John Richardson (1668 - 1749)

Born 16 Jan 1668 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Deborah (Brooks) Richardson — married about 1688 (to 12 Feb 1704) in Middlesex Co., Massachusetts

Husband of Lydia (Pratt) Richardson — married 22 Feb 1705 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 29 Oct 1749 at age 81 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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Biography

John RIchardson was born at Woburn, Massachusetts on January 16, 1668, son of Theophilus and Mary (Champney) Richardson. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

In Woburn records, he is often referred to John III, to distinguish him from a John Sr. and John Jr. son and grandson of his grand uncle Samuel Richardson. ^[3]

He married Deborah Brooks about 1688. Deborah was born at Woburn on March 20, 1669, daughter of John and Eunice (Mousall) Brooks. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

After his father's Theophilus' death, his widowed mother Mary married John Brooks, widower of Eunice Mousall Brooks, and father to Deborah Brooks Richardson. ^{[2] [3]}

In the will of John Brooks Sr. written on July 29, 1690, he left legacies to his daughter Deborah and her husband John Richardson, and their daughter Mary Richardson, among others. ^[2]

Deborah died at Woburn on February 12, 1703/4. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

After Deborah's death, John married second, Lydia Pratt at Cambridge, in February, 1704. ^{[1] [3]}

John died there on October 29, 1749, at the age of 81. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

His second wife Lydia died on July 21, 1728. ^[3]

Children by Deborah

1. Mary born on August 10, 1689. ^{[1] [3] [4]}
2. John born on December 29, 1692; died at Woburn November 15, 1745; married Abigail Swan at Cambridge on July 1, 1714 ^{[1] [3][5]}
3. Deborah born on March 8, 1695; married John Kendall on March 25, 1718. ^{[1] [3] [6]}
4. Sarah born on March 12, 1698; died on February 20, 1703/4. ^{[1] [3]}
5. Josiah born on February 14, 1701 ^[1][7]; married Phebe ___; lived at Dunstable, Massachusetts later part of New Hampshire. ^[3]
6. Nathan born on January 24, 1702; died on October 21, 1775; married first Esther Pierce who died aged 27, on November 11, 1727; married second Tabitha Kendall on July 3, 1729 ; married third Lydia Whittemore April 3, 1740, at Malden. ^{[1] [3][8]}
7. Eunice born on January 3, 1704.^{[1] [3]}

Children by Lydia

1. Lydia born on December 26, 1705. ^{[1] [3]}

Burial

John Richardson was buried at the First Burial Ground in Woburn, where his gravestone reads:^[9]

Here lyes Buried

the Body of M^r

JOHN RICHARDSON

Who Departed this life

Oct 29^th A.D. 1749 Aged

81 Years 9 Months & 5 D^s.

Source notes

Woburn BIrths V. 1

Richardson, John s. Theophilus, Jan. 16, 1668. (p. 210)

Brooks, Deborah d. John, Mar. 20, 1669. (p. 27)

Richardson, Mary d. John and Deborah, August 10, 1689. (p. 211)

Richardson, John s. John and Deborah, Dec. 29, 1692. (p. 211)

Richardon, Deborah, d. John and Deborah, March 8, 1695. (p. 211)

Richardson, Sarah, d. John and Deborah, March 12, 1698. (p. 211)

Richardson, Josiah, s. John and Deborah, Feb. 14, 1701. (p. 212)

Richardson, Nathan, s. John and Deborah, Jan. 24, 1702. (p. 212)

Richardson, Eunice, d. John and Deborah, Jan. 3, 1704. (p. 212)

Richardson, Lydia, d. John and Lydia, Dec. 26, 1705. (p. 212)

Woburn Marriages V. 3

Richardson, John of Woburn and Lydia Pratt, of Cambridge, at Cambridge, Feb. __, 1704. (p. 227)

RIchardson, John of Woburn and Abigail Swan, of Cambridge, at Cambridge, July 1, 1714. (p. 227)

Richardson Deborah and John Kendall, both of Woburn, March 25, 1718. (p. 228)

Richardson, Nathan and Tabitha Kendall, both of Woburn, July 3, 1729. (p.228)

Richardson, Nathan of Woburn, and Lydia Whittemore of Malden, at Malden, April 3, 1740. (p. 229)

Woburn Deaths V. 2

Richardson, Deborah, w. John, Feb. 12, 1704. (p, 157)

RIchardson, Sarah, d. of John and Deborah, Feb. 20, 1704. (p. 157)

RIchardson, John, Oct. 29, 1749; 81 y. 2 m. 5 d. (p. 158)

Richardson Esther, w. Nathan, Nov. 11, 1727; 27 y. (p. 158)

Richardson, Tabitha, w. Nathan, Nov. 25, 1739; 33 y. (p. 158)

RIchardson, John, Jr., Nov. 15, 1745. (p. 158)

Richardson, Nathan, Dea., Oct. 21, 1775; 74 y. (p. 159) ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13} Woburn Records of Births, Deaths and Marriages From 1640-1873, Alphabetically and Chronologically Arranged Edward F. Johnson, Andrews & Cutler Co., Woburn, Massachusetts,1890
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} The Brooks Family of Woburn in: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 58, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1904 p.
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15} Vinton, john Adams. 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 1641, of John Richardson, of Medfield, 1679, of Amos Richardson, of Boston, 1640, of Edward and William Richardson, of Newbury, 1643, with notices of Richardsons in England and elsewhere, Brown & Thuston Co., Portland, Maine, 1876 p. 39: 46: 56-58
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDL-LBF : 4 December 2014), Mary Richardson, 10 Aug 1689; citing WOBURN,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873672 IT 2-3.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDR-NBW : 4 December 2014), John Richardson, 29 Dec 1692; citing WOBURN,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873672 IT 2-3.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDG-MLY : 4 December 2014), Deborah Richardson, 08 Mar 1695; citing WOBURN,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873672 IT 2-3.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDR-B45 : 4 December 2014), Josiah Richardson, 14 Feb 1701; citing WOBURN,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873672 IT 2-3
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDY-RZB : 4 December 2014), Nathan Richardson, 24 Jan 1702; citing WOBURN,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873672 IT 2-3.
9. ↑ Cutter, William. Transcript of Epitaphs in Woburn First and Second Burial Grounds (Andrews, Cutler & Co., Woburn, 1890). Page 31. Citing: "(146.) John Richardson."

See also:

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 February 2019), memorial page for John Richardson (16 Jan 1668–29 Oct 1749), Find A Grave: Memorial #80505065, citing First Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .