Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Jesse Richardson
1758 - 1838 (79 years)1. Jesse Richardson was born on 3 Feb 1758 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut (son of David Richardson and Rachel Richardson); died in 1838 in Monroe Township, Muskingum, Ohio. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: 1843
Notes:
"Jesse was not yet 17 when the Revolutionary War began, and he enlisted on July 7, 1775, with his brother David. Jesse served until December 16th in Captain Pease’s 3rd Company in Colonel Hunton’s Connecticut Regiment. The Pease family were prominent members of Somers. In 1776, with his brother Sanford, Jesse enlisted again with Captain Pease in Colonel Erastus Wolcott’s Connecticut Regiment and served nine months, being discharged on January 1, 1777. He enlisted again in 1778 and served one year in Captain Haws’ Company in Colonel Mason’s Connecticut Regiment. At the end of that last tour of duty, when he was 20, he married 19 year-old Anna Jones on November 12, 1778 in Somers, at the Congregational Church." [John Thomas Bullock, citation details below]
A letter from A. D. Miller of the War Department pension office to Mrs. P. Nugent, 18 Feb 1932, viewable at fold.com, substantiates nearly all of the above, and adds that "He was allowed pension on his application executed March 7,m 1833 in Monroe Township, Mukingum County, Ohio, in which state he had resided fifteen years, aged seventy-four years."Family/Spouse: Lydia Rowley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Jesse married Anna Jones on 12 Nov 1778 in Congregational Church, Somers, Tolland, Connecticut. Anna (daughter of Zebulon Jones and Anna Kibbe) was born on 28 Sep 1759 in Somers, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 7 Sep 1807 in Somers, Tolland, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Jesse Richardson was born on 3 Feb 1785 in Somers, Tolland, Connecticut; died after 1850 in Hancock County, Illinois.
2. David Richardson was born on 4 Mar 1729 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut; was christened on 6 Mar 1729 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut (son of Stephen Richardson and Abigail Pelham); died on 15 Aug 1811 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in North Cemetery, Somers, Tolland, Connecticut. David married Rachel Richardson on 28 Oct 1747. Rachel (daughter of Amos Richardson and Rachel Yarrington) was born on 16 May 1729 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 13 Jan 1807 in Somers, Tolland, Connecticut; was buried in North Cemetery, Somers, Tolland, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Rachel Richardson was born on 16 May 1729 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut (daughter of Amos Richardson and Rachel Yarrington); died on 13 Jan 1807 in Somers, Tolland, Connecticut; was buried in North Cemetery, Somers, Tolland, Connecticut. Children:
- 1. Jesse Richardson was born on 3 Feb 1758 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut; died in 1838 in Monroe Township, Muskingum, Ohio.
Generation: 3
4. Stephen Richardson was born about 1676; was christened on 19 Jun 1681 in First Congregational Church, Stonington, New London, Connecticut (son of Stephen Richardson and Lydia Gilbert); died between 20 Apr 1749 and 13 Jul 1749 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: 11 Aug 1749, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut
Notes:
He was baptized by TNH ancestor the Rev. James Noyes.
He was a selectman in Stonington and owned a number of slaves.Stephen married Abigail Pelham on 25 Mar 1728 in Trinity Church, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island. Abigail died after 12 Dec 1749. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Abigail Pelham died after 12 Dec 1749. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: Bef 1766, Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut
Notes:
She may have been the widow of Thomas Pelham, who died in May 1727, son of Edward Pelham and Freelove Arnold.
According to this Find a Grave page, she moved to Coventry, Connecticut with her son David in 1757 and died there sometime before 1766.Children:
- 2. David Richardson was born on 4 Mar 1729 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut; was christened on 6 Mar 1729 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut; died on 15 Aug 1811 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in North Cemetery, Somers, Tolland, Connecticut.
6. Amos Richardson was born in Dec 1699 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut; was christened on 23 Jun 1700 in First Church, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut (son of Jonathan Richardson and Ann Edwards); died before 25 Nov 1779 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut. Notes:
He was one of the founders of the church of Coventry's North Parish.
Amos married Rachel Yarrington about 1724. Rachel (daughter of Peter Yarrington and Abiah) was born before 10 Aug 1707; was christened on 10 Aug 1707 in First Congregational Church, Preston, New London, Connecticut; died before 18 Sep 1775. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Rachel Yarrington was born before 10 Aug 1707; was christened on 10 Aug 1707 in First Congregational Church, Preston, New London, Connecticut (daughter of Peter Yarrington and Abiah); died before 18 Sep 1775. Children:
- 3. Rachel Richardson was born on 16 May 1729 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 13 Jan 1807 in Somers, Tolland, Connecticut; was buried in North Cemetery, Somers, Tolland, Connecticut.
Generation: 4
8. Stephen Richardson was born on 14 Jun 1652 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (son of Amos Richardson and Mary); died about 1694 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut. Notes:
From John Thomas Bullock (citation details below):
Stephen was well acquainted with the Indian language and was often employed as an interpreter. He served in King Phillip's War in 1675/6 at the time of the Great Swamp Fight, and was one of the soldiers who shared in the Voluntown grant made by the State in 1696. He was probably the Quartermaster for the Connecticut troops. On May 18, 1676, the Colonial Council authorized him to sell arms in his possession in part payment for his services. Minor's Diary, December 15, 1675, says: “Coneticut Annie Set forth from mr. Richardsons,” and June, 1676, “Thursday, the 15. wee were to meet all the soldiers at steeven Richardsons house.” Stephen was made a freeman in 1679. […]
According to Richard Anson Wheeler, in his book History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, in 1687 Stephen was elected to and held the office of Representative under the Charter Of King George II, as his father did before him and his son after him. Nile's History is the authority for the statement that on July, 1689, "Mr. Stephen Richardson shot dead on the spot one William Trimming, a notorious English decoy in the service of the French privateers.” Trimming had secreted himself in a house on Fisher's Island, and Richardson, with sixteen other men, went there to capture him. He was censured by some for his action, as they wanted to take him alive.Stephen married Lydia Gilbert on 25 Sep 1673 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut. Lydia (daughter of Jonathan Gilbert and Mary Wells) was born on 3 Oct 1654 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died after Apr 1712. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Lydia Gilbert was born on 3 Oct 1654 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut (daughter of Jonathan Gilbert and Mary Wells); died after Apr 1712. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: 1738, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
Children:
- Jonathan Richardson was born before 10 Sep 1674 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut; was christened on 19 Jun 1681 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut; died on 7 May 1700 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
- 4. Stephen Richardson was born about 1676; was christened on 19 Jun 1681 in First Congregational Church, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; died between 20 Apr 1749 and 13 Jul 1749 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut.
12. Jonathan Richardson was born before 10 Sep 1674 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut; was christened on 19 Jun 1681 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut (son of Stephen Richardson and Lydia Gilbert); died on 7 May 1700 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut. Jonathan married Ann Edwards about 1696. Ann (daughter of Richard Edwards and Elizabeth Tuttle) was born about 1678 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died in May 1764 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut; was buried in Nathan Hale Cemetery, Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Ann Edwards was born about 1678 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut (daughter of Richard Edwards and Elizabeth Tuttle); died in May 1764 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut; was buried in Nathan Hale Cemetery, Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut. Children:
- 6. Amos Richardson was born in Dec 1699 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut; was christened on 23 Jun 1700 in First Church, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died before 25 Nov 1779 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut.
14. Peter Yarrington was born about 1675; died before 5 Oct 1725 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut. Peter married Abiah. Abiah died after 1725. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Abiah died after 1725. Children:
- 7. Rachel Yarrington was born before 10 Aug 1707; was christened on 10 Aug 1707 in First Congregational Church, Preston, New London, Connecticut; died before 18 Sep 1775.