I am looking for a Joseph Richardson, b, 10/30/1843, Monroe Co., Tn. do not know who his parents or grandparents, can anyone help me find thisJoseph? thanks Reginia Winn reginia@wt.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <Xanadu92@direcway.com> To: <RICHARDSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 3:06 AM Subject: RE: [RICHARDSON] Madison Richardson > > Hi Martha: > > Nancy Richardson m. Jacob Anderson is the daughter of Jesse Richardson. > Jesse Richardson is the son of Jonathan Richardson who departed this life in > 1773. The LWT Of Jonathan Richardson is index in the Probate records of > Bedford County, VA under date 24 May 1773. > > This Jonathan Richardson, who was resident in Maryland for some little time, > was twice married; first about 1745 to Elizabeth Taylor, daughter of Henry > Taylor and Sarah; and, secondly to Anne, on 2 October, 1759 in St. Johns, > Maryland. > > He had by his first wife, Elizabeth Taylor, a son, Joseph Richardson b. > ~1745 Loudon County, VA - d. 1817 Rockingham, NC married Sarah Compton in > the year 1769 in Loudon Co., VA. > > By his wife Anne, Jonathan Richardson had the following children: Mary, > Nancy, Aimy, Jesse, Thomas and Amos. The latter being Amos Richardson who > married in South Carolina Susannah Smith and then settled in Elbert County, > GA where he raised his family. Amos Richardson was a RWS. He left home at > an early age and twice enlisted in the Revolutionary armies. Amos states in > his RWS pension application that he was born in Loudon County, VA 18 > September, 1764. He died 15 January, 1847 at his home in Elberton, Elbert > County, GA. I seem to recall that the Hart Co., GA DAR erected a memorial > in his memory at the cemetery where he is buried, which today, lies in Hart > County, GA. > > Jesse was born ~1760 and departed this life in McCrackin, KY on 26 October > 1839. > > Jonathan Richardson removed with his family from Maryland to Loudon County, > VA. After some years there he removed to Bedford County, He signed a > petition in either Bedford or Henry Co. VA in favor of the formation of a > new county in Virginia to be called Franklin. > > Many researchers confuse the family of this Jonathan Richardson with > another, namely Jonathan Richardson, a Quaker, who married 2 October, 1706 > Catherine Conway, at All Hallows Church in Anne Arundel County, MD where > their son John was christened. Jonathan Richardson and Catherine Conway > moved from Maryland to Prince William Co., VA about 1730/1. Jonathan > Richardson m. Catherine Conway departed this life in Fairfax Co., VA in the > year 1745. In his LWT, Jonathan Richardson of Fairfax names his living > children: John, Thomas, Mary (md. Mr. Gaskin), David and Amos Richardson, > not to be confused with the aforementioned Amos Richardson b. 1764 Loudon > Co., VA. In 1749, the sons, Amos, David, Aaron, Abraham and Thomas, sold > land in Fairfax and moved to Bedford Co., VA. > > At one time, there was resident in Bedford Co., VA three men named Amos > Richardson. And it is almost impossible to keep for mixing up the two > Jonathan 's who were resident in Bedford. > > Hope this bit of information helps. > > Happy Hunting, > DeLores > > > > ==== 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 > >