General Richard Richardson

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ID: I291
Name: General Richard Richardson
Surname: Richardson
Given Name: General Richard
Sex: M
Birth: 1704 in Jamestown, VA
Death: Sep 1780 in , Craven Co, , Sc
Burial: Richardson Cem, , Big Home Plantat
_UID: C430FE5C2603D511A1EC4445535400001A29

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ID: I086705
Name: RICHARD (BRIG. GEN.) RICHARDSON 1
Sex: M
Birth: in Unknown 1
Death: 7 SEP 1780 in Near Salisbury, SC 1
Event: CHANGE RECORDS 14 MAR 1997 1
Event: TITLE 40-2Æ 1
Reference Number: 3758
Note:
[Rose Family.GED]

BRIG. GENERAL RICHARD RICHARDSON (40-2)(RN3758)

General Richardson was born in VA ca 1704 and died in SC in September1780. As a young man he was a surveyor in VA and then emigrated to SC in1725. He was married to Mary Cantey, his first wife, on Oct. 11, 1738(Prince Frederick Parish Register). Few men were more important in theprovincial history of SC. He was Col. of the militia as early as 1757,was in the Cherokee wars of 1760-61. He was in command of the militia andregulars in the "Snow campaign" against the Tories at Ninety Six in thewinter of 1775. He assisted in the defeat of the British fleet atCharleston in 1776 and commanded the state militia at Purrysburg in 1778.He was appointed Brigadier General on March 25, 1778.

At the surrender of Charleston he was taken prisoner, sent to St.Augustine and then paroled. Lord Cornwallis made fruitful efforts to winhim over to the royalist cause. Later he was imprisoned, and his healthfailing he was sent home and soon died. His second wife was DorthySinker.

RE: 1600 VA Genealogies p 190
SC Patriots in the Revolution p 812
Appleton p 243
Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy p 658
Cantey Family by Ames SC Hist. & Gen. Mag Vol. II p 203


Father: RICHARD RICHARDSON
Mother: MARY BUSHNELL

Marriage 1 Dorthy SINKLER b: 1737
Children
Thomas RICHARDSON
James Burchell RICHARDSON b: 28 OCT 1770
John Peter RICHARDSON b: 20 OCT 1772
Charles RICHARDSON b: 20 NOV 1772

Marriage 2 MARY CANTY b: 1715 in near Camden, SC
Married: 11 OCT 1736 in Prince Federic Parish 1
Children
Martha RICHARDSON
Margaret RICHARDSON
Edward RICHARDSON
Susannah RICHARDSON
RICHARD (COL) RICHARDSON b: 4 MAR 1739/40 in Prince Fedrick Parish, SC
Rebecca RICHARDSON b: 2 NOV 1752 in SC
Ezekiah RICHARDSON b: 28 SEP 1758

Sources:
Title: Rose Family.GED
Repository:
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Media: Other
Text: Date of Import: Jan 28, 2003



Note:
Richard RICHARDSON

Family 1: Dorothea SINKLER
1.+John Peter RICHARDSON b: 20 OCT 1772 d: 30 JAN 1811

John Peter RICHARDSON

BIRTH: 20 OCT 1772, Claredon Co., South Carolina
DEATH: 30 JAN 1811, Jamesville, South Carolina
Father: Richard RICHARDSON
Mother: Dorothea SINKLER
Family 1: Floride Bonneau PEYRE
MARRIAGE: 12 MAY 1792
1. Elizabeth Peyre RICHARDSON b: 25 AUG 1794 d: 16 JUN 1873
2. Emma Susanna RICHARDSON b: 16 JUL 1796
3.+Camilla Floride RICHARDSON b: 30 JUL 1798 d: 19 DEC 1866
4. John Peter RICHARDSON b: 14 APR 1801 d: 26 JAN 1869
5. James Burchell RICHARDSON b: 1806 d: 1860
6. Thomas Charles RICHARDSON

Charles RICHARDSON

Family 1: Ms. Burchell (?)
1.General Richard RICHARDSONGeneral Richard RICHARDSON

BIRTH: 1704, Virginia
DEATH: Sep 1780, Craven Co., S.C.
BURIAL: Richardson Family Cemetery - Big Home Plantation
OCCUPATION: State Senator, planter
Father: Charles RICHARDSON
Mother: Ms. Burchell (?)
Family 1: Dorathea SINKLER
1.Thomas RICHARDSON
2.James Burchill RICHARDSON
3.John Peter RICHARDSON
4.Charles RICHARDSON
Family 2: Mary CANTEY
MARRIAGE: 11 Oct 1738, Prince Frederick Parish Register
1.Susannah RICHARDSON
2.Ezekiah RICHARDSON
3.Richard RICHARDSON , Jr
4.Martha RICHARDSON
5.Rebecca RICHARDSON
6.Margaret RICHARDSON
7.Edward RICHARDSON
Change Date: 28 May 2001 at 01:00:00

Father: Charles Richardson
Mother: ? Burchell

Marriage 1 Dorathea Sinkler b: 1737
Children
Thomas Richardson
James Burchell Richardson b: 28 Oct 1770 in Clarendon Dist., SC
John Peter Richardson b: 20 Oct 1772 in , Clarendon Co, , Sc
Charles Richardson

Marriage 2 Mary Cantey b: 1722 in SC
Married: 11 Oct 1738 in Prince Frederick Parish, SC
Children
Susannah Richardson
Ezekiah Richardson
Richard Richardson Jr b: 4 Mar 1739
Martha Richardson
Rebecca Richardson
Margaret Richardson
Edward Richardson

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ID: I1838
Name: Richard Richardson , Sr. 1 2
Sex: M
Birth: ABT 1704 in Jamestown, VA
Death: SEP 1780 in Big Home, Salisbury, Clarendon Co., SC
Burial: Richardson Burying Ground, SC 3
Reference Number: 1838
Note:
From Singleton web: Gen during Rev. War Royal Assembly- 1754-60 And1762-65, The Provencial Congress - 1775-76, General Assembly - 1776 -1780


Sacred to the Memory of General Richard Richardson

Who departed this life in September 1780 Aged 76 years.

He died while a prisoner And under the parole of The British whopermitted him in his illness to leave John's Island where he was confinedto close the last moments of his life in the bosom of his numerousfamily.

Beneath this marble his venerated remains repose which is erected to hismemory by James Burchell Richardson his eldest son by his second and lastmarriage


Father: Charles Richardson

Marriage 1 Mary Burchell b: AFT 1775

Marriage 2 Elizabeth Mary Cantey b: 1722 in Prince Frederick Parish,South Carolina
Married: BET 11 OCT 1736 AND 1739 in Prince Frederick Parish, SouthCarolina
Children
Edward Richardson
Margaret Richardson
Martha Richardson
Susannah Richardson
Richard Richardson , Jr. b: 4 MAR 1738/39
Rebecca Richardson b: 1752
Ezekiah Cantey Richardson b: 28 SEP 1758

Marriage 3 Dorothea Sinkler b: ABT 1737
Married: 1767
Children
James Burchell Richardson , Sr. b: 28 OCT 1770 in Richardson Mansion,Craven District, SC
John Peter Richardson , Sr. b: 20 OCT 1772 in Clarendon Co., SC (prob)
Charles Richardson b: 20 NOV 1774
Thomas Richardson b: ABT 1775

Sources:
Title: Singleton Family Web Site
Author: Hughes, Jacqueline K.; Sumter, SC
Publication: Link
Note: Extensive sourced Richardson information!
Note: Good
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Media: Electronic
Title: Richardson Cemetery Website
Repository:
Note: Link
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Media: Electronic
Title: Gravestone Inscriptions -- Richardson Burying Ground, s. ofRimini, Clarendon County, SC
Note: various photos of Richardson Graveyard, taken in Feb 2003
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Media: Tombstone

  Noted events in his life were:

• Marriage Contract, 11 Oct 1738, Prince Frederick Parish, SC. Y

Richard married Mary Cantey, daughter of William Cantey Sr. and Arabella Oldys. (Mary Cantey was born in 1722 in SC.)