Descendants of Martha Gaulden

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  MARTHA² GAULDEN  (JOHN¹) was born November 26, 1765 in SC, and died January 12, 1832 in Wilkinson Cty, MS.  She married FRANCIS RICHARDSON 1784 in South Carolina, son of RICHARD RICHARDSON and HANNAH MITCHELL.  He was born Abt. 1763 in SC, and died December 13, 1820 in Wilkinson Cty, MS.

 

Notes for MARTHA GAULDEN:

Martha's will is on file in Wilkinson County, MS.  It is dated 1/23/1832.  Mentioned in the will are her brother Dempsy Gaulden, son John G., son James B., son Jared N., son-in-law Hiram Singleton, son W. H., son Francis R., granddaughter Martha Gibson, granddaughter Mary E. Richardson, granddaughter Margaret Richardson as youngest daughter of John G., dranddaughter Martha Richardson as daughter of Francis, and cousin Polly Richardson as widow of Richard Richardson.

 

More About MARTHA GAULDEN:

Burial: Richardson Cemetery, Wilkinson Cty., MS

 

Notes for FRANCIS RICHARDSON:

The listing of children of this couple comes from Memoirs of Francis DuBose Richardson.  He did not list birth dates but was specific in listing them in order of birth.

 

Will of Francis Richardson probated in Wilkinson Cty, on 1/29/1821 lists children as John G., W. A., J. N., W. H., F.R., and Susan Singleton.  Son James B. not mentioned.

 

Headstone for Francis reads: Fra. Richardson (Mason), d. 13 Dec 1820 Aged 57 yrs., Was the father of 6 sons & 3 daughters

 

More About FRANCIS RICHARDSON:

Burial: Richardson Cemetery, Wilkinson Cty., MS

     

Children of MARTHA GAULDEN and FRANCIS RICHARDSON are:

2.                i.    JOHN GAULDEN³ RICHARDSON, b. February 19, 1785, Sumter Cty, SC; d. January 19, 1856, Iberia Parish, LA.

3.               ii.    JAMES B. RICHARDSON, b. Abt. 1789, SC; d. Bef. 1860.

                 iii.    SUSAN RICHARDSON, b. Abt. 1790; d. 1826; m. HIRAM SINGLETON, 1812.

 

Notes for HIRAM SINGLETON:

1820 census for Wilkinson County, MS lists Hiram Singleton as head of household age 26 to 45.  Also in household are 1 male age 16-26, 1 male under 5, 3 females under 5, one female 10-16, and 1 female 26-45.

 

4.              iv.    JARED N. RICHARDSON, b. January 30, 1791, West Feliciana Parish, LA; d. January 18, 1877, West Feliciana Parish, LA.

                   v.    WILLIAM ARTHUR RICHARDSON, b. Abt. 1795; d. November 28, 1823, Wilkinson Cty., MS.

 

Notes for WILLIAM ARTHUR RICHARDSON:

According to the memoirs of FRancis DuBose Richardson, Arthur died unmarried

 

More About WILLIAM ARTHUR RICHARDSON:

Burial: Richardson Cemetery, Wilkinson Cty., MS

 

5.              vi.    WADE HAMPTON RICHARDSON, b. August 01, 1799; d. August 11, 1835, West Feliciana Parish, LA.

6.             vii.    FRANCIS RIVERS RICHARDSON, b. Abt. 1800.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  JOHN GAULDEN³ RICHARDSON (MARTHA² GAULDEN, JOHN¹) was born February 19, 1785 in Sumter Cty, SC, and died January 19, 1856 in Iberia Parish, LA.  He married (1) MARGARET DUBOSE November 16, 1809 in SC, daughter of DANIEL DUBOSE and MARY NETTLES.  She was born August 02, 1788 in SC, and died Abt. 1827 in Wilkinson Cty, MS.  He married (2) MARY WININGHAM September 23, 1827 in Wilkinson Cty, MS. 

 

Notes for JOHN GAULDEN RICHARDSON:

1820 census for Wilkinson County, MS placed John G. Richardson there with his wife, 3 sons age 10 or younger, 1 daughter age 10 or younger, 1 daughter age 10-16.

 

Per the Christian Advocate: No 2, 16, February 1856, Page 4, Col. 3:

 

Col. John G. Richardson, son of Francis and Martha Richardson, was born in Sumpter County, S. C., Feb. 28, 1785.  In 1809 he married Martha Dubose, daughter of Daniel and Mary Dubose, of the same state.  In 1810 he emigrated to Mississippi Territory, and settled in Wilkinson County.  He had scarcely established himself in a home in his adopted country, when war with the Indians and with Great Britain called him to share in its hardships and dangers.  He commanded a volunteer troop of horse, and acquitted himself in such a manner that he was chosen, successively, major and colonel in the regiment in which he served.  After a union of eighteen years, he and his wife were parted by the death of the latter.  She had borne him eight children, all of whom, except one infant daughter, survived her.  He was afterwards twice married, his second wife living but four months.  His third wife was survived by him four or five years.  Before his death, and within a short time of that event, two sons, a daughter and a son-in-law, in quick succession followed each other to the grave.  In 1830 he removed to St. Mary's Parish, La., where he continued to have his domicile until his death.  Centreville, Miss., Feb. 7, 1856.  William Winans.

 

More About JOHN GAULDEN RICHARDSON:

Burial: Richardson Cemetery, Iberia Parish, LA

     

Children of JOHN RICHARDSON and MARGARET DUBOSE are:

                   i.    MARTHA LOUISE⁴ RICHARDSON, b. Abt. 1810, Wilkinson Cty, MS; d. Aft. 1880; m. JOHN WRIGHT GIBSON, May 20, 1828, Wilkinson Cty, MS; b. May 28, 1800, Pentland, Caithness, Scotland.

                  ii.    FRANCIS DUBOSE RICHARDSON, b. August 20, 1812; d. 1901, Iberia Parish, LA; m. (1) BETHIA FRANCES LIDDELL, May 12, 1839, Wilkinson Cty, MS; b. August 05, 1819, Wilkinson Cty, MS; d. April 14, 1852, St. Mary Parish; m. (2) ELIZABETH DUNBAR HOLMES, March 15, 1854, Chicot Cty, AR.

 

Notes for FRANCIS DUBOSE RICHARDSON:

1860 census records for St. Mary Parish, list Francis's wife only as Mrs. Richardson age 24.  Children are listed by initials: B. C. age 13 female, F. L. age 16 male, E. H. age 5 female, and D. D. age 3 male.

 

Headstone for Francis reads: Francis D. Richardson, 1812-1901, After Eighty-eight years, well spent, followed by love of family and friends, the first master of Bayside lies here.

 

More About FRANCIS DUBOSE RICHARDSON:

Burial: Richardson Cemetery, Iberia Parish, LA

 

Notes for BETHIA FRANCES LIDDELL:

Christian Advocate No. 15, 15 May 1852, Page 3, Col. 1:

 

Died 14 Apr 1852 Mrs. Bertha Frances, wife of Hon. F. D. Richardson.  She was born Wilkinson Co., Miss 5 Aug 1819.  Parish of St. Mary, La.

 

More About BETHIA FRANCES LIDDELL:

Burial: Richardson Cemetery, Iberia Parish, LA

 

                 iii.    MARY ELIZABETH RICHARDSON, b. August 20, 1813, Wilkinson Cty, MS; m. IRA BOWMAN, May 08, 1834, St. Mary Parish, LA; b. Abt. 1790, SC; d. December 06, 1854, Tensas,  LA.

 

Notes for MARY ELIZABETH RICHARDSON:

Conveyance record filed in EFP and dated 9/29/1838 indicate Mary E. Richardson wife of Ira Bowman

 

Conveyance record filed in EFP and dated 4/2/1856 indicate Mary E. Richardson widow of Ira Bowman

 

1860 census for Tensas Parish shows Mary E. living with her daughter Francis L. in Kirks Ferry, LA

 

Notes for IRA BOWMAN:

Per Christian Advocate obituary, survived by 5 children: twins (boy and girl) by wife Elizabeth, son by wife Margaret, and two daughters by wife Mary Elizabeth.  Native of SC, moved to TN, then on to MS Territory about 1813.  Moved to LA and lived near Clinton before moving to Tensas Parish.

 

                  iv.    JOHN WESLEY RICHARDSON, b. September 27, 1814, St. Mary Parish, LA; d. May 17, 1891, St. Mary Parish, LA; m. (1) MARY HYLAND HOWARD, November 04, 1854, Iberia Parish, LA; b. 1826; d. June 22, 1862, Iberia Parish, LA; m. (2) KATE LUCY SMITH, March 28, 1865, Iberia Parish, LA; b. December 22, 1824, Glasgow, Scotland; d. January 10, 1893, St. Mary Parish, LA.

 

More About JOHN WESLEY RICHARDSON:

Burial: Richardson Cemetery, Iberia Parish, LA

 

More About MARY HYLAND HOWARD:

Burial: Richardson Cemetery, Iberia Parish, LA

 

More About KATE LUCY SMITH:

Burial: Richardson Cemetery, Iberia Parish, LA

 

                   v.    EDWARD MOORE RICHARDSON, b. September 17, 1818, Wilkinson Cty, MS; d. April 12, 1855, St. Mary Parish, LA; m. UNKNOWN LOISEL.

                  vi.    DANIEL DUBOSE RICHARDSON, b. September 07, 1820, Wilkinson Cty, MS; d. September 29, 1855, St. Mary Parish, LA; m. MARY REBECCA UNKNOWN.

                 vii.    MARGARET S. RICHARDSON, b. 1826; d. November 02, 1852, Tensas Parish; m. ROBERT BOWMAN.

 

Notes for MARGARET S. RICHARDSON:

Obituary published in Christian Advocate on 11/20/1852, notes she died at home of Ira Bowman, her brother-in-law.  She is wife of Robert Bowman and youngest daughter of Col. John G. Richardson of St. Mary Parish.  Died of consumption.

 

There were no children of this union.

 

 

3.  JAMES B.³ RICHARDSON (MARTHA² GAULDEN, JOHN¹) was born Abt. 1789 in SC, and died Bef. 1860.  He married MARTHA MARY REILY March 19, 1812, daughter of SAMUEL REILY and MARTHA MCDONALD.  She was born February 02, 1795 in Santee River, SC, and died March 16, 1867 in Wilkinson Cty, MS.

 

Notes for JAMES B. RICHARDSON:

1820 census for Wilkinson County, MS lists James B. Richardson age 26-45, one female age 16-26, 1 female up to age 10, and 2 males up to age 10.

 

1850 census for Wilkinson County, MS lists James Richards age 61 and with note to the side indicating "insane".  Living in the household are wife Martha age 57, son Robert and wife Mary with children Preston, Francis, and Putnam (initials are given as T. M. in error of transcription)  and Mary's son Thomas Hatfield by her first marriage.  Also in household are sons John and Sumpter (name transcribed as Samuel)

 

Not on 1860 census in Wilkinson Cty with his wife

 

 

More About MARTHA MARY REILY:

Burial: Richardson Cemetery, Wilkinson Cty., MS

     

Children of JAMES RICHARDSON and MARTHA REILY are:

                   i.    ROBERT REILY⁴ RICHARDSON, b. January 25, 1812, Wilkinson Cty, MS; d. March 16, 1874, Wilkinson Cty, MS; m. MARY ELIZABETH WELLS, December 15, 1841; b. October 07, 1820, Rapides Parish, LA; d. January 07, 1891, Wilkinson Cty, MS.

 

Notes for ROBERT REILY RICHARDSON:

Will probated 3/20/1874 lists the following children: Frances Ann (widow of Robert Newport), Arthur W., Edward E., Martha M., Sarah C, Reverdy.  Sons Preston and Putnam are specifically noted to have already received their shares and are to receive nothing more at the death of their father.

 

More About ROBERT REILY RICHARDSON:

Burial: Richardson Cemetery, Wilkinson Cty., MS

 

More About MARY ELIZABETH WELLS:

Burial: Richardson Cemetery, Wilkinson Cty., MS

 

                  ii.    MARTHA RICHARDSON, b. Abt. 1814; m. DANIEL LEWIS.

                 iii.    RUFUS RIVERS RICHARDSON, b. Abt. 1816; m. (1) HESTER ANN ROGERS, June 04, 1835, Wilkinson Cty, MS; b. Abt. 1817; d. January 04, 1844, Wilkinson Cty., MS; m. (2) NARCISSA JANE JAMES, August 15, 1844, Wilkinson Cty, MS; b. August 18, 1826, Mississippi; d. November 01, 1893.

 

Notes for RUFUS RIVERS RICHARDSON:

Rufus and Narcissa divorced and she remarried.  Since Rufus appears on the 1850 census without a spouse in the household, the divorce might have taken place prior to 1850

 

More About HESTER ANN ROGERS:

Burial: Richardson Cemetery, Wilkinson Cty., MS

 

Notes for NARCISSA JANE JAMES:

Rufus and Narcissa were divorced.  She remarried George Richardson.

 

Marriage Notes for RUFUS RICHARDSON and NARCISSA JAMES:

Marriage date from Marriages and Deaths from Mississippi Newspapers Vol. 2 1801-1850 compiled by Betty Couch Wiltshire.  Original notice published in The Republican (Woodville, MS) on 8/17/1844

 

                  iv.    GEORGE P. RICHARDSON, b. Abt. 1825.

 

Notes for GEORGE P. RICHARDSON:

Living in brother Samuel's household in 1860 in East Feliciana per 1860 census

 

                   v.    FRANKLIN RICHARDSON, b. Abt. 1826; d. Aft. 1850.

 

Notes for FRANKLIN RICHARDSON:

Franklin is listed on the 1850 census for Wilkinson Cty, MS age 24, and single

 

                  vi.    SAMUEL J. RICHARDSON, b. Abt. 1829, MS; d. Aft. 1880; m. (1) PLACIDIN M. GAULDEN, January 30, 1850, Wilkinson Cty, MS; b. Abt. 1830, LA; m. (2) SUSAN NESOM, Bef. 1873; b. Abt. 1832; d. Aft. 1880.

                 vii.    SUSAN RICHARDSON, b. Abt. 1830, MS; d. Aft. 1860; m. RICHARD GAULDEN, 1850; b. Abt. 1826, LA; d. Aft. 1860.

 

Notes for SUSAN RICHARDSON:

Listed on 1850 census for Wilkinson Cty, MS

 

Notes for RICHARD GAULDEN:

Richard Gaulden and wife Susan Richardson are listed on the 1850 census for Wilkinson Cty, MS.  Also in the household is a 3 year old child  Mary Kelly.

 

                viii.    SUMPTER C. RICHARDSON, b. Abt. 1833.

                  ix.    JOHN Y. D. RICHARDSON, b. Abt. 1836.

 

 

4.  JARED N.³ RICHARDSON (MARTHA² GAULDEN, JOHN¹) was born January 30, 1791 in West Feliciana Parish, LA, and died January 18, 1877 in West Feliciana Parish, LA.  He married ANN DALTON HARBOUR October 13, 1821 in West Feliciana Parish, LA.  She was born February 22, 1806, and died August 17, 1888 in West Feliciana LA.

     

Child of JARED RICHARDSON and ANN HARBOUR is:

                   i.    TULLIA GAULDEN⁴ RICHARDSON, b. May 05, 1837; d. November 23, 1887, West Feliciana LA; m. JOHN SCOTT SMITH, February 26, 1861, Wilkinson Cty, MS; b. November 24, 1816, Natchez, MS; d. July 15, 1880.

 

 

5.  WADE HAMPTON³ RICHARDSON (MARTHA² GAULDEN, JOHN¹) was born August 01, 1799, and died August 11, 1835 in West Feliciana Parish, LA.  He married CHARLOTTE C. HARBOUR July 07, 1821 in West Feliciana Parish, LA.  She was born June 16, 1804, and died March 16, 1858 in West Feliciana Parish, LA.

 

More About WADE HAMPTON RICHARDSON:

Burial: Richardson Cemetery, WFP, LA

 

More About CHARLOTTE C. HARBOUR:

Burial: Richardson Cemetery, WFP, LA

     

Children of WADE RICHARDSON and CHARLOTTE HARBOUR are:

                   i.    MARY DALTON⁴ RICHARDSON, b. 1822; d. 1859; Stepchild; m. PHILANDER C. SMITH.

                  ii.    WADE HAMPTON RICHARDSON, b. January 19, 1833; d. April 18, 1869, West Feliciana LA; m. AMANDA ROSALIE BARROW, February 19, 1861; b. October 01, 1841, West Feliciana LA; d. April 23, 1900, West Feliciana LA.

 

Notes for WADE HAMPTON RICHARDSON:

Historical Southern Families, Vol II,  by John Bennett Boddie, notes that Wade is the grandson of Francis Richardson of South Carolina who enlisted in the Continental Army at age 15 and fought through the revolution.

 

More About WADE HAMPTON RICHARDSON:

Burial: Richardson Cemetery, WFP, LA

 

More About AMANDA ROSALIE BARROW:

Burial: Richardson Cemetery, WFP, LA

 

 

6.  FRANCIS RIVERS³ RICHARDSON (MARTHA² GAULDEN, JOHN¹) was born Abt. 1800.  He married SARAH MCGOFFIN September 22, 1825 in Kentucky. 

 

Notes for FRANCIS RIVERS RICHARDSON:

According to posting of Rivers Lelong posted on rootsweb.com, Francis Rivers Richardson moved to Kentucky

     

Children of FRANCIS RICHARDSON and SARAH MCGOFFIN are:

                   i.    BERIAH⁴ RICHARDSON, b. Abt. 1828; d. January 15, 1830, Wilkinson Cty., MS.

 

More About BERIAH RICHARDSON:

Burial: Richardson Cemetery, Wilkinson Cty., MS

 

                  ii.    WILLIAM ARTHUR RICHARDSON, b. Abt. May 1830; d. July 03, 1834, Wilkinson Cty, MS.

 

More About WILLIAM ARTHUR RICHARDSON:

Burial: Richardson Cemetery, Wilkinson Cty., MS

 

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