Robert
Richards
, Ruth Richards
, and John Richards
are
found as a petitioner in the records (ca. 1774-184) of
County
protesting the removal of the Court House from
John
Richards
, b. ca. 1756[i],
m. 3 Apr 1776[ii],
Orange Co., VA, by banns to Milly Watts
, b. ca. 1756[iii].
There is a John Richards who contributed to the cause of the
Revolutionary War (1774-1786) in Spotsylvania Co., Virginia, by contributing
waggon repair, service as a waggon conductor[iv].
J.
K. Richards
, b. ca. 1777[v];
m. 18 Dec 1797[vi],
Orange Co., VA to Elizabeth Robinson
, b. ca. 1777[vii],
daughter of John Robinson.
Ike
Richards
mentioned
only as father of:
·
Lucy
Richards
, daughter of
"Ike" Richards, b. ca. 1807[viii];
m. 26 Dec 1827, Orange Co., VA to Peter Mason
, son of George
Mason
, b. ca. 1807[ix].
Hezekiah
"Ikey" Richards
, b. 1790, VA[x];
d. ca. 1834, Orange Co., VA; m. 27 Dec 1813[xi],
Orange Co., VA to Elizabeth Lancaster
, b. 1795, VA[xii].
An
inventory and appraisal of the estate of Ikey Richards
was
taken on 26 Dec 1834, Orange Co., VA. Hezekiah
&
Elizabeth (
Richards, Hezekiah
60, b. 1790, VA farmer, 1,000 acres
Elizabeth
55, b. 1795, VA
Richards, Mary
24, b. 1826, VA
George
19, b. 1831, VA, laborer
Alexander
4, b. 1846, VA
Hezekiah
&
Elizabeth (
1.
Minerva
Richards
, b. 1824, VA; m. 23
Oct 1843, Orange Co., VA to Dowell L. Gardner, d. bet. 1846-1850.
2.
Mary
Richards
, b. 1824, VA
3.
Sarah
Richards
, (possible)
daughter of Ezekiel Richards, b. ca. 1829[xiv];
m. 13 Oct 1849, Orange Co., VA to George Powell
.
4.
George
Richards
, b. 1831, VA
1. Minerva
Richards
, b. 1824, VA; m. 23
Oct 1843, Orange Co., VA to Dowell L. Gardner, d. bet. 1846-1850, as Minerva and
two (2) children are living in the home of Hezekiah
&
Elizabeth Richards
.
Dowell L.
&
Minerva (Richards)
1.1.
James
Gardner
, b. 1844, VA
1.2.
Alexander
Gardner
, b. 1846, VA
There
is a William Richards
who
contributed to the cause of the Revolutionary War (1774-1786) in Spotsylvania
Co., Virginia, by contributing waggon, horse, waggonage, lost waggon & team.[xv]
William
Richards
is
listed as follows:
Ages
Males Females
under 10
4
2
16 - 26
2
2
26 - 45
1
William
Richards
had
at least two (2) daughters:
1.
Frances
Richards
, daughter of
William Richards
, b. ca. 1768[xvi];
m. 24 Dec 1788, Orange Co., VA by John Leland
to
John Hamilton[xvii]
.
2.
Patty
Richards
, daughter of
William Richards
, b. ca. 1769[xviii];
m. 15 Sept 1789, Orange Co., VA by
John Leland
to
Beverly Overton
, b. ca. 1769[xix]
Thomas
Richards, m. Ann Holmes
.
Thomas
&
Ann (Holmes) Richards
had
a son:
1. John
Richards
, son of Thomas
&
Ann (Holmes) Richards
, b. ca. 1812,
Orange Co., VA[xx];
m 1st to Miss Unknown; widowed[xxi];
m 2nd 28 May 1861, Orange Co., VA[xxii]
to Jane E. Robinson
, daughter of Hugh
Robinson
, b. 1834, Orange
Co., VA[xxiii].
John Richards is listed as being a resident of Madison Co., VA[xxiv].
Robinson
C. Richards
, b. ca. 1831[xxv];
m. 24 Dec 1851, Orange Co., VA[xxvi]
to Elizabeth L. Tinder
, daughter of James
R
. & Emily
(Saunders) Tinder
, Sr., b. ca. 1831[xxvii].
Richards, Robinson
24, b. 1826, VA, Overseer is found in the home of Elkanan Rowe
.
William
W. Richards
, b. ca. 1832[xxix];
m. 2 Feb 1852, Orange Co., VA[xxx]
to Susan Lancaster
, b. ca. 1832[xxxi].
Robert
Richards, m. Catherine Unknown
.
Robert
&
Catherine (Unknown) Richards
had
a (1) daughter:
1.
Susan
Richards
, daughter or Robert
& Catherine Richards
, b. 1844,
Spotsylvania Co., VA; m. John Wilson, son of John
&
Elizabeth Wilson
, b. 1867, Ireland.
He is listed as a farmer residing in Spotsylvania Co., VA[xxxii]
In
1820 we find a Henry Richards
in
the
Ages
Males Females
under 10
1
0
16 - 18
1
0
16 - 26
2
1
26 - 45
1
1
Richards,
Henry
57, b. 1793,
Amanda M
.
45, b. 1805, VA
Charles J
Maria
Henry
&
Amanda M. (Unknown) Richards
had
at least two (2) children:
1.
Charles
J. Richards
, b. 1836, VA
2.
Maria
Richards
, b. 1838, VA
Philemon Richards
who
contributed to the cause of the Revolutionary War (1774-1786) in Spotsylvania
Co., Virginia, by contributing beef for the troops[xxxv].
In
1850[xxxvi],
we find living the following living in the home of Philemon Richards
[xxxvii]:
Philimon
, 94 (b. 1756, VA) Farmer
owning 60 acres
Mary
Susan
Ann
Richards,
Richard L.
30, b. 1820, VA, merchant
Angelina F.
Philemon
Richards
had by one of
his wives:
1.
Diannah
Richards
, b. ca. 1778[xxxix];
m. 31 Jan 1797, Orange Co., VA to Thomas Johnson[xl]
.
2.
Richard
Richards
Sr, b. 1781, VA
3.
Susan
Richards
, b. 1815, VA
4.
Ann
Richards
, b. 1818, VA
2.
Richard Richards
Sr
., possible son of
Philemon Richards
, b. 1781, VA[xli];
m. 26 Jan 1818, Orange Co., VA[xlii]
by J.C. Gordon
to
Mary Adams[xliii]
, b. 1779, VA.
Richard was a farmer by trade. In
1850 he and his wife are listed in the census in the home of their son Richard
Richards Jr
., and as owning 879
acres in Orange County, Virginia[xliv].
Richard
&
Mary (Adams) Richards
Sr.
had at least one (1) child.
2.1. Richard
Richards
Jr
.,
b. 1814, VA
*Possible
brothers of Richard Richards
Jr
.
*
2.2.
Fountain
Richards
, b. ca. 1803[xlv];
m. 10 Apr 1823[xlvi],
Orange Co., VA to Sophia Mills
.
2.3.
John
S. Richards
, b. 1835, Albemarle
Co., VA; m. 22 Dec 1864, Orange Co., VA to Bettie E. Winslow
, daughter of George
&
Martha (Cockrell) Winslow
, b. 1838, Orange
Co., VA . John S. Richards is listed
as a physician[xlvii].
2.4.
Weedon
Richards
, b. ca. 1810[xlviii];
m. 23 Dec 1830[xlix],
Orange Co., VA to Mary Mason
, daughter of Ann
Mason
.
2.5.
James
Richards
, b. ca. 1812, VA[l];
m. 26 Mar 1832[li],
Orange Co., VA to Sarah Keyser
, b. 1807, VA[lii].
2.6.
Ezekiah
Richards
, b. 1828/1829, VA[liii];
m. 5 Nov 1849[liv],
Orange Co., VA to Ann Herndon
, b. 1828, VA[lv].
2.1.
Richard Richards
Jr
., son of Richard
&
Mary (Adams) Richards
, Sr., b. 1814, VA;
m. ca. 1830 to Nancy Unknown
, b. 1815, VA.
Richards, Richard, Jr
. 46, b. 1804, VA, farmer 6,730 acres
Nancy,
45, b. 1805, VA
Lucien (m)
19, b. 1831, VA, teacher
Rufus
13, b. 1837, VA
Quintus (m)
11, b. 1839, VA
Titus
9, b. 1841, VA
Richard T.
7, b. 1843, VA
Flavius (m)
6, b. 1844, VA
Octavia
3, b. 1847, VA
Calons (m)
1, b. 1849, VA
Richard, Sr.
69, b. 1781, VA, farmer, 879 acres
Mary
71, b. 1779, VA
Richard
& Nancy
(Unknown) Richards
had
ten (10) children[lvii]:
2.1.1.
Lucien
Richards
(m),
b. 1831, VA. In 1850 he is listed in
the census as being a teacher.
2.1.2.
Marie
Ann Richards
, b. 1834, Orange
Co., VA; m. 23 Mar 1854, Orange Co., VA to James M. Wiatt
, son of Francis J.
&
Elizabeth Wiatt
, b. 1824,
Fredericksburg, VA[lviii]
2.1.3.
Rufus
Richards
, b. 1837, VA
2.1.4.
Quintus
Richards
(m),
b. 1839, Orange Co., VA; m. 15 Oct 1866, Spotsylvania Co., VA to Florence M.
Dickinson
, daughter of Hugh M
. & S. C.
Dickinson
, b.
Spotsylvania Co., VA. Quintus
is listed as residing in Crawfordville, Georgia and she is listed as a resident
of Spotsylvania Co., VA[lix]
at the time of their marriage[lx].
2.1.5.
Titus
Richards
(m),
b. 1841, VA
2.1.6.
Richard
T. Richards
, b. 1843, VA
2.1.7.
Flavius
/Ferdinand Richards
(m),
b. 1844, VA; m. 9 Mar 1852, Orange Co., VA to Jannie Quisenberry
, daughter of Vivon
Quisenberry
[lxi]
2.1.8.
possible
child.
Emma D. Richards
, daughter of Dick
Richards
, b. 1845, Orange
Co., VA m. 25 Dec 1867, Orange Co., VA to Jacob White
, son of Willis
White
, b. 1844, Orange
Co., VA. He is listed as a farm
laborer[lxii]
2.1.9.
Octavia
Richards
, b. 1847, VA
2.1.10.
Calons
Richards
(m),
b. 1849, VA
2.5.
James Richards
, possible son
of Richard
&
Mary (Adams) Richards
Sr,
b. ca. 1812, VA[lxiii];
m. 26 Mar 1832[lxiv],
Orange Co., VA to Sarah Keyser
, b. 1807, VA[lxv].
Richards, James
38, b. 1812, VA, laborer
Sarah
Mary E.
John T.
Martha J.
Sarah A.
James W.
Richard
Cornelia
Isaac
James
& Sarah (Keyser) Richards had eight (8) children:
2.5.1.
Mary E. Richards, b. 1835, VA
2.5.2.
John
T. Richards, b. 1837, VA
2.5.3.
Martha
J. Richards, b. 1839, VA
2.5.4.
Sarah
A. Richards, b. 1841, VA
2.5.5.
James
W. Richards, b. 1844, VA
2.5.6.
Richard
Richards, b. 1845, VA
2.5.7.
Cornelia
Richards, b. 1846, VA
2.5.8.
Isaac
Richards, b. 1848, VA
2.6.
Ezekiah Richards
, possible son
of Richard
&
Mary (Adams) Richards
Sr,
b. 1828/1829, VA[lxvii];
m. 5 Nov 1849[lxviii],
Orange Co., VA to Ann Herndon
, b. 1828, VA[lxix].
Richards, Hezekiah
22, b. 1828, VA, overseer
Ann
22, b. 1828, VA
2.1.6.
Richard T. Richards
, son of Richard
& Nancy (Unknown) Richards
, b. 1843, VA.
Richard
T. Richards
at
the age of 18 years was enlisted on 6 May 1861 at Harpers Ferry, Virginia by
Capt. Williams
for
a period of one (1) year as a private in Co. A, 13 Virginia Infantry. He was
mustered into service on 22 May 1861 at Boliva, Virginia by Col. J. McDonald
.
He appears on the following Company Muster Rolls of those from Orange
Co., VA:
DATES |
NOTATIONS ON
ROLL |
Apr 17 - Jun 30 1861 |
189 miles from place of muster. Sick in Winchester. |
Jul & Aug 1861 |
present |
Sept & Oct 1861 |
present |
Nov & Dec 1861 |
present |
Jan & Feb 1861 |
present |
Mar & Apr 1862 |
absent, sick |
May & Jun 1862 |
disserted 15 June 1862 |
The
known ancestor of the Richards family is John Richards
.
He is living in Orange County, Virginia in 1850 with his wife and four
children.
John
Richards
, b. 1805, VA; m. ca. 1833[lxxii]
to Elizabeth Tinder, b. 1813, VA
.
Richards,
John
45 (b. 1805) VA laborer
90 ac
Elizabeth
37 (b. 1813) VA
Richard
16 (b. 1834) VA laborer
Eliza
15 (b. 1835) VA
James
13 (b. 1837) VA
Sarah
6 (b. 1844) VA
John
&
Elizabeth (Tinder) Richards
had
at least four (4) children:
1.
Richard
Richards
, b. 1834, Culpeper
Co., VA
2.
Eliza
Richards
, b. 1835, VA
3.
James
Richards
, b. 1837, VA
4.
Sarah
Richards
, b. 1844, VA
1.
Richard "Dick" Richards, son of John
&
Elizabeth (Tinder) Richards
, b. 1833, Culpeper
Co., VA; m 1st 13 Sept 1866, Gordonsville, Orange Co., VA[lxxiv]
to Flora J. (Dickinson) Fairfax
, widow of Edward
Fairfax
, daughter of Robert
&
Julia (Craig) Dickinson
, b. ca. 1845,
Augusta Co., VA; d. ca. 1879. Richard
Richards
m
2nd after 1879 to Emma Allen Roberts
.
The
1st husband of Flora J. Dickinson
was
Edward Fairfax
, son of Minor
&
Malinda (Tansel) Fairfax
, b. 1843, Prince
William Co., VA; d. bet. Jan 1864-Sept 1866; they were m. 19 Jan 1864,
Gordonsville, Orange Co., VA. No
issue of this union.
Richard Richards
was
enlisted on 15 Jul 1861 at Winchester Virginia by Capt. Nalle
for
a period of one (1) year as a private in Co. A, 13 Virginia Infantry.
He appears on the following Company Muster Rolls:
Company Muster Rolls
DATES |
NOTATIONS
ON ROLL
|
Jul
& Aug 1861 |
present
and on special duty as wagoner |
Sept
& Oct 1861 |
present
and on special duty as wagoner |
Nov
& Dec 1861 |
present
and on special duty as wagoner |
Jan
& Feb 1862 |
absent
on special duty as wagoner |
Mar
& Apr 1862 |
present
on extra duty as wagoner |
May
& Jun 1862 |
present
on extra duty as wagoner |
Nov
& Dec 1862 |
present
on extra duty as wagoner for the Regiment |
Jan
& Feb 1863 |
present
on extra duty as wagoner for the Regiment |
Mar
& Apr 1863 |
present on extra duty as wagoner for the Regiment |
May
& Jun 1863 |
present on extra duty as wagoner for the Regiment |
Sept
& Oct 1863 |
present on extra duty as wagoner for the Regiment |
Mar
& Apr 1864 |
present
on extra duty as wagoner for the Regiment |
May
1 to Aug 31 1864 |
present on extra duty as wagoner for the Regiment |
Jan
& Feb 1865 |
present on extra duty as wagoner for the Regiment |
Ř
He
appears on an undated list of Brigade & Regimental Commanders,
Quartermasters, Commissaries, and their assistants belonging to Early's (4th)
Brigade.
Ř
He
appears on a list of detached and detailed men of Early's Division dated 12 Aug
1863. He is listed as a Wagon Master
with Regt. Q.M. Dept.
Ř
He
appears on a Roll of Non-commissioned officers and privates employed on extra
duty at camp in the field from Jun 1 1864 to June 27, 1864 as a teamster.
It is noted that he was turned over to Maj. Jno W. Ball
.
He
appears on the following Receipt Rolls for both pay and clothing:
DATE |
FOR |
OCCUPATION |
PAID
FOR SERVICE |
ISSUED |
RATE |
SIGNED |
May |
pay |
Wagon
Master at |
May
1 - Aug 1 1863 |
|
25˘ |
|
Dec
1863 |
pay |
Teamster |
Dec
1- Jan 1 1864 |
|
25˘ |
Richard
Richards
|
Oct
& Nov 1863 |
pay |
Wagon
Master |
Oct
1 - Dec 1 1863 |
|
25˘ |
Richard
Richards
|
Nov-Dec
1864 |
clothing |
|
16
Nov 1864 |
|
|
not
signed |
Nov-
Dec 1864 |
clothing |
|
19
Dec 1864 |
|
|
Richard
R. Richards
|
Dick
Richards
was
a man of several occupations such as, laborer, carpenter, and shoe cobbler.
We
find his family listed in the
Richards, Richard
Flora J.
Edgar
,
b. 1865, VA
Elizabeth
, b. 1867, VA
William
, b. 1870, VA
Lillie
,
b. 1873, VA
Africe (m),
b. 1877, VA
Ruth,
b. 1879, VA
Richard
“Dick”
&
Flora J. (Dickinson) Richards
had
six (6) children:
1.1.
Edgar Richards
, b. 1865, VA
1.2.
Elizabeth Richards
, b. 1867, VA
1.3.
William Richards
, b. 1870, VA
1.4.
Lillie Richards
, b. 1873, VA
1.5.
Africe Richards
(m), b. 1877, VA
1.6.
Ruth Richards
, b. 1879, VA
Richard
“Dick” & Emma Allen (Roberts) Richards
had
five (5) children:
1.7.
Willie
Richards
, b. ca. 1890[lxxvi].
He could be the same as C above. He
was a jeweler in Gordonsville, VA.
1.8.
Edna Richards
, b. ca. 1892[lxxvii].
m. Joe Garton
(brother of Hugh Powell Garton
).
1.9.
Walter Richards
, b. ca. 1894[lxxviii].
1.10. John Richards
, b. ca. 1896[lxxix],
d. suicide, VA; never married. He
owned a General Store in Greene Co., VA.
1.11. Mattie Liew Richards
, b. 4 Jul 1899; m. Hugh Powell Garton
(brother of Joe Garton
who m. Edna [H]),
[i]
Date of birth estimated by subtracting 20 years from date of marriage.
[ii]
Orange County Virginia Marriages 1747-1850
[iii]
Date of birth estimated by subtracting 20 years from date of marriage.
[iv]
Spotsylvania County Patriots 1774-1786, Spotsylvania Historical Association,
1975, listed under Spotsylvania County Support for the Continental Armies.
[v]
Date of birth estimated by subtracting 20 years from date of marriage.
[vi]
Orange County Virginia Marriages 1747-1850
[vii
- ix]
Date of birth estimated by subtracting 20 years from date of marriage.
[x]
1850 Census of Orange County, Virginia,
by Rhonda S. Roberson, © by Rhonda S. Robertson, p. 29,30
[xi]
Orange County Virginia Marriages 1747-1850
[xii - xiii]
1850 Census of Orange County, Virginia,
by Rhonda S. Roberson, © by Rhonda S. Robertson, p. 29,30
[xiv]
Date of birth estimated by subtracting 20 years from date of marriage.
[xv]
Spotsylvania County Patriots 1774-1786, Spotsylvania Historical Association,
1975, listed under Spotsylvania County Support for the Continental Armies.
[xvi]
Date of birth estimated by subtracting 20 years from date of marriage.
[xvii]
"Orange County, Virginia Marriages, 1747-1850", by John
Vogt & t. William Kethley,
Jr. p.229
[xviii - xxviii]
Date of birth estimated by subtracting 20 years from date of marriage.
[xxviii]
1850 Census of Orange County, Virginia,
by Rhonda S. Roberson, © by Rhonda S. Robertson, p. 292
[xxix - xxxi]
Date of birth estimated by subtracting 20 years from date of marriage.
[xxxii]
Marriages in Virginia Spotsylvania
County, 1851-1900 and Orange County, 1851-1867, by Theresa Fisher (©
1992 by Theresa Fisher) published
by Heritage Books, Inc., p. 338
[xxxiii]
1850 Census of Orange County, Virginia,
by Rhonda S. Roberson, © by Rhonda S. Robertson, p. 58
[xxxiv]
Virginia Historic Marriage Register,
Orange County Marriages 1747-1850, by John
Vogt and T. William Kethley,
Jr., © 1984, Iberian Press, Athens Georgia, p. 104
[xxxv]
Spotsylvania County Patriots 1774-1786, Spotsylvania Historical Association,
1975, listed under Spotsylvania County Support for the Continental Armies.
[xxxvi]
1850 Census of Orange County, Virginia,
by Rhonda S. Roberson, © by Rhonda S. Robertson, p. 27
[xxxvii]
Orange County, Virginia 1850 Census, by Rhonda S. Roberson
[xxxviii]
1850 Census of Orange County, Virginia,
by Rhonda S. Roberson, © by Rhonda S. Robertson, p. 66
[xxxix]
Date of birth estimated by subtracting 20 years from date of marriage.
[xl]
"Orange County, Virginia Marriages, 1747-1850", by John
Vogt & t. William Kethley,
Jr. p.229
[xli -xliii]
Orange County, Virginia 1850 Census, by Rhonda S. Roberson
[xliv]
1850 Census of Orange County, Virginia,
by Rhonda S. Roberson, © by Rhonda S. Robertson, p. 15
[xlv]
Date of birth estimated by subtracting 20 years from date of marriage.
[xlvi]
Orange County, Virginia 1850 Census, by Rhonda S. Roberson
[xlvii]
Marriages in Virginia Spotsylvania
County, 1851-1900 and Orange County, 1851-1867, by Theresa Fisher (©
1992 by Theresa Fisher) published
by Heritage Books, Inc., p. 261
[xlviii -l]
Date of birth estimated by subtracting 20 years from date of marriage.
[li]
Orange County, Virginia 1850 Census, by Rhonda S. Roberson
[lii]
1850 Green County, Virginia Census
[liii]
Date of birth estimated by subtracting 20 years from date of marriage.
[liv]
Orange County, Virginia 1850 Census, by Rhonda S. Roberson
[lv]
1850 Census of Orange County, Virginia,
by Rhonda S. Roberson, © by Rhonda S. Robertson, p. 29,30
[lvi]
1850 Census of Orange County, Virginia,
by Rhonda S. Roberson, © by Rhonda S. Robertson, p. 15
[lvii]
Orange County, Virginia 1850 Census, by Rhonda S. Roberson
[lviii]
Marriages in Virginia Spotsylvania
County, 1851-1900 and Orange County, 1851-1867, by Theresa Fisher (©
1992 by Theresa Fisher) published
by Heritage Books, Inc., p. 331
[lix]
Date of birth estimated by subtracting 20 years from date of marriage.
[lx - lxi]
Marriages in Virginia Spotsylvania
County, 1851-1900 and Orange County, 1851-1867, by Theresa Fisher (©
1992 by Theresa Fisher) published
by Heritage Books, Inc., p. 261
[lxii]
Marriages in Virginia Spotsylvania
County, 1851-1900 and Orange County, 1851-1867, by Theresa Fisher (©
1992 by Theresa Fisher) published
by Heritage Books, Inc., p. 329
[lxiii]
Date of birth estimated by subtracting 20 years from date of marriage.
[lxiv]
Orange County, Virginia 1850 Census, by Rhonda S. Roberson
[lxv - lcvi]
1850 Green County, Virginia Census
[lxvii]
Date of birth estimated by subtracting 20 years from date of marriage.
[lxviii]
Orange County, Virginia 1850 Census, by Rhonda S. Roberson
[lxix - lxx]
1850 Census of Orange County, Virginia,
by Rhonda S. Roberson, © by Rhonda S. Robertson, p. 29,30
[lxxi]
Military Service taken directly from Confederate Military Records.
[lxxii]
Estimated date from date of first child’s birth.
[lxxiii]
1850 Census of Orange County, Virginia,
by Rhonda S. Roberson, © by Rhonda S. Robertson, p. 15
[lxxiv]
Marriages in Virginia Spotsylvania
County, 1851-1900 and Orange County, 1851-1867, by Theresa Fisher (©
1992 by Theresa Fisher) published
by Heritage Books, Inc., p.261
[lxxv]
Military Service taken directly from Confederate Military Records.
[lxxvi - lxxix]
Dates of birth estimated by subtracting 2-3 years from the date of birth of
Mattie Liew Richards