Edward Richardson

1784 -

• Name	Edward Richardson
  Birth	Between 1775-1784
  Gender	Male
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Drury Richardson,   b. c1740   d. Between Apr and May 1811  (Father)  Sally  (Mother)
  Notes	1793, Dec-Jan 1794 -- General Assembly Session Records, Box 3 Edward Richardson signed a petition to form Alfordstown as County Seat for Moore County, NC. [Editor's Note: the petition failed. In 1796 the NC General Assembly established Carthage as the county seat. In 1806, it was changed to Faginsville to honor Richardson Fagin. The name was changed back to Carthage in 1814] 1800 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 74 Edward Richardson (16-25) 1M 1F (0-10) 1M 1802, Oct 8 -- Land Grant #2029, Moore County, NC Mikajah Brewer received 98 acres located on both sides of Buffalo Creek adjoining John Ritter, Drury Richardson and his own line. Jno. Ritter and Edwd. Richardson were chain carriers. 1803, Aug 7 -- Land Grant #0110, Moore County, NC William Richardson received 50 acres located on Morter Glade adjoining Zachary Smith. Edward Richardson and Zachariah Smith were chain carriers. [Editor's Note: Never granted] 1810 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 603 Edward Richardson (26-45) 1M 1F (10-16) 1M (0-10) 1M 1817, Jul 17 -- Land Grant #2479, Moore County, NC John Melton received 70 acres located north of Buffalo Creek adjoining his own line. James Melton and Edward Richardson were chain carriers.
  Person ID	I04499	Moore County Wallaces
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Drury Richardson,   b. c1740   d. Between Apr and May 1811
  Mother	Sally
  Histories		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Family ID	F1381	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		1811 Will Book A Page 271, Moore County, NC - Will of Drury Richardson
  		1817 Land Grant, Moore County, NC #2479 - John Melton

  
  

  Histories

  1793 Petition, Moore County, NC - New Moore County Courthouse in Alfordstown 1793, Nov 25 -- Dec 1793-Jan 1794 General Assembly Session Records, Box 3 Contains hundreds of signatures of early Moore County residents. Petition to the NC General Assembly to establish "Alfordstown" and move the courthouse there. Petition ultimately failed. Very large document, similar to a Tax List, and it may take additional time to load. Typed abstract at conclusion of the document courtesy of Central North Carolina Journal, September 1993 [Edited and published by James V. Comer]. Original documents courtesy of NC Archives.