The Putney Historical Society, Putney, Vermont, has the Bible of Esther F. RICHARDSON family. As we are paring our holdings at this time we are offering this Bible to any family members that would take it and care for it. The family info contained in it has been transcribed and is posted below. If this is your family please contact me. Ruth Barton @ mrgjb@sover.net The births are listed only as births with no parents given and the marriges only the family member name, not who they married. I found this to be rather unusual but....... Holy Bible Printed for Mathew CAREY Philadelphia July 25, 1803 This one is large, very old and in poor condition and printed on poor quality paper. I went bug-eyed, cross-eyed and permanently eye strained to read it as accurately as possible. Where I wasn't sure I put ? after what I wasn't sure of . Ruth Barton Note in this Bible says, "This Bible was purchased by my Grandmother's (who was Esther F. RICHARDSON) father and given to her as a gift. Mary (Shelley) LIE She married James M. Shelley. 2 children born to them: Esther M. SHELLEY James Warren LeRoy SHELLEY Family Record: Marriages: James M. SHELLEY and Esther F. RICHARDSON were married Oct. 10, 1830 Births: Esther Miranda SHELLY Born July 4th 1833 James Warren LeRoy SHELLY born February 19th 1845 Jerva? RICHARDSON born May 20th 1767 Esther ------ born April ?9 th 1766 Tuesday married Sept 6th 1787 Adonivum? J. Richardson married Sept 7th 1825 Jhina? (no surname given)married Novem the 26,1807 Mehetable married February 2, 1811? Julia married March 5, 1822 Roxa married June 12, 1829 Esther F. RICHARDSON Married October the 10, 1830 These entries are unusual in that they do not tell who these people married, just that they were married. Births (new page): Rena RICHARDSON born June 3rd 1788 Thursday Jabra RICHARDSON born April 11th 1790 Sabbath day name blotted out February 16th 1792 Thursday Mehetable RICHARDSON born April 23rd 1794 Wednesday Meranda RICHARDSON born October 22nd 1796 Friday Julia Richardson born August 31st 1801 or 2 Monday Adonirum Judson? RICHARDSON born June 26th 1805 Wednesday Esther Fisher RICHARDSON born Oct 3th 1804 Tuesday Georg J. RICHARDSON Born Jan. 27, 1827 Maria RICHARDSON born August 20, 1828 Rena's only child Clarissa Ann WARES born Sept 9th? 1808 Friday Chandler Lovilla? SCOTT born May ? 1810? Wednesday Charles ----- SCOTT Born May 17, 1814 Maria Anjinett? SCOTT born April ? 1817 Juliann SCOTT born August 11, 1819 George O. SCOTT born Feb 9, 1822 Rena WARES death June ? 1813 She was 25 years and 15 days old Clarissa WARE died April 27, 1823 in the 15 year of her age Miranda TOWN death Jan 10, 1829 She was in the 33 year of her age William TOWN death July 12, 1860 (this whole line questionable) Deaths: Unkle Elijha RICHARDSONs death March 26? 1898 in the 45 year of his age Unkle John RICHARDSON death May 4, 1809 in the 74 year of his age Mom RICHARDSONs death August 30, 1809 in the 74 year of her age Dad? HIXSONs death December? 9, 1809 in the 68 year of hi age Mom HIXSON death Jan 4? 1810 in the 64 yer of her age Abijah ----- HIXSON death the 21 of February 1813? in the 26 year of his age Walter HIXSON death August 2nd 1813? 32 year age Sister Julia's death Sept 2, 1775 in the 17 year of her age My Mom's death Oct 2, 1775 in the 41 year of her age Brother THOMPSON death August 3, 1812? My Father's death March 21, 1816 in the 85 year of his age Sister THOMPSON death February 27, 1821? -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT