'Richardson05'
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Families covered: Richardson of Legacorry, Richardson of Pershore, Richardson of Rich Hill, Richardson of Rossfad
| The arms reported in BIFR1976 for this family are: "arg. on a chief sa, three leopard's (sic) heads erased of the first, a crescent for difference". This suggests that it was connected to the family shown on Richardson01. | |||||||||||||||
| Conan Richardson of Pershore, Worcestershire (d 12.1570, "stated to have been bBbot of Pershore before the dissolution") | |||||||||||||||
| m. (1539) Susanna Pates (dau of Richard Pates of Bredon & Gloucester) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Conan Richardson of Pershore (d 1585) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dorothy Underhill (dau of Thomas Underhill) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir William Richardson of Pershore | ||||||||||||||
| B. | John Richardson | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Thomas Richardson of Pershore | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Conan Richardson of Pershore, later of Tewkesbury (b c1560, d 1646) | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Edward Richardson of Tewkesbury (a 1651) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by Visitation (London, 1634, 'Richardson'). | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Anne Mazey (dau of Leonard Mazey of Sheckenhurst) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Henry Richardson of London (a 1634, haberdasher) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Nicholles (dau of Anthony Nicholles of Morton Hindmarch) | |||||||||||||||
| i.+ | issue - Kenelme, other | ||||||||||||||
| C.+ | other issue - Edmund, Leonard, Rafe, John, William, Christopher | ||||||||||||||
| The undermentioned William was connected to the above family but the precise connection is not known. We speculate that he was connected as follows, possibly being a grandson of one of the younger sons of Thomas of Pershore. | |||||||||||||||
| i. | ?? Richardson assumed intermediary generation | ||||||||||||||
| a. | William Richardson (a 1647) - continued below | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | John Richardson of Pershore | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | William Richardson | ||||||||||||||
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| William Richardson (a 1647) - continued above | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Edward Richardson of Legacorry, Sheriff of co. Armagh (d 1690, Major, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Sacheverell (b 1632, d c1706, dau/heir of Francis Sacheverell of Legacorry by Dorothy, dau/coheir of Sir John Blennerhassett (Chief Baron of the Exchequer)) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William Richardson of Legacorry, Sheriff of co. Armagh (b 1658, dsp 01.06.1727) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c02.1694-5) Elizabeth Reynell (dau of Sir Richard Reynell, Bart, Lord Chief Justice) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | John Richardson of Legacorry, alias Rich Hill (b 1663, d c1744) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1707/8) Anne Beckett (dau of William Beckett, Prime Serjeant-at-law) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William Richardson of Rich Hill, Sheriff of co. Armagh (b 1709, d 16.02.1758, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (22.10.1746) Isabella Mussenden (dau of Daniel Mussenden of Belfast) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Richardson of Rich Hill, Sheriff of co. Armagh (MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (09.05.1775, sp) Dorothy Munro (d 14.09.1793, dau of Henry Munro of Roe's Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (20.10.1794) Louisa Magenis (d 29.02.1860, dau of Richard Magenis of Waringstown) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Louisa Richardson of Rich Hill (dsp 23.02.1881) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (22.08.1832) Edmund Bacon (dsp 14.04.1852, son of Sir Edmund, 10th Bart of Raveningham Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue (d unm) - Elizabeth (d 23.12.1859), Isabella (d 12.08.1860) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Isabella Richardson | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edmund Baun | |||||||||||||||
| c.+ | other issue - Mary Anne, Louisa | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Henry Richardson of Rossfad, co. Fermanagh (d before 31.05.1794, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Catherine Perry (dsp 1765, dau of Samuel Perry of Moylouhmore) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (26.06.1766) Jane Carleton (dau/coheir of Major Guy Carleton of Rossfad by Mary, dau of Major Thomas Brooke of Colebrooke) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Richardson of Rossfad (b 04.05.1768, d 10.12.1841, Major) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.09.1807) Angel Archdale (d 1817, dau of Col. Mervyn Archdale or Archdall of Castle Archdall & Trillick) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Hester Richardson (d 1771) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.1745) James Lowry of Pomeroy (rector of Clogheny, son of Robert of Ahenis) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Mary Richardson (05.1792) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1740) Archibald Acheson, 1st Lord Gosford (d 05.09.1790) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BIFR1976 ('Richardson') with support for the lower section from BLGI1912 ('Richardson of Rossfad and Rich Hill')
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