Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Richardson, William H.
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Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Middletown Township


   WILLIAM H. RICHARDSON retired farmer, P.O. Hulmeville, 
was born in Bucks county, January 23, 1817, and is a son of 
Abner and Sarah (Worthington) Richardson, natives of Bucks 
county, and of Scotch descent.  His grandfather, John 
Richardson, with his brother Daniel came from Scotland to 
America in the early part of the eighteenth century.  It is 
believed that they landed in Baltimore, coming thence to 
Philadelphia, and finally settling in Bucks county.  John 
Richardson had six children, of whom Abner was the fourth.  
The male members of the family were usually farmers.  Abner 
Richardson was a farmer, and was the father of eight sons 
and two daughters, of whom William H. was the seventh.  He 
attended the district school, and early in life learned the 
wheelwright's trade, but continued his studies both while 
learning, and after he began to work at his trade.  He 
passed an examination, and obtained a teacher's certificate. 
 For twelve years he followed teaching in the winter, and 
was engaged in other pursuits in the summer.  In this way he 
soon saved enough money to make a payment on a farm, and 
from that time has made farming a permanent business, and 
meeting with success.  He is the owner of the place where he 
now resides, which is well improved.  He has retired from 
active farm work.  In 1844 he married Matilda H. C., 
daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Rodman) Hellings.  Her parents 
were of French origin.  They have one child, Samuel A.   He 
was born in Middletown township, December 1, 1844, and was 
reared on the farm.  He attended the common schools, and 
chose farming as a business.  He married Maria H., daughter 
of Joseph L. Stackhouse, by whom he has had three children: 
Ellwood, Lenora, who died February 22, 1876, and Viola.  Mr. 
Richardson and his father are both republicans.  He served 
as school director for twenty-one years, and also served a 
term as county commissioner of Bucks county, being elected n 
1860, and serving until 1863.