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1676 — First Wife of Richard More Grave Stone, The Old Burying Point, Salem MA
The original grave stone of the first wife of the Pilgrim Richard More has a death's head beneath which is the Latin inscription translating to "today for me, tomorrow for you":
HODIE MIHI CRAS TIBI / CHRISTIAN WIFE / TO RICHARD MORE / AGED 60 YEARS / DECd MARCH Ye 18 / 1676

1686 — Jane More Grave Stone, The Old Burying Point, Salem MA
Jane, whose maiden name is unknown, was the widow Crumpton before marrying Richard More. The stone has a tympanum displaying a soul effigy and a border with figs and half moons on the finials. Punctuation given as on the stone. It reads: JANE . SECOND / WIFE . TO CAPT / RICHARD, MORE / SENR, AGED 55 / YEARS . DEPARTED / THIS LIFE Ye / 8 OF, OCTOBER / 1686 

1696 — Pilgrim Richard More Grave Stone, The Old Burying Point, Salem MA
This grave stone is significant because it is the only stone of a Mayflower passenger placed at the time of burial. It reads: HERE / LYETH BURIED / Ye BODY OF CAPT / RICHARD MORE / AGED 84 YEARS / DIED 1692 / A MAYFLOWER / PILGRIM. The erroneous date and "a Mayflower Pilgrim" are later additions. More was alive as of March 29, 1694 and "lately deceased" as of April 20, 1696.

1950 Pilgrim Richard Moore Plaque, Salem, MA
A bronze plaque on stone reads: IN MEMORY OF / RICHARD MORE / ONLY MAYFLOWER PILGRIM TO SETTLE IN SALEM / HE WAS RECEIVED AN INHABITANT JAN.1.1637-38 / THIS TABLET MARKS THE SITE OF HIS / HOME AND WARF. / PLACED BY / COLONEL TIMOTHY PICKERING CHAPTER / DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION / JUNE 14, 1950. / SPONSORED BY / MRS. AROLINE C. GOVE. There is a DAR logo in the lower left corner.

 

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