Family:Stephen Richardson and Lydia Gilbert (1)

Parents: Amos Richardson and Mary Smith Stephen Richardson b. 14 Jun 1652 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. Bef 3 Jun 1703	Lydia Gilbert

m. Bef 25 Sep 1673

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Marriage^[1]

Bef 25 Sep 1673

▼Children

		Birth	Death
1.	Jonathan Richardson	Bef 10 Sep 1674 probably Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States	7 May 1700 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
2.	Stephen Richardson	Abt 1676 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States	11 Aug 1749 Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States
3.	Mary Richardson	Abt 1678 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
4.	Amos Richardson	Abt 1680 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
5.	Samuel Richardson	chr. 18 Mar 1683 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States	20 Apr 1701 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
6.	Rachel Richardson	chr. 30 May 1686 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
7.	Lemuel Richardson	chr. 12 Aug 1688 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States	24 May 1713 East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
8.	Jemima Richardson	chr. 19 Jun 1692 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States	Bef 1770

▼References

↑ Richardson, Rosell L. Amos Richardson of Boston and Stonington: with a contribution to the history of his descendants and the allied families of Gilbert, Edwards, Yarrington, and Rust. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978)
p. 16.

Letter from Gov. John Winthrop, the younger, to Amos Richardson: "Mr. Jonathan Gilbert spake to me of your desires of accommodating you some land .. for the convenience of your son, who married his daughter..."
Source:Richardson, Rosell L. Amos Richardson of Boston and Stonington mentions a son Nathaniel, whose existence only known because the mother Lydia, in a deed dated 10 Aug 1696, gives land formerly given to him, now deceased, to her son Jonathan. To own land in 1696, Nathaniel would have to be born by 1675, and it is not obvious where his birth fits - before Jonathan probably since he had already been given land, and Jonathan not until 1696? But, then why isn't Nathaniel mentioned in his grandfather's will? Nathaniel is never explicitly called a son, but it is not obvious what other relationship would allow Lydia to dispose of his land. In fact, this suggests the gift was not formalized by deed, but may merely have been given use of the land, as one would expect probate to split the land amongst all siblings when Nathaniel died. Lydia signs one deed as "Executor of my honored husbands will", but it is never mentioned, and would probably shed some light on this.