RICHARDSON, Benjamin
1796 - 1862 (65 years)-
Name RICHARDSON, Benjamin Birth 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.
Death 29 May 1862 Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, United States [1, 2] Burial Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, United States [2, 7] Address:
Louisville CemeteryPerson ID I1241 Pickel_Bartlett Last Modified 10 Apr 2019
Father RICHARDSON, Robert, b. 1768, Frederick County, Virginia d. 1798, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States (Age 30 years) Mother JOHNSON, Mary, b. Abt 1779, 96th District, South Carolina d. Between 28 Nov 1826 and 1835, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States (Age 47 years) Marriage Bef 1796 Family ID F2428 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 EVANS, Mary, b. Abt 1796, Newbury, Waubaunsee, North Carolina d. Abt 1823, North Carolina (Age 27 years) Marriage Abt 1820 North Carolina Children 1. RICHARDSON, Robert Evans, b. Abt 1823, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F369 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 May 2022
Family 2 MURRAY, Margaret P., b. 28 Sep 1803, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States d. 3 Feb 1860, Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, United States (Age 56 years) Marriage 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. RICHARDSON, Margaret Elvira, b. 29 May 1825, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States d. 5 May 1893, Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, United States (Age 67 years) 2. RICHARDSON, Martha Matilda, b. 23 Aug 1826, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States d. Yes, date unknown 3. RICHARDSON, Mary Summers, b. 17 Jan 1828, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States d. 19 Jan 1916, Winston County, Mississippi, United States (Age 88 years) 4. RICHARDSON, James Henry, b. 21 Jul 1829, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States d. 3 Aug 1864, Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, United States (Age 35 years) 5. RICHARDSON, Elizabeth Abijah, b. 16 Mar 1831, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States d. 4 Apr 1921, Greenwood, Monroe, Mississippi, United States (Age 90 years) 6. RICHARDSON, Benjamin F, b. 15 Dec 1832, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States d. 28 May 1848, Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, United States (Age 15 years) 7. RICHARDSON, John Thomas, b. 22 Apr 1834, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States d. 18 May 1911, Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, United States (Age 77 years) 8. RICHARDSON, George Washington, b. 22 Oct 1834, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States d. Apr 1862, Shiloh, Hardin, Tennessee, United States (Age 27 years) 9. RICHARDSON, Marcus Pinkney, b. 22 May 1837–8, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States d. 11 Apr 1908, Los Angeles County, California, United States 10. RICHARDSON, William Henry, b. 21 Nov 1839, Henderson County, North Carolina, United States d. 1918, Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, United States (Age 78 years) 11. RICHARDSON, Mahala Jane, b. 10 Mar 1842, Henderson County, North Carolina, United States d. Jan 1843, Henderson County, North Carolina, United States (Age 0 years) 12. RICHARDSON, Lorazer Emmeline, b. 8 Apr 1843, Henderson County, North Carolina, United States d. Yes, date unknown 13. RICHARDSON, Frances Ann, b. 3 Jun 1844, Henderson County, North Carolina, United States d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F348 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 May 2022
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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.
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Sources - [S102] Cer.
- [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.
- [S102] Cer.