I have a copy of the Oneida County (N.Y.) Directory, 1869. It contains 7 people named Richmond, no James. However in Augusta there was an Isaac, post office Knox Corners/Knoxboro. He is shown as a farmer with 166 acres. Other Richmonds listed are: In Rome, post office Delta, William, basket maker and lock tender; in Lee, post office Lee Center, Charles lot 44, farmer, 60 acres; Michael, lot 20, farmer, 100 acres; Reuben R., lot 6, farmer, 70 acres; in Camden, post office Camden, William, lot 72 in township #7, farmer, 81 acres and John, Plank Road near Main, lumberman and farmer. This does not offer much, and probably is a duplicate of census information, but it may be a clue to open another door. >Surnames: Richmond, Gorham >Classification: queries > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.franklin/2145/mb.ashx > >Message Board Post: > >I am seeking any information on this family. I have been working on >documentation to obtain my Mayflower descendant certificate for over >one year on eight generations. James was born about 1779 at Barre or >Oakham, MA but I have not found any information on him, his wife or >children. Richmond family genealogy has him serving in the War of >1812, living in Augusta Twonship about 1815, Oneida County, NY about >1815, marrying Lois Day in 1818-1819, lived in Ontario County, NY, >in 1825 living in Oxford County, Ontario Canada. He drowned on >January 1, 1822, when he fell through the ice on the Grand River >near Brantford, Ontario, Canada. I have searched all of the places >mentioned above and they have nothing regarding land warrants, >birth, death, etc., etc. >Lois is believed to have been born in Oneida County, NY about 1783. >She died about 1844 in Jerseyville, Wentworth County, Ontario, >Canada. Lois' parents are believed to be Samuel and Lois Merrick >Day, both from West Springfield, MA. >I have searched intensely in the records mentioned above and made >numerous phone calls to the town clerk's of MA and they have nothing. >I also need some more documentation on James' parents, James and >Desire Gorham Richmond, daughter of Thomas & Hannah Gorham. He was >born at New Braintree, MA in 1758. I need some more information on >Desire regarding her death 9-18-1822-Barre, Worcester County, MA and >marriage to James. Barre Town Clerk's office say they do not have a >record of Desire's death record. >Any help would be most appreciated. Thnks!

Published Barre Vital Records give the following Richmond marriage: James of Oakham and Desire Gorham, July 16, 1778. C.R. (being a church record). The intention in published Oakham Vital Records: Desire Gorum of Barre and James Richmond, July 12, 1778. There is also a marriage int. in published New Braintree Vital Records for Mrs. Desire Richmond and Joseph Hill, 25 Nov 1802 (marriage record before Apr 1, 1803), he being of "Schylar, Herkermer Co." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuart Hotchkiss" <stuh@verizon.net> To: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com>; <mafrankl@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 12:14 AM Subject: Re: [MAFRANKL] Richmond, James 1779-1883 married Lois Day >I have a copy of the Oneida County (N.Y.) Directory, 1869. It > contains 7 people named Richmond, no James. However in Augusta there > was an Isaac, post office Knox Corners/Knoxboro. He is shown as a > farmer with 166 acres. Other Richmonds listed are: In Rome, post > office Delta, William, basket maker and lock tender; in Lee, post > office Lee Center, Charles lot 44, farmer, 60 acres; Michael, lot 20, > farmer, 100 acres; Reuben R., lot 6, farmer, 70 acres; in Camden, > post office Camden, William, lot 72 in township #7, farmer, 81 acres > and John, Plank Road near Main, lumberman and farmer. > > This does not offer much, and probably is a duplicate of census > information, but it may be a clue to open another door. > >>Surnames: Richmond, Gorham >>Classification: queries >> >>Message Board URL: >> >>http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.franklin/2145/mb.ashx >> >>Message Board Post: >> >>I am seeking any information on this family. I have been working on >>documentation to obtain my Mayflower descendant certificate for over >>one year on eight generations. James was born about 1779 at Barre or >>Oakham, MA but I have not found any information on him, his wife or >>children. Richmond family genealogy has him serving in the War of >>1812, living in Augusta Twonship about 1815, Oneida County, NY about >>1815, marrying Lois Day in 1818-1819, lived in Ontario County, NY, >>in 1825 living in Oxford County, Ontario Canada. He drowned on >>January 1, 1822, when he fell through the ice on the Grand River >>near Brantford, Ontario, Canada. I have searched all of the places >>mentioned above and they have nothing regarding land warrants, >>birth, death, etc., etc. >>Lois is believed to have been born in Oneida County, NY about 1783. >>She died about 1844 in Jerseyville, Wentworth County, Ontario, >>Canada. Lois' parents are believed to be Samuel and Lois Merrick >>Day, both from West Springfield, MA. >>I have searched intensely in the records mentioned above and made >>numerous phone calls to the town clerk's of MA and they have nothing. >>I also need some more documentation on James' parents, James and >>Desire Gorham Richmond, daughter of Thomas & Hannah Gorham. He was >>born at New Braintree, MA in 1758. I need some more information on >>Desire regarding her death 9-18-1822-Barre, Worcester County, MA and >>marriage to James. Barre Town Clerk's office say they do not have a >>record of Desire's death record. >>Any help would be most appreciated. Thnks! > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message