Amos Richardson in the North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Name: Amos Richardson
Gender: Male
??Birth Date: 1681??
??Father: Stephen Richardson??
??Mother: Lydia??
Spouse: Rachel Yarrington
Children:
Nathan Richardson
Lemuel Richardson
Amos Richardson
Rachel Richardson
Jonathan Richardson
Stephen Richardson
Ann Richardson
Zebulon Richardson
Humphrey Richardson
Abigail Richardson
Louis Richardson
Justus Richardson
Eunice Richardson
Abigail Richardson
Source Citation
Book Title: The Richardson memorial : comprising a full history and :genealogy of the posterity of the three brothers, Ezekiel, Samuel, and :Thomas Richardson, who came from England, and united with others in the :foundation of Woburn, Massachusetts, in the year 16...
Source Information
Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-
Amos was born in 1700. Amos Richardson ... He passed away in 1779. [2]
Amos Richardson, s. of Jonathan Richardson, Sr. and Ann Edwards, b. Dec. 1, 1699 at Stonington, Conn. He was bapt. June 23, 1700 at the Hartford, Conn. 1st Chh., his maternal grandfather's church. He d. at Coventry, Conn. betw. Sept. 18, 1775, the date of his will, and Nov. 25, 1779 when the inventory of his estate was taken.
Jonathan Richardson, Sr., Amos' father, died when Amos was less than one year old. As a young boy Amos resided with his mother and stepfather, William Davenport, first at Hartford, then Stonington, and eventually at Coventry, Conn. The earliest record of Amos as an adult is his purchase of land at Coventry on Oct. 4, 1723 from Capt. Thomas Lasell of Windham, Conn., in which Amos is called "of Coventry." However, on May 2, 1724, Amos deeded his interest in land at Stonington to his older brother Jonathan, in which they are described as "both of Stonington," and Amos a carpenter. The witnesses to the Lasell deed were William and Humphrey Davenport, Amos' stepfather William and younger half-brother Humphrey.
Amos m. Rachel Yarrington circa 1724 probably at Preston, Conn., but no record of the marriage appears in the records. She was the dau. of Peter Yarrington and Abiah Woodward, bapt. Aug. 10, 1707 at Preston. Rachel predeceased her husband, but the date of her death is not of record.
The birth of all 14 of Amos and Rachel's known children are recorded at Coventry, Conn., and all 14 were b. prior to the 1752 conversion from the old Julian to modern Gregorian calendar. Nine of the children have birth dates between Jan. 1 and Mar. 24, but only the youngest child, b. "Mar. 18, 1749-50" has double year dating. On the other hand, eldest son Nathan, recorded with a birth date of "March 20, 1725" and bapt. Sept. 26, 1725 by Rev. Salmon Treat at Preston, Conn. The pre-Mar. 25th birth dates of the eight other children b. under the old Julian calendar with no double year dating must have had the year of their birth converted after 1752 to the Gregorian calendar but without the historical date reference included. In addition, although all 14 children are recorded at Coventry, there is no proof they were actually b. at Coventry.
By 1906 no gravestones for Amos or wife Rachel were known to exist.
"Amos m. Rachel Yarrington circa 1724 probably at Preston, Conn., but no record of the marriage appears in the records. She was the dau. of Peter Yarrington and Abiah Woodward, bapt. Aug. 10, 1707 at Preston. Rachel predeceased her husband, but the date of her death is not of record."
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=52128266
Deducing that his marriage to Rachel should be sometime around 1724...at least 10 months prior to the birth of their first child.(Ivy Hernandez)
"The birth of all 14 of Amos and Rachel's known children are recorded at Coventry, Conn., and all 14 were b. prior to the 1752 conversion from the old Julian to modern Gregorian calendar. Nine of the children have birth dates between Jan. 1 and Mar. 24, but only the youngest child, b. "Mar. 18, 1749-50" has double year dating. On the other hand, eldest son Nathan, recorded with a birth date of "March 20, 1725" was bapt. Sept. 26, 1725 by Rev. Salmon Treat at Preston, Conn. The pre-Mar. 25th birth dates of the eight other children b. under the old Julian calendar with no double year dating must have had the year of their birth converted after 1752 to the Gregorian calendar, but without the historical date reference included. In addition, although all 14 children are recorded at Coventry, there is no proof they were actually b. at Coventry. " https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=52128266
1725
Birth of Son: Nathan Richardson
Name: Nathan Richardson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 20 Mar 1725
Birthplace: COVENTRY TWP,TOLLAND,CONNETICUT
Father's Name: Amos Richardson
Mother's Name: Rachael
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: 7450361
System Origin: Connecticut-ODM
GS Film number: unknown
Citing this Record:
"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch
BIrth of Daughter: Amos Richardson mentioned in the record of Ann Richardson
Name: Ann Richardson
Gender: Female
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 04 Jan 1734
Birthplace: COVENTRY TWP,TOLLAND,CONNETICUT
Father's Name: Amos Richardson
Mother's Name: Rachael
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: 7450361
System Origin: Connecticut-ODM
GS Film number: unknown
Citing this Record:
"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch
↑ First-hand information as remembered by Holleen Pinkley, Tuesday, August 5, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
Source: S768558122 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Repository: #R-1824933367
WikiTree profile Richardson-2605 created through the import of tree1.ged on Nov 3, 2011 by Kim Baltz. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kim and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amos by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
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Richardson-3537 and Richardson-2605 do not represent the same person because: Although both have the same birth and death date one or the other may be an error due to lack of sources. They have different parents, different spouses, different siblings, and different children. They should not be merged.
Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony. Death: April 16, 1777 in Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States.
Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony and his death: April 16, 1777, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States.