Hudson Town (part 10 of 10)

(IL) Joseph Richardson, son of William Richardson (1), was born May 18, 1655, at West Newbury; married, July 12, 1681, Margaret, born October 9, 1663, daughter of Peter and Mary (Browne) Godfrey, of Newbury. Richardson took the oath of allegiance in 1678. He was a cordwainer by trade, and his homestead was at West Newbury. His will was made April 7, 1724, and proved June I, 1724, son William executor. Children, born at Newbury: 1. Mary, born April 16, 1682; married Riggs. 2. William, born March 22, 1684. 3. Joseph, mentioned below. 4. Elizabeth, born February 28, 1689; married - Roberts. 5. Daniel, born April 4, 1692; married Lydia 6. Sarah, born June 19, 1694; unmarried in 1724.

Thomas, born February 15, 1697; married Hannah . 8. Margaret, unmarried in 1724. 9. Caleb, born June 9, 1704; married Tryphena Bodwell; was one of Narragansett grantees, 1735.

(III) Joseph Richardson, son of Joseph Richardson (2), born in Newbury, December 31, 1686; married Ann Riggs, at Gloucester, February 24, 1712. Joseph Richardson bought a hundred acre lot, and later an eighty acre lot in Chester, New Hampshire, in 1725, soon after its settlement. He did not live there himself, though four of his sons located there on the land he gave them. His will was dated April 24, 1767, bequeathing half of the eightyacre lot to son Joseph and half to Thomas; half the hundred acre lot to Moses, and the other half to son William, and Anna Carr, his daughter; also property of various sorts to son Caleb, daughter Betty and son Daniel, executor and residual legatée. The homestead was on the road from Newburyport to Bradford, quarter of a mile from Brown's Springs. Children, born in Newbury: 1. Ann, born 1712; married Bradbury Carr. 2. Joseph, born 1714; married Hannah Nelson of Rowley; settled in east parish of Bradford, on farm that had been in wife's family from the beginning. 3. Thomas, born October 31, 1716, married Priscilla Pearson, of Newbury; settled in Chester, near Exeter and Kingston; died 1795. 4. Moses, born July 28, 1718; married Mary Goodhue, and settled in Chester ; deacon of Congregational church. 5. William, born 1719. 6. Daniel, born March 28, 1722; married Lydia, daughter of Ephraim and Lydia Davis; removed to Chester. 7.

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(IV) Caleb Richardson, son of Joseph Richardson (3), was born in West Newbury, May 9, 1731. He resided for a time in Chester, on addition lot 102, east of where Captain William Moore lived, in the southeast part of the town near his brother Daniel Richardson. He resided for a time in Methuen, Massachusetts, and was one of the proprietors of what was called Sudbury, Canada, now Bethel, Maine. He probably removed to that town after the Revolution, and the genealogy states that he has descendants living in that section. He married Catherine Allen. Children: 1. Caleb, mentioned below. 2. Catherine, married Lieutenant Josiah Forsaith, of Chester, born March 20, 1768, and died March 18, 1833; she died 1818. 3. Mary.

(V) Caleb Richardson, son of Caleb Richardson (4), was born in 1756-7, in Chester, New Hampshire. He was a soldier in the Revolution, enlisting June, 1775, for eight months, in Captain Philip Tilton's company, Colonel Enoch Poor's regiment, taking part in the battle of Bunker Hill; enlisted August. 1781, for three months in Captain William Boyes's company, Colonel Reynold's regiment ; in October was sent to Springfield with a detachment under Lieutenant Josiah Flagg. After the Revolution he lived one year in old Chester, New Hampshire, and then for two years in Machias, Maine. He settled in Corinth, Vermont, where all his children were born, and where he remained until 1832, when he removed to Aurora, New York, where he died. He received a pension from the government during his last years on account of his Revolutionary service, and after his death his widow received the pension until her death. (See p. 112, vol. i, p. 426, vol. iv, and p. 262, vol. iv, New Hamp. State Rev. Rolls). He married, at Machias, Martha (Holmes) Libby, widow of Timothy Libby, of Machias. She had one child by her first husband, Sarah, born October 14, 1782, married Daniel Mc- Kean. Children of Caleb and Martha Richardson: 1. Caleb, born June 24, 1785, married Annie Tracy. 2. Martha, born May 6, 1787, married Enos Adams. 3. Henry, see forward. 4. Polly, born May 27, 1791, married Benjamin Richardson. 5. John, born June 2, 1793, married Susan Washburn. 6. Benjamin, born April 27, 1796, married Eliza Swan. 7. Abiel, born March 23, 1798, married Lucy Harding. 8. Catherine, born February 8, 1801, married Richard Harding. 9. Charity, born December

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25, 1802, married Reuben Downing. to. Lois, born February 6, 1805, married David Bradbury. 11. Susan, born April 15, 1809, married Benjamin Muzzy.

(VII) Henry Richardson, second son of Caleb and Martha Richardson, was born May 20, 1789, in Corinth, Vermont, where he lived near his father. He seemed to have inherited his father's patriotism, and during the war of 1812 they both enlisted, but before they arrived at the scene of action, peace was declared. In the early part of his life he was a cabinet maker, and the family has furniture made by him one hundred years ago. He was a man of sterling qualities, devoted to the church, and interested in all good works. He spent the closing years of his life in Strafford, Vermont, and died at the age of eighty-six years, beloved by all who knew him. He was survived by his wife and five sons and five daughters, who all followed him to his last resting place. He married Charlotte Batchelder. Their children: 1. Martha, born October 19, 1813, died April 18, 1900, married James M. Olmstead. 2. Henry, born December 12, 1815, died April 9, 1893, married Caroline Howe. 3. Sarah, born January 10, 1818, married James M. Cilley. 4. Chastina, born March 7, 1822, died April 6, 1899, married Edson Titus. 5. Caleb, see forward. 6. Phinehas, born June 7, 1827, died April 8, 1899, married Lucia Comstock. 7. Lydia A., born September 19, 1829, married James D. Corliss. 8. Alfred E., see forward. 9. Betsy J., born November 26, 1836, married Hiram M. Comstock (see sketch). 10. George W., born May 17, 1841, married Josephine Baldwin.

(VII) Caleb Richardson, third of the name, son of Henry and Charlotte Richardson, was born November 30, 1825, in Corinth, Vermont. At an early age he developed a studious nature, and used every means at his command to ac- quire an education. When quite a young man he took up the profession of teaching, which he followed for many years. He taught in Milton, Revere, Nashua, New Hampshire, and other places. After giving up active work in the school room he served several terms upon the board of education in Nashua, where he made his home for a time, and where he was engaged in the real estate and loan business. He was deeply interested in church and Sunday school affairs, and was superintendent of the Sunday school in Pepperell for nearly twenty years, only giving up the work when at the age of eighty-one years, failing health compelled him to leave it to younger hands. Many positions of trust have been conferred upon him by his fellow townsmen. He has always a cheery word and pleasant greeting for all who approach him, and at the good old age of eighty-three he is quietly passing his later years in the historic town of Pepperell, where he has won the love and esteem of a large circle of friends. He married first, Elizabeth Palmer; and second, Susan J. Wright. Child by first marriage: Addie M., born January 1, 1855, married Frank D. Cook, born in Laconia, New Hampshire.

(VIL) Alfred E. Richardson, son of Henry and Charlotte Richardson, was born May 25, 1832. He lived the greater part of his life in Boston, where he was engaged in architecture and building. After his second marriage he went to Strafford, Vermont, and spent the last years of his life with his father and mother, caring for them and making their last days happy. He died there April 4, 1880. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity; was a quiet man, and highly respected for his integrity and uprightness. He married first Harriet Titus, of Strafford, Vermont. He married second, Mary Warner, of Dorchester.

Errata

Baldwin, p. 22; instead of last paragraph read as follows: George R. Baldwin married, December 6, 1837, the stepdaughter of his brother, Loammi Baldwin, namely Catherine Richardson Beckford, daughter of Captain Thomas and Catherine (Wilder) Beckford, of Charlestown, Mass. Mrs. Baldwin died in Woburn, February 5, 18738, aged sixty. They had one child, a daughter, now Mrs. Catherine R. Griffith, and residing in Quebec, Canada. (The statement in the faulty paragraph beginning: 'Mrs. Beckford had two daughters," ete., refers to the mother of Mrs. Baldwin). :

Sanborn, p, 1036; in paragraph John Walter Sanborn (8), second son, for Arthur Harvard read Arthur Howard; he studied in Somerville Latin School; Herbert Stevens, eldest son, is a student at Harvard University. Stevens, p. 1037; Herbert Franklin Stevens married Jennie Lothrop; children: Marjorie Lothrop, Bessie Worthen, Herbert Chester.

McDonald, p. 1618; Annie McDonald married a Norman, not Monroe. Ella Phinney married Fred Toplin, not Poplin. Pollard, p. 1657; Luella J. Tucker, born August 26, 1810; her parents were married about 1799; she

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Thomas, 1418 Ree ee Christopher, 1946 Blodgett, Emory F., 298 Alonzo H.. 1325 * Pohiaay tae sates Bly, Horati 2 i ward, 1887 ullard Ancestry, ,