I don't have much on John. I have been to Carroll County a couple of times and have located the area where I believe they owned property. It is interesting to just drive around and think that my ancestors once probably walked these roads and farms those fields I am looking at. I found an old Richardson cemetery in the area and it is no doubt where many Richardsons were buried but there was no stone for him. There was a small community named Richardson north of Hillsville and a road still there by the name of Richardson Road. That is the area where they once lived. I think a few descendents still live near there but was unable to contact any of them. At the historical society in Hillsville they have an old wall cabinet that once belonged to a Richardson, but probably not as far back of Old John. Do you have Alderman's book "Carroll 1765-1815, The Settlements"? It is full of information and probably as accurate an account as there is. Alderman was a Carroll County historian and spent numerous hours researching the facts for the book I have tried to determine which Richardsons are which and how they are all related and IF they are all related. There were several Richardsons in Bedford County Virginia, which I have also traveled to. I don't know the connection to them. Old John's wife was Letitia Morgan, daughter of Thomas Morgan, and ???( possibly Evans, possibly Talbot). Old Thomas Morgan lived in Bedford County Va and owned quite a large area of land and had many descendents. This is one reason I thought the Richardsons of Bedford were related to the Richardsons of Carroll. I have visited that area and found where the old cemetery was (I did not go back to it because of overgrowth). There is a Morgan Baptist Church and a Morgan Road still there and some other interesting sites. Thomas Morgan died in 1774 as legend goes from an Indian arrow to the heart. Maybe it was a bullet. Anyway he was supposedly standing in the door of his mill when this happened. He left a will and Letitia Richardson was named in the will along with about 17 other kids. He had two wives it is believed. Some say they were sisters, but I have not been able to prove who his wives were. The second one was named either Hester or Ester. She, I don't think was the mother of Letitia as she was one of the older children. I will have to read through my file and get back to you Janice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margaret Christensen" <mardarch@fmctc.com> To: <RICHARDSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 9:04 PM Subject: Re: [RICHARDSON] Richardson / Walter > > Thanks for writing. Do you have any background information for John > Richardson? I did not know that Letitia's maiden name was Morgan. Do you > have information on them? > > Margaret > > > > > > > > > >I am working on this family. I descend from Old John Richardson and his > > wife Letitia Morgan Richardson through their son William Richardson who > > married Jane Bobbitt. They moved to Pulaski County Kentucky and then on > > to > > Rush and Boone Counties in Indiana. > > > > Janice Shives > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Margaret Christensen" <mardarch@fmctc.com> > > To: <RICHARDSON-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 12:31 PM > > Subject: [RICHARDSON] Richardson / Walter > > > > > >> Is anyone on the list working on the Richardson - Walter lines of Grayson > > / > >> Montgomery / Carroll lines in Virginia? > >> I have a James Walter married Letitia Richardson who went to Highland > >> County ,Ohio. then to Fulton & Knox County, Illinois. > >> > >> Margaret > >> > >> > >> ==== RICHARDSON Mailing List ==== > >> To use the Richardson Query Board: > >> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.richardson > >> To review Archived messages: > >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L > >> > >> > > > > > > > > ==== RICHARDSON Mailing List ==== > > To use the Richardson Query Board: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.richardson > > To review Archived messages: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L > > > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.3 - Release Date: 3/25/2005 > > > > > > > ==== RICHARDSON Mailing List ==== > To use the Richardson Query Board: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.richardson > To review Archived messages: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L > >