Jane (Decker) Richardson (1800 - 1860)

Born 22 Mar 1800 in Ulster, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph H. Richardson — married 1820 in Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Aug 1860 at age 60 in Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston, New York, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Jane (Decker) Richardson was born in New York.

Jane, the third daughter and third of seven children of Joseph I. Decker (1773-1860) and Agnes Adams (1773-) was born on 22 March 1800 at Ulster, New York.^[1]

Marriage and Children

Jane married Joseph H. Richardson, the son of John and Bethiah (Herrick) Richardson say 1873 at Dansville, New York. [Needs source]. They had ten children:

1. Sarah Richardson (b. 1818; d. 1899), m. James H. Wilber (1818-1900)
2. Bethiah Richardson (b. 1822; d. 1907), m. say 1842 at Livingston, NY, David B. Shull (1811-1891)
3. Dr. William Richardson (b. 1824; d. 1909), m. Susan Lorish Richardson
4. Mary Richardson (b. 1826; d. 1878), m. 22 Dec 1846, Charles F. Goodno Sr. (1824-1878)
5. John W. Richardson (b. 1831),
6. Isabella Jane Richardson (b. 21 Oct 1833; d. 7 Feb 1915, Ashland, VA),^[2] m. Sgt. Robert Henry Gordon (1835-)
7. Joseph Alonzo Richardson (b. 1836; d. 1903),
8. Martha Richardson (b. 1838; d. 1878),
9. Alexander F. Richardson (b. 1840),
10. Johannah Richardson (b. 1842).

1850 and 1860 Census Records

In 1850, Jane (47 years0 and Joseph (56 years), employed as a carpenter in the construction industry were living at North Dansville, Livingston, New York with their children John W Richardson (19 years), Jane Richardson (16 years), Isabella Richardson (14 years), Martha Richardson (12 years), Alex F Richardson (10 years) and Johannah Richardson (8 years).^[3]

The 1860 census indicates that Jane (56 years) and Joseph (59 years), occupation Carpenter were still residing at North Dansville, Livingston, New York with their children Alonzo Richardson (29 years), occupation Farm Laborer, Jane Richardson (26 years), Alexander Richardson (20 years), occupation Laborer, and Johannah Richardson (18 years). ^[4]

Death and Burial

Jane (Decker) Richardson died on 30 August 1860 in her 58th year at Dansville, New York and is buried in the Green Mountain Cemetery at Dansville, Livingston, New York.^[5]

Church Records

Baptism:

• 22 Mch 1800, Joseph Decker Jr., Agnes Adams, Jane, Shawangunk RDC.^[6]

Research Notes

1855 Census gives birthplace as Livingston County.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG5F-W5Z6 : 10 October 2019), Joseph Decker in entry for Jane Decker, 22 Mar 1800; citing Birth, Ulster, New York, United States, multiple churches, New York.
2. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRQ-G8B6 : 16 August 2019), Joseph Richardson in entry for Isabell Jane Gorden, 07 Feb 1915; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Ashland, Hanover, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
3. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: North Dansville, Livingston, New York; Roll: 525; Page: 320a. Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
4. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: North Dansville, Livingston, New York; Page: 862. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/77315663/jane-richardson : accessed 02 August 2021), memorial page for Jane Decker Richardson (23 Apr 1802–30 Aug 1860), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77315663, citing Green Mount Cemetery, Dansville, Livingston County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Butterfly~Kisses (contributor 46994799)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77315663/jane-richardson,
6. ↑ Record of baptisms, old Shawangunk Dutch Church, at Shawangunk, Ulster Co., N.Y., 750-1866 Item 1, Another filming, 1940, Film # 008200917, Image 91 of 250, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLL-BLV2?i=90
7. ↑ "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-LBP2-C5P?cc=1937366&wc=M6G3-FNR%3A237407301%2C237483701 : 22 May 2014), Livingston > North Dansville > image 37 of 49; county clerk offices, New York.

Acknowledgements

• Biography written and inline sourced by Richardson descendant Carol Baldwin on 3 August 2021.