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Jacob Blakeway
Jacob Blakeway (born 1583) was at the centre of a historic incident in seventeenth century England which caused a great scandal and led to the four More children being sent to America on the ''Mayflower'' in 1620. For many years genealogists wondered why the More children's father sent young children to the New World on the ''Mayflower'', in the care of others. In 1959, the mystery was solved. Jasper More, a descendant of Samuel More, prompted by his genealogist friend Anthony Wagner, searched and found in his attic a 1622 document, which detailed the legal disputes between Katherine and Samuel More and what actually happened to the More children. It is clear that Samuel did not believe the children to be his offspring.Anthony R. Wagner. ''The Origin of the Mayflower Children: Jasper, Richard and Ellen More'', (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, July 1960), vol. 114, p. 163-168 He arranged for them to be sent to the Colony of Virginia. Background Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard More (Mayflower Passenger)
Richard More (1614 1694/1696) was born in Corvedale, Shropshire, England, and was baptised at St James parish church in Shipton, Shropshire, on 13 November 1614. Richard and his three siblings were at the centre of a mystery in early-17th-century England that caused early genealogists to wonder why the More children's father, believed to be Samuel More, would send his very young children away to the New World on the ''Mayflower'' in the care of others. It was in 1959 that the mystery was explained. Jasper More, a descendant of Samuel More, prompted by his genealogist friend, Sir Anthony Wagner, searched and found in his attic a 1622 document that detailed the legal disputes between Katherine More and Samuel More and what actually happened to the More children. It is clear from these events that Samuel did not believe the children to be his offspring.Anthony R. Wagner. ''The Origin of the Mayflower Children: Jasper, Richard and Ellen More'', (Boston: The New England Historical and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
