Taylor Alexis Hutton won the NM Mayflower
Society’s annual $750 scholarship. Taylor will
be attending The University of New Mexico
and plans to attain a degree in Business
Marketing and English. Committee Chair, Del
Dyche, said of Taylor, “Taylor's application
immediately impressed me. She knows where she
is going in life. NM Mayflower is honored to
help her attain her aspirations”
The scholarship committee consisted of Arleen
Krippene of Pine Hill, Elizabeth Lester of
Albuquerque, Jael Raymond of Farmington
and Lois Hall of Albuquerque.
Richard More: The Displaced Pilgrim
by Taylor Hutton
Small and scared, Richard More sits safely between his
siblings, Ellen, Mary and Jasper, as the Mayflower pulls
away from Europe, the only home this broken family has
ever known. Richard is the second youngest of the four
children and finds comfort in his small family, who after
being separated from their adulterous mother and shipped
off to an unknown world by their father, has certainly
grown close. But the trials of this new life in Plymouth will
have to be faced by Richard alone, for before the first year
is out, the three other More children will perish under the
harsh conditions of America and leave Richard once again
abandoned.
It’s because of Richard More’s remarkable perseverance
through great tribulations that his life is so amazing.
Without relations, More was stuck with the situation given
to him and continued to live with his foster family, the
Brewsters, until he married his wife in 1636 and moved to
Salem, a town slightly more exciting than Plymouth. The
constant insufficiency he felt towards his circumstances may
have been a result of his royal lineage which can be traced
back to Malcolm III, King of Scotland, and even the great
Charlemagne. Richard’s the only Mayflower pilgrim to have
recorded royal ancestry, and his need for higher means is
apparent in his lifestyle which is certainly more eclectic than
the usual pilgrim. Once in Salem, he became a notable sea
captain, traveling around the globe, and witnessed some of
the most notorious events in the history of his time,
including the capture of Port Royal by the British general
Robert Sedgwick in 1654 and the Salem Witch Trials of
1692.
Richard More’s life is splattered with color, from his
adventurous life as a mariner to the accusations made upon
him by the Salem Church for participating in lascivious
behavior when he was no less than seventy-four years old.
Nonetheless, More was a good Puritan who repented for his
sins, and although it is not possible to know exactly what
More or his compatriots thought of his incredible life, he is
undoubtedly fascinating.
Society’s annual $750 scholarship. Taylor will
be attending The University of New Mexico
and plans to attain a degree in Business
Marketing and English. Committee Chair, Del
Dyche, said of Taylor, “Taylor's application
immediately impressed me. She knows where she
is going in life. NM Mayflower is honored to
help her attain her aspirations”
The scholarship committee consisted of Arleen
Krippene of Pine Hill, Elizabeth Lester of
Albuquerque, Jael Raymond of Farmington
and Lois Hall of Albuquerque.
Richard More: The Displaced Pilgrim
by Taylor Hutton
Small and scared, Richard More sits safely between his
siblings, Ellen, Mary and Jasper, as the Mayflower pulls
away from Europe, the only home this broken family has
ever known. Richard is the second youngest of the four
children and finds comfort in his small family, who after
being separated from their adulterous mother and shipped
off to an unknown world by their father, has certainly
grown close. But the trials of this new life in Plymouth will
have to be faced by Richard alone, for before the first year
is out, the three other More children will perish under the
harsh conditions of America and leave Richard once again
abandoned.
It’s because of Richard More’s remarkable perseverance
through great tribulations that his life is so amazing.
Without relations, More was stuck with the situation given
to him and continued to live with his foster family, the
Brewsters, until he married his wife in 1636 and moved to
Salem, a town slightly more exciting than Plymouth. The
constant insufficiency he felt towards his circumstances may
have been a result of his royal lineage which can be traced
back to Malcolm III, King of Scotland, and even the great
Charlemagne. Richard’s the only Mayflower pilgrim to have
recorded royal ancestry, and his need for higher means is
apparent in his lifestyle which is certainly more eclectic than
the usual pilgrim. Once in Salem, he became a notable sea
captain, traveling around the globe, and witnessed some of
the most notorious events in the history of his time,
including the capture of Port Royal by the British general
Robert Sedgwick in 1654 and the Salem Witch Trials of
1692.
Richard More’s life is splattered with color, from his
adventurous life as a mariner to the accusations made upon
him by the Salem Church for participating in lascivious
behavior when he was no less than seventy-four years old.
Nonetheless, More was a good Puritan who repented for his
sins, and although it is not possible to know exactly what
More or his compatriots thought of his incredible life, he is
undoubtedly fascinating.
| 2009-2010 NM Mayflower Society Scholarship Winner Taylor Hutton of Albuquerque |
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