Posted on: Bradford County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Fl/Bradford/285 Surname: Parrish, deSha, Beasley ------------------------- The John C. RICHARD family is is listed in the 1850 Census of Alachua County. With him according to the census were: Jane age 18 John C. age 23 John R. (last name given as Brown? but same age as John C.) age 23 Job T. age 16 Oceola W. age 14 Harvey N. age 9 Mary J. age 7 Leanna V. age 5 Honoria J. age 3 Mason T. age 1 John C. Richard was age 53 and Malinda was age 41. The family may have lived in what became Bradford County later on. I have a copy of the sworn affidavit of Maria F. Parrish in 1894 stating that prior to her marriage to Ezekiel Parrish in 1832 in Alachua County, she lived with this Richard family. Her affidavit was in support of an application for pension and in support of her application, J. R. Richard and J.C. Richard sign an affidavit stating that they had known Maria Parrish before her marriage to Ezekiel and for "as long as they could remember" she lived with their family, "from (their I assume and not her) infancy". John C. Richard, Sr. was born in SC (as per Census) but his wife and John C., Jr. and John R. were born in Georgia. The first of the Richard children born in Florida was Jane born about 1832, the year Maria married. So they were in Florida at least by 1832 and perhaps before. I am hoping that someone with information on the Richard family might know if there was a Maria Faye (or something similar), living with them. She would have been about 17-20 at the time of her marriage in 1832. Maria Faye was originally from the area of Augusta Georgia so she may have begun living with the family while in Georgia. Any info would be appreciated. Thank you.