Holmes County, Florida - RICHARDSON Family Bible Records, 1760-1866 (VA, OH, IL) for: * Samuel Marquis Calmes Richardson & Catherine Bainbridge Hall (VA) * Capt. William Hervy Richardson & Susan W. Bowman (VA, OH, IL) * John Foreman & Harriett Richardson (IL) Transcribed and contributed by James E. Richardson, Jr., of Poplar Springs (Holmes Co.), Florida. Email: richardson@lpl.arizona.edu ************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************** This text file gives the transcription for two handwritten family records (assumed to have been copied from family Bibles), covering three Richardson generations (with a fourth, earlier generation listed but not dated). These records were collected by Olive Louisa (Lou) Richardson (born 1868) and Mary Elizabeth (Lizzie) Richardson (born 1870) of Chipley, Florida. Lou and Lizzy were daughters of William Pitt Richardson (listed in these records), the senior Richardson homesteader in Holmes County, Florida (about 1880-1885). These documents are currently kept by Joan Chance of Chipley, Florida, who was kind enough to allow access to them for copying and transcription. ************************************************************************** DOCUMENT 1: Handwritten in quill and ink, on pre-printed "Family Record" pages (6 inches by 10 inches) presumably removed from a Bible. These records are assumed to be a COPY from the family records of Capt. William Hervy Richardson and Susan W. Bowman. This copy is NOT the original, sequential record, since (1) the entries are all done in the same ink and written with the same hand, and (2) several dates in the Deaths section are out of sequential order. The recorder for this copy is not known, but is most likely a son or daughter of the original couple. This transcription reflects the original layout and word wrapping of the hand written document, with some vertical spacing added to seperate individual entries. ---------------------------------[page 1]--------------------------------- FAMILY RECORD MARRIAGES MARRIAGES William H Richardson & Susan W his wife daughter of Isaac & Eliz abeth Bowman was maried Jan 3rd 1811 ---------------------------------[page 2]--------------------------------- FAMILY RECORD BIRTHS BIRTHS Wm H Richardson Elizabeth Richardson was born Fredrick Co was born Dec 18th Va Feb 22nd 1790 AD 1816 Susan W Richardson Ann Susanna Richardson was born Fredrick Co was born July 7th AD Va May 4th 1790 1818 Their Children Harriett Richardson was born Mar 24th Catharine G Richardson A.D. 1820 was born Sep 29th A.D. 1811 Samuel C Richardson was born Nov 9th A Marcus C Richardson D 1822 was born Mar 11th A. D. 1813. John C. Richardson was born Jan 8th, A. Isaac B Richardson D. 1825 was born Dec 5th A D 1814 ---------------------------------[page 3]--------------------------------- FAMILY RECORD BIRTHS BIRTHS Linnaeus Bainbridge Richardson was born Feb 6th AD 1827 Estelle Richardson was born Feb 21st AD 1829 Isabela Hall Richardson was born Apr 25th AD 1831 William Pitt Richardson was born Feb 27th AD 1834 ---------------------------------[page 4]--------------------------------- FAMILY RECORD DEATHS DEATHS Capt Wm H Richardson born A.D. 1760 Feb departed this life, Apr 10 1st 1760 @ Louisville Ky 1853 in his 64th year Elizabeth Richardson consort of J. C. Richardson Susanna W. late consort MD of Lexington Ky dep of W.H. Richardson departed arted this life Jan 1st this life Aug 3rd 1849 1817 Isaac B Richardson Samuel Richardson of departed this life Nov Shanadoah Co Va departed 5th 1841 Aged 26 yrs 11 this life Jan 18th 1830 months in the 71st year of his age Estella Richardson Catharine Richardson died Mar 4th 1836 Sen late of Shanadoah now Warren Co Va departed this Linnaeus B Richardson life Aug 19th 1837 in her died Charleston Ilinois 78th year of her age Jan 30th 1864, Aged 36 yrs & 11 months & 24 Samuel Hervy Berkley grand days son of WH Richardson departed this life Aug 27th 1839 Samuel & Catharine Marcus C Richardson Son Richardson was of WH and S.W. Richardson died **end of document 1 - final page missing?** ************************************************************************** DOCUMENT 2: Handwritten in quill and ink, on blank sheets of 8 inch by 12 inch paper, perhaps removed from a Bible or record book. Some ink bleed through is present between the pages, indicating that these pages were bound together. This record was kept by William T. Foreman of Charleston, Illinois, son of John Foreman and Harriett Richardson (daughter of capt. William Hervy Richardson). A second handwriting, indicated by braces {} is also present. This record is piecemeal in organization, and divides as follows: * Page 1: a copy of records obtained from Samuel Bainbridge Richardson of Louisville, Kentucky. * Page 2-4: a copy of Ducument 1 (above), with a few minor additions and notations. * Page 4: family recrod for John Foreman and Harriett Richardson. ---------------------------------[page 1]--------------------------------- [transcription note: W.P.R. in the record is most likely William Pitt Richardson, also called Eld. (Elder)] William Richardson {GG Father of W.P.R.} of Fredrick City Maryland & Isabelle Calmes were maried shortly after 1745 There children as follows first Elizabeth Richardson Maried Col Samuel Price Mariam Richardson '' Col John Buck Sarah Richardson '' Benjamin Combs she is the mother of Leslie Combs of Lexington Ky Mary Richardson '' Charles Buck Anne Richardson '' Capt Thomas Buck John Croly R_____ '' Sarah Hall William R_____ '' Mip[?] Pugh Marcus Calmes '' '' Henrietta Catlett Samuel '' '' Catherine Hall {Grand parents of WPR.} Children of Samuel Richardson & Catharine Hall Dr. John Croley Richardson Born Sep 28, 1784, mared 1st Elizabeth Bowman, 2 time Mary Willis of Lexington Ky Isabella Richardson Born Oc 1788 William Hervy Richardson Feb 22, 1790 mared Susan W Bowman Marcus Calmes Richardson Maried Haret Christman Anne Hall Richardson Born Dec 8th 1796 maried Isaac Millan Samuel Bainbridge Richardson, MD born Oc 27 1803 mared Elisa Juliette Price This record was obtained by W Foreman of Samuel Bainbridge Richardson of Louisville Ky (a retired Lawyer) ---------------------------------[page 2]--------------------------------- X Samuel and Catherine Richardson Sen was born AD 1760, Feb 1st {Grand Parents of Eld. W.P. Richardson} X Elizabeth Richardson Consort of JC Richardson M.D. departed this life Jan 1st 1817 {Buried at Groveport Ohio} X Samuel Richardson of Shenandoah Co Va departed this life Jan 18th 1831 in the 71st year of his age X Estella Richardson departed this life March 4th 1836 X Catherine Richardson Sen late of Shanandoa now Warren Co Va departed this life Aug 19th 1837 in her 78 year X Samuel Hervey Berkly dies Aug 27th 1839 X Isac B. Richardson dies Nov 5th 1841 aged 26 years 11 months X Susanna W Richardson late consort of W.H. Richardson dies Aug 3, 1849 in her 60th year X Capt Wm H Richardson departed this life April 10th 1853 in his 64 year of X Linnaeus B. Richardson died Jan 30th 1864 age 36 years 11 months and 24 days ---------------------------------[page 3]--------------------------------- Marriages X Wm H Richardson {born Fredrick Co Va} and Susan W. his wife {born Shenandoah Co Va} daughter of Isac and Elizabeth Bowman was married Jan 3rd 1811 Wm H Richardson was born Feb 22nd 1790 Susan W. Richardson was born May 4th AD 1790 Catherine G. Richardson Daut of WH and SW Richardson was born Sunday Sep 29 AD 1811 Marcus C Richarson was born Wednesday March 11th AD 1813 Isac B richardson was born Monday Dec 5th AD 1814 Elizabeth Richardson was born Wednesday Dec 18th 1816 Ann Susanna Richardson was born tuesday July 7th AD 1818 Harriet Richardson was born Friday March 24th 1820 ---------------------------------[page 4]--------------------------------- Samuel C. Richardson was born Nov 9th 1822 John C. Richardson was born Jan 8th AD 1825 Linnaus Banbridge Richardson was born Feb 6th 1827 Estelle Richardson was born Feb 21st AD 1829 Isabella Hall Richardson was born April 25th AD 1831 William Pitt Richardson born Feb 27 at Ten O'clock in the morning AD 1834 {different hand for remainder} Isabella B Richardson & D.M Turney was married at the Brides fathers Capt WH Richardson Charleston Ill Jan 6th 1852 by Eld J.W. Riley Forman Record John Foreman was born at D.C. Washington Mar 17th 1823. Married Hariet E. Richardson Oc 10 1842 Births of Children of John & Hariet Foreman William T. Foreman born Sep 30, 1843 John K. '' '' Dec 14, 1845 Joseph '' '' Nov 23 1849 Isaac Pratt '' '' Jun 16 1852 David Bell '' '' Mar 11 1855 Thomas Milton '' '' Feb 11 1861 died Oct 17 1880 Edward Payne '' '' May 8 1866 **end of document 2**