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He was widely known as "Brandy Bill" because he operated a government still.
Source: Columbus County, NC Recollections and Records.
Per Susan Formyduval Thomas in a msg Aug 19, 2001:
The Gore cemetery listed as his resting place is known to her as the Pinkney Long cemetery at Mayo McLamb's.
His stone translated in best script with conditions of the mossy stone itself that sits under a cedar tree, beside his wife:
Peace to the Memory of
William Gore, Esq
Who died Jan 22, 1853
aged 69 yrs. 11 mth and 27 days
Loving wife to a large family
of sons and daughters
in the memory with love
of an affectionate
husband of indulgent parent
XXX
very unreadable but was a script about heaven.....
CENSUS:
1850 Columbus Co., NC census
#353/356
William Gore, 67;
Dorcas, 62
Pinkney, 24, Turpentine
Asa F., 18, labor
DEEDS:
Columbus County, North Carolina
Abstracts of earliest Deeds 1808-1818
1 Feb 1814
WILLIAM GORE (Horry District, S.C.) to son WILLIAM GORE, JR. (Columbus ). Deed of Gift, 200 A. on N. side of the Seven Creeks adj. William Duggers.
Wit: Thos. Frink & John Simmonds (B-99)
Columbus County, North Carolina
Abstracts of Deeds, Vol II, 1816 - 1829
22 Jan 1828
SAMUEL FLOYD (Pike County, Alabama) to WILLIAM GORE, 22 Jan 1828, $400, 383 A. on the Marsh Swamp:
1) 183 A. upper part of a 366 A. survey pat. by James Corbett adj. William Richardson, and
2) a 200 A on Camp branch adj. Arthur Wingate.
Witn: James Beach & James Best.
Pr. Feb. Term 1828 (D-424/425)
Abstracts of Deeds, 1829 - 1840, Book E and F
19 Aug 1830
WILLIAM RICHARDSON (Bladen Co.) to WILLIAM GORE (Assignee of A. C. W. Grissett), 19 aug 1830; $275, 150 A. on S. side of Waccamaw River, being an undivided moiety or lower half part of a 300 A. tract pat. by James Corbett & containing in sd moiety 150 A. conveyed to William Richardson by Sheriff Joshusa Williamson on 3 Jun 1811; Louis Sheridan, bondsman. Wit: William E. Gore, Nov. Term 1830 (E-87/88)
8 Nov 1830
JOSHUA WILLIAMSON (Sheriff) to WILLIAM GORE, Sheriff Sale, 8 Nov 1830, $150, 196 A. on S. side of Waccamaw River, "comprehending one undivided moiety or lower half of a tracts of 300 acres patented by James Corbett" taken by virtue of an execution wherein John H. White, plaintiff & Ross Cogdell was defendant. Legal advertisement & publlic sale.
Wit: Arch'd McKay & Chs. Baldwin. Nov. Term 1830 (E-86/87)
18 Oct 1831
Land Grant to WILLIAM GORE, 40 A, adj. James Ward
ent. 18 Oct 1831. Pat. 29 Nov 1833 (E-330/331)
20 Oct 1835
WILLIAM FRINK to WILLIAM GORE, 29 Oct 1835; $100, 125 A. on S. side of the Seven Creeks on the Ramsey ford.. Wit: William Frink Jr. & Wm. Rhodes. Aug Term 1839 (F-423/424)
21 Feb 1836
JOHN G. GRISSETT to WILLIAM D. GORE, 21 Feb 1836; $35, 200 A. on Blue branch & another tract to be divided between WILLIAM D. GORE & LUKE R. DUNCAN.
Wit: John W. gore & Aaron M. Gore. Nov. Term 1839 (F-455/456)
26 Oct 1838
Land Grant to WILLIAM GORE, 300 A. adj. his own land.
Ent. 26 Oct 1838. Pat. 29 Nov 1838 (F-396)
31 Jan 1839
JOHN G. GRISSETT (Brunswick Co.) to WILLIAM GORE, 31 Jan 1839; $150, 500 A. on Seven Creeks near Horsepen branch "with the exception only of so much as be drowned by the erection of a water mill at the lower end of Mooneys rice patch....".
Wit: Paul McCall & John Mear. Feb Term 1839 (F-394/395)
Abstracts of Deed Vol IV 1840 - 1846
29 Nov 1839
WILLIAM FRINK to WILLIAM GORE, 29 Nov. 1839; $25, 50 A. on SW side of Seven Creeks Swamp & on road to Piraway Ferry on the Waccamaw River. Wit: Wm. E. Gore* & John Frink . (G-80) Nov. Term 1840
17 Dec 1840
JOHN MEARS to WILLIAM GORE, 17 Dec 1840; $9, 100 A. on Ws of Seven Creeks adj. his own & Benton's corner.
Wit: Felix K. Powell & James M. M. Gore (G-81) Nov. Term 1840
10 Feb 1840
Land Grant to WILLIAM GORE, 100 A. on Cypress Branch.
Ent. 10 Feb 1840; Pat. 2 Dec 1842 (G0384)
QUESTION: Is this land grant for this William Gore?
17 Feb 1841
WILLIAM FRINK TO WILLIAM GORE SR., 17 Feb 1841; $200, 250 A. on the Seven Creeks Swamp near the Ramsey Ford.
Wit: Reuben Long & John D. Bruton* (G-229)
4 Jan 1842
JAMES WEST & JAMES C. WARD to WILLIAM GORE, 4 Jan 1842; $100, 100 A. on Es of Beaverdam Swamp adj. sd. Gore and Rice Branch. Wit. James Ward* & James M. M. Gore. (G-187/188)
19 Jan 1842
ISAAC BENTON to WILLIAM GORE, 19 Jan 1842; $40, 100 A. on Ws of Beaverdam Swamp adj. Gore's own line.
Wit: Samuel Duncan & James M. M. Gore*. (G-279)
18 Jan 1842
AARON WILLIAMSON to WILLIAM GORE, 18 Jan 1842; $73, 100 A. on Waggamaw River between Cypress Swamp & Seven Creeks of Huckelberry bay adj. Abram Baker.
Wit: Joseph Faulk & Jame M. M. Gore (G-279/280)
17 May 1842
JAMES C. WARD to WILLIAM GORE, 17 May 1842; $100, 100 A. on Es of the Beaverdam Swam & W. of Huckelberry Bay.
Wit: N. Stevens & Aaron Williamson* (G-281)
Abstracts of Deeds, Book H, 1844 - 1846
Nov Term 1845
2 May 1845
WILLIAM H. GORE (Brunswick Co) to ELLIS LAY (Col. Co.), 2 May 1845; 100 A. on Ws of Waccamaw River & Waldens Branch.
Wit: John H. Gore* & P. P. Jenerett (H-270) (no amt of money mentioned - hc)
May Term 1846
12 Feb 1844
JOSHUA WILLIAMSON (Sheriff) to WILLIAM GORE, 12 Feb 1844; $30, 100 A on Es of Mooneys Ricefield Branch near Gore, pat. by Oliver Turner, land taken by virtue of suit of W. W. Blake, Valentine Richardson & Henry Buck, Plaintiffs, vs. Oliver Turner, deendant. Sold at public auction to William Gore.
Wit: James Thompson & Samuel B. Cox (H-8)
12 Feb 1844
JOSHUA WILLIAMSON (Sheriff) to WILLIAM GORE, 12 Feb 1844; $1, 100 A. in Boons Island adj. Butler, pat. by Thomas Frink, land taken by virtue of two executions wherein John Worthington & William Gore were plaintiffs & Wilson Edge was defendant. Sold at public auction to William Gore.
Wit: Samuel B. Cox & James Thompson (H-9)
21 Dec 1844
Land Grant to WILLIAM GORE, 100 A. on Ws of Big branch adj. his own line.
Ent. 8 May 1843; Pat. 21 Dec 1844 (H-126)
Question: Is this land grant for this William Gore?
Columbus County Deeds, Vol. H, 1844-1846
11 Apr 1845
LUKE R. DUNCAN to WILLIAM GORE, 11 Apr 1845; $50. 50 A. on Ws of the Beaverdam Swamp above Potters Branch.
Wit: James Ward & James M. M. Gore*. (H-222)
11 Apr 1845
LUKE R. DUNCAN/DUNKIN to WILLIAM GORE, 11 Apr 1845; 100 A. on Ws of the fork of the Beaverdam Swamp & Seven Creeks. (Note: no money or book/pg nr. are listed) Presumably H-223.
Vol. V, Book J 1846-1850
20 Jan 1846
Land Grant #736 to WILLIAM GORE; 100 A. in Horsepen Branch adj. his own line. Ent. 20 Jan 1846; Pat. 28 Nov. 1846.
Is above grant for this William Gore?
Feb Term 1849
12 Feb 1849
HENRY BUCK to WILLIAM GORE; 12 Feb 1849; $950, four tracts: (1) 300 A. on Ws of Waccamaw river bet. Ellis's land & John Smith, land originally granted to Alex W. Forester on 11 Jul 1788; (2) 50 A. on Waccamaw River immediately above the first tract & adj. on Ns by land formerly the property of John G. Bellamy, which was conv. to John Bruard by Stephen Lofton & is known as Lamberts Ferry; (3) 50 A. on Bristol Creek, above the Fory branch, land originally granted to Isaac Etheridge in 1830 & conv. to him by John G. Bellamy; & (4) 2 A in Brunswich County on Es of Waccamaw River oppostie the ferry landing on NW s of sd river, known by the several names of Lambers ferry, Bellamy ferry, & Pireway ferry, the afsd 2 A. embraces the sd ferry or ferries.
Wit: J. A. Maultsby & W. M. Baldwin (J-462/463)
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