George
Washington
Richardson
Born in Henry County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Brother of
Lucinda B. Richardson, John William Richardson Jr, Abner Richardson, Eleanor (Richardson) Burch and Elizabeth Butler Richardson [half]
Husband of
Clarisa G. Harvey (Martin) Richardson
— married
19 Nov 1834 in Henry County, Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
William Arnold Richardson, Jesse Martin Richardson, Susan F. Richardson, John Edward Richardson, George Lafayette Richardson Jr, Thomas Graves Richardson, Joseph Richardson, Mary Magdalene (Richardson) Fretwell, Martha Ann (Richardson) Shackelford, Eliza Jane (Richardson) Martin and Sarah Matilda (Richardson) Land
Died
at age 86
in Irisburg, Henry County, Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Feb 2019
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Biography
In the 1860 census George (age 46) was in Henry, Virginia, United States.
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Geo Richardson | M | 46 | Virginia | |
| Clarisa Richardson | F | 44 | Virginia | |
| Wm Richardson | M | 24 | Virginia | |
| Jesse Richardson | M | 23 | Virginia | |
| Susan Richardson | F | 21 | Virginia | |
| Geo Richardson | M | 16 | Virginia | |
| Thomas Richardson | M | 14 | Virginia | |
| Mary Richardson | F | 9 | Virginia | |
| Martha Richardson | F | 4 | Virginia | |
| Eliza Richardson | F | 3 | Virginia |
[1] Martinsville newspaper clipping, no date or name of paper. Died at his residence near Irisburg, on the 7th day of March, 1900, in the 87th year of his age, Mr. George W. Richardson, who was born on June 16th, 1813. Mr. Richardson was born and brought up near Dyers Store in this county being the oldest son of John Richardson, who died soon after the War in 1865. Mr. Richardson married Miss Clarissa H. Martin, only daughter of John Jesse Martin who survives him at the advanced age of 81 years. Mr. and Mrs. Richardson had eleven children, William A., Jesse M., John E., Susan F., George L., Thomas G., Joseph, Mary M., Martha A., Eliza J., and Sallie J., all of whom survive him except Jesse M. who was mortally wounded at Fort Stedman a few days before General Lees surrender and died on 5th of May, one month after at the age of 28. John E. died early in life, Joseph in infancy, and Miss Susan in July 1888 (1889)
Slaves
In the 1860 census George was a slave owner in Henry, Virginia, United States.[2]
Editor's Note:
George W. Richardson was a son of John Richardson and Elizabeth "Betsy" Stultz. (source: Bruce Locke)
Sources
- ↑
1860 Census:
"United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 1; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 1354; FHL microfilm: 805354; Record number: 2;
FamilySearch Record: M41C-J78 (accessed 10 October 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSF-9Z8B Image number 00005
Geo Richardson (46) in Henry, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia. - ↑
1860 Census:
"United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
citing Page: 1; Line: 1; FHL microfilm: 000805391; Record number: 498275;
FamilySearch Record: W2X2-L4N2 (accessed 10 October 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSN-X9N Image number 00413
Geo Richardson in Henry, Virginia, United States.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 George:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 George:
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~6.25%
Martha (Prillaman) Myers
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M911065 [compare]
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~6.25%
Arnold Prillaman :
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~3.12%
Charles Eller :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member carlos9211
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~3.12%
Twyla Dyer :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~1.56%
Thom McGuire :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JG8310034 [compare], yourDNAportal THOc0377189, Ancestry member thommac777
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Alma (Bennett) Holbrook :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Medora (Jackson) Johnson :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Larry Hopkins :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Kathryn (Middleton) Wenzel :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T658838 [compare], FTDNA kit #486032
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