James Richardson1 
b. 11 July 1641, d. 29 June 1677
James Richardson|b. 11 Jul 1641\nd. 29 Jun 1677|p825.htm|Ezekiel Richardson|b. c 1604\nd. 21 Oct 1647|p746.htm|Susanna (—?—) (Richardson-Brooks)|d. 15 Sep 1681|p786.htm|Thomas Richardson||p732.htm|Katherine Duxford||p733.htm|||||||
6th great-granduncle of Louise Underwood.
8th great-granduncle of Laura Jane Munson.
- Family Background:
- Underwood and Allied Families
James Richardson was baptized on 11 July 1641 in Charlestown, Massachusetts.1,2 He was the son of Ezekiel Richardson and Susanna (—?—) (Richardson-Brooks).1 He married first Bridget Henchman on 28 November 1660 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.1,3 He was killed on 29 June 1677 in battle at Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, at age 35.1
In his will dated 20 July 1647, Ezekiel Richardson bequeathed to "James my son £30" at twenty-one years of age.4,5,6 He was in charge of the Christian Indians of the Wamesit tribe at Chelmsford. A lieutenant in the local train-band, he saw service from the beginning of King Philip's War.1
In his will dated 20 July 1647, Ezekiel Richardson bequeathed to "James my son £30" at twenty-one years of age.4,5,6 He was in charge of the Christian Indians of the Wamesit tribe at Chelmsford. A lieutenant in the local train-band, he saw service from the beginning of King Philip's War.1
Children of James Richardson and Bridget Henchman
- Thomas Richardson+1 b. 26 Oct 1661, d. 10 Feb 1700
- James Richardson1 b. 24 Nov 1663
- Elizabeth Richardson1 b. 27 Sep 1665
- Ezekiel Richardson+1 b. 3 Sep 1667, d. 27 Nov 1696
- Phebe Richardson1 b. 10 Jan 1669/70, d. 8 Oct 1677
- Ruth Richardson1 b. 16 Feb 1671/72, d. 6 Dec 1674
- Bridget Richardson1 b. 17 Mar 1674/75
- John Richardson1
Citations
- [S165] Walter Goodwin Davis, "Richardson, of Chelmsford," Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): A Reprinting in Alphabetical Order by Surname, of the Sixteen Multi-Ancestor Compendia, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996), Vol. III, 3: 222, originally published in The Ancestry of Sarah Hildreth (1958).
- [S174] James P. Hunnewell, "The First Record-Book of the First Church in Charlestown, Massachusetts", New England Historic and Genealogical Register (NEHGR) 25 (April 1871): 340.
- [S111] Essex Institute, Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem: Newcomb & Gauss, Printers, 1914), 308.
- [S179] W.B. Trask, "Abstracts of Wills of the Early Settlers of New England", New England Historic and Genealogical Register (NEHGR) 7 (April 1853): 172, 173.
- [S170] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-16?? (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1996-200?). The Great Migration Study Project is ongoing. Several volumes have been published in hardcopy, and new sketches appear frequently in the "Great Migration Newsletter" (online subscription or hardcopy). The database is online and may be viewed at New England Ancestors.org or Ancestry.com, both of which are subscription sites. It is also available in hardcover and CD-ROM from NEHGS, citing Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Probate Records, Case #72.
- [S165] Walter Goodwin Davis, "Richardson, of Chelmsford," Massachusetts and Maine Families, Vol. III, 3: 220, originally published in The Ancestry of Sarah Hildreth (1958).
