David Richardson (1678 - 1748)

Born 4 Feb 1678 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Putnam) Richardson — married 9 Nov 1702 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Rebecca (Bailey) Richardson — married 16 Apr 1723 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 15 Aug 1748 at age 70 in Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

David Richardson was the son of Isaac Richardson and Deborah Fuller, born in Woburn, Feb 4 1678-9.^[1]

He married his first wife, Hannah Putnam, on September 14, 1702, in Salem, Massachusetts.^[2] Hannah died before 1721 (as evidenced by her father's will). David married, secondly, Rebecca Bailey, of Topsfield, April 16, 1723.^[3]

He was a 'yeoman' and lived at Wills Hill, in what was then Danvers, later incorporated June 20 1728 into Middleton. "His name appears in a petition dated Feb 28, 1726-7, along with 23 others, petitioning the parish, asking for an abatement of their tax for the salary of of Rev. Peter Clark of Danvers, for the reason that they now had preaching in their own neighborhood"^[1]

Children

David had one known child by his first wife, Hannah Putnam:^[1][3]

1. Solomon, m. (1) Elizabeth Goodale, (2) Abigail Buxton

By his second wife, Rebecca Bailey, he had two known children:^[1][3]

1. Hannah, b. Oct 28 1724; m. Joseph Hutchinson June 12, 1746
2. Bethiah, b. March 9, 1728, living and unmarried at date of fathers will

David Richardson's will is dated April 5 1748; and proved Aug 15, 1748. At the time of his death, he owned 45 acres of land which included buildings.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Vinton: Page 512
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-C8Y7 : 7 May 2022), David Richardson and Hannah Putnam, 14 Sep 1702; citing Marriage, , Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011200.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Perley: Page 365

• Vinton, John Adams. The Richardson Memorial, Comprising a Full History and Genealogy of the Posterity of the Three Brothers, Ezekiel, Samuel, and Thomas Richardson, Vol. II (Brown Thurston & Co., Portland, Maine, 1876) Page 512
• Perley, Sidney. The History of Salem, Massachusetts, Vol. III (S. Perley, Salem, Mass., 1924-28) Page 365