The Moores of North Carolina and South Carolina
- James Moore (1650–1706), Governor of South Carolina Colony 1700–1703. Ancestor of Maurice Moore.
- Maurice Moore, Judge in North Carolina Colony. Descendant of James Moore.
- Alfred Moore (1755–1810), North Carolina Assemblyman, Attorney General of North Carolina, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1799–1804. Son of Maurice Moore.
- Maurice Moore, Judge in North Carolina Colony. Descendant of James Moore.
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