Bill, as far as I know, no Clement anywhere in my line so far. At least I haven't found any. Of course, I have no middle name or initial for my William so that's no help either. Sally --On Monday, September 24, 2001, 6:23 PM -0500 William Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > Geohing: > > I wonder if you have any information as to whether any of the Williams you > speak of had as a middle name: Clement. I am looking for data relating to > the above and to Clement Richardson. They were from Ohio, do not know > where, and came to southern Illinois--White County. Any help would be > appreciated. > > Thank you, > > > William G. Johnson > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "goehring" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 7:15 PM > Subject: Re: [RICHARDSON] Richardson's of VA > > >> Tom, this is most interesting. My 3rd-great grandfather was William >> Richardson b. ca. 1800 in TN, m. to "Polly", also born ca. 1800 in TN. >> Their son Burrell B., my gr-gr-grandfather, was born in Wayne Co. KY in >> June of 1827 and married Nancy Jane Riley in Macon Co. MO 5/28/1854. >> William and Polly also had 7 other children: John b. 1823 in TN; William >> b. 1830 in KY; Philip b. 1832 in KY; Jesse b. 1835 in KY; Matilda b. 1837 >> in IL; Elizabeth b. 1842 in MO; and Mary b. 1842 in MO. BTW, Jesse is a >> common name in my family (my father and grandfather). According to the >> 1900 census of Mercer, Lindley Twp. MO, William F. Richardson (b. 1844 in >> IL) and Polly (his mother) had his brother, Thomas, and a sister, > Margaret, >> living with them. Thomas was born ca. 1864; Margaret ca. 1865, both in > MO, >> parents born TN. >> >> Do you know of any connection here? The Wayne Co. KY, TN, IL and > proximity >> of birth years for my William (ca. 1800 according to census) and Isaac >> (1811) make me wonder. Can you provide any further information? >> >> Sally Richardson Goehring >> Albuquerque, NM (born DM, IA) >> >> --On Saturday, September 22, 2001, 5:15 PM +0000 [email protected] wrote: >> >> > In a message dated 9/22/01 3:55:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >> > [email protected] writes: >> > >> > << I am sorry to be so stupid, but who is Buck-Eye-Billy? I keep > hearing >> > of this person on other lists. Was this Richardson family Catholic? I > do >> > have Sarah listed as Sarah J. on some of my research. >> > My family of Richardson's have never heard about an estate either(or >> > at least they never told me or my mother)! My mother used to be >> > dragged > to >> > Marion as a child and no one ever mentioned anything about an estate. > I >> > am utterly fascinated!! Please, please tell me more...... >> > Heather >> > >> >> > Heather - >> > >> > When I first heard the nickname, "Buck Eye Billy", I honestly thought >> > it was for his sharpshooting ability with a firearm. However, he >> > earned > the >> > name for clearing off acres of "Buck Eye" trees on his newly claimed > land >> > near Marion....perhaps the word "estate" was a poor choice of words. >> > I do understand that farm did remain in the family for generations. > From >> > my database, here is a "cut and paste" from my notes section re William >> > BEB RICHARDSON: >> > >> > DAR Patriot Index - Centennial Edition - Part 3 >> > National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution >> > Centennial Administration >> > Mrs. Eldred Martin Yochim, President General >> > Published: Washington; 1990 >> > >> > "RICHARDSON: RICHESON >> > >> > William: b1748/9 NC : d 1-31-1838 VA m Rebecca Hays Pvt VA" >> > >> > Nickname, "Buck-Eye-Billie", was given following his feat of clearing > the >> > large area of land he purchased filled with "buck-eye" trees. >> > >> > Lunenburg County, Virginia?....b 1748? >> > >> > His mother married, second, a Davis.....Thompson???? >> > Had step half brother, Evan DAVIS >> > >> > I actually have a lot more info on his wife (an mother of his >> > children), Rebecca HAYS (b. 1746 in Augusta County, Va)...her line >> > stops in my database with John HAY (b. about 1735). This HAYS family >> > originated in Ireland...so a possible answer to your question..."were >> > they Catholic?"...is probably. Both Rebecca and William are buried at >> > the Richardson Family Cemetery, Rich Valley, VA. Watch your counties >> > when researching here...the seasons changes only slightly more fast >> > than the county lines did. >> > >> > Their son Isaac (my direct...born about 1770) married Nancy WILEY, >> > daughter of Alexander and Mary (WILEY). I do know that Alexander >> > was baptisted as a Presbyterian on September 13, 1742 at the First >> > Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, PA. Alexander was a Lieutenant >> > (not Captain) in the Revolutionary War...also served in Dunsmore's war >> > against the Indians under the command of Captain John Floyd. >> > >> > Isaac and Nancy had nine (7 boys and 2 girls) children...one is the >> > Isaac (b. 1811) who may be the father of your John...their oldest is my >> > direct...Alexander Wiley RICHARDSON (b. 1802 near Marion at the >> > RICHARDSON farm)...obviously named for his maternal grandfather. >> > Of the other 5 boys, I know of one William and one with the >> > initial "N"...the others are not accounted for with a given name. >> > Isaac and Nancy followed their eldest son, first to Tennessee...then >> > to Wayne Co., KY and then to Franklin County, Illinois where Nancy >> > died before 1840 and Isaac died after 1840. I also have a marriage >> > date for Isaac and Nancy of 1793 in Washington County, VA...where that >> > county's boundaries were in 1793 in relation to Marion, I don't know >> > off hand. >> > >> > For their son Isaac (b. 1811), I have him married to a "Mary" (no >> > surname), born in Tennessee....where the family probably lived at the >> > time of the marriage...probably Knox County...since his older brother >> > married Elizabeth GIBBS in Knox County in 1824. Alexander and his > father >> > appear in the Wayne County, KY census in 1830...Alexander fought in >> > the Black Hawk War while living in Franklin County, ILL in 1832. >> > >> > Hopefully, this is enough to chew on for now. Let me know, if some of >> > these clues provided anymore insights per your database. >> > >> > - Tom Wilson >> > >> > ______________________________ >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== RICHARDSON Mailing List ==== >> To use the Richardson Query Board: >> http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/ric/Richardson >> To review Archived messages: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L >> > > ______________________________