Claudius Richbourg

Claudius married Elizabeth ______ before 1740, when they conveyed a tract of land to George Haig. They had one son, Henry.

It's not clear when he married Unity Fox.

However, in a deposition (sworn statement in support of his application for a federal pension based on his military service), Claudius's son John called Henry his half-brother, James and Nathaniel his full brothers, and Lieut. Fox his uncle. This implies that Henry is the son of Elizabeth _____, and John, James, and Nathaniel are the sons of Unity Fox.

Claudius Richbourg and Unity Fox had sons James, John, Nathaniel, and William, and daughters Unity (married Christopher Gayle) and Susannah (married Michael Cobia & Robert Gilley).

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=grondman1...

John Richbourg's deposition here:

http://www.blankensteingenealogy.net/john_sr.htm

Records witnessed by brother in law Joseph Fox:

N-4, 439-444 Lease & Release Sept 9 & 10, 1774 Claudius Richburg & Unity his wife of St. Mark's Par. Craven Co., planter to Moses Thompson in Rowan Co., Province of North Carolina, planter, for 300 pds SC money, 300 ac. on N/S Santee River, grt'd. 9 Jan, 1755. Sig: Cl's. Richburg (LS) Unity Richburg (LS) Wts: Joseph Fox, Peter Mellet Prov. in Camden Dist. 21 Oct, 1774 before Nath'l. Moore, JP by Oath of Peter Mellett. Rec'd. 8 Feb., 1775

P-4, 533-536 Lese & Release Sept 9 & 10, 1774 Deed of Claudius Richburg and Unity, his wife of St. Mark's Par., Craven Co., Planter to Moses Thompson of Rowan Co., NC for 300 Pds SC money, 300 ac by plat & grant dated 9 Jan., 1755. Sig: Claudius Richburg (LS) Unity Richburg (LS) Wts Joseph Fox, Peter Mellett Wts: Peter Mellet Prov. in Camden Dist, SC by oath of Peter Mellet before Nathan Moore, JP 21 Oct 1774

http://www.sadiesparks.com/mellett.htm

http://richbourg.net/family/claudius-a-unity-fox.html

CLAUDIUS RICHBOURG of Clarendon made his Will 2-16-1778, prb. 9-6-1788; to Son Henry Richbourg 1 negro; to son James Richbourg 1 negro; to son John Richbourg 1 negro; to son Nathaniel Richbourg 1 negro; to son William Richbourg 1 negro; to daughter Unity Gayle 1 negro; to daughter Susannah Richbourg 1 negro; to wife Unity...after wife's death divided between all children; Execs. : 3 sons Henry, James, John Richbourg; Witn.: R. G. Dennis, Jos. Joyner, Thos. Avery.

3-27-1790, Henry, James & John Richbourg, Execs. of dec'd CLAUDIUS RICHBOURG sold to Thos. Cassity 200 a. on Jacks Cr., bd: S&E - John Richbourg, N-Richard Singleton, being part of 2 tracts:1) granted 10-12-1771 to John Sullivan, 2) granted CLAUDIUS RICHBOURG 1-9-1765; Plat: CLAUDIUS had laid off these 200 acres to his son William Richbourg, Wntn.: George Brunson, Henry White. (3) CLAUDIUS RICHBOURG bought 8-20/21-1774 from John Sullivan 500 a. (on Jacks Cr.) in Craven Co., granted John Sulivan 10/12/1771, bound: W - Jas Evans and CLAUDIUS RICHBOURG, N - James Richbourg, all other sides vacant; Witn.: Joseph Fox, William Thomson (4): on 11-8-1799, Henry and James Richbourg sold 300 of these acres to John Richbourg (5). 9-3-1828 David Hopper dec'd sold to Wm. A. Colclough 268 acres in Clarendon on Horsepond Savannah - the most northwest half of original grant to CLAUDIUS RICHBOURG for 300 acres on 8-7-1753 (6). The only grant found for CLAUDIUS RICHBOURG: 10-17-1753 survey for CLAUDIUS RICHBOURG for 300 a. north of Santee, bound by all vacant land (7): granted 1-9-1755 (8). His land on Horsepond Savannah bounded by Richard Mims 2-4-1756 (9). 3-6-1762 John Evans land on Jacks Cr. bounded by "path to Richbourg's water mill." (10) 1788 Tax List for Clarendon: James Richbourg for the Estate of CLAUDIUS RICHBOURG - 11 slaves and 300 acres. (11) From the index to early deeds registered in Charleston there are 2 from CLAUDIUS RICHBOURG to Moses Thompson: Book N-4, p. 439 1774-75 and Book P-4, p. 533 1775-77. (12)

"There is an advertisement in the Gazette of March 17, 1764 offering a tract of 200 acres of land in St. James, Santee, for sale. This advertisement was placed by CLAUDIUS RICHEBOURG, and recites that it was originally a tract of land granted to John Barnett in 1705, who conveyed it to my mother, Anne de Richbourg and directs that anyone interested treat with Mr. Peter Porcher in Charles Towne, where the deeds may be seen, or with the subscriber in St. Mark's Parish, about 25 miles from Nelson's Ferry. It is signed by Claudius Richebourg.