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Richardson, Joshua

Male Abt 1648 - 1724  (76 years)


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  • Name Richardson, Joshua  
    Born Abt 1648  of Newbury,Essex,MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died (wp) 5 Mar 1724  Newbury,Essex,MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • BIRTH: No birth rec found. There is strong circumstantial evidence that Joshua is the son of Edward Richardson of Newbury. Robert Carr deposed, 27 Mar 1677, that he saw Joshua Richardson at the home of his father the night the Newbury meeting house was vandalized (RECORDS AND FILES OF THE QUARTERLY COURTS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 9 vols. [Salem, MA, 1911-75], 6:259 [FHL #974.45 P2e]). A study of Richardson families in Newbury found that Edward Richardson was the only one of this name old enough to have had a son the age of Joshua. Furthermore, Joshua appears in several documents with Edward. Their names appear together on the list of Newbury men taking the oath of allegiance in 1678. Joshua's age was given as 28, Edward's age was 61 (Ibid, 7:157). Their names appear together on another petition, 31 Mar 1682 (Ibid, 8:379-80). One of the alleged accomplices of Joshua Richardson in the vandalism of the meeting house was Caleb Richardson, a proved son of Edward. Joshua Richardson, age 72, and Caleb Richardson, age 67, jointly testified concerning the land of Benjamin Woodbridge, 25 Feb 1719/20 (Essex Co. Deeds, 39:64 [FHL #866031]). Joshua deposed on 26 Sep 1677 that he was 28 yrs old (RECORDS AND FILES, 6:332-33). The various ages given by Joshua suggest he was born about 1647-50.
      MAR #1: VITAL RECORDS OF NEWBURY, 2 vols. (Salem, MA, 1911), 2:419 (FHL #974.45/N1 V28v).
      MAR #2: Ibid.
      DEATH: No death rec found. See the will of Joshua Richardson of Newbury, 12 Jun 1719, proved 5 Mar 1724, Essex Co Probate, (o.s.) 315:189 (FHL #875129).
      OCC: Weaver

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      BEPS1,2: IGI
    Person ID I11580  Our Generations Ancestors
    Last Modified 25 Nov 2003 

    Mother Margaret,   b. Abt 1625, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 14 Apr 1680, Newbury,Essex,MA(?) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 55 years) 
    Family ID F5157  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Richardson, Judith,   b. 25 Jun 1688, Newbury,Essex,MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 12 Jul 1719  (Age < 31 years)
     2. Richardson, Hannah,   b. 9 Oct 1690, Newbury,Essex,MA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Richardson, Abigail,   b. 6 Aug 1692, Newbury,Essex,MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1708, Newbury,Essex,MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 16 years)
    +4. Richardson, Elizabeth,   b. 4 Nov 1694, Newbury,Essex,MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 21 Jan 1725/1726, Newbury,Essex,MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 31 years)
     5. Richardson, Johanna,   b. 6 Mar 1696/1697, Newbury,Essex,MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 31 Mar 1725, Salisbury,Essex,MA(?) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 28 years)
     6. Richardson, Margaret,   b. Abt 1700, of Newbury,Essex,MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1732, Newbury,Essex,MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
     7. Richardson, Joshua,   b. 20 May 1702, Newbury,Essex,MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. (adm) 22 Mar 1724, Newbury,Essex,MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
     8. Richardson, Jane,   b. 26 Jul 1704, Newbury,Essex,MA Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Richardson, Mehitable,   b. 30 Sep 1705, Newbury,Essex,MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 6 May 1728, Newbury,Essex,MA(?) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 23 years)
    Family ID F5150  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart