Eighth Generation

75. Judge Roderick RICHARDSON Sr.^10,42 was born on 15 February 1779 in Tolland Township, Tolland County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.^27,44,48 He appeared in the census in 1790 in Tolland Township, Tolland County, CT.⁴⁵ In 1806 he was a storeowner in Waitsfield Township, Washington County, VT.⁵¹ He had a store on the Common (the village center) by 1806.

"During the first three decades of the 19th century, more and more farms were established among the hills, and the demand for services grew. The village of Waitsfield slowly took form. Roderick Richardson had a house build there by 1817. In 1831 he built a store next door. The building was damaged by fire in 1845 and the present two-story brick structure was built. It is not the Masonic Hall. In 1851, Richardson also moved a building from Irasville to the corner diagonally across from the Masonic Hall. This large building became a hotel. Its ground floor was used for fifty years as a hall for town meetings."

"... at the foot of Fort Mill, Roderick Richardson built a large complex of grist and lumber mills in 1829-30. In order to supply his mills with power, he and his two partners hand-dug a canal to the river, passing behind the post office. The slough is visible today." Roderick appeared in the census in 1810 in Waitsfield Township, Chittenden County, VT.⁵⁹ His household was next to that of his brother Frederick and consisted of Roderick, his wife, and their 6 sons and 1 daughter. He appeared in the census in 1820 in Waitsfield Township, Washington County, VT.⁵² He died on 8 June 1844 at the age of 65 in Waitsfield Township, Washington County, VT.^27,44
Roderick has Ancestral File Number 18WN-CRR.⁴⁴ He was buried in Waitsfield Common, Waitsfield Township, Washington County, VT.⁴² in the Wait Cemetery.

Judge Roderick RICHARDSON Sr. and Anna DAVIS were married on 25 August 1802.^27,48,57 Anna DAVIS was born on 7 August 1779 in Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.^27,42,57 She died on 11 October 1857 at the age of 78 in Waitsfield Township, Washington County, VT.^27,42,57 She was buried in Waitsfield Township, Washington County, VT.⁴² in the Wait Cemetery.