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Descendants of Benjamin Richardson


Generation No. 3


6. NANCY3 RICHARDSON (HARDY2, BENJAMIN1) was born Abt. 1795, and died Bef. 1881 in Mississippi. She married JOHN JOHNSON.

      Child of NANCY RICHARDSON and JOHN JOHNSON is:
  i.   GINCY4 JOHNSON.


7. FRANCES (FANNIE)3 RICHARDSON (JOHN2, BENJAMIN1) was born Abt. 1802 in Bulloch County, Georgia, and died in Mississippi. She married JAMES DRUMMONDS Abt. 1820 in Mississippi.

      Children of FRANCES RICHARDSON and JAMES DRUMMONDS are:
  i.   RICHARD4 DRUMMONDS.
  ii.   SEBORN DRUMMONDS.
  iii.   WILLIAM DRUMMONDS.
  iv.   JOHN DRUMMONDS.
  v.   JIM DRUMMONDS.
  vi.   NANCY DRUMMONDS.
  vii.   MARGARET DRUMMONDS.


8. JAMES3 RICHARDSON (JOHN2, BENJAMIN1) was born 02 July 1806 in Bulloch County, Georgia, and died 31 October 1866 in Jasper County, Texas. He married MARY MORRIS 1829 in Cairo Springs, Mississippi.

Notes for JAMES RICHARDSON:
Jasper County census taken 28 July 60 lists James Richardson (54), Farmer with $1,600 in real estate, $1,600 in personal property, born in Georgia with wife, Mary (45), born in Mississippi, William (22) born in Mississippi, Stephen (15), Nathan (9), Derham (7), Elizabeth (14) and Martha (4), all born in Texas.

      Children of JAMES RICHARDSON and MARY MORRIS are:
21. i.   CLARISSA4 RICHARDSON, b. 18 December 1829, Mississippi; d. 05 June 1922, Atwell, Callahan County, Texas.
22. ii.   JAMES MARION RICHARDSON, b. 17 November 1831, Simpson County, Mississippi; d. 08 July 1922, Jasper County, Texas.
23. iii.   JOHN ALLBRITTON RICHARDSON, b. 02 March 1834, Mississippi.
  iv.   WILLIAM RICHARDSON, b. 14 November 1836, Mississippi; d. Abt. 1865, Vicksburg, Mississippi.
  Notes for WILLIAM RICHARDSON:
William was killed in the Civil War at Vicksburg, Mississippi, and is buried there.

24. v.   ANN RICHARDSON, b. 11 January 1839, Mississippi; d. September 1934, Waco, McClennan County, Texas.
25. vi.   NANCY RICHARDSON, b. 04 January 1842, Mississippi; d. 24 March 1910, Jasper County, Texas.
26. vii.   STEPHEN RICHARDSON, b. 06 November 1843, Mississippi; d. 26 June 1926, Texas.
27. viii.   ELIZABETH RICHARDSON, b. 05 March 1846, Jasper County, Texas.
  ix.   FRANCES RICHARDSON, b. 07 July 1848, J asper County, Texas; d. 22 November 1850, Jasper County, Texas.
  Notes for FRANCES RICHARDSON:
Died very young and never married.

Martha J. Richardson listed on the 1870 Jasper County census in household with widow Mary Morris Richardson at age 13. This could possibly be Frances.

28. x.   NATHAN RICHARDSON, b. 17 December 1850, Jasper County, Texas; d. 08 April 1915, Texas.
29. xi.   DURHAM RICHARDSON, b. 19 December 1852, Jasper County, Texas; d. 1917.
30. xii.   MARTHA JANE RICHARDSON, b. 20 March 1856, J asper County, Texas.


9. PENELOPE3 RICHARDSON (JOHN2, BENJAMIN1) was born 11 October 1810 in Louisiana, and died 28 June 1865 in Jasper County, Texas. She married BENJAMIN WILLIAMS.

      Children of PENELOPE RICHARDSON and BENJAMIN WILLIAMS are:
  i.   SIMON4 WILIAMS, m. PRISCILLA WEST.
  ii.   BYRD WILLIAMS, b. 1834, Mississippi; m. NANCY WRIGHT.
  iii.   RICHARD WILLIAMS, b. Abt. 1836; m. ELIZABETH NANTZ.
  iv.   WILLIAM WILLIAMS, b. 1840, Texas.
  v.   JAMES WILLIAMS, b. 1842; m. ARSULA ANN (SULIE) CONN.
  vi.   BENJAMIN WILLIAM JR., b. 1844.
31. vii.   NANCY WILLIAMS, b. 1848, Texas.


10. AMOS3 RICHARDSON (JOHN2, BENJAMIN1) was born 15 October 1815 in St. Tammany's Parish, Louisiana, and died 24 July 1896 in Near Chester, Tyler County, Texas. He married ANNA PETERS 24 September 1835 in Lawrence County, Mississippi, daughter of JOSEPH PETERS and OLIVE RENTZ.

Notes for AMOS RICHARDSON:
Amos was born in St. Tammany's Parish, Louisiana, and after his mother, Nancy Albritton died, his father took the family to Simpson County, Mississippi, where his older brother, John Jr., remained with his father. Both appear on the 1830 Simpson County census. Amos moved to Lawrence County, Mississippi, which was only a few miles away from his father.

Marriage bond in the amount of $200.00 was made to Joseph Peters in September 1835. Marriage license signed by J. Calkwell, Clerk, Lawrence County, Mississippi, solemnized 24 September 1835 and recorded in Volume 2, Page 158 in Lawrence County.

The 1840 census for Lawrence County, Mississippi shows Amos and Anna with three children. From the abstracts of the minutes of Hebron Baptist church where the Albrittons, Peters, Rentz and Richardsons were members as early as January 1845 in Louisiana, show Amos and Anna have moved to Louisiana and joined this church on 26 July 1845. On 26 July 1850 Amos and Anna are dismissed from the Church, after the death of Amos' father in Jasper County, Texas in March 1850.

Amos, Annie and their children move to Tyler County, Texas where they bought land from William Seamans in Tyler County on 28 February 1851 for $220.00. The deed is recorded in Book B page 340 Deed Index book, Tyler County, Texas.

Amos served the CSA with the Mt. Hope Home Guard in Tyler County, Texas for the duration of the war as a 4th Corporal.

Burial in Seamans' Cemetery in Tyler County, Texas





Notes for ANNA PETERS:
Burial in Seaman's Cemetery in Tyler County, Texas.

      Children of AMOS RICHARDSON and ANNA PETERS are:
  i.   JAMES4 RICHARDSON, b. 09 August 1836, Lawrence County, Mississippi; d. September 1859, Tyler County, Texas; m. HARRIETT POWELL, 29 July 1858, Tyler County, Texas.
  Notes for JAMES RICHARDSON:
James died in September 1859 as Harriet was with child. James never saw James P., his son. The State of Texas, County of Tyler: Your petitioner would represent that Harriet Richardson, widow of James Richardson, deceased, departed this life about the 20th of the present month, leaving an infant son about two months old named James P. Richardson, and your petitioner would ask for the Guardianship of the person and estate of the said minor. (Signed) Amos Richardson, dated 26 March 1860. $400. 00 bond given by Amos on 30 April 1860.

32. ii.   RICHARD RICHARDSON, b. 09 February 1838, Lawrence County, Mississippi; d. 27 October 1920, Oakhurst, San Jacinto County, Texas.
  iii.   OLIVE RICHARDSON, b. 07 August 1839, Lawrence County, Mississippi; m. JOHN STERLING, 18 April 1861, Tyler County, Texas.
  Notes for OLIVE RICHARDSON:
Burial in Midway Cemetery.

  iv.   JOHN N. RICHARDSON, b. 25 March 1843, Lawrence County, Mississippi; d. Abt. 1862.
  v.   JOSEPH RICHARDSON, b. 16 May 1847, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana; d. 07 September 1890, Tyler County, Texas; m. HELEN WATTS, 19 January 1870, Tyler County, Texas.
  Notes for JOSEPH RICHARDSON:
Burial in Hickory Grove Cemetery.

  vi.   AMOS JR. RICHARDSON, b. 13 January 1849, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana; d. 26 October 1849, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana.
  Notes for AMOS JR. RICHARDSON:
Reportedly died from "the fever".

33. vii.   NANCY RICHARDSON, b. 18 August 1850, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana; d. 25 March 1920, Tyler County, Texas.
  viii.   ISAAC W. RICHARDSON, b. 30 September 1854, Tyler County, Texas; d. 27 February 1942, Tyler County, Texas.
  Notes for ISAAC W. RICHARDSON:
Never married.

Burial in Seaman's Cemetery, Tyler County, Texas

  ix.   JAMES P. RICHARDSON, b. January 1860, Tyler County, Texas; m. MARTHA ANN HARDY, 18 August 1882, Tyler County, Texas.
  Notes for JAMES P. RICHARDSON:
James P. Richardson is son of James and Harriet Powell Richardson. Both parents deceased by 1860. Amos (his grandfather) was his guardian and reared him. Tyler County Tax Records



11. RICHARD ALLBRITTON3 RICHARDSON (JOHN2, BENJAMIN1) was born 1818 in Louisiana, and died 09 August in Columbus, Colorado County, Texas. He married ELIZA WILLIAMS 09 August 1836 in Rankin County, Mississippi, daughter of SIMON WILLIAMS and TABITHA.

Notes for RICHARD ALLBRITTON RICHARDSON:
Listed on 1850 Jasper County census taken 7 October 1850 as farmer with $400 in real estate, born in Louisiana.

In household is Eliza (30) born in Louisiana, Hardy (12), Amoe (10), Tabitha (8), Nancy (6), John (4), Ben Franklin (2) and S. James (2/12).

Jasper County census taken 30 July 1860 lists R. Richardson (42), Farmer with $120 in real estate and $3,000 in personal property with wife Eliza (39), both born in Louisiana, Amos (21), Tabitha (19), Nancy (17), John (15), Benjamin (12), James (10), William (8), Margaret (5), Frances (male) (3), and Joseph (4/12) all born in Texas.

Jasper County census Precinct 4 taken 21 June 1880 lists Eliza Richardson as head of household (59) born in Louisiana, Francis M. (23) son, Lou C. (30) daughter-in-law, born in Mississippi, and Jasper (20) in residence.

      Children of RICHARD RICHARDSON and ELIZA WILLIAMS are:
  i.   HARDY4 RICHARDSON, b. 1837, Mississippi; m. REBECCA (HARRISON?) HARVILL, 14 April 1858, Jasper County, Texas.
  Notes for HARDY RICHARDSON:
Jasper County census taken 30 July 1860 lists Hardy Richardson (25), Farmer with $350 in real estate and $375 in personal property with wife, Rebecca (20), both born in Mississippi.

From the Kirbyville Banner, 17 October 1973:

Hardy was born in Mississippi in 1837. He married Rebecca Harvill and went to Limeston County during the 1970's, but nothing more is known of him.

Marriage Notes for HARDY RICHARDSON and REBECCA HARVILL:
Jasper County marriage records show bride as Rebecca Harrison.

34. ii.   AMOS RICHARDSON, b. 20 June 1839, Jasper County, Texas; d. 14 July 1927, Jasper County, Texas.
  iii.   TABITHA RICHARDSON, b. 1842, Jasper County, Texas; m. HENRY MARTIN LEWIS.
  iv.   NANCY RICHARDSON, b. 1844, J asper County, Texas; d. 1863.
35. v.   JOHN RICHARDSON, b. 1846, Jasper County, Texas; d. 1933.
  vi.   BENJAMIN FRANKLIN RICHARDSON, b. 1848, J asper County, Texas; m. NICOLES A.E. CHOATE, 08 December 1870, J asper County, Texas.
  Notes for BENJAMIN FRANKLIN RICHARDSON:
1910 Limestone County, Texas census ED 48 Sheet 110, Thornton Post Office lists:

Ben F. Richardson (62 and Nicholas (wife) (56).

36. vii.   JAMES STEWART RICHARDSON, b. April 1850, J asper County, Texas; d. 1916.
37. viii.   WILLIAM RICHARD RICHARDSON, b. 04 November 1852, J asper County, Texas; d. 29 January 1928.
  ix.   MARGARET RICHARDSON, b. 1855, J asper County, Texas; m. WILLIAM J. WITHERS, 26 December 1875, Jasper County, Texas.
  x.   FRANCIS MARION RICHARDSON, b. 29 March 1857, J asper County, Texas; d. 30 September 1936; m. LOUISE C. LEE, 30 December 1879, J asper County, Texas.
38. xi.   S. JASPER RICHARDSON, b. 29 February 1860, Jasper County, Texas; d. 01 October 1919.
  xii.   REHENNA (IRENE) RICHARDSON, b. 1863; m. WALTER B. WITHERS.

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