George (of David) Richardson

Abt 1770 - 1804  (34 years)

• Name	George (of David) Richardson  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1770	Worcester Co, Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Guardian - Someone was named as their guardian	1772	Worcester Co., Maryland
  	Captain Thomas Martin was appointed his guardian at his father's death in 1772.
  Land - they sold land	1779	Worcester Co., Maryland   [2]
  	He bought "Durham House" in 1779 and sold it and 154A of "Weymouth" to Peter Chaille. (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Co. MD Land Records)
  Estate Settlement - Their estate was settled	1804	Worcester Co., Maryland   [3, 4]
  	View & value of land called "Defiance" estimated at 666A indicates in October, 1804 Elizabeth Marshall Richardson Stevens had her 1/6 part deducted and the lands of David, Esme, Samuel, Molly and Nancy Richardson, minors, were in the care of John Stevens. Another record shows John Rock with guardian bonds of $10,000 each on lands of David, Esme, Samuel, Molly & Nancy Richardson, children of George Richardson in August, 1804. (Orphans Court Records, Worcester County, research of Sue Hurley, Ocean City Lifesaving Museum) The estate docket shows George Richardson deceased with John Stevens as administrator on March 20, 1804 and surety by Edward Robins and Robert J. H. Handy. (Vernon Skinner, Jr., Abstracts of Worcester County Estate Docket 1742-1820, Brookeville, MD, 1993, p. 63)
  Orphan - Named as an orphan in court	1804	Worcester Co., Maryland   [3]
  	Orphans Court Records, August 1804, Worcester County: Charles Bennett and Sarah, his wife, Executrix of Benjamin Purnell, Sr. (this is Sarah Irving widow of Benjamin who married Charles Bennett), verses John Stevens, Administrator of George Richardson, deceased. To show cause why the defendant should not give a receipt for the legacies bequeathed by the testors will to his intestates wife and children. The defendant acknowledges that he believes his intestate George Richardson in his lifetime received the legacies respectively in his lifetime given to the testors daughter Polly and her children and further that he believes that Nancy has received her legacies before her intermarriage with the said George Richardson. (August Court p. 76, research of Sue Hurley, Ocean City Lifesaving Museum)
  Reference Identifier	Worcester
  Record ID	57253
  Death	1804  [1]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Richardson,   b. Abt 1670   d. Bef 31 Jul 1727, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 57 years)  (Grandfather)
  Person ID	I57253	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	5 May 2023

  
  

  Father	David Richardson,   b. Abt 1709, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 04 Dec 1772, Worcester Co., Maryland (Age < 63 years)
  Family ID	F45215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary 'Polly' Marshall Purnell,   b. Abt 1772, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1794
  Children	1. Mary Richardson,   b. Abt 1803, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Benjamin P. (of Ben & Martha) Aydelotte  m. 25 Sep 1832   2. Nancy Richardson,   b. Abt 1801, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Benjamin P. (of Ben & Martha) Aydelotte  m. 24 May 1826   3. Betsy Marshall Richardson,   b. Abt 1784, Worcester Co., Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ John Stevens  m. 12 Oct 1802   4. Samuel C. Richardson,   b. Abt 1798, Worcester Co., Maryland d. 1850 (Age 52 years) ╚═ Leah Hudson  m. 13 Oct 1819 + 5. Cpt. David (of George) Richardson,   b. Abt 1788, Worcester Co., Maryland d. 8 Mar 1855, Worcester Co., Maryland (Age 67 years) ╚═ Nancy Jones Wilson  (Age 45 years)  m. 16 Jun 1812   6. Esme Richardson,   b. Abt 1796, Worcester Co., Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Mary Sturgis  m. 20 Mar 1822
  Family ID	F18040	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 May 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S925] Judy Marshall Stell, Stell, Judy to Miles, Emails, 2006-2009, 925. [S2158] Dryden, Ruth - Wor Land Records, 1666-1810, (Printed Privately, 1987), 2158. [S3333] research of Sue Hurley Ocean City Lifesaving Museum. [S2402] Vernon L. Skinner Jr., Skinner, Wor Co, MD Estate Docket 1742-1820, (V.L. Skinner Jr, Brookville, MD), 2402.