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From: Pam Richardson <>
Subject: Re: [RICHARDSON] Randolph Richardson
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 19:30:37 -0500
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William,

I have not run across a Clement Richardson in my
research but I don't know the siblings of Randolph,
yet. Randolph's children stayed in Virginia and two
moved to Missouri and Indiana. Will let you know if I
find a Clement.

Pam

"William G. Johnson" wrote:
>
> Pam:
>
> In your searches have you come across the name of Clement Richardson, b May
> 25th, 1736? I do not know where he was born but his son was born in OH in
> 1794. Just thought I would make contact and ask.
>
> Thank you,
>
> William G. Johnson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Goodman [mailto:]
> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 4:24 PM
> To:
> Subject: RE: [RICHARDSON] Randolph Richardson
>
> Pam,
>
> For someone born in or living in later Bedford Co., you should also be
> looking in county records of early Isle of Wight, Surry, Brunswick, and
> Lunenberg, the parent counties of Bedford, which did not exist in 1730.
>
> Lunenburg County was formed in 1746 from a large part of western Brunswick
> Co., which had been formed in 1732 from the western parts of Isle of Wight
> and Surry counties. The northern border between Lunenburg and Albemarle was
> then the divide between the James and Roanoke River watersheds. From its
> formation, the county seat was New London, within a few miles of the
> earliest settlement on Flat Creek, established ca 1734. This area is in what
> is now western Campbell Co.
>
> Bedford County was formed in 1754 from the northwest part of Lunenburg and a
> small part of Albemarle. In 1755 the Act creating Bedford County specifies
> that "Lunenburg be divided, from the mouth of Falling River up the said
> river to the fork, thence up the fork running by John Beard's to the
> head...and all that part of said Lunenburg shall be called by the name of
> Bedford..." [The Old Free State pg 142]. The border between Lunenburg and
> Albemarle was the divide between the James and Roanoke River watersheds.
> After Bedford was formed, this border was found to be impractical, and a
> line was drawn in 1756 from Flood's Mountain (one of the "Appomattox River
> Mountains") to the mouth of Stonewall Creek on the James River and all
> former Albemarle land southwest of that line and south of the James was
> added to Bedford.
>
> New London, previously the county seat of Lunenburg, was Bedford's first
> county seat. Later, Amherst was formed from the northern section of Bedford,
> lying between Bedford on the south, and Albemarle on the north. Then, in
> 1781, Campbell Co. was formed from the remaining eastern part of Bedford,
> including the town of New London, and the county seat was moved to Liberty,
> later named Bedford City. In 1786, a southwestern part of Bedford County,
> and northern part of Henry County, were divided to form Franklin County.
> Some Bedford related records before its 1754 formation may be found in
> earlier Isle of Wight, Surry, Brunswick, Lunenburg, Albemarle and later in
> Amherst, Campbell and Franklin Counties, after the dates each of those were
> created from Bedford.
>
> Ron
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pam Richardson [mailto:]
> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 15:35
> To:
> Subject: [RICHARDSON] Randolph Richardson
>
> My husband's gggg was Randolph Richardson, b. 1730, in
> Bedford County, now Franklin County, Virginia.
>
> I believe that John, b. 1714, is Randolph's father but
> I can't prove it.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
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