Amos Richardson, s. of Jonathan Richardson, Sr. and Ann Edwards (dau. of Richard Edwards and Elizabeth Tuttle of Hartford), b. Dec. 1, 1699 at Stonington, Conn. He was bapt. June 23, 1700 at the Hartford, Conn. 1st Chh., his maternal grandfather's church. He d. testate at Coventry, Conn. betw. Sept. 18, 1775 (date of his will) and Nov. 25, 1779 (when the inventory of his estate was taken.)

Jonathan Richardson, Sr., Amos' father, died when Amos was less than one year old. As a young boy Amos resided with his mother and stepfather, William Davenport, first at Hartford, then Stonington, and eventually at Coventry, Conn. The earliest record of Amos as an adult is his purchase of land at Coventry Oct. 4, 1723 from Capt. Thomas Lasell of Windham, Conn., in which Amos is called "of Coventry." Then on May 2, 1724 Amos deeded his interest in land at Stonington to his older brother Jonathan, in which they are both described as "of Stonington," and Amos a carpenter. The witnesses to the Lasell deed were William and Humphrey Davenport (Amos' stepfather William and Amos' younger half-brother Humphrey).

Amos m. Rachel Yarrington circa 1724 probably at Preston, Conn., but no record of the marriage appears in the records. She was the dau. of Peter Yarrington and Abiah Woodward, bapt. Aug. 10, 1707 at Preston. Rachel predeceased her husband, but the date of her death is not of record.

The birth of all 14 of Amos and Rachel's known children are recorded at Coventry, Conn., and all 14 were b. prior to the 1752 conversion from the old Julian to modern Gregorian calendar. Nine of the children have birth dates between Jan. 1 and Mar. 24, but only the youngest child, b. "Mar. 18, 1749-50" has double year dating. On the other hand, eldest son Nathan, recorded with a birth date of "March 20, 1725" was bapt. Sept. 26, 1725 by Rev. Salmon Treat at Preston, Conn. The pre-Mar. 25th birth dates of the eight other children b. under the old Julian calendar with no double year dating must have had the year of their birth converted after 1752 to the Gregorian calendar, but without the historical date reference included. In addition, although all 14 children are recorded at Coventry, there is no proof they were actually b. at Coventry.

By 1906 no gravestones for Amos or wife Rachel were known to exist, but they are assumed to have been interred at Coventry's Nathan Hale cemetery. They had the following 14 known children:

• i. Capt. Nathan Richardson, b. Mar. 20, 1724/5 ("Mar. 20, 1725" in the Coventry VRs) and bapt. Sept. 26, 1725 at Preston, Conn.; m. Nov. 1, 1748 at Lebanon, Conn., Phebe Crocker, dau. of John Crocker and Elizabeth Champion, b. July 24, 1727 at Norwich, Conn. They moved from Coventry to Manchester, VT during the Rev. War and both d. at Jericho, VT. Twelve children of the family.

• ii. Lemuel Richardson, not "Samuel" as transcribed by the Coventry VRs, b. Sept. 19, 1726, d. Apr. 22, 1777 at Coventry, Conn. (g.s.); m. Aug. 20, 1747 at Coventry, Anna Rust, dau. of Capt. Samuel Rust and Sarah Hawkins, b. May 17, 1726 at Coventry. Fifteen children of the family.

• iii. Capt. Amos Richardson, b. Mar. 5, 1727/8 ("Mar. 5, 1728" in VRs), d. testate Sept. 30, 1802 at Coventry, Æ 75; m. 1) June 5, 1751 at Coventry, Ruth Stiles, dau. of Ebenezer Stiles and Sarah Pinney, b. Jan. 23, 1733/4 at Tolland, Conn. She d. Feb. 4, 1777 at Coventry, Æ 44. Amos m. 2) on an unknown date, Phebe Hawkins, dau. of George Hawkins and Hepzibah Janes, b. Jan. 4, 1734/5 at Coventry, the widow with three children of Capt. Ebenezer Root, Jr., who d. in 1750 at Fort Ticonderoga during the French & Indian War. Phebe d. July 12, 1802 at Coventry, Æ 68.

• iv. Rachel Richardson, b. May 16, 1729, d. Jan. 13, 1807 at Somers, Conn. (g.s.); m. Oct. 28, 1747 at Lebanon, Conn., her cousin David Richardson, s. Stephen Richardson, Jr. and Abigail Pelham, bapt. Apr. 6, 1729 at Stonington, Conn. He d. Aug. 5, 1811 at Somers, Conn. (g.s.) Seven known children of the family.

• v. Jonathan Richardson, Jr., b. Jan. 24, 1730/31 ("Jan. 24, 1731" in VRs), d. testate Apr. 3, 1799 at Tolland, Conn. (g.s.); was m. and had nine known children, with wife Jerusha named in his will. However, neither her identity can be found nor where and when she died. Whether she was the mother of all of Jonathan's children also cannot be ascertained.

• vi. Stephen Richardson, b. July 14, 1732, d. Oct. 7, 1809 at Windsor, Conn.; m. Feb. 22, 1763 at Coventry, Mabel Marsh, dau. of Ens. Daniel Marsh and Irene Bigelow, who d. Aug. 4, 1798 at Coventry. Nine children recorded at Coventry.

• vii. Ann Richardson, b. Jan. 4, 1733/4 ("Jan. 4, 1734" in VRs), d. Aug. 5, 1813, Æ 80; m. May 28, 1754 at Coventry as his 2nd wife, Uriah Brigham, s. of Elnathan Brigham and Bethiah Ward, b. Nov. 3, 1722 at Mansfield, Conn. He d. Jan. 25, 1777 at Coventry, Æ 55. Eight children of the marriage.

• viii. Zebulon Richardson, b. Mar. 7, 1734/35 ("Mar. 7, 1735" in VRs) for whom no further record is known.

• ix. Humphrey Richardson, b. Mar. 9, 1736/37 ("Mar. 9, 1737" in VRs), d. circa 1756 at Hoosick, NY while serving in the French & Indian War; believed to have m. Mary Brown, dau. of Ebenezer and Martha Brown, b. Apr. 26, 1741 at Coventry. One child of the marriage, s. Humphrey, b. Feb. 6, 1757 after the death of his father and included in his paternal grandfather Amos Richardson's will.

• x. Abigail Richardson, b. July 23, 1739, d. Jan. 31, 1813 at New Marlborough, Mass. (g.s.); m. Sgt. Benjamin Case, Jr., s. Benjamin Case and Mary Manning, b. on or after Mar 28, 1733 at Mansfield, Conn. He d. Mar. 27, 1801 at Coventry (g.s.) Two known children of the marriage.

• xi. Lois Richardson, b. July 18, 1741, d. Apr. 14, 1766 at Coventry (g.s.); m. Nov. 15, 1759 at Coventry as his 1st wife, Dea. Jonathan Porter, Jr., s. Ens. Jonathan Porter and Sarah Ladd, b. Sept. 17, 1737 at Coventry. Seven children of the marriage.

• xii. Justus Richardson, b. Sept. 30, 1743, d. Aug. 28, 1813 at Coventry (g.s.); m. Nov. 16, 1769 at Coventry, Submit Throop by whom he had four known children.

• xiii. Eunice Richardson, b. Aug. 7, 1746, d. Apr. 19, 1793 at Weybridge, VT; m. May 19, 1768 at Coventry, Elam Jewitt, s. Ebenezer Jewitt and Elizabeth Griggs, b. Mar 5, 1745/46 at New London, Conn. He d. May 29, 1812 purportedly at Berkshire, VT. Thirteen known children of the family.

• xiv. Abial Richardson, not Abigail as transcribed in the Coventry VRs, b. Mar. 18, 1748/49 ("Mar. 18. 1749/50" in the VRs) at Coventry, who d. before 1772 but the date of her death has not been found. While the recorded date of her birth may be true, the memorialist believes the more appropriate date is in the year "1748/9" as she would have been only 16 years and 3 mos. old at her recorded marriage; m. of record June 26, 1766 at Coventry as his 1st wife, Dr. Henry Ladd, Jr., s. Henry Ladd and Abigail Lillie, b. Jan. 25, 1742/43 at Coventry where he d. Aug. 9, 1778. Eight known children of the marriage.

Edited 2/2/2016