Shadrack was the first-born son of Edward Richards and Elizabeth Stewart in Henry Co VA [before it became a part of newly-forming Franklin Co]. He worked the plantation and raised livestock on the land his father had settled.
Shadrack married Susannah Hamilton on October 28 1779 in Henry Co VA and raised these children:
1. Sarah "Sally" R. +[1783] no marriage
2. Elizabeth "Betsey" [1785] no marriage
3. Joel [1786] +Lucy Warren
4. David [1797] +Mary "Polly" Hodges
5. Nancy [1800] +Joab Hodges
On the 27th day of September of 1786, Shadrack purchased 169 acres on the north branch of Chesnut Creek from Edmund Randolph, Governor of Virginia.
Tax records 1782 Henry County for Shadrack Richards:
Tithes: 1 Slaves: 1 Horses: 2 Cattle: 8
Tax records 1788 Franklin County bear his name, along with father Edward's and brother Waitman's.
Shadrack's levy:
# Tithes: Whites 1
Over 21: Whites 1
16-21: Slaves 0
Over 16: Slaves 0
Under 16: 1
Horses: 2
Cattle: 8
Shadrack's will dated March 3, 1827 and proved in court on May 7 1827. Probated August 1827.
NOTE: [Burials in the "Richards" cemetery are speculative. The cemetery stones are lost to time, and only the location is known. Please contact me if you have information that would be helpful.]
LINEAGE:
Edward RICHARDS [1731] MD/old Lunenburg/Franklin Co VA
Benjamin RICHARDS [1710] MD/old Lunenburg/Franklin Co VA
Edward RICHARDS [1678] Manchester, Lancashire England/MD
Shadrack married Susannah Hamilton on October 28 1779 in Henry Co VA and raised these children:
1. Sarah "Sally" R. +[1783] no marriage
2. Elizabeth "Betsey" [1785] no marriage
3. Joel [1786] +Lucy Warren
4. David [1797] +Mary "Polly" Hodges
5. Nancy [1800] +Joab Hodges
On the 27th day of September of 1786, Shadrack purchased 169 acres on the north branch of Chesnut Creek from Edmund Randolph, Governor of Virginia.
Tax records 1782 Henry County for Shadrack Richards:
Tithes: 1 Slaves: 1 Horses: 2 Cattle: 8
Tax records 1788 Franklin County bear his name, along with father Edward's and brother Waitman's.
Shadrack's levy:
# Tithes: Whites 1
Over 21: Whites 1
16-21: Slaves 0
Over 16: Slaves 0
Under 16: 1
Horses: 2
Cattle: 8
Shadrack's will dated March 3, 1827 and proved in court on May 7 1827. Probated August 1827.
NOTE: [Burials in the "Richards" cemetery are speculative. The cemetery stones are lost to time, and only the location is known. Please contact me if you have information that would be helpful.]
LINEAGE:
Edward RICHARDS [1731] MD/old Lunenburg/Franklin Co VA
Benjamin RICHARDS [1710] MD/old Lunenburg/Franklin Co VA
Edward RICHARDS [1678] Manchester, Lancashire England/MD
Shadrack was the first-born son of Edward Richards and Elizabeth Stewart in Henry Co VA [before it became a part of newly-forming Franklin Co]. He worked the plantation and raised livestock on the land his father had settled.
Shadrack married Susannah Hamilton on October 28 1779 in Henry Co VA and raised these children:
1. Sarah "Sally" R. +[1783] no marriage
2. Elizabeth "Betsey" [1785] no marriage
3. Joel [1786] +Lucy Warren
4. David [1797] +Mary "Polly" Hodges
5. Nancy [1800] +Joab Hodges
On the 27th day of September of 1786, Shadrack purchased 169 acres on the north branch of Chesnut Creek from Edmund Randolph, Governor of Virginia.
Tax records 1782 Henry County for Shadrack Richards:
Tithes: 1 Slaves: 1 Horses: 2 Cattle: 8
Tax records 1788 Franklin County bear his name, along with father Edward's and brother Waitman's.
Shadrack's levy:
# Tithes: Whites 1
Over 21: Whites 1
16-21: Slaves 0
Over 16: Slaves 0
Under 16: 1
Horses: 2
Cattle: 8
Shadrack's will dated March 3, 1827 and proved in court on May 7 1827. Probated August 1827.
NOTE: [Burials in the "Richards" cemetery are speculative. The cemetery stones are lost to time, and only the location is known. Please contact me if you have information that would be helpful.]
LINEAGE:
Edward RICHARDS [1731] MD/old Lunenburg/Franklin Co VA
Benjamin RICHARDS [1710] MD/old Lunenburg/Franklin Co VA
Edward RICHARDS [1678] Manchester, Lancashire England/MD
Shadrack married Susannah Hamilton on October 28 1779 in Henry Co VA and raised these children:
1. Sarah "Sally" R. +[1783] no marriage
2. Elizabeth "Betsey" [1785] no marriage
3. Joel [1786] +Lucy Warren
4. David [1797] +Mary "Polly" Hodges
5. Nancy [1800] +Joab Hodges
On the 27th day of September of 1786, Shadrack purchased 169 acres on the north branch of Chesnut Creek from Edmund Randolph, Governor of Virginia.
Tax records 1782 Henry County for Shadrack Richards:
Tithes: 1 Slaves: 1 Horses: 2 Cattle: 8
Tax records 1788 Franklin County bear his name, along with father Edward's and brother Waitman's.
Shadrack's levy:
# Tithes: Whites 1
Over 21: Whites 1
16-21: Slaves 0
Over 16: Slaves 0
Under 16: 1
Horses: 2
Cattle: 8
Shadrack's will dated March 3, 1827 and proved in court on May 7 1827. Probated August 1827.
NOTE: [Burials in the "Richards" cemetery are speculative. The cemetery stones are lost to time, and only the location is known. Please contact me if you have information that would be helpful.]
LINEAGE:
Edward RICHARDS [1731] MD/old Lunenburg/Franklin Co VA
Benjamin RICHARDS [1710] MD/old Lunenburg/Franklin Co VA
Edward RICHARDS [1678] Manchester, Lancashire England/MD
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