What I've read in Vinton does not seem particularly compelling. There seem to be people who claim knowledge of Richardson ancestors in England dating back to the 1400's, but I've not seen anything that documents the claims. Would love to find out the same info regarding John Richardson of Medfield. That they came from England seems to be a given. Other than that, I'm not too sure... Gary Allen Richardson gar3131@msn.com

Gary writes: > That they came from England seems to be a given. << My Richardson ancestors apparently stem from Scotland. My ggf, Richard Richardson, was born in Canada, and came to Kentucky about 1863, and the rest is U.S. Don't even know if Richard had any siblings. All I know about his parents is from his sheet, indicating they were born in Scotland, so he was a first generation emigrant. I don't know their names, though, -- anybody know how to find out so I could do some looking in Scotland? Thanks, Richard Tennesen, Capitola, CA