died:april 20,1858 in the 1860 census shoes that green gore owned 22 slaves most of them were his children.he was considered to be the 4th wealthiest man in mercer,county.when he died he had 13 children by sara 2 children with margaret another slave he owned and 1 child with nancy it's also stated that his brother george washington gore green's brother also owned
and fathered children with his slaves. i found the information on line when i was looking up my family tree my
family line has canterbury's and gore's from boone county,wv.
vesta gore and freeman canterbury are my great grandparents
and adaline canterbury and george washington gore are my
great great grandparents on my grandmothers side of the family.you may have information on them.
hope this information will be helpfull to you. if i find more i will send it to you.
erica sanney