Eleventh Generation

1088. Stephen RICHARDSON Sr. (*) was born on 14 January 1652 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Excerpt from "Amos Richardson of Boston and Stonington" (Rosell L. Richardson, New York, 1906):

"Stephen Richardson, son of Amos (1623-1683) and Mary, was born in Boston, MA in 1652. He owned a house lot in Stonington, CT in 1670, even though he was only eighteen years old. He married Lydia Gilbert, daughter of Jonathan and Mary Gilbert of Hartford, CT. (Jonathan Gilbert was very prominent in Hartford and was Marshal of the Colony).

Stephen became well acquainted with the local Indian language and often served as an interpreter. He served in King Philip 's War in 1675-6 at the time of the Great Swamp Fight, and was probably the Quartermaster for the Connecticut troops. He was made a freeman in 1679. After his imprisonment by Rhode Island Colony in 1680 (see explanation in Amos Richardson's biography), he presented a claim to the General Court for damages.

In 1687 he was a representative from Stonington to the General Court. In July, 1689, 'Mr. Stephen Richardson shot dead on the spot one WilliamTrimmin, a notorious English decoy in the service of the French privateers.'

Stephen resided on the Connecticut side of the Pawcatuck River at Westerly. The railroad crosses very near to where his house was located, about five miles east of his father's home, the land having been purchased by Amos Richardson in 1663.

He and his wife Lydia had at least nine children. He died in about 1694 in Stonington, CT."
He died on 1 July 1695 at the age of 43 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.
Lydia GILBERT (*) and Stephen RICHARDSON Sr. (*) were married on 25 September 1673 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.

1089. Lydia GILBERT (*) was born on 3 October 1654 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. She died on 2 August 1738 at the age of 83 in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.

Children were:

544	i.	*Jonathan RICHARDSON Sr. ().**
	ii.	Stephen RICHARDSON Jr. was born in 1676 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. He died on 11 August 1748 at the age of 72.
	iii.	Mary RICHARDSON was born about 1678 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. She died on 27 November 1726 at the age of 48 in Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts Colony, British Colonial America.
	iv.	Amos RICHARDSON was born on 19 June 1681 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. He died in 1703 at the age of 22.
	v.	Margaret RICHARDSON was born in 1682 in Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. She died on 24 May 1713 at the age of 31 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.
	vi.	Samuel RICHARDSON was born in 1683 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. He died on 20 April 1701 at the age of 18 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.
	vii.	Rachel RICHARDSON was born on 3 May 1686 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. She died in 1703 at the age of 17.
	viii.	Lemuel RICHARDSON was born on 12 August 1688 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. He died on 24 May 1713 at the age of 24 in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.
	ix.	Prudence RICHARDSON was born about 1690 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.
	x.	Jemima RICHARDSON was born on 19 June 1692 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. She died in 1741 at the age of 49 in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.
	xi.	Nathaniel RICHARDSON was born in 1694 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. He died in 1695 at the age of 1 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.