James Richards (1791)

Born 10 Aug 1791 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Matilda (Parrill) Richards — married 21 Dec 1817 in Ohio, USA

Descendants

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Biography

Rev. James Richards Male 1791–1888 • LHKT-GXL

1st Marriage 21 DEC 1817 , Pike County, Ohio Matilda Purrill Female 1797–1872 • LHKT-GF2

Children (10)

Louisa Ann Richards Female 1818–1819 • 9NKG-V6B

Leonard Richards Male 1820–Deceased • 9NKG-VX8

Minerva Richards Female 1821–1837 • LHKT-GNN

Sarah Ann Richardson Female 1823–1911 • LHKT-G5S

John P. Richards Male 1827–1913 • 9NKG-VXP

Esther Ann Richards Female 1828–1847 • LHKT-GBH

Joseph P. Richards Male 1830–Deceased • 9NKG-VFD

Harriet Richards Female 1832–Living • LJKS-GLH

James Richards Male 1836–1838 • 9NKG-VFX

Benjamin Franklin Richards Male 1838–1888 • G35R-NCC

^[1]HISTORY OF HARDIN COUNTY

John P. Richards. — The development of Hardin county from a dense wilderness to a rich agricultural region has been a labor of years, and largely performed by men of brain and brawn, skilled in the use of tools of all kinds, and especially thorough in their knowledge of agri- culture. Noteworthy among this number is John P. Richards, a venerable and highly esteemed resident of Buck township, who has here been engaged in his honorable and pleasant occupation for upwards of half a century. A son of Rev. James Richards, he was born, February 27, 1827, in Seneca county. Ohio, coming from excellent New England ancestry.

His grandfather, John Richards, was born and reared in New Hampshire, and as a young man served in the Revolutionary war. He subsequently returned to his old home among the New England hills, and for a number of years owned and operated a flour mill, continuing his residence there until his death.

John P. Richards father, Rev. James Richards was born and reared among the invigorating breezes of the New England states, in New Hampshire. With the spirit of enterprise that is essentially American in character, he longed as a young man to try the hazard of new fortunes, and, with no capital to start with, journeyed westward on foot, stopping occasionally in some large place to earn a little spending money, continuing on his way until he arrived in Seneca township. He was one of the original set- tlers of that locality, Indians and the wild beasts of the forest being then plentiful. Buying a tract of land on the Sandusky river, ten miles south of Tiffin, he built a log cabin, and cleared a portion of the tract. Selling out in 1829, he, with his wife and five children, moved to Pike county, making the journey there with a team, and taking along all of their worldly goods.

A few years later he settled on rented land in Ross county, where he was soon licensed as an exhorter.by James B. Findley. He was subsequently licensed as a preacher by Bishop Soule, and for many years thereafter was active in the ministry, preach- ing in various counties, and making many conversions. Coming to Hardin county in 1848, he spent his last years in the family of his son, John P., passing away at the age of seventy-seven years.

He married Matilda Perrel. who was born in Virginia, a daughter of John Perrel. She lived to the age of seventy-five years. She reared eight children, as follows; Leonard, Minerva, Sarah, John P., Esther, Jephtha, Harriet, and Frank.

Beginning life as a wage-earner as soon as old enough, John P. Richards began working by the day or month, and continued until twenty-four years of age to be thus employed. Renting land then in Pleasant township, he resided there three years, and then settled in Buck township, on the farm which he now owns and occupies, at once assuming possession of the log cabin standing among the trees. But ten acres of the land had then been cleared, but he has since cleared the remainder, and has made improvements of an excellent character on the place, including among others the erection of a substantial set of frame buildings.

Mr. Richards married, in 1851, Sarah M. Harbison, who was born in South Carolina, September 18, 1832. Her father, Matthew Harbison, a native of North Carolina, went to South Carolina when young, and lived there until 1834. In that year, accompanied by his wife and five children, he came with a colony from his neighborhood to Ohio, making an overland trip with teams. His wife rode on horseback, bringing Mrs. Richards, then an infant, in her lap. He and his family lived in Greene county until 1842. and then came to Hardin county, locating in Pleasant township, and there living with his sons until his death, at the age of fifty-seven years. His wife, whose maiden name was Sarah McCoy, was born in South Carolina, and died, in Hardin county, Ohio, in the ninety-fourth year of her age in 1894.

Mr. and Mrs. Richards have one son, Marion F. Richards. He married Viola Butler, and they have five children, Neva, John P.. Earl, Hazel, and Carl. Neva married Horace Latimer, and they are the parents of three children. Ruby, Cleo. and Pauline. John P. married Ada Overly and they have two children, John C. and Evelyn. Karl married Rebecca Bishop and they have one child, Anna Belle. Mr. Richards was converted, and joined the Methodist Episcopal church. when he was twelve years old. and .Mrs. Richards united with the same church when she was twenty-six years of age. Both Mr. and Mrs. Richards enjoy good health.

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"James, Rev. married Oct 21, 1817, to Matilda Perrill; removed in '13 to Pike Co., Ohio, where he was in 1822 elected trustee of the township in which he resided.; and in 1824 a justice of the peace. In 1830 he was licensed to preach in connection with the M.E. church, and in 1843 ordained by Bishop Soule. He now resides in Warden Co., Ohio."

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James was born before 1800. James Richards ... ^[3]

He married Matilda Parrill on December 21, 1817, in Pike County, Ohio. ^[4] They had eight children; Leonard, Minerva, Sarah, John P., Esther, Jephtha, Harriet, and Frank. In 1850, the family was living in Pleasant in Hardin County, Ohio. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ HISTORY OF HARDIN COUNTY A TWENTIETH CENTURY HISTORY OF HARDIN COUNTY OHIO A NARRATIVE ACCOUNT OF ITS HISTORICAL PROGRESS ITS PEOPLE AND ITS PRINCIPAL INTERESTS By MINNIE ICHLER KOHLKR OF KENTON THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY CHICAGO 1910
2. ↑ Reference: Genealogical Register of the Descendants of Several Ancient Puritans Vol. III, by Rev. Abner Morse A. M. Boston Press of H. W. Dutton & Son 1861, pg. 192-193.
3. ↑ A source for this information is needed.
4. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993" Film Number 000292748
   • Matilda Purrill and James Richards
   • Marriage Date: 21 Dec 1817, Marriage Place: Pike, Ohio, USA
5. ↑ "1850 United States Federal Census" Census Place: Pleasant, Hardin, Ohio; Roll: M432_692; Page: 119A; Image: 460
   • Jas Richards, Age: 58, Birth Year: abt 1792, Birthplace: New Hampshire
   • Home in 1850: Pleasant, Hardin, Ohio, USA
   • Matilda Richards, Age: 53, Birth Year: abt 1797, Birthplace: Virginia
   • Children: Jeptha Richards 20, Benj F Richards 12
   • John Richards 23 and Matilda Paterson 5

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD4X-V5V : 29 September 2021), James Richards and Matilda Purrill, 1817.
• "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQZ-LHH : Mon Jul 17 21:05:53 UTC 2023), Entry for Jas Richards and Matilda Richards. *"1850."United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC2B-X3Y : Mon Jul 17 22:01:53 UTC 2023), Entry for John Richards and Matilda Richards, 1860.

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