Readers Comments and Queries


I hope you have found this ramble through Richardson history informative and interesting and would invite any comments or queries you may have.

Please email me if you have your own Richardson family history to relate, if you have genealogical inquiries that can be pursued here, or if there are any particular Richardson stories that you would like to pass on. We will post them all here.

Colin Shelley

nottshell@btinternet.com


Comments and Queries


1 July 2008.  Richardsons From Bermuda   

My grandfather's name was Hilton C. Richardson, his father's name was Daniel B. Richardson and his brother's name was Austin Richardson.   It has been said that the Richardson's originated from St. Vincent, West Indies. 

Austin Richardson was a minister here in Bermuda in the African Methodist Episcopal Church in the 1800's (1887?) and Daniel Richardson was an assistant Pastor of the AME Church here as well.  My grandfather was a farmer, school teacher and principal at St. David's Elementary School, Bermuda, the assistant Pastor and he also designed the St. Luke A.M.E. Church, St. David's Bermuda after a cathedral in Paris out of matchsticks. 

Hilton (Hillie) married Inez Minors when she was 16 years of age.  Inez was a direct descendant of Jacob Minors - the first Indian slave to Bermuda.  This couple had seven children.  Only two are alive today, Helene and Bernice. 

On 20th July, 2008, we will be having a family celebration at St. Luke A.M.E. Church and would appreciate any information you may have on the West Indian side of the family. 

Blessings.
Cindy O'Brien (nee Paynter)  (Lucinda.O'Brien@conyersdillandpearman.com) 


12 May, 2008.  Richardsons and O誰eals in Cass County, Texas 


I was just reading the website on the Richardsons.  My grandmother was Mary Richardson, born 4-23-1900 in Atlanta, Texas in Cass county to John Richardson and Everline Oliver.  John Richardson was the son of Miles Richardson and Fanny Carey.on the 1867 voter registration of Davis [Cass] county, Texas.  Miles said he came to Texas from Georgia in 1856.on the 1870 census of Davis county.  On page 64 is Miles and his family and next door to him are his parents Charles and Sookie Richardson and next door is their other son Julius and his family. 

I am trying to find out where they all came from before coming to Cass county, Texas?  John Richardson was a sharecropper for Hardy O'Neal.  Hardy O誰eal was the son of Henry F. O誰eal who was the son of Francis O誰eal.  Francis O誰eal married Ketturah Richardson 12-28-1826 in Wilkinson county, Mississippi. 

What relationship if any did Ketturah Richardson have to do with my family of Richardsons? 

Muhammad Abdullah (dawah_ma_90221@yahoo.com)


11 November, 2007.  Samuel Richardson the Quaker

I have reviewed your Richardson Name Website with great interest and thank you for making this information availabe.

I was born a Richardson of a line from Samuel Richardson, a Quaker who came to the colonies via Jamaica and probably came around 1687.   I am wondering if this would be the Samuel you mention in your website.  One of my relatives has done a wonderful job of researching the Richardson line back to this Samuel but we have not been able to find much out about Samuel and his family (meaning his parents) in England.  We know he was born in England, became a Quaker, and probably moved from England due to the persecution of Quakers.  He left in 1675-1676 to go to Jamaica first.  We know he died on 10 July 1719 and his wife痴 name was Elinor (variously spelled as Ellinor also) but no last name.

If anyone knows more information about this particular Richardson, I would be most appreciative of the information. Thanks very much.

Lorinda Richardson Glovier, aka Lori (loririchardson1@earthlink.net)


25 September, 2007.  Newcastle Quaker Richardsons

Thought I'd drop you a line to say I'd enjoyed looking at your Richardson website.  I'm a descendant of the Newcastle Quaker Richardsons.  My great grandmother was the Elizabeth (Richardson) Spence included in your miscellany.

I presume you know of the close family relationships between the Quaker Richardsons. My great grandmother, for example, was sister to John Wigham Richardson.  Lewis Fry and Sir Ralph Richardson were their first cousins (once removed respectively).

Are you yourself related to the Quaker Richardsons in any way?

Best wishes

Ben Beck (benjaminbeck@ukonline.co.uk)