Elizabeth (Winn) Richardson (1707 - 1757)

Born 29 Sep 1707 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Andrew Richardson Jr. — married 25 Dec 1733 (to 11 Aug 1757) in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 11 Aug 1757 at age 49 in Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Biography

Birth and Parents

Elizabeth (Winn) Richardson was born in Massachusetts.

Elizabeth, the second of seven children of Jacob Winn Sr. and Prudence Wyman was born on 29 September 1707 at Woburn, Massachusetts.^[1]

Marriage and Children

Elizabeth married Andrew Richardson (1708-1796), the son of Andrew and Hannah (Jefts) Richardson on 25 December 1733 at Billerica.^[2]They had five children born at Billerica:

1. Andrew Richardson (b. 11 Nov 1734; d. 1800)^[3] m.
2. Elizabeth Richardson (b. 12 Apr 1736; d. 1790)^[4] m. 18 Sep 1753 at Tewksbury, MA, Ebenezer Fiske (1731-1784)
3. Zaccheus Richardson (b. 8 Apr 1740; d. 1741)^[5]
4. Zaccheus Richardson (b. 15 Mar 1742; d. 1818)^[6] m. 1 Oct 1761, Ruth Russell (1744-)
5. Phebe Richardson (b. 13 Jun 1745; d. 1832)^[7] m. 11 Aug 1763 at Tewksbury, MA, Joseph Jewett (1743-1792)

Death

Elizabeth (Winn) Richardson died on 11 August 1757 in her 50th year at Tewksbury.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NV-K3J : 20 May 2022), Elizabeth Winn, 29 Sep 1707; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7J-7M2 : 20 May 2022), Andrew Jun Richardson, 25 Dec 1733; citing Marriage, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GP-QXY : 20 May 2022), Andrew Richardson in entry for Andrew Richardson, 11 Nov 1734; citing Birth, Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010701.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GP-QFL : 20 May 2022), Andrew Richardson in entry for Elisabeth Richardson, 12 Apr 1736; citing Birth, Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010701.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GP-QXM : 20 May 2022), Andrew Richardson in entry for Zackeus Richardson, 8 Apr 1740; citing Birth, Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010701.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GP-QVQ : 20 May 2022), Andrew Richardson in entry for Zackeus Richardson, 15 Mar 1742; citing Birth, Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010701.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GP-QVR : 20 May 2022), Andrew Richardson in entry for Phebe Richardson, 13 Jun 1745; citing Birth, Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010701.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH5V-547 : 20 May 2022), Elisabeth Richardson, 11 Aug 1757; citing Death, Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010701.

Other Sources

• Vinton, John Adams. (1876).Vol II. The Richardson Memorial; Full History and Genealogy of Ezekiel, Samuel, and Thomas Richardson. Posterity of Thomas Richardson.Portland ME.

"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NV-K3J : 10 November 2020), Elizabeth Winn, 29 Sep 1707; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.

Acknowledgements

• Biography written in full with inline sourcing following further research by Carol Baldwin on 8 July 2023.