Stephen Richardson

Date of birth also (erroneously?) reported to be June 14, 1642.

He was baptized at First Church.

He served as a member of the colonial forces in King Philip's War (1675).

links

• FamilySearch AFN: 8MJK-V2
• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=47501716
• http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Richardson-178

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************************ Find A Grave Memorial# 47501716; http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=47501716 Stephen Richardson

 • Birth: Jun. 14, 1652  Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

 • Death: 1694  Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA

• Stephen Richardson, s. of Amos Richard & Mary Smith, b. June 14, 1652 (bapt. June 20) at Boston, Mass. He d. at Stonington, Conn. betw. July 2, 1694 & Aug. 10, 1694, Æ 45. Stephen has no known place of internment.
In circa 1673, prob. at Hartford, Conn., Stephen m. Lydia Gilbert, dau. of Cornet Jonathan Gilbert & Mary Wells, b. Oct. 3, 1654 at Hartford. She m. 2nd circa 1700 as his 3rd wife, Capt. John Chapman of Saybrook & Haddam, Conn., latter where she d. aft. April 1712.

An extended bio will be added later.

 • The children of Stephen Richardson and Lydia Gilbert, all b. or bapt. of record at Stonington, Conn., are:

    • i. Jonathan Richardson, bapt. Sept. 10, 1674, d. May 7, 1700 at Stonington, Conn.; m. circa 1697 prob. at Hartford, Conn., Ann Edwards, dau. of Richard Edwards & his 1st wife Elizabeth Tuttle, b. circa 1678 at Hartford. She d. in May 1764 at Coventry, Conn. Ann m. 2) circa 1702 William Davenport, who d. at Coventry, Conn. June 29, 1742, Æ 77.

• ii. Amos Richardson, bapt. June 19, 1681, believed to have died young.
• iii. Mary Richardson, bapt. June 19, 1681; m. Richard Carder in January 1699/00, who was lost at sea in 1707. Three known children of the family.
• iv. Stephen Richardson, Jr., bapt. June 19, 1681, d. at Lebanon, Conn. Aug. 11, 1749; m. 1) Joanna Minor and 2) Mar. 25, 1728 at Newport, RI, Abigail Pelham.
• v. Samuel Richardson, bapt. Mar. 18, 1683/4; d. Apr. 20, 1701, Æ 18. [Rosell Richardson's "The Amos Richardson Family" (1906) misrepresents this Samuel, assigning his brother Lemuel's son Samuel, the husb. of Sarah Stanton at Haddam, Conn., to this Samuel.]
• vi. Rachel Richardson, bapt. May 30, 1686; no further record.
• vii. Lemuel Richardson, bapt. Aug. 12, 1688, d. May 24, 1713 at East Haddam, Conn.; m. Dec. 15, 1708 at Haddam, Conn., his step-sister Mehitabel Chapman, b. Sept. 29, 1688 at Saybrook, Conn. and d. Mar. 10, 1776 at East Haddam, dau. of Capt. John Chapman and his 2nd wife Elizabeth Beament, the former Lemuel's stepfather. Mehitabel m. 2) Mar. 21, 1715/6 at East Haddam, Capt. John Warner, who d. at East Haddam Mar. 17, 1749/50. Three children of the Lemuel Richardson family, only two who grew to maturity.
• viii. Jemima Richardson, bapt. June 19, 1692; m. 1) Mar. 3, 1708/9 at East Haddam, Conn., Green Hungerford, who d. at East Haddam Oct. 7, 1735, son of Thomas Hungerford and Mary Graves. Thirteen children of record. Jemima m. 2) Apr. 16, 1741 at East Haddam as the 2nd of his three wives, Matthias Fuller, b. at East Haddam Mar. 24, 1700/1 (bapt. Nov. 10, 1704) and d. there bef. Oct. 11, 1768, s. of Timothy Fuller (Lieut. Samuel3, Dr. Matthew2, Edward1 of the Mayflower) and Sarah Gates of East Haddam. There are no known children by Jemima's 2nd marriage.  
  Family links: 

 • Parents:        • Amos Richardson (1623 - 1683)        • Mary Smith Richardson (____ - 1683) 

 • Spouse:        • Lydia Gilbert Chapman (1654 - ____)* 

 • Children:        • Jonathan Richardson (1674 - 1700)*

 • Siblings:   John Richardson (1646 - 1696)*        • Stephen Richardson (1652 - 1694)        • Samuel Richardson (1658 - 1712)*        • Prudence Richardson Minor (1663 - 1716)*

 • Burial:  Unknown

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From Father’s Find A Grave site (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17279639): • iv. Stephen Richardson, b. June 14, 1652 (bapt. June 20), d. at Stonington, Conn. betw. July 2, 1694 & Aug. 10, 1696, Æ 45; m. bef. 1674 Lydia Gilbert, dau. of Cornet Jonathan Gilbert & Mary Wells, b. Oct. 3, 1654 at Hartford, Conn. She m. 2) as his 3rd wife, Capt. John Chapman of Saybrook & Haddam, Conn., latter where they both d. bef. April 1712.

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GEDCOM Note

Stephen Richardson, s. of Amos Richard & Mary Smith, b. June 14, 1652 (bapt. June 20) at Boston, Mass. He d. at Stonington, Conn. betw. July 2, 1694 & Aug. 10, 1694, Æ 45. Stephen has no known place of internment.

In circa 1673, prob. at Hartford, Conn., Stephen m. Lydia Gilbert, dau. of Cornet Jonathan Gilbert & Mary Wells, b. Oct. 3, 1654 at Hartford. She m. 2nd circa 1700 as his 3rd wife, Capt. John Chapman of Saybrook & Haddam, Conn., latter where she d. aft. April 1712.

An extended bio will be added later.

The children of Stephen Richardson and Lydia Gilbert, all b. or bapt. of record at Stonington, Conn., are:

• i. Jonathan Richardson, bapt. Sept. 10, 1674, d. May 7, 1700 at Stonington, Conn.; m. circa 1697 prob. at Hartford, Conn., Ann Edwards, dau. of Richard Edwards & his 1st wife Elizabeth Tuttle, b. circa 1678 at Hartford. She d. in May 1764 at Coventry, Conn. Ann m. 2) circa 1702 William Davenport, who d. at Coventry, Conn. June 29, 1742, Æ 77.

• ii. Amos Richardson, bapt. June 19, 1681, believed to have died young.

• iii. Mary Richardson, bapt. June 19, 1681; m. Richard Carder in January 1699/00, who was lost at sea in 1707. Three known children of the family.

• iv. Stephen Richardson, Jr., bapt. June 19, 1681, d. at Lebanon, Conn. Aug. 11, 1749; m. 1) Joanna Minor and 2) Mar. 25, 1728 at Newport, RI, Abigail Pelham.

• v. Samuel Richardson, bapt. Mar. 18, 1683/4; d. Apr. 20, 1701, Æ 18. [Rosell Richardson's "The Amos Richardson Family" (1906) misrepresents this Samuel, assigning his brother Lemuel's son Samuel, the husb. of Sarah Stanton at Haddam, Conn., to this Samuel.]

• vi. Rachel Richardson, bapt. May 30, 1686; no further record.

• vii. Lemuel Richardson, bapt. Aug. 12, 1688, d. May 24, 1713 at East Haddam, Conn.; m. Dec. 15, 1708 at Haddam, Conn., his step-sister Mehitabel Chapman, b. Sept. 29, 1688 at Saybrook, Conn. and d. Mar. 10, 1776 at East Haddam, dau. of Capt. John Chapman and his 2nd wife Elizabeth Beament, the former Lemuel's stepfather. Mehitabel m. 2) Mar. 21, 1715/6 at East Haddam, Capt. John Warner, who d. at East Haddam Mar. 17, 1749/50. Three children of the Lemuel Richardson family, only two who grew to maturity.

• viii. Jemima Richardson, bapt. June 19, 1692; m. 1) Mar. 3, 1708/9 at East Haddam, Conn., Green Hungerford, who d. at East Haddam Oct. 7, 1735, son of Thomas Hungerford and Mary Graves. Thirteen children of record. Jemima m. 2) Apr. 16, 1741 at East Haddam as the 2nd of his three wives, Matthias Fuller, b. at East Haddam Mar. 24, 1700/1 (bapt. Nov. 10, 1704) and d. there bef. Oct. 11, 1768, s. of Timothy Fuller (Lieut. Samuel3, Dr. Matthew2, Edward1 of the Mayflower) and Sarah Gates of East Haddam. There are no known children by Jemima's 2nd marriage.

Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1639-1700 P. C. No 100; Vol. II Full Text: To the Honoured the General Assembly of Connecticut Colony now sitting in Hartford, the Humble Application of Stephen Richardson, showing: That whereas, my Hond Father Mr. Amos Richardson, of Stonington, by the all-disposing Providence of God is lately decd, and did before his death make his Will, wherein he constituted my Hond Mother Executrix, giving her power to dispose of part of his Estate; since which it hath pleased God to take away my mother also by death, who hath also left her last Will in writing, wherein she hath made mee and my brother, Samuel Richardson, Executors of her last Will, we, according to the Trust therein reposed in us, would have proved the sd. Will at the County Court at New London, that we might have been in a legal capacity to have administered to the Estate and have executed the Wills: but it hath pleased God to visit the Magestracy of New London County that there were not so many as to constitute a Court at the usual time, and so all business at that Court, and ours among the rest, was unatended, nor can we learn that there will & certainly be any Court soon held there; and so it is that much of the Estate being in stock of Cattell which are given immediately to be paid on proveing my Mothers Will, & other Estate that requires a present Care & Dispose of, & which we are unwilling to run the Hazzard of if it should be lost, I do for and by order of my Brother, the Co-Executor wth me, and for myself, Humbly beseech this Honourable Court to appoint persons that may speedily hold a Court at New London, or at least that this Court, as your Wisdom shall see best, do appoint some means whereby there may be opportunity given us for a lawful probation of sd. Wills so far as shall appear to be just, that so wee may be capable of Disposeing the Estate as willed by our parents, & not exposed to any Hazzard of Loss of what we can now discharge ourselves if the sd. Wills were proved, nor bear the further charge of it, which is considerable; or if the Honoured Court please to take Cognisance of it and settle the Will, we shall rest satisfied therein; & for this Honoured Court we ever pray, etc.Hartford, 11 October, 1683.Steven Richardson.