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Samuel Richardson
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Name Samuel Richardson Gender Male _CRE 15 Mar 2024 Person ID 82265133 Our Family History Last Modified 29 Mar 2024
Family Eleanor _CRE 15 Mar 2024 Children 1. Ann Richardson d. Aft 1724 Family ID 22902592 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Mar 2024
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Samuel Richardson
Historical and biographical sketches-09 Samuel RichardsonSamuel Richardson biography Samuel Richardson family and will extracts
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Notes - Samuel was a vocal member of the Provincial Council and Alderman. He owned all the land on the North side of Market Street from 2nd Street to the Delaware River and put it out on ground rent.
Samuel Richardson, wife and family show a "Received Into Membership" from MM Spanish Town, Jamaica, 3 mo. 10, 1687. He was in London in 1673.
Family tradition: he was in Friends meeting when earthquake destroyed Port Royal in 1692, opening graves; rescued lady from floods and later married her.
- Samuel was a vocal member of the Provincial Council and Alderman. He owned all the land on the North side of Market Street from 2nd Street to the Delaware River and put it out on ground rent.