Benjamin Richardson

1750 - 1809  (59 years)

• Name	Benjamin Richardson
  Born	1750	Halifax, North Carolina, USA
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	6476
  Residence	1786	Halifax, North Carolina, USA
  Residence	1790	Halifax, North Carolina, USA
  Residence	1800	Halifax, North Carolina, USA
  Died	14 Jul 1809	Halifax, North Carolina, USA
  Person ID	I6476	Families

  
  

  Father	Joseph Richardson,   b. 1725, Halifax, North Carolina, USA ,   d. 24 Jul 1809, Halifax, North Carolina, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F2094	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Bass,   b. 1751, Northampton, North Carolina, USA ,   d. 20 Nov 1844, Halifax, North Carolina, USA  (Age 93 years)
  Married	13 Feb 1783	Granville, North Carolina, USA
  Children	1. Hardy Richardson,   b. 1788, Halifax, North Carolina, USA ,   d. 24 May 1855, Halifax, North Carolina, USA  (Age 67 years)  [natural]   2. James Richardson,   b. 1777, Halifax, Virginia, USA  [natural]   3. Benjamin Richardson,   b. 1775, Halifax, Virginia, USA ,   d. Halifax, Virginia, USA  [natural]   4. Lucy Richardson,   b. 1775,   d. 1850, Halifax, North Carolina, USA  (Age 75 years)  [natural]   5. Moses Richardson,   b. 1770, Franklin, Alabama, USA ,   d. Jul 1850, Halifax, Virginia, USA  (Age 80 years)  [natural]   6. Absalom Richardson,   b. 1790, Warren, North Carolina, USA ,   d. 1850, Warrenton, Warren, North Carolina, USA  (Age 60 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F2087	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1750 - Halifax, North Carolina, USA Married - 13 Feb 1783 - Granville, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1786 - Halifax, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1790 - Halifax, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1800 - Halifax, North Carolina, USA Died - 14 Jul 1809 - Halifax, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Benjamin Richardson, married Mary Bass, widow of Elijah Bass, 13 February 1783 Granville County bond with Philip Pettiford as bondsman. She was also called Mary Bass on her 13 February 1777 Bute County marriage bond to Elijah Bass [M804-2038, frame 0533]. Mary made an application on 11 October 1841 application for his Revolutionary War pension. He "went out of Halifax and Warren Counties" and enlisted in the militia in September 1780 [M804-2038, frame 0520]. He was head of a Halifax County household of 10 "other free" in 1800 [NC:338]. John King of Franklin County and David King of Warren County testified on her behalf that they also served in the Revolution and were acquainted with both her husbands. J.R.J. Daniel of Halifax County called their family, "free persons of color & generally ... industrious & well behaved people" on 24 May 1855 when he wrote an affidavit for the pension application of Benjamin and Mary's children [M804-2038, frames 525-7, 0537].