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Richard Moore, Mayflower Passenger In this interesting document we learn that Richard Moore is still alive in 1684, that Thomas Weston had come to Plymouth following the disaster at Wessagusset, and was trading "thence" to Virginia and Maryland where he owned plantations. We also have Moore's deposition that his daughter was Elizabeth Conant of Marblehead. George Ernest Bowman, MD IV,3,194+): This deposition was found by Dr. Christopher Johnston at Annapolis, in the Records of the Provincial Court of Maryland [Liber W. R. C. No. 1], and, with other data relating to the Conant and Weston families, was printed in 1896 in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register [Vol. 50, p. 203] without any comment to indicate that its most important feature, the identification of a Mayflower passenger, had been noticed by either transcriber or editor. The following copy was taken from the "Register." (1684) The Deposition of Richard Moore Senr. aged seaventy yeares or thereabouts. Sworn saith that being in London att the House of Mr. Thomas Weston Ironmonger in the year 1620 He was from thence transported to New Plymouth in New England and about two yeares and a half after the said deponts. arrivall at Plymoth. aforesaid the above mentioned Thomas Weston sent over a ship upon his prper accompt with passengers to settle in the Massachusetts Bay now called Braintree but soon after they deserted the same by reason of Indians & Sicknesse And within a short space of time after the above said Weston personally came over from London to Plymouth in New England and made his aboad there some time and traded from thence to Virginia and Maryland And att that time the said deponent knew that the said Thomas Weston had and was possessed of two plantations the one in Yorke River in Virginia att a place called Cheesecake, the other in Maryland att West St. Maryes by Storyes Island and heretofore were comonly known to be in the tenure & occupation of these persons here under express vizt. Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Dent mercht. &c. and they all acknowledged the said Weston to be the true proprietor and lawfull owner of the said plantations And further that the said deponent knew Elizabeth Weston now Elizabeth Connant of Marblehead to be the reputed and only child of the said Thomas Weston. * M. D., 1:9. † M. D., 1:150; 2:118. ‡ Court Orders, III:92; V:31, 121. |
