> > > The 1900 census gives John’s father’s birthplace as Maryland and his > > mother’s as NC. > > I notice the name John Wesley listed among the children and sensed a Methodist from the Baltimore & Harford County area, since this sirname is plentiful in the area. Also many folks from this area were later found in Orange County, NC. PEDEN's work "Methodist Records of Baltimore City, MD" makes mention of a John RICHARDSON that moved away ca. 1813. There was also a marriage performed Feb. 27, 1814 between a John RICHARDSON and an Elizabeth INLOES. There is no way of knowing if these records were created by the same person but the dates would work. I would also suggest that the fluidity of early county lines can creat problems, even as late as 1820. Don't overlook Granville. Franklin, Warren, Halifax, Northampton, and Person Counties. Hope this gives you some hope. Another group of RICHARDSONs appeared in central Alabama in the 1820s, perhaps John's remaining family went south into Greene & Sumter Counties of AL. Rob Barton