The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-30
Richardson Continued.

In giving the Richardson family in
issue Of the 9th instant, several Of the
most noted characters of the Virginia
family were omitted, which are now
added 80 without going hack to Sir
Thomas Richardson. the famous chan
celor to Queen Elizabeth and Lord
Chief Justice of her time, we will con-
tinue q short resume of the Virginia
settlers. for. as distinguished de-
scendant of this family has truly said
for most purposes Of American citizen-iS
ship. the period Of the American Revo-
luton is quite sufficient data as tho
nucleus of American ancestry; when wo
60 beyond this or back to old England
Ireland or Scotland, It is prompted by
our human vanity, and we then become
less distinctly American. 1t may be we'll
enough that American life, social. civil
and political should begin and end on
this side of the Atlantic.
A present living Richardson descend
ant says: my grandfather, Peter Rich
ardson, at the age of twenty, came to
this country and settled in Petersburg,
Va, the latter part Of the eighteenth
century (say about ITO, and served
faithfully as soldiaJ in the American
Revolution"
This statement, though. is not con-
elusive. as to his being the first emil
grant to the colony, for it has already
been shown by Spotsylvnnia records that
some Of the Richardson family were
living in that county previous to. that
date G77o). John D. Richardson was
a resident Of Charlotte county, Va,
about $780, his wife being an aunt or
sister Of President Jefferson Davis
His son, Temple Davis Richardson.
who was In the Confederate army, was
cut off from Charlotte county by the
formation Of AppomattoN county
Stephen Richardson, his brother. set
tied in Alabama or Mississippi; John D..
richardson, the hero of Craney Island
in the war of 1912. represented Char
lotte In the Legislature. He had q son.
William. who edited at one time the
central Presbyterian up to his death.
Robert A. Richardson, former judge
of Court of Appeals. was also son OF
Thomas D. Richardson. of AppomattoH
or the family who have lived Tor over
forty years in the old Richardson nome
1900 an church Hill at Richmond Va,
which is still standing and occupied by
mo Richardson descendants. Many
names are familiar to the present ola
Mr., William II. Richardson was Sec
rotnrv of State, acknowledgement aIo
| librarian in 1916, when all the offices
were in tho old Capitol building. MI.
William II. Richardson was basin master
when the James RIVER and I<anawha
i Canal was opened Mr. c. p. Richard
| son was at that time inspector of tho
custom house, then located at No. 19t
South Fourteenth Street. Mr. William
S. Richardson was a large dealer in coal
on Canal Street, Basin Bank. Mr.. VIII
liam Holt Richardson, the well known
merchant tailor, was opposite the EN-
change Hotel.
I. 1t is no4 certain that AL of these We're
of the same family as on Church Hill
they are merely mentioned here because
1 their signs and names were read on the
j street by the writer when boy sixty
years ago.
The present Mr.. C. a. Richardson Is
one of the few of the past generation o.
this worthy family now left, to whom
the writer is indebted for many of The
above facts
Mr.. j. L. Richardson. of Farmvllle
and Mr., Hillory Richardson, of Char.