Biographical Sketch of Joseph RICHARDS (1881); Chester County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Candace Roth . *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** From THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY, by Futhey and Cope (1881); pg. 711 RICHARDS, Joseph, of Newgate, in the parish of Whitney, and county of Oxon, mason, with his wife, Jane, came to Pennsylvania as early as 1685. He died in Chichester township about 1710. His children were Joseph, Nathaniel, Ann (m. to Anthony Weaver and Humphrey Scarlet), and Susanna (m. to James Lownes, of Springfield). Nathaniel, a blacksmith, married Mary, daughter of Richard Mason, and died in Aston in 1700, leaving children,-William, Nathaniel, Elizabeth, and Mary. Some time after this the widow married Thomas Rowland and removed to the Toughkenamon Valley, in New Garden, where they settled on a large tract (700 acres) of land, called Marberry. Thomas died in 1708, and the deed for the land was made to the widow October 2d in that year. She was married a third time 8,30,1713, to Evan Powell of Nottingham, who came to live on her property. Her children: William and Mary Richards probably died young, Elizabeth married Roger Kirk, and Nathaniel married Margaret, daughter of Allen Wiley. To him Evan Powell and wife conveyed 300 acres of the land in 1717, and 110 more in 1718. He died in 1730 leaving three sons,-William, Nathaniel, and Isaac. Margaret, his widow, married William Carpenter prior to 1735, and in 1748 was again left a widow. She died in West Bradford, 12,5,1796, aged ninety years, and leaving 113 descendants. The land of Nathaniel Richards was divided among his sons, William, the eldest, receiving 215 acres, Nathaniel 128, and Isaac 114 acres. William married 4,13,1751, Joanna Jenkins, and 5,10,1759, Jane Miller. Isaac Richards married 1,17,1753, Mary Gregg, of Kennett, and had children,- Thomas, Nathaniel, Isaac, William, Mary, and Lydia. Of these, Isaac, b. 4,18,1759, d. 6,22,1854, married 12,21,1785, Ann Pusey, and, as second wife, Tamzen Hoopes. By the first wife he had children,-Joshua, Samuel E., and William; and by the second, Ann, John and Phebe. John was born 4,8,1804 and owns and occupies a part of the original homestead in New Garden.