William Richards (1742 - 1836)

Born 28 Jan 1742 in King and Queen, Colony of Virginia

Husband of Amy (Mabry) Richards — married about 1775 in Colony of Virginia

Husband of Nancy (Mercer) Richards — married 16 May 1799 in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA

Descendants

Died 7 Feb 1836 at age 94 in Fayette, Alabama, United States

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Biography

William's first wife was Amey Mabry. Their children were James, John, and Willis. William's second wife was Nancy Mercer. They had several more children.

When I took over this profile, it listed William's parents as William and Katherine. I have no evidence to confirm those names or anything else about William's siblings or ancestors. King and Queen County, VA was a burned county.

He was on the Continental Congress of 1775. He was also the sheriff of K&Q. On June 13, 1791 there was an inventory of his estate in K&Q.

Captain William Richards served with King and Queen County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

William Richards is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A095325.

William Richards was a Revolutionary War soldier. He was a captain in the militia in King & Queen County, Va. He was also a minuteman.

William Richards Ancestor #: A095325 Service: Virginia Rank: Captain Birth: 1-28-1742 King and Queen County, VA; Death: 2-7-1836 Fayette, Alabama Service Source: Gwathmey, History Reg. of VA in the Rev., P 661 Service Description: 1) King and Queen County Militia, Minutemen, 1776 ^[1]

Children listed in DAR record

1. George Washington m. Lucinda Belcher
2. James m. Love Mercer

The best source for William’s birth as well as his death date and death place is likely a family Bible with entries by William’s oldest son from his second marriage, Martin. From the data in the Bible, it was started about the time of William’s death. The entry for William Richards in his son Martin’s writing says “William Richards was born (in King and Queen County Virginia) on the 28th day of January 1742 and died in Fayette County Alabama on the 7th day of February 1836.”

The pages go on to list birth dates of William’s children by Nancy Mercer (2nd wife), also in Martin’s script. The pages also include birth and death dates for several other persons, but not all of the entries are in Martin’s handwriting. I have copies of both published transcripts and some of the original hand written Bible “Family Record” pages. I suspect that this Bible entry is the original source for most, if not all, of the other citations for William’s birth and death. Fayette County, Alabama is another burned county, so no will or probate have been found in the Court House or in the Alabama State Archives. ^[2]

On this web page are lists of Richards who had tithables in 1790. There are many William Richards listed. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ DAR Patriot record A095325
2. ↑ http://www.genealogywise.com/group/southernstatesproblemsolving/forum/topics/my-brick-wall-in-king-and
3. ↑ http://www.binnsgenealogy.com/VirginiaTaxListCensuses/1790index/1790R-index3.htm

• Alabama, U.S., Revolutionary War Residents, 1776-1783 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Alabama Revolutionary War Residents, 1776-1783. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama.
• 16 May 1799 Hunting For Bears, comp.. Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: Georgia marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library.
• http://lib.jrshelby.com/mcallister-harris.pdf
• Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
• http://www.genealogywise.com/group/southernstatesproblemsolving/forum/topics/my-brick-wall-in-king-and