Hezekiah Richards (1790 - aft. 1854)

Born 1790 in Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Lancaster) Richards — married 27 Dec 1813 in Orange County, Virginia

Descendants

Died after 21 Jun 1854 after age 64 in Orange, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Hezekiah was born in 1790. He was the son of Ambrose Richards and Polly Jones. He passed away after 1851.

^[1]September 7th 1822... Will of William C. Webb: Leg: I give to my son William B. Webb my surveying instruments and the tract of land he lives on, to my two sons Jesse and Richard B. Webb tract of land I live on, tract of land in Kentucky, in the county of Montgomery I lend to my daughter, Ann Perry. That Mary Grasty, Morton and Delilah Perry to have twenty-five pounds at their mother's death of the part allotted my daughter Ann Perry. Appoint my two sons, Jesse and Richard B. Webb, executors this 7th day of September 1822.Signed, Richard C. Webb in the presence of George Proctor, Thomas Proctor, Hezekiah Richards, Edmund Lancaster. At a court held 27th January 1823 proven and order to be recorded. Richard B. Webb came into court and refused:motion of Jesse B. Webb with Richard B. Webb, James Nelson, and Richard Richards his securities bond in the penalty of fifteen thousand dollars.

1850 U.S. Federal Census-Slave Schedules, enslaved 1 person

^[2] November 26th 1864… Minerva Gardner, d/o Hezekiah Richards & Betsy Lancaster, age 41, widow, POB & POR, Orange Co. married William L. Murphy, s/o John Murphy & Ellen Edmondson, age 50, single, POB, Fredericksburg, POR Orange Co., married on November 26th, 1864, Orange Co., VA, License November 24th, 1864. Children of Hezekiah and Elizabeth "Betsy" (Lancaster) Richards

• (1) Minerva Richards (b. 1823) married 1st Mr. Gardner 2nd William L. Murphy ^[3]

^[4] March 26th 1832... An inventory and appraisement of the estate of James Cooper, deceased, taken the 13th day of November 1830 value not totaled, given13th November 1830 by appraisers Richard Richards Jr., Jonathan Lancaster, and Hezekiah Richards. Certified a true inventory by Benjamin Cooper and Owen Cooper, administrators returned into court 26th March 1832.

Newspaper Entries

In 1852, in the Richmond Enquirer, a H. M. Richards is listed as being on the "County Commitrtees of Vigilance" for Frederick, Virginia ^[5]

The Constitutional Whig lists that a Hezekiah Richards of Orange County, VA wrote an article about Gen. Andrew Jackson praising him for being the saviour of New Orleans. ^[6]

In 1851 Hezekiah is listed as having attended a Railroad Convention. ^[7]

Hezekiah is mentioned in the Richmond Enquirer. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ 1822*Orange Co., VA, Will Book 6, pg. 64-66 (1821-1838) by Sparacio
2. ↑ 1864*Orange Co., VA, Marriage Records, 1851-1867, by Fisher
3. ↑ https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/lancaster/2652/
4. ↑ 1832*Orange Co., VA, Will Book 7, pg. 421-422 (1821-1838) by Sparacio
5. ↑ Richmond Enquirer, Vol. 48, No. 98, 30 March 1852. https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=RE18520330&e=18-06-1829-01-01-1886--en-20-RE-1--txt-txIN-anson+richards-------
6. ↑ Constitutional Whig. [volume], July 23, 1830, Image 3 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045110/1830-07-23/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=1789&index=0&rows=20&words=Hezekiah+Richards&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=Virginia&date2=1963&proxtext=hezekiah+richards&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1
7. ↑ Alexandria gazette. [volume], December 02, 1851, Image 2 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85025007/1851-12-02/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1789&index=3&rows=20&words=Hezekiah+Richards&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=Virginia&date2=1963&proxtext=hezekiah+richards&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1
8. ↑ Richmond enquirer. [volume], September 23, 1834, Image 3 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024735/1834-09-23/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=1789&index=2&rows=20&words=Hezekiah+Richards&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=Virginia&date2=1963&proxtext=hezekiah+richards&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

• 1850 United States Federal Census Place: Orange, Virginia; Roll: 967; Page: 232a
• 1850 U.S. Federal Census-Slave Schedules he National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.