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3 unusual facts about Katherine More


Jane Pemberton Small

Jane's granddaughter, Katherine More, was at the centre of a bizarre incident that occurred between her and her husband Samuel More from about 1616 to 1620.

Mayflower Compact signatories

He boarded the Mayflower with his wife and two servants, one of whom, Elias Story, died early along with an 8-year old girl in his care, Ellen More.

Samuel More

Samuel More was the husband of Katherine More, whose father, Jasper More, was master of Larden, a 1000-acre estate between Much Wenlock and Ludlow in Shropshire, England.


The More children and the Mayflower

Jasper More, a descendant of Samuel More, prompted by his genealogist friend, Anthony Wagner, searched his attic and discoverd a 1622 document which detailed the adultery of the children's mother, Katherine More.


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Samuel More

Jasper More, a descendant of Samuel More, prompted by his genealogist friend, Sir Anthony Wagner, searched his attic and discoverd a 1622 document which detailed the adultery of the children's mother, Katherine More.