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HISTORY OF THE RICHARDSON FAMILY IN AMERICA. | |||
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THE ATTLEBOROUGH RICHARDSONS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS.
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In the
former part of this volume, especially on pp. 239, 298, 299, 405,
406, statements occur which are incorrect and more which are
imperfect. I have given them a careful revision, and by the help of
records supplied to me by Mr. Nathan H. Richardson, of Fitchburg,
have made the needed corrections in the pages which follow. There was an emigration from Woburn and Stoneham to Attleborough between the years 1710 and 1720. Among those who removed were four brothers, sons of Stephen Richardson, viz.: William Richardson [1589], Francis Richardson [1590], Timothy Richardson [1594], Seth Richardson [1595], and their nephew, Jonas Richardson [1754]. One of these brothers, William, married Rebecca Vinton; they had a son, John Richardson, named for his mother’s brother and her father, both bearing the name of John Vinton. John Richardson4 [1761], just named, was born in Attleborough, Nov. 27, 1719. He married Elizabeth Wilmarth, April 19, 1742. Their children were :
7037.
The children of John5 and
Ruth (Woodcock) Richardson, apparently all born in Attleborough,
were:
7038.
The children of Wyman and Ruth (Lane) Richardson are correctly reported on p. 299. The family of their eldest son, Wyman Richardson,6 by his wife, Ruth Lane, now follows, and is to be preferred to the record [2813] on pp. 405, 406, which is imperfect and erroneous.7038
As renumbered. 2813 in the former
part of this volume.
Wyman Richardson6
(Wyman,5 John,4 William,3
Stephen,2 Samuel1), eldest son of
Wyman5 and Ruth (Lane) Richardson; born in Attleborongh,
Mass., June 10, 1777; married, at Richmond, N. H., Oct. 22, 1802,
Deliverance Bolles, born at Richmond,
July 23, 1782. They were married by her father, Elder Nathaniel
Bolles.He removed with his parents from Attleborough to Swanzey, K. H., in October, 1779. He learned the trade of blacksmith from his father, who was both blacksmith and cooper. He was a man of good parts; was fond of argument. In the country school-house, at a meeting of the lyceum, there were not unfrequent debates between him and the school-master, in which, if not always victorious, he well maintained his part. He was a strictly honest man, contending for the right when truth and justice were concerned. Deliverance, his wife, was the third daughter of Elder Nathaniel Bolles, who was born in Rochester, Mass., March 2, 1758, and removed with his uncle, Jonathan Bolles, from Rochester to Richmond, N. H., in 1773. He (Wyman) was a man of energy and endurance, and used to travel on foot, and sometimes on snowshoes, once a year, from Richmond to his old home, until his parents, David and Lydia, moved to Richmond, in 1783. Deliverance was a woman of great activity and vigor, a good mother, genial, her conversation sparkling with wit. She retained her physical elasticity and mental vivacity to the age of eighty-eight. Wyman Richardson6 died at Swanzey, N. H., Feb. 26, 1868, aged 90. Deliverance, his wife, died there, Aug. 11, 1870. Their children, all born in
Swanzey, were :
7067
As renumbered. 2814 in the former part.
Hon. Elkanah Richardson6 (Wyman,5 John,4 William,3 Stephen,2 Samuel1), son of Wyman5 and Ruth (Lane) Richardson; born in Swanzey, N. H., July 9, 1780; married, first, in 1804, Olive Seward, who was born in Sullivan, N. H., April 26, 1784. She died July 2, 1813. Second, Sophia Belding, of Swanzey, Feb. 2, 1815. She was born in Swanzey, April 26, 1789, seventh daughter of Capt. Elijah and Rhoda (Call) Belding. She died suddenly, from inflammation of the brain, at Stowe, Portage County, Ohio, April 27, 1827. Third, Elvira Wallace, at Stowe, Ohio, May 25, 1829.Mr. Richardson removed from Swanzey, N. H., to Ohio, in March, 1819. He dwelt some years in Stowe, Portage County, Ohio, but previous to 1830 took up his abode at Cuyahoga Falls, in the same county. In that village he died, Jan. 8, 1836. He had held the office of county commissioner; had served two terms of seven years each as associate judge in that county, and had been a member of the senate of Ohio several terms. In each of these stations he had performed his duties with fidelity and honor and to the satisfaction of his constituents. , He built the first house in the flourishing village of Cuyahoga Falls, and encouraged lyceums and every other method of public improvement. His children were,
By first wife, Olive, born in Swanzey, N. H.:
By second wife, Sophia : Born at Stowe, Portage County, Ohio: By third wife, Elvira, born at Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio :
7081
As renumbered. 2815 in the former part.
Stephen Richardson6 (Wyman,5 John,4 William,3 Stephen,2 Samuel1), third son of Wyman5 and Ruth (Lane) Richardson; born in Swanzey, N. H., June 4, 1783; married, first, Relief Williams, Oct. 29, 1805. She died March 15, 1819. Second, Electra Udall, June 9, 1819. She died Sept. 3, 1834. Third, Joanna Hinckley, Jan. 26, 1835.He lived in Hardwick, Vt. He was a blacksmith, and also a cultivator of the soil. He died July 30, 1860. His widow Joanna, the third wife, died May 12, 1870. His children were, By first wife, Relief:
By second wife, Electa By third wife, Joanna, none. 7089
As renumbered. 2816 in the former part.
Luna Richardson6 (Wyman,5 John,4 William,3 Stephen,2 Samuel1) brother of the preceding, and fourth son of Wyman5 and Ruth (Lane) Richardson; born in Swanzey, N. H., May 10, 1785; married Susan Mosier.He removed to Ohio, and died at Stowe, Portage County, in that State, July 11, 1824. The widow, after his death, had two husbands; the last one died a few years ago. She is still living, in the family of Nathan Henry Richardson, in Fitchburg, Mass., at the age of 85. Children :
7091
As renumbered. 2817 in the former part.
Ruth Richardson6 (Wyman,5 John,4 William,3 Stephen,2 Samuel1),sister of the preceding, and daughter of Wyman5 and Ruth (Lane) Richardson; born in Swanzey, N. H., Sept. 18, 1787; married Rev. Sebastian Streeter, of Boston, a preacher of Universalism, and successor of John Murray, the reputed founder of that sect in New England.They raised a large family of children, ten in all, and he continued to preach as long as he was able. His widow is still living in Malden, near Boston, May, 1876. One of their daughters,
7093
As renumbered. 2817 in the former part.
Esther Richardson6 (Wyman,5 John,4 William,3 Stephen,2 Samuel1), sister of the
preceding; born at Swanzey, N. H., April 27, 1799; married, at
Newfane, Vt., May 12, 1822, Alpheus Chatterton. They now live with their youngest son, Edwin S. Chatterton [7094], on a farm in Acworth, N. H.7047
As renumbered. 3989 in former part.
Wyman Richardson7 (Wyman,6 Wyman,5 John,4 William,3 Stephen,2 Samuel1), eldest son of Wyman6 and Deliverance (Bolles) Richardson, of Swanzey, N. H.; born there, March 5, 1803; married, at Athol, Mass., Aug. 13, 1827, Arethus Southwick, who was born in Shutesbury, Mass., March 6, 1809. They live in Fitchburg, Mass.They lived for some years in Corinth, Vt. Their children were,
Born in Corinth:
Born in Athol, Mass. 7048.
As renumbered. 3990 in former part.
Nathaniel Richardson,7 Esq. (Wyman,6 Wyman,5 John,4 William,3 Stephen,2 Samuel1), brother of the preceding, and second son of Wyman6 and Deliverance (Bolles) Richardson; born in Swanzey, N. H., Dec. 21, 1804; married, in Athol, Mass., Emeline Young of Athol, Oct. 31, 1830.Until twenty-one, he stayed at home, and worked in the blacksmith shop and on the farm. From April, 1826, till the autumn of 1829, he was at work in a cotton factory in Athol, making machinery. From January, 1830, to April, 1832, he was repairing cotton machinery in Peterborough, N. II. In April, 1832, he became superintendent of a cotton manufactory in Athol, and so continued till May, 1835. From that time till 1864, he was in the “machine business.” He represented Athol in the Massachusetts Legislature in 1847 and 1860. He has been selectman of Athol nine years; has also served the town ten years as treasurer; has been assessor, overseer of the poor, etc., justice of the peace since 1852; commissioner to qualify civil officers since 1866. The Miller’s River Bank at Athol has been in existence twenty-two years. During this time, he has been a director of the same twenty-one years. He has been a trustee and a member of the board of investment of the Athol Savings Bank since its organization. His children have been:
7050.
As renumbered. 3992 in former part.
Luna Bolles Richardson7 (Wyman,6 Wyman,5 John,4 William,3 Stephen,2 Samuel1), brother of the preceding, and third son of Wyman6 and Deliverance Richardson; born in Swanzey, N. H., Dec. 27, 1809; married, at Peterborough, N. H., Nov. 28, 1833, to Mary Kimball, who was born at Bridgewater, N. H., Nov. 4, 1811.They have lived in Athol, Mass., since 1848. Their children have been :
7059.
As renumbered 3997 in the former part.
Nathan Henry Richardson7 (Wyman,6 Wyman,5 John,4 William,3 Stephen,2 Samuel1), youngest son of Wyman6 and Deliverance Richardson; born in Swanzey, N. H., May 31, 1823; married, at Northfield, Mass., May 31, 1849, Martha Ann Barber, who was born in Marlborough, Mass., Sept. 26, 1825, daughter of Jonathan and Achsah (Howe) Barber. Her parents removed from Marlborough to Northfield when she was but two years old. She was the youngest of seven. daughters.Till near twenty-one he lived with his parents in his native Swanzey, working on the farm, in the blacksmith shop, and attending the district school. In March, 1844, he commenced work in the machine-shop of his brother Nathaniel in Athol. In July, 1852, he removed to Fitchburg, Mass., which has been his residence ever since. He worked in the repair shop of the Vermont and. Massachusetts Railroad until November, 1852, when he commenced work for the American Rattan Company, with whom he has continued till the present date, May 22, 1876, having had the superintendence of their work, more than twenty years. His children are,
Born at Athol:
Born in Fitchburg: 7072.
William Carr Belding Richardson7 (Elkanah,6 Wyman,5 John,4 William,3 Stephen,2 Samuel1), son of Elkanah6 and Sophia (Belding) Richardson; born in Swanzey, N. H., Oct. 28, 1815; married Sarah Everett.Their children are:
7107.
Delavan Richardson8 (Luna B.,7 Wyman,6 Wyman,5 John,4 William,3 Stephen,2 Samuel1), only son of Luna Bolles7 and Mary (Kimball) Richardson; born in Athol, Mass., Sept. 8, 1840; married Minerva Oliver.His home was Athol; he is by trade a machinist. The following is copied from a public record, and may be supposed to be correct. “On the outbreak of the Rebellion, Delavan Richardson, of Athol, enlisted in Company F, of the Second Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers; went with them, and was in all the engagements of the Second Regiment in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, particularly those at Jackson, Va., Front Royal, Winchester, Cedar Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg; went with his regiment in 1863 to Tennessee, and re-enlisted in January, 1864; returned to his regiment after a furlough of fifty days, and went with it in the great advance of Sherman upon Atlanta, Ga.; was in the battles of Resaca, Kenesaw, Peach Tree Creek, and about Atlanta. After the capture of the city last named, went under General Sherman in his memorable march through Georgia, and took part in the capture of Savannah, and went through both the Carolinas. After the surrender of Johnston’s army, he returned to Washington with the regiment and received his discharge July 27, 1865, having served four years and three months. This man has the honor of having been one of the two men from Athol who accompanied Sherman in his great march to sea, and the only one who returned to Athol. The only wound he received during this extraordinary service was the loss of one finger from the accidental discharge of his own gun! |
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