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Jonathan Richardson Sr.

Birth
Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Death
7 May 1700 (aged 25–26)
Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
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Jonathan Richardson, son of Stephen Richardson and Lydia Gilbert, b. at Stonington, Conn. before Sept. 10, 1674, the date his maternal grandfather, Jonathan Gilbert of Hartford, Conn., wrote his will:

• I give to my daughter Lydia Richison 20 Shillings.
• I give to...my gr.ch., Jonathan Richeson £5.

In a deed from his mother dated Aug. 10, 1696, Jonathan acquired a 1/2 interest, the other 1/2 held by his mother until her death, of the original Richardson homestead on the west bank of the Pawcatuck River that had fallen to his father Stephen:

• Let all men know that I Lydia Richardson Relict of ye late Steven Richardson of Stonington Do for ye Incouregment of my son Jonathan for his present settling with me upon that Land which was given him by his Honorred father after my decease, I say I do by these and att this Present Give him ye one half of all the houseing & ye Lands belonging to ye home place and that adjoining on ye South side of it which was given to Nathaniel Deceased, that is to say, his part to Joyn to Mr. Noyes his land on ye South & to ye River on ye East and so Westerly to ye Barns the Barne being his part of out houseing, and ye dwelling house, he is to have ye Great Room & half of ye seller & ye Poarch Chamber and that ye Promise may be sure to him my son Jonathan his heirs and assigns to all purposes & Intents for Ever I sett to my hand & Seal this Tenth Day of August one Thousand six hundred ninety six; also it is provided before signing I give to Jonathan ye Salt meadow that was Nathaniels.

In the will of his maternal grandmother, the widow Mary Gilbert of Hartford, dated May 20, 1700:

• I give and bequeath all the rest of my estate, real and personal, to be divided into 5 equal parts, and one part to each of my children:...to my daughter Lydia Chapman [i.e., formerly Richardson, now wife of Capt. John Chapman of Haddam, Conn.] one part...One-seventh part of the legacy given to Lydia Chapman to be paid to the two sons of my late grandson Jonathan Richardson deceased, when they attain to 21 years of age, the [grand] children of my said daughter Lydia...And my mind and will is that the rest of the fifth-part legacy given to my daughter Lydia, not otherwise disposed of to the heirs of the late Jonathan Richardson decd., shall be equally divided amongst the children of my said daughter Lydia which she had by her husband Richardson decd., and paid to them, the daughter at 18 years and the sons at 21 years of age.

Jonathan Richardson, grandson of the widow Mary Gilbert, m. Ann Edwards at Hartford, Conn. circa 1697, dau. of Richard Edwards and his first wife Elizabeth Tuttle. They resided in eastern Stonington north of the village of Pawcatuck, on the west side of the Pawcatuck River opposite the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island. By Jonathan and Ann (Edwards) Richardson's marriage were born two children:

• i. Jonathan Richardson, Jr., bapt. Nov. 21, 1697 at the Hartford 1st Chh., d. Nov. 22, 1773 at Stonington, Conn., Æ 77; m. Oct. 25, 1721 at Stonington, Anna Treat, dau. of Rev. Salmon Treat and Dorothy Noyes of Preston, Conn. She d. at Stonington Mar. 17, 1777, Æ 78. Seven children of the family.

• ii. Amos Richardson, b. Dec. 1, 1699 at Stonington, Conn. (bapt. June 23, 1700, Hartford 1st Chh.); m. Rachel Yarrington circa 1724 either at Preston or Stonington, Conn., dau. of Peter Yarrington and Abiah Woodward. Fourteen children of the family.

Jonathan Richardson, Sr. d. on May 7, 1700 probably near Pawcatuck. Soon after his death, his widow Ann m. as his second wife, William Davenport. They initially resided at Hartford before moving to Stonington and lastly to Coventry, Conn. In all probability the two sons of Jonathan Richardson, Sr. last resided with their mother and stepfather at Coventry prior to reaching their majority age.
Jonathan Richardson, son of Stephen Richardson and Lydia Gilbert, b. at Stonington, Conn. before Sept. 10, 1674, the date his maternal grandfather, Jonathan Gilbert of Hartford, Conn., wrote his will:

• I give to my daughter Lydia Richison 20 Shillings.
• I give to...my gr.ch., Jonathan Richeson £5.

In a deed from his mother dated Aug. 10, 1696, Jonathan acquired a 1/2 interest, the other 1/2 held by his mother until her death, of the original Richardson homestead on the west bank of the Pawcatuck River that had fallen to his father Stephen:

• Let all men know that I Lydia Richardson Relict of ye late Steven Richardson of Stonington Do for ye Incouregment of my son Jonathan for his present settling with me upon that Land which was given him by his Honorred father after my decease, I say I do by these and att this Present Give him ye one half of all the houseing & ye Lands belonging to ye home place and that adjoining on ye South side of it which was given to Nathaniel Deceased, that is to say, his part to Joyn to Mr. Noyes his land on ye South & to ye River on ye East and so Westerly to ye Barns the Barne being his part of out houseing, and ye dwelling house, he is to have ye Great Room & half of ye seller & ye Poarch Chamber and that ye Promise may be sure to him my son Jonathan his heirs and assigns to all purposes & Intents for Ever I sett to my hand & Seal this Tenth Day of August one Thousand six hundred ninety six; also it is provided before signing I give to Jonathan ye Salt meadow that was Nathaniels.

In the will of his maternal grandmother, the widow Mary Gilbert of Hartford, dated May 20, 1700:

• I give and bequeath all the rest of my estate, real and personal, to be divided into 5 equal parts, and one part to each of my children:...to my daughter Lydia Chapman [i.e., formerly Richardson, now wife of Capt. John Chapman of Haddam, Conn.] one part...One-seventh part of the legacy given to Lydia Chapman to be paid to the two sons of my late grandson Jonathan Richardson deceased, when they attain to 21 years of age, the [grand] children of my said daughter Lydia...And my mind and will is that the rest of the fifth-part legacy given to my daughter Lydia, not otherwise disposed of to the heirs of the late Jonathan Richardson decd., shall be equally divided amongst the children of my said daughter Lydia which she had by her husband Richardson decd., and paid to them, the daughter at 18 years and the sons at 21 years of age.

Jonathan Richardson, grandson of the widow Mary Gilbert, m. Ann Edwards at Hartford, Conn. circa 1697, dau. of Richard Edwards and his first wife Elizabeth Tuttle. They resided in eastern Stonington north of the village of Pawcatuck, on the west side of the Pawcatuck River opposite the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island. By Jonathan and Ann (Edwards) Richardson's marriage were born two children:

• i. Jonathan Richardson, Jr., bapt. Nov. 21, 1697 at the Hartford 1st Chh., d. Nov. 22, 1773 at Stonington, Conn., Æ 77; m. Oct. 25, 1721 at Stonington, Anna Treat, dau. of Rev. Salmon Treat and Dorothy Noyes of Preston, Conn. She d. at Stonington Mar. 17, 1777, Æ 78. Seven children of the family.

• ii. Amos Richardson, b. Dec. 1, 1699 at Stonington, Conn. (bapt. June 23, 1700, Hartford 1st Chh.); m. Rachel Yarrington circa 1724 either at Preston or Stonington, Conn., dau. of Peter Yarrington and Abiah Woodward. Fourteen children of the family.

Jonathan Richardson, Sr. d. on May 7, 1700 probably near Pawcatuck. Soon after his death, his widow Ann m. as his second wife, William Davenport. They initially resided at Hartford before moving to Stonington and lastly to Coventry, Conn. In all probability the two sons of Jonathan Richardson, Sr. last resided with their mother and stepfather at Coventry prior to reaching their majority age.


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