Richard Richardson (general)
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Richard Richardson | |
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Province of Virginia | |
Died | 1780 South Carolina |
Buried | Richardson family cemetery, Rimini, South Carolina |
Allegiance | Great Britain United States |
Service/ | South Carolina Militia Continental Army |
Years of service | 1776-1780 |
Commands held | South Carolina Line |
Battles/wars | Anglo-Cherokee War American Revolutionary War |
Spouse(s) | Dorothy Sinkler, Mary Cantey |
Children | Edward Richardson Rebecca Richardson Singleton James Burchill Richardson John Peter Richardson Charles Richardson |
Relations | John Peter Richardson II (grandson) John Lawrence Manning (grandson) James Cantey (great grandson) Richard Irvine Manning (great-great grandson) Patrick Henry Nelson II (great-great grandson) Patrick Henry Nelson III (great-great-great-great grandson) |
Richard Richardson (1704–1780) was an American planter and military officer from
Career
Richardson was born in
Richardson has previously served as a colonel during the Anglo-Cherokee War of 1760 and 1761. [2]
Personal life
Richardson married first to Mary Cantey, and then to Dorothy Sinkler, and had five children. Richard's son,
Richardson is a cousin of poet Robert Browning. Richardson's great-great grandmother was Mary Browning (sister of the poet's ancestor).[citation needed]
Death and burial
Richardson died in 1780 and was buried at the Richardson Cemetery in Rimini, Clarendon County, South Carolina. His body was later dug up and his plantation burned down on the orders of British commander Banastre Tarleton, who was in the process of pillaging Richardson's home in an attempt to discover the location of Patriot militia commander Francis Marion.[4]
References
- ^ "Richard Richardson". carolana.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ "General Richard Richardson". singletonfamily.org. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "South Carolina SC - John Lawrence Manning - 1852 - 1854". SCIway.net. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- SSRN 3291696.