Richard More (1614-c1694)

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OVERVIEW
Richard More was the illegitmate child of Joseph Blakely and Katherine More, born while Katherine was married to Samuel More. Katherine's marriage to Samuel had been a forced marriage. She and Jacob had 4 children before the relationship was discoverd. Samuel had apparently considered the children his own; on discovery of the truth he choose to place the children with the William Brewster family, and others on their way to America on the Mayflower in 1620. The stated reason for placing them with others was that ". . . upon good and deliberate advise hath thought fitt . . . to provide for the educacon & maintenance of these children in a place remote from these partes where these great blotts and blemishes may fall upon them and therefore tooke the opportunity of sendinge them when such yonge ones as they were went over wth honest and religious people."

Richard and Mary More were placed with the family of Reverend Elder William Brewster. Jasper More was placed with the family of Governor John Carver. Ellen More ws placed with the family of Edward Winslow. Of these four children only Richard survived the first winter in Plymouth. Richard lived, however to old age. He became a ships captain, ....

Ancestry
x is the son/daughter of Unknown (?-?) and Unknown (?-?). 

ChildList
CHILDREN: NAME	BAPTISM	DEATH	MARRIAGE Samuel	6 March 1641/2, Salem, MA	after 1650	unknown Thomas	6 March 1641/2, Salem, MA	after 1650	unknown Caleb	31 March 1643/4, Salem, MA	4 January 1678/9, Salem, MA	unmarried Joshua	3 May 1646, Salem, MA	after 1650	unknown Richard	2 January 1647/8, Salem, MA	after 1 May 1696	Sarah (---), before 1673 Susanna	12 May 1650, Salem, MA	after 30 October 1728	m1. Samuel Dutch, c1675, prob. Salem, MA m2. Richard Hutton, between July 1693 and January 1695/6

Christian	5 September 1652, Salem, MA	30 May 1680, Salem, MA	Joshua Conant, 31 August 1676, Salem, MA

