Stephen Richardson II (abt. 1707 - 1787)

Born about 1707 in Woburn, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Sawyer) Richardson — married 26 Aug 1736 in Woburn, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 6 Mar 1787 at about age 80 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Stephen Richardson, the son of Deacon Stephen and Bridget Richardson, was born about 1707, probably in Woburn.^[1][2]

On August 26, 1736, he married, in Woburn, Mary Sawyer, also of Woburn, daughter of Joshua and Mary (Carter) Sawyer. They had four children:^[2][3]

1. Bridget, born September 30, 1737; married Isaac Belknap.^[2]
2. Molly, born April 20, 1739; married, Oct. 6, 1765, Abel Belknap.^[2]
3. Sarah, born March 10, 1743; married Caleb Richardson.^[2]
4. Stephen, born September 4, 1744; married Martha Wyman.^[2]

Stephen Richardson died in Woburn on March 6, 1787, "in the 81st year of his age." He was buried at the First Burial Ground in Woburn, where his gravestone reads:^[2][4][5]

In Memory of

M^r STEPHEN RICHARDSON

who died March 6^th 1787

In the 81^st Year

of His Age.

Sources

1. ↑ Vinton: Page 196. Citing: "1571. Deacon Stephen Richardson ... married Nov. 21, 1695, Bridget Richardson ... Children: ... 1681. Stephen, b. about 1707; m. Mary Sawyer."
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} Vinton: Page 220. Citing: "1681. Stephen Richardson ... son of Dea. Stephen and Bridget Richardson; born in Woburn, about 1707; married, Aug. 26, 1736, MARY SAWYER, born in Woburn, Sept. 14, 1706, daughter of Joshua and Mary Sawyer, of Woburn. Her father, Joshua, born June 20, 1684, was son of Joshua Sawyer, of that place. They lived in Woburn, on the confines of Stoneham. His will is dated 1783; proved April 4, 1787. He died March 6, 1787, aged 81. [Gravestone.] His wife Mary died Nov. 22, 1783, aged 77. [Gravestone.] [4. Children]."
3. ↑ Woburn Records: PART III. MARRIAGES. Page 229. Citing: "Stephen Richardson and Mary Sawyer, both of Woburn, Aug. 26, 1736."
4. ↑ Woburn Records: PART II. EPITAPHS, FIRST BURIAL-GROUND. Page 54*. Citing: "(261.) 'In Memory of M'r Stephen Richardson who died March 6'th 1787 In the 81'st Year of His Age.'
   Stephen Richardson, son of Deacon Stephen (epitaph 157) and Bridget (epitaph 149) Richardson, 'born about 1707.' His wife was Mary Sawyer (epitaph 256). '1787, March 8, Mr Stephen Richardson died ; buried this week.' (S. Thompson's Diary.)"
5. ↑ Woburn Records: PART II. DEATHS. Page 160. Citing: "RICHARDSON, Mr. Stephen, s. of _____, March 6, 1787 ; 81 y."

See also:

• Johnson, Edward. Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Marriage Intentions, from 1640 to 1900 (Woburn, Mass., 1890-1919).

• Vinton, John. The Richardson Memorial, Comprising a Full History and Genealogy of the Posterity of the Three Brothers, Ezekiel, Samuel, and Thomas Richardson (Brown Thurston & Co., Portland, Maine, 1876).

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 March 2019), memorial page for Stephen Richardson (1707–6 Mar 1787), Find A Grave: Memorial #7849518, citing First Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Dorothy Longabard (contributor 46588619).

• www.genealogyofnewengland.com