His parents: Not known to me
Her parents: probably William Dodd and wife Catherine
Although the Quaker Fairfax records mentioning Jane do not refer to her as the daughter of William and Catherine, all other records listed in that section are for them and their sons and daughters.
Marriage date: it was before before 25-4-1752, as listed in the Quaker record, but I can't be certain whether the date is 25 April 1752 or 6 July 1752. First, the Quakers first month of the year, Month 1, was the month others called March before 1 January 1753. Second, the change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar seems to have occurred 1 September 1752 in British colonial America.(1)
Marriage partner: the record lists only the surname of the man to whom Jane Dodd was married, and we cannot be certain beyond all doubt that she married John Gore; however a close look at the record shows only two other Fairfax marriages earlier than 1769 to a Gore by a Quaker. These were the marriages of Sarah Clowes in 1751 and Elizabeth Clowes in 1754.
Of the two Clowes-Gore marriages listed in the Quaker records, both couples ended up in the Goose Creek community of Loudon County, VA, and the deaths of both Sarah Clowes and Elizabeth Clowes are listed in the Quaker records from there. Elizabeth was named as the wife of Joshua Gore, but no name was given for Sarah's husband, perhaps because she outlived him by several years. Although I have found no name for Sarah's husband elsewhere, there are many claims that his name was Thomas T. Gore. They may be supported by an entry in the Fairfax monthly meeting records (Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Vol. VI: (Virginia) that states, "Thomas (listed under Gore heading) received a mbr in Unity 26-6-1749, dis dancing & frivolities 24-9-1750."
Jane Dodd Gore's birth year is often given as 1730, but it is likely somewhat later.(2) A birth in 1730 would make it somewhat doubtful that Edward Gore, born between 1774 and 1780, is her son since she would have been at least 44 years of age and had given birth to Thomas L. only two years earlier. Two births after age 40 are possible but were quite rare in the eighteenth century. I have found no record of the exact date of her and John's marriage, but it was likely in 1752, close to the date of the record, since the Quaker community seems to have addressed marriages within the group before they occurred and transgressions such as marriages out of unity soon after learning of them. A marriage at 16 to 18 would mean a birth year of about 1735. Since the birth of Joshua in 1768 occurred at least 16 years after Jane's and John's marriage, any daughters were probably older than Joshua, Thomas, and Edward.
The 1790 census listed John Gore as the head of household with an additional male, age 16 or older, and four females. The additional male was probably Edward or may have been the husband of one of the daughters. The older sons, Joshua and Thomas, were likely gone from home. Edward would have been between 20 and 26 and could have still been in the family home with or without a wife. Since Jane was alive, the females were likely two or three daughters.(3)(4)
I did not find John Gore's household listed in Union County in the 1800 census, and, although there was a John H. Gore in adjacent Spartanburg County, the household profile does not fit our John unless Jane had died and a woman with young children had joined his family. This is possible, but it appears more likely that Jane was the female 45 or older in son Thomas's household which was located in Union County near that of Edward Gore and not far from that of Joshua Gore. None of them had a male who could be John, and he had probably died between 1790 and 1800.
(1) Since the Julian caledar year started on 25 March, 1-1 of a year before 1753 could even mean 25 March; however, most people who have studied Quaker writings believe they started with the first day of the month.
(2) Eddie Josey Wilson, one of the authors of the Gore Family Newsletter article cited in the opening page believes it was not earlier than 1733.
(3) I have no data on daughters and little on Edward.
(4) When searching for John Gore's family in Union County, SC, in 1790, Family Search gave the link as if the family lived in Union County, LA; however, following their link provided the census page for Union Co., SC.
The question arises whether the presence of a slave shows that John Gore was not a Quaker as his wife Jane was. Not beyond doubt since, although many Friends had renounced slavery at that time, not all had done so.
1790FedCensUnSCp41 (penned in; no printed or stamped number): John Gore 2 males 16 or over, 4 females, 1 slave
Citation: FamilySearch.org, 1790 federal census on-line
1800FedCensSparSCp206: John H. Gore, 1 male 45 or older, 3 males 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 fem 26-45, 1 fem 10-15, 2 fem less than 10
Citation: 1800 Census, Spartanburg District, South Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 50; Page: 206; Image: 407; Family History Library Film: 181425
Found at Ancestry.com database on-line
1800FedCensUnSCp237 (23 penned in): Thomas Goar, 1 male 26-45, 1 male less than 10, 1 fem 45 or older, 1 fem 16-25, 1 fem 10-15, 3 fem less than 10
Citation: 1800 Census, Union District, South Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 50; Page: 237; Image: 468; Family History Library Film: 181425
Found at Ancestry.com database on-line