Richard More MP (bef. 1627 - bef. 1698)

Born before 18 Oct 1627 in More, Shropshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Dorcas Owen — married 2 Jan 1670 in St Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Died before 7 Jul 1698 at about age 70 in Linley, Shropshire, England

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Biography

Richard was born in 1627. He was the eldest son by Samuel More Esq.'s second wife, Elizabeth Worsley. He was 4th cousin[6] and legal half-brother of Richard "Mayflower" More.

While still married to his first wife Bridgett, Richard entered into a bigamous marriage with his mistress Dorcas^[1].

Research Notes

While some sources refer to Richard's first wife as, Anne^[2], the marriage settlement dated 24 Dec. 1650^[3] definitively proves that she was in fact the second daughter of Isaac Pennington, and her name was Bridgett.

Many secondary sources state that Richard divorced his first wife before marrying Dorcas Owen, this is clearly not the case from the actions taken after his passing by both his brother, Robert More (bef.1635-abt.1719), and their eldest son Thomas. Much of this inheritance dispute is laid out in Robert's papers^[4] and elsewhere^[5].

Ultimately, this dispute resulted in a settlement dated Aug 1712^[6], in which Dorcas, her eldest son Thomas, her son-in-law Richard Evans of Downton, Herefs, yeoman and Susanna his wife, collectively accepted £1000 in exchange for releasing any further claims on the More estate.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V52Q-BCZ : 12 March 2020), Richd. Moor, 1670.
2. ↑ The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1660-1690, ed. B.D. Henning, 1983 [1]
3. ↑ MANORIAL AND ESTATE RECORDS. Shropshire Archives Online. XMO1037/10/23: Marriage settlement (24 Dec. 1650) [2]
4. ↑ Papers Of Robert More, 1635-1719. Shropshire Archives Online. XMO/4572 [3]
5. ↑ Gibson, Kate Louise. Experiences of Illegitimacy in England, 1660-1834 A thesis. The University of Sheffield. Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Department of History. March 2018. Pgs 131-133. [4]
6. ↑ PAPERS OF ROBERT MORE, 1635-1719. Shropshire Archives Online. XMO/4572/4/36. Lease and release. (11 & 12 Aug 1712) [5]

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