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William Richardson (1737 - 1813)

William Richardson
Born in Bucks, Pennsylvaniamap
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Brother of , , , and
Husband of — married 23 Dec 1762 in Bucks County, PAmap
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Father of , , and
Died at age 75 in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Biography

William was a Friend (Quaker)


William Richardson was b. in 1737, the son of Joseph Richardson and Mary Paxson[1] In 1762 William married Elizabeth Jenks, the daughter of Thomas Jenks and Mercy Wildman, the marriage overseen by the Middletown Monthly Meeting.[2] Elizabeth (Jenks) Richardson died in 1808. William died 31 Aug 1813[3] His will was probated on 18 Sep 1813[4]

Children of William Richardson and Elizabeth Jenks: [5]

Mercy b. 1764, m. Jacob Shoemaker
Rachel b. 1765 m. David Story
Ann b. 1767 (unmarried)
Elizabeth b. 1770 m. Josiah Reeve
William b. 1772, m. Anna Paxson
Joseph b. 1774, m. Rebecca Newbold
Mary b. 1776, m. Marmaduke Watson, Samuel Hulme
Rebecca b. 1780
Hannah b. 1783
Thomas b. 1787, m. Abigail Blackwood



Sources

  1. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, Marriages, Certificates of Removal, Condemnations, Births and Burials, 1682-1807; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph 310; Ancestry.com Ancestry Record 2189 #2101917
  2. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1754-1801; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 305; Ancestry.com Ancestry Record 2189 #99999078
  3. ↑ Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1799-1827; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: A1.; Ancestry.com Ancestry Record 2189 #1100845149
  4. ↑ Wills, 1713-1906 ; General Index to Wills, 1682-1939; Author: Bucks County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 Ancestry Record 8802 #1991865
  5. ↑ Anna Miller Watring & F. Edward Wright, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Church Records of the 17th & 18th Centuries, Vol 2, Willowbend Books, Westminster, Maryland, 2001, pg. 210 & 211.




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