Samuel Richardson was born in Medway, Massachusetts in 1744. He was the son of Samuel and Mary Richardson. [1]
Samuel married Mary Walker in 1767 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. [2]
Sturbridge vital records notes the marriage of "Samuel RIchardson Jr. of Brookfield and Mary Walker". Samuel may have been living in Brookfield, Massachusetts [next to Sturbridge, Massachusetts] at that time. “Vital records of Sturbridge, Massachusetts, to the year 1850”, by Sturbridge (Mass. : Town); New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1906 (P: 258) Digital:
https://archive.org/stream/vitalrecordsofst00stur#page/74/mode/2up
Sources
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6W-H45 : 4 December 2014), Samuel Richardson, 07 Oct 1744; citing MEDWAY,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873753 IT 3.
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH9G-WMS : 5 November 2017), Samuel Jr. Richardson and Mary Walker, 31 Jan 1767; citing Marriage Notice, Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 757,003.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Samuel: