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Family Sheet

HUSBAND
Name: George Washington Richards Note Born: 1759 at Rockingham Co., , , VA Married: Died: 1835 at Lewis Co., , , VA
WIFE
Name: Catherine Bush Born: Abt 1765 at Hamshire Co., , , VA Died: Bef 1832 [7]
CHILDREN
Name: Michael M. Richards Born: 1804 at Wood Co., , VA Now Rithcie Co., WV Died: 1864 at Grantsville, , Calhoun Co., WV Wife: Caroline Wilson
Name: Nelson Richards Born: 1813 at Ritchie Co., , , WV Died: at Calhoun Co., , , WV Wife: Mahala Jones
SOURCES
7). BeamandWilson.FTW
NOTES
1). 1735328.ged BeamandWilson.FTW Words on George Richards grave stone located at Ray Cottrill s farm. George Richards, Indian Spy, Continental Army, Revolutionary War, Marriage Harrison Co., VA WV Jul. 30, 1788 George Richards to Catherine Bush Descendants of George Richards & Catherine Bush Stella Cotrill From THE DESCENDANTS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON RICHARDS,SR. And CATHERINE BUSH. Book By ELVIN RICHARDS 1978. Library of Congress Card 78 72881. Information from Jean Moore. There is a photo of Old Fort Spring RICHARDS Fort was built around it. No building th ere is another photo of f Monument marking the Fort site and grave maker of Arnold & Paul RIC HARDS killed by the INDIANS on August 06,1782. John Frederick REICHERT Born 1679 of Augsbury,Germany He came over with Daniel FALKNER, Ca ptain in either 1700 or 1703. He was Naturalized September 25,1740. Name of REICHERT changed to RICHARDS in 1750 First time in the book, I see the name of JACOB RICHARDS is in an Appraisement in August a Co, VA. Vol.3,Page 40, December 05, 1754. In Vol. 1 Page 87, November 19,1760, John & J acob RICHARDS are listed on a list of Tithalibles, History of Harrison Co., by Henry HAYMON D says JACOB RICHARDS claimed 400 Acres of land on SYCAMORE Creek 1771 George RICHARDS 400 Acres on LINESTONE Creek,1775 There are several other RICHARDS listed,John, Arnold, Paul, William, Conrad. 1790 Census of Harrison Co.,VA George RICHARDS,1 in family. Jacob RICHARDS,Sr.4 in family. John RICHARDS,8 in family. Conrad RICHARDS,8 in family. JACOB RICHARDS,SR. date & place of birth not known. Name of wife not known. George RICHARDS born in Rockingham Co.,VA now Pendleton Co,WV 1759. to Harrison Wood Co. , now RITCHIE 1800, Died LEWIS Co.,1835, married Catherine BUSH, July 28,1788 inHarrison C o. George RICHARDS in Rev.War S 18572 VA No. 16934. George RICHARDS applied for & recevie d a pension about 1833. George RICHARDS moved his family from Harrison Co., to LYNN CAMP Ru n to BUNNELS Run about 1809 1811. CHILDREN Isaac b. 1789. George RICHARDS Jr. 1790 2 Married Catherine Elizabeth COBURN in RITCHIE CO.,WV. She w as born 1795 in Harrison Co.WV. My line . John b. 1793 4 Ben b. 1796. William b. 1798 James b.1802. Michael M. b. 1804 Wood Co.,WV. died 1864 in Calhoun Co.,WV married Caroline Wilson April 29, 1831 in Athens co., Ohio Book 1817 1856 page 29, she died in Calhoun Co,WV after 1880. Katherine b. 1806. Jacob b. Oct. 27,1808 Wood co,now Richie Co, WV he died 1899 in Ritchie Co,WV married Rut h Jones. Elias Coleman b. Oct. 11, 1810 in Wood co., WV died Nov. 28, 1888 in Ritchie Co, WV. He marri ed May 07, 1835 to Sarah Ellen Jones b. Feb. 03, 1818 d o James Jones she died March 1877 i n Ritchie co,WV. Children of Elias & Sarah Jones Richards are Menirva Ruth Jessie I. born April 20, 1840 in Wood Co, Died Dec. 1908 at Pennsboro. 1st wife Sarah Stewar t b. 1843 married on March 05,1863 in Ritchie Co, WV. 2nd Wife Jane Elder. Eliza Benjamin Francis Prescella Eli William M.Richards Martha Coleman Elias Richards. There are three RICHARDS Cemeteries listed in Cemeteries Book. One on LYNN Camp has 20 umarked & unidentified graves. Another also on LYNN Camp has approxim ately 45 unidentified graves. RICHARDS, Eliza, died August 05,1878 83 y 7 m wife of George W. RICHARDS. RICHARDS,George W. No dates, Fieldstone reads G.W.R. RIichards, W.R. no dates, fieldstone. Another Richards Survey Cemetery had unidentified graves, JONES,James 17 1850 Continental Line, Rev. War. Sarah RAVENCRAFT JONES unmarked. Catherine BUSH RICHARDS unmarked. RICHARDS, George, 1795 1835 Indian Spy, Continental army, Rev. War.

						

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