This Richard should not be confused with his first cousin, Richard, who lived in Botetourt and Bedford Counties, VA and married Nancy Lewellen.
Richard Bandy, son of John and Lucy Christian Bandy, married Elizabeth Henry 7 Dec 1816 in Botetourt County, VA. Richard married his second wife, Margaret "Peggy" Wright, 13 Jan 1823 in Franklin County, VA.
Richard preceded Peggy in death, 8 Apr 1862 in Roanoke County, VA. Peggy died 25 Jul 1866.
Sources
"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRD4-8YB : accessed 10 June 2016), Richard Bandy and Elizabeth Henry, 07 Dec 1816; citing Botetourt Co., Virginia, reference pg 240; FHL microfilm 30,734.
Ancestry.com. Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers. Richard Bandy and Peggy Wright Marriage
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DL-FYG : accessed 10 June 2016), Richard Bandy, Roanoke county, part of, Roanoke, Virginia, United States; citing family 573, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Ancestry.com. Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853–1912." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records. Death of Richard Bandy, son of John and Lucy Bandy
"Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5T6-DBW : accessed 10 June 2016), Richard Bandy in entry for Margaret Bandy, 25 Jul 1865; citing Balahac, reference P 31; FHL microfilm 33,823.
Will Located in the Roanoke County Courthouse, Salem, VA
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 Richard: