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JAMES (Capt) RICHARDSON 1675 – 1721 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1675

Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex, MA

Death Date: 24 Mar 1721 √ o.s.

Death Location: Woburn, Middlesex, MA

Father: Nathaniel Richardson

Mother: Mary Peacock

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Arnold

Children(s): James Richardson, Elizabeth Richardson

The story of JAMES (Capt) RICHARDSON began in 1675 in Woburn, Middlesex, MA. JAMES (Capt) RICHARDSON married Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Arnold, and had children including James Richardson, Elizabeth Richardson. JAMES (Capt) RICHARDSON passed away in 1721 in Woburn, Middlesex, MA.

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Biography

  • The story of JAMES (Capt) RICHARDSON began in 1675 in Woburn, Middlesex, MA.
  • JAMES (Capt) RICHARDSON married Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Arnold, and had children including James Richardson, Elizabeth Richardson.
  • JAMES (Capt) RICHARDSON passed away in 1721 in Woburn, Middlesex, MA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Richardson
1650 – 1714
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
NR
Mary Peacock
1656 – 1719
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
MP

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Arnold
1679 – 1744
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts
EA

Children(s)

James Richardson
1703 – 1748
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Richardson
1711 – 1751
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex, MA, USA
ER

JAMES RICHARDSON's Ancestors

Self
JAMES RICHARDSON
1675 – 1721
Birth Place: Woburn, Middlesex, MA
Parents
Nathaniel Richardson
1650 – 1714
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Peacock
1656 – 1719
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Richardson
1608 – 1651
Westmill, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Mary Baldwin
1612 – 1670
England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Baldwyn
1584 – 1637
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George BALDWIN
1561 – 1584
Joanne Tyndale
1561 – 1620

JAMES RICHARDSON's Descendants

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JAMES ((Capt)) RICHARDSON (26 Feb 1675 – 24 Mar 1721 √ o.s.) m. Elizabeth (Jane "Eliza") Arnold (17 Jun 1679 – 03 Nov 1744)
  1. 1. James Richardson (14 Mar 1703 – 1748)
  2. 2. Elizabeth Richardson (7 Apr 1711 – 1751) m. Samuel Scott (3 May 1707 – 28 Oct 1798)
    1. 1. Oliver Scott (27 Feb 1739 – 1783) m. Bathsheba Eastman (29 September 1746 – April 1843)
      1. 1. Stephen Scott (15 Feb 1775 – )
      2. 2. Jonathan Scott (9 Sep 1778 – 6 Feb 1861) m. Hannah Wood (30 Mar 1784 – 3 Nov 1815) m. Rachel Wheeler (1776 – 16 Feb 1855)
        1. 1. Ephraim (Wood) Scott (26 August 1802 – 11 January 1885) m. Sally (M) Averill (5 April 1809 – 27 April 1861) m. Mary Parsley m. Mary (B) Newell (13 September 1801 – 16 May 1901)
        2. 2. Basha ((Bathsheba)) Scott (APR 1805 – 1810)
        3. 3. Orimal (Brewster) Scott (26 MAR 1807 – 08 DEC 1896)
        4. 4. Simeon (Titus) Scott (09 SEP 1809 – 1810)
        5. 5. Jonathan (Eastman) Scott (25 December 1811 – 15 February 1896) m. Miranda (abt 1827 – 2 February 1905)
        6. 6. Henry (Dearborn) Scott (20 MAR 1814 – 1883)
        7. 7. Maria (Bathsheba) Scott (17 Aug 1817 – 18 Mar 1872) m. Liberty (Tanner) Beardsley (13 March 1821 – 1 Jun 1905)
        8. 8. Asa (A.) Scott (16 AUG 1819 – 31 DEC 1853)
        9. 9. Hannah (Calista) Scott (1 Mar 1822 – 18 Feb 1902)
        10. 10. Miriam Scott (1826 – )
    2. 2. Aaron Scott (1750 – 1839)

JAMES RICHARDSON's Timeline

6 Records

1675
26 Feb 1675
Birth of JAMES (Capt) RICHARDSON in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1675
26 Feb 1675
Birth of JAMES (Capt) RICHARDSON in Woburn, Middlesex, MA
Woburn, Middlesex, MA
1699
22 Dec 1699
Age 24
JAMES (Capt) RICHARDSON was married
None
1721
24 Mar 1721
Age 46
Death of JAMES (Capt) RICHARDSON in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1721
24 Mar 1721 √ o.s.
Age 46
Death of JAMES (Capt) RICHARDSON in Woburn, Middlesex, MA
Woburn, Middlesex, MA
1722
23 Mar 1722
Age 47
Death of JAMES (Capt) RICHARDSON in Woburn, Middlesex, MA
Woburn, Middlesex, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1675
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1675
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex, MA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: The Richardson memorial : comprising a full history and genealogy of the posterity of the three bro

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1699
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1721
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1722
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex, MA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: The Richardson memorial : comprising a full history and genealogy of the posterity of the three bro

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1721 √ o.s.
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex, MA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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