Isaac Richmond (abt. 1782 - abt. 1859)

Born about 1782 in Henry, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Esther Louisa (Osborne) Richmond — married 1804 in Osborn's Ford, Scott, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died about 1859 at about age 77 in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Isaac was born in 1783. He passed away in 1859.

Isaac first appears on the tax lists of Russell County, Virginia, in 1803 which implies his birth in 1782. He passed away in 1859.^[1]

Isaac's ancestry is uncertain. His presence in Russell County implies he is a descendant of John Richmond Sr., but by whom is not known. Theories have been proposed that John Sr. or his sons John Jr. and James were Isaac's father. None of these ideas is very satisfactory. As described next he was most likely born out of wedlock to an unknown daughter of John Richmond Sr.

Isaac was a plaintiff in a long running court case involving his father-in-law's estate.^[2] The case involved the will of Stephen Osborne and alleged that a James Fullen manipulated an unstable Osborne into making a fraudulent second will. Testimony by Barbara, a slave woman, countered the charge. Many people were deposed, including two of particular interest who gave their relationship to the plaintiffs.

• James Richmond (son of John Richmond Sr.): "On cross-examination he stated that Isaac Richmond, one of the plaintiffs, was a nephew of the witness" (that is, James). This establishes that Isaac was a grandson of John Richmond Sr.
• William Riggs said "Isaac Richmond was the son of his wife's sister." William Riggs was the second husband of Sarah Richmond, daughter of John Richmond Sr. We read this to mean Sarah (Richmond) Riggs's sister, name unknown, gave birth to Isaac out of wedlock. As is common in such cases he was given the Richmond name. It is also possible that the sister had married a Richmond cousin and had Richmond children, but no candidate husbands have been found.

Sources

1. ↑ Source needed.
2. ↑ Wythe County Chancery Court Case, Index Number: 1833-08-SC, filed 4 Oct 1822 and not decided until 22 Jul 1833.

• Thomas Family History
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5N-YKR : 17 August 2017), Isaac Richmond, Scott, Virginia, United States; citing 27, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 200; FHL microfilm 29,679.
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT2-WRT : 19 May 2020), Isaac Richmond, Lee, Virginia, United States; citing p. 99, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DC-6PW : 4 April 2020), Isaac Richmond in household of William Richmond, Lee county, Lee, Virginia, United States; citing family 366, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5N-YKR : 20 February 2021), Isaac Richmond, Scott, Virginia, United States; citing 27, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 200; FHL microfilm 29,679.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DC-6PW : 23 December 2020), Isaac Richmond in household of William Richmond, Lee, Lee, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).