Matthew was born the son of Edward Richards and Mary Head in Maryland, most likely in the Dorcester County area where his father owned land.
Edward later moved the family to an area known as Quaker Bottom near the Gunpowder Meeting [of Quakers/Friends] in Cockeysville ca 1729. They remained there for about 8 years, worshiping, working, and raising their children.
Matthew, when of age, joined his younger brothers Daniel [1719] and Stephen [1728] in moving a bit west to the Pipe Creek settlement area, and a location that would become the town of Union Bridge. This is where the Pipe Creek Meeting of Friends was already in progress at William Farquhar's home. Matthew would find his bride to be here, and his brothers also; from Cornelius Carmack's daughters.
Matthew married Maria Corem Carmack, daughter of Cornelius Carmack and Guien Corem, who owned a plantation less than 7 miles from Union Bridge near old Libertytown.
From the Judgment Record below, it appears that Matthew and Maria had six children, but I do not know their names.
From "This Was Life: Excerpts From the Judgment Records of Frederick County MD" by Millard Mulburn Rice
[This excerpt from 1749. Matthew died in 1751.]
"To the Worshipful Justices of Frederick County, the pettition of Matthew Richards, most humbly sheweth that your poor petitioner is and has been these four years past been grievously afflicted with what is call Cuntrey Distemper and has employed doctors so long [though of no purpose] that your poor petitioner's small substance is expended and gone already and nothing left to maintain my wife and six small children for I am so worn away and so weak that I am not able to do any individual thing for their support and without some relief must certainly come to suffer greatly myself and my wife and children come to poverty and want which they already do to a great measure. Therefore your poor petitioner prays Your Worships look upon me with the eyes of pity and with tender and compassionate hearts and allow me what Your Worships in pity thinks proper and your poor petitioner shall forever pray."
Ordered by the Court that the petitioner be allowed 800 pounds of tobacco in the next County Levy for his support to next November Court. In a later judgment, the court allowed Matthew 1000 pounds of tobacco for support.
Matthew's life was cut short in 1751 at age 40. His father Edward recorded in his Bible: "November the 27 1751 Matthew Richards expired on Wenesday [sic] died died [sic] being forty years seven month and 27 days ould."
He and wife Maria's children were remembered in His father Edward's will.
"The residue of my personal estate is to be turned into money, to be equally divided among my sons Benjamin, Stephen, Daniel, & Richard Richards, & Matthew Richards' children shall have ½ share to be put into the hands of Stephen Richards." [from Edward Richards' will]
LINEAGE:
Edward Richards [1678] Manchester, Lancashire England/Maryland
Edward later moved the family to an area known as Quaker Bottom near the Gunpowder Meeting [of Quakers/Friends] in Cockeysville ca 1729. They remained there for about 8 years, worshiping, working, and raising their children.
Matthew, when of age, joined his younger brothers Daniel [1719] and Stephen [1728] in moving a bit west to the Pipe Creek settlement area, and a location that would become the town of Union Bridge. This is where the Pipe Creek Meeting of Friends was already in progress at William Farquhar's home. Matthew would find his bride to be here, and his brothers also; from Cornelius Carmack's daughters.
Matthew married Maria Corem Carmack, daughter of Cornelius Carmack and Guien Corem, who owned a plantation less than 7 miles from Union Bridge near old Libertytown.
From the Judgment Record below, it appears that Matthew and Maria had six children, but I do not know their names.
From "This Was Life: Excerpts From the Judgment Records of Frederick County MD" by Millard Mulburn Rice
[This excerpt from 1749. Matthew died in 1751.]
"To the Worshipful Justices of Frederick County, the pettition of Matthew Richards, most humbly sheweth that your poor petitioner is and has been these four years past been grievously afflicted with what is call Cuntrey Distemper and has employed doctors so long [though of no purpose] that your poor petitioner's small substance is expended and gone already and nothing left to maintain my wife and six small children for I am so worn away and so weak that I am not able to do any individual thing for their support and without some relief must certainly come to suffer greatly myself and my wife and children come to poverty and want which they already do to a great measure. Therefore your poor petitioner prays Your Worships look upon me with the eyes of pity and with tender and compassionate hearts and allow me what Your Worships in pity thinks proper and your poor petitioner shall forever pray."
Ordered by the Court that the petitioner be allowed 800 pounds of tobacco in the next County Levy for his support to next November Court. In a later judgment, the court allowed Matthew 1000 pounds of tobacco for support.
Matthew's life was cut short in 1751 at age 40. His father Edward recorded in his Bible: "November the 27 1751 Matthew Richards expired on Wenesday [sic] died died [sic] being forty years seven month and 27 days ould."
He and wife Maria's children were remembered in His father Edward's will.
"The residue of my personal estate is to be turned into money, to be equally divided among my sons Benjamin, Stephen, Daniel, & Richard Richards, & Matthew Richards' children shall have ½ share to be put into the hands of Stephen Richards." [from Edward Richards' will]
LINEAGE:
Edward Richards [1678] Manchester, Lancashire England/Maryland
Matthew was born the son of Edward Richards and Mary Head in Maryland, most likely in the Dorcester County area where his father owned land.
Edward later moved the family to an area known as Quaker Bottom near the Gunpowder Meeting [of Quakers/Friends] in Cockeysville ca 1729. They remained there for about 8 years, worshiping, working, and raising their children.
Matthew, when of age, joined his younger brothers Daniel [1719] and Stephen [1728] in moving a bit west to the Pipe Creek settlement area, and a location that would become the town of Union Bridge. This is where the Pipe Creek Meeting of Friends was already in progress at William Farquhar's home. Matthew would find his bride to be here, and his brothers also; from Cornelius Carmack's daughters.
Matthew married Maria Corem Carmack, daughter of Cornelius Carmack and Guien Corem, who owned a plantation less than 7 miles from Union Bridge near old Libertytown.
From the Judgment Record below, it appears that Matthew and Maria had six children, but I do not know their names.
From "This Was Life: Excerpts From the Judgment Records of Frederick County MD" by Millard Mulburn Rice
[This excerpt from 1749. Matthew died in 1751.]
"To the Worshipful Justices of Frederick County, the pettition of Matthew Richards, most humbly sheweth that your poor petitioner is and has been these four years past been grievously afflicted with what is call Cuntrey Distemper and has employed doctors so long [though of no purpose] that your poor petitioner's small substance is expended and gone already and nothing left to maintain my wife and six small children for I am so worn away and so weak that I am not able to do any individual thing for their support and without some relief must certainly come to suffer greatly myself and my wife and children come to poverty and want which they already do to a great measure. Therefore your poor petitioner prays Your Worships look upon me with the eyes of pity and with tender and compassionate hearts and allow me what Your Worships in pity thinks proper and your poor petitioner shall forever pray."
Ordered by the Court that the petitioner be allowed 800 pounds of tobacco in the next County Levy for his support to next November Court. In a later judgment, the court allowed Matthew 1000 pounds of tobacco for support.
Matthew's life was cut short in 1751 at age 40. His father Edward recorded in his Bible: "November the 27 1751 Matthew Richards expired on Wenesday [sic] died died [sic] being forty years seven month and 27 days ould."
He and wife Maria's children were remembered in His father Edward's will.
"The residue of my personal estate is to be turned into money, to be equally divided among my sons Benjamin, Stephen, Daniel, & Richard Richards, & Matthew Richards' children shall have ½ share to be put into the hands of Stephen Richards." [from Edward Richards' will]
LINEAGE:
Edward Richards [1678] Manchester, Lancashire England/Maryland
Edward later moved the family to an area known as Quaker Bottom near the Gunpowder Meeting [of Quakers/Friends] in Cockeysville ca 1729. They remained there for about 8 years, worshiping, working, and raising their children.
Matthew, when of age, joined his younger brothers Daniel [1719] and Stephen [1728] in moving a bit west to the Pipe Creek settlement area, and a location that would become the town of Union Bridge. This is where the Pipe Creek Meeting of Friends was already in progress at William Farquhar's home. Matthew would find his bride to be here, and his brothers also; from Cornelius Carmack's daughters.
Matthew married Maria Corem Carmack, daughter of Cornelius Carmack and Guien Corem, who owned a plantation less than 7 miles from Union Bridge near old Libertytown.
From the Judgment Record below, it appears that Matthew and Maria had six children, but I do not know their names.
From "This Was Life: Excerpts From the Judgment Records of Frederick County MD" by Millard Mulburn Rice
[This excerpt from 1749. Matthew died in 1751.]
"To the Worshipful Justices of Frederick County, the pettition of Matthew Richards, most humbly sheweth that your poor petitioner is and has been these four years past been grievously afflicted with what is call Cuntrey Distemper and has employed doctors so long [though of no purpose] that your poor petitioner's small substance is expended and gone already and nothing left to maintain my wife and six small children for I am so worn away and so weak that I am not able to do any individual thing for their support and without some relief must certainly come to suffer greatly myself and my wife and children come to poverty and want which they already do to a great measure. Therefore your poor petitioner prays Your Worships look upon me with the eyes of pity and with tender and compassionate hearts and allow me what Your Worships in pity thinks proper and your poor petitioner shall forever pray."
Ordered by the Court that the petitioner be allowed 800 pounds of tobacco in the next County Levy for his support to next November Court. In a later judgment, the court allowed Matthew 1000 pounds of tobacco for support.
Matthew's life was cut short in 1751 at age 40. His father Edward recorded in his Bible: "November the 27 1751 Matthew Richards expired on Wenesday [sic] died died [sic] being forty years seven month and 27 days ould."
He and wife Maria's children were remembered in His father Edward's will.
"The residue of my personal estate is to be turned into money, to be equally divided among my sons Benjamin, Stephen, Daniel, & Richard Richards, & Matthew Richards' children shall have ½ share to be put into the hands of Stephen Richards." [from Edward Richards' will]
LINEAGE:
Edward Richards [1678] Manchester, Lancashire England/Maryland
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