Despite this academic promise Richard did not go on to university, possibly because he married early, in 1592, to Sara Harris, daughter of a Shrewsbury merchant.
His father Robert died in 1604[1] Richard More's eldest son, Samuel, married a cousin, Katherine, in 1611.
At some time after this marriage, Samuel More became secretary to Edward, Lord Zouche,[3] one of the commissioners of the Virginia Company.,[4][5] During this time a rift developed between Samuel More and his wife with allegations of adultery by him stating that she had conceived four children with a longtime lover.
[6] What followed was four rancorous years and twelve court appearances from 1616 to 1620 in which Samuel's father Richard played a part, with him keeping the four children from their mother pending disposition of this case.
He was re-elected MP for Bishop's Castle for the Long Parliament in November 1640 and sat until his death in 1643.