Welcome to the Descendants of Robert Richardson (c1637 - 1682) Home Page.
This web page is dedicated to the two descendants of Robert
and Susanna Richardson whose life long efforts make it possible for us
to create this page: William "Bill" R. Bishop, Jr. and Samuel "Sam" F.
Daugherty. On March 5, 2002 Sam left this planet behind and
joined the ancestors to
whom he was both lovingly devoted and about whom he shared so
much.
All of us who knew Sam can gratefully acknowledge the gift he gave so
freely
of himself.
Purposes: This Web Page is to discover the ancestors of Robert
Richardson and his wife Susanna (d/o Richard Smith) Richardson, and to
identify and
gather genealogical information on the lines of the descendants of
Robert
and Susanna Richardson.
Mount Ephraim (photo by John H. Coats)
Click on thumbnail pictures to see
full size photos.
Mount Ephraim is the name that Robert Richardson gave to his 2000
acre plantation based on a land grant dated November 9, 1666, (shown
below).
Robert Richardson died at Mount Ephraim September 10, 1682. The patent
had
to be reissued when the line between Accomack County Virginia and
Somerset
County Maryland was redrawn. The eastern part of Somerset County was
severed
to become Worcester County in 1742. Much of
this
land remained in the family until the latter nineteenth century.
Photocopy provided by Doris (Richardson) Wright
The original house was constructed of wood and has long since
disappeared along with Robert Richardson's wooden grave marker. The
present Mount Ephraim (which now refers only
to the house) was built near the site of the original wooden house and
dates from around 1770. The interior of Mount
Ephraim was completely remodeled in the 1950s. The house is located
in Worcester Co., MD near the public Landing where Rt. 365 from Snow
Hill, MD intersects Chincoteague Bay (click here for
map).
Besides the surname Richardson, descendants of Robert and Susanna
Richardson , there are surnames: Baker, Bishop, Bratten, Cade,
Daugherty, Finney, Holston, Johanson, Judd, Martin, Reale, Rilling,
Robinson, Rowley and Wright, to name only some (click on the Qwik
links, below to go directly to these surnames). We hope this Web Page
will help expand this list.
This web site is under construction.
Please check in again to see how we are progressing! We would like to hear
from anyone who has difficulty in using any aspect of our web
site. Please tell us what type and the version of your browser.... as
well as the problem you had, thank you. Donald Richardson
We would like to hear
from anyone who has difficulty in using any aspect of our web
site. Please tell us what type and the version of your browser.... as
well as the problem you had, thank you. Donald Richardson