Benjamin RICHARDSON

1796 - 1862  (65 years)

• Name	Benjamin RICHARDSON
  Born	28 Sep 1796	Mountain Home, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Misc	23 Feb 1827	Shady Grove, Buncombe County, North Carolina   [3]
  	Named first U.S. Postmaster
  Misc	6 Mar 1838	Mud Creek, Henderson County, North Carolina   [4]
  	Postmaster
  	Benjamin Richardson was still postmaster when Shady Grove, Buncombe County, NC changed its name to Mud Creek, Henderson County, NC.
  Misc	1848	North Carolina   [5]
  	Moved to Mississippi
  	"Benjamin RICHARDSON  had a plantation and stage coach inn on the Old Buncombe Turnpike near Fletcher, NC.  He lost most of his property in the crash of 1837 and moved to Mississippi around 1848."
  Residence	29 Jun 1860	Koscuisko, Attala, Mississippi, United States   [6]
  	Living in the household of his son, John Thomas Richardson.
  Died	29 May 1862	Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, United States   [1, 2]
  Buried	Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, United States   [2, 7]
  	Address: Louisville Cemetery
  Person ID	I1241	Pickel_Bartlett
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Robert RICHARDSON,   b. 1768, Frederick County, Virginia ,   d. 1798, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States  (Age 30 years)
  Mother	Mary JOHNSON,   b. Abt 1779, 96th District, South Carolina ,   d. Between 28 Nov 1826 and 1835, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Married	Bef 1796
  Family ID	F2428	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary EVANS,   b. Abt 1796, Newbury, Waubaunsee, North Carolina ,   d. Abt 1823, North Carolina  (Age ~ 27 years)
  Married	Abt 1820	North Carolina
  Children	1. Robert Evans RICHARDSON,   b. Abt 1823, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2019
  Family ID	F369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret P. MURRAY,   b. 28 Sep 1803, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 3 Feb 1860, Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, United States  (Age 56 years)
  Married	22 Jul 1824  [1]
  Residence	1840	7th Civil District, Greene County, Tennessee   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	18 Sep 1850	Winston County, Mississippi, United States   [9]
  	Farmer
  Children	1. Margaret Elvira RICHARDSON,   b. 29 May 1825, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 5 May 1893, Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, United States  (Age 67 years)   2. Martha Matilda RICHARDSON,   b. 23 Aug 1826, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mary Summers RICHARDSON,   b. 17 Jan 1828, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 19 Jan 1916, Winston County, Mississippi, United States  (Age 88 years)   4. James Henry RICHARDSON,   b. 21 Jul 1829, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 3 Aug 1864, Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, United States  (Age 35 years)   5. Elizabeth Abijah RICHARDSON,   b. 16 Mar 1831, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 4 Apr 1921, Greenwood, Monroe, Mississippi, United States  (Age 90 years)   6. Benjamin F RICHARDSON,   b. 15 Dec 1832, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 28 May 1848, Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, United States  (Age 15 years)   7. John Thomas RICHARDSON,   b. 22 Apr 1834, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 18 May 1911, Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, United States  (Age 77 years)   8. George Washington RICHARDSON,   b. 22 Oct 1834, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States ,   d. Apr 1862, Shiloh, Hardin, Tennessee, United States  (Age 27 years)   9. Marcus Pinkney RICHARDSON,   b. 22 May 1837–8, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 11 Apr 1908, Los Angeles County, California, United States   10. William Henry RICHARDSON,   b. 21 Nov 1839, Henderson County, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 1918, Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, United States  (Age 78 years)   11. Mahala Jane RICHARDSON,   b. 10 Mar 1842, Henderson County, North Carolina, United States ,   d. Jan 1843, Henderson County, North Carolina, United States  (Age 0 years)   12. Lorazer Emmeline RICHARDSON,   b. 8 Apr 1843, Henderson County, North Carolina, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   13. Frances Ann RICHARDSON,   b. 3 Jun 1844, Henderson County, North Carolina, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2019
  Family ID	F348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Benjamin Richardson and Martha P. Murray Richardson The stone marks the graves of Benjamin and Martha, and two of their sons, James Henry Richardson and Benjamin Franklin Richardson, and of their grandson, T.M. Hight.

  
  

• Sources

  [S102] Ancestry.COM. [S109] Find-a-Grave website, MEMORIAL ID: 20195529. [S114] Miscellaneous, http://www.carolana.com/NC/Towns/Buncombe_POs_Sorted.htm. [S114] Miscellaneous, http://ncccha.org/pdf/buncombecounty/buncombecountypostalhistory.pdf. [S114] Miscellaneous, Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society online at http://www.obcgs.com/. [S316] 1860 Federal Census, Township 14 Range 7 East, Attala, Mississippi, Page 5 Dwelling 28. [S108] Winston County, Mississippi Cemeteries. [S98] 1840 Federal Census, 7th Precinct, Greene County, Tennessee, Ancestry pg 43 of 170. Census recorded: 1 male 40-50: Benjamin (44) 1 male 15-20: Robert Evans Richardson (his son by his first wife) (17) 4 males 5-10: James Henry (11), Benjamin F. (8), John Thomas (6), George Washington (6) 2 males <5: Marcus Pinkney (3), William Henry (1) 1 female 30-40: Margaret Murray Richardson (37) 1 female 15-20: Margaret Elvira (15) 2 females 10-15: Martha Matilda (14) & Mary Summers (12) 1 female 5-10: Elizabeth Abijah (9) [S76] 1850 Federal Census, Winston County, Mississippi Page 60 Dwelling 416.