Elizabeth Woolnough

Richard More married Elizabeth Woolnough on October 23, 1645 in St. Dunstan’s church, Stepney parish, London. The record of that event notes that “Richard Moore of Salem, Mariner” married Elizabeth Woolnough of Limehouse district, London. The Stepney parish register states that Elizabeth was the daughter of Benjamin Woolnough, having been baptized in St. Dunstan’s on December 21, 1623. Benjamin Woolnough was a trans-Atlantic ship captain, sailing to Virginia. The last time that Elizabeth’s name appears on documents is on April 7, 1646, the day after Richard More failed to appear at the Kings Session for Peace, when she identified herself to the High Court of Admiralty as “Elizabeth, wife of Richard Moore of Stepney.” Her appearance in court was to answer a charge against More, who had probably fled the country, for being intoxicated in the company of a woman of easy virtue as well as a child of about eight years, thought to have been his daughter Elizabeth. There is no evidence that Elizabeth Woolnough ever came to America. No further record.[68]

Married: 23 Oct 1645 in St. Duncan's, Stepney, Middlesex, England to Richard More.

This was a bigamous marriage. Richard was simultaneously married to Christian Hunter in America and Elizabeth Woolno in England. (The bigamy was not discovered until late in the 20th century.)

More, Richard mariner of Salem in New England marriage to Elizabeth Wooln...of Limehouse, London

London marriage records on ancestry.com

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References

• Mayflower Bastard: A Stranger Among the Pilgrims. By David Lindsay. < GoogleBooks >
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rkwest&id...
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Woolnough-49