Elizabeth (Bates) Richardson (1671 - 1722)

Born 22 Dec 1671 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Jonathan Richardson — married 8 Nov 1692 (to 9 May 1722) in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 9 May 1722 at age 50 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Elizabeth Bates was born in Chelmsford, Middlesex, (then) Massachusetts Bay Colony on 22 December 1671, the daughter of John & Mary (Farwell) Bates.^[1] She married at Chelmsford on 08 November 1692 to Jonathan Richardson.^[2] Elizabeth Richardson was named in her father's will dated 18 July 1716, with her husband Jonathan named as his executor.^[3] She died in her 51st year in Chelmsford on 09 May 1722,^[4] and was buried in the Forefather's Burial Ground in Chelmsford Center.^[5][6]

Children born Chelmsford:

1. Jonathan, b. 28 Dec 1693, n.f.i.
2. Elizabeth, b. 19 Oct 1696; m. Edward Colburn 1713.
3. Mary, b. 26 Jun 1699, d. 1754 Dracut; m. Dr. Samuel Coburn 1716.
4. Lydia, b. 14 Jul 1702; n.f.i.
5. Olive, b. 29 Jun 1706, d. 1752; m. Capt. John Colburn 1744.
6. Thankful, b. 16 Aug 1709; m. Ezra Colburn 1733.
7. Lucy, b. 06 Apr 1712; n.f.i.

Sources

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-YYQP : 10 November 2020), Elisabeth Bates, 22 Dec 1671; citing Birth, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934228.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-YPMT : 10 November 2020), Elisabeth Bats in entry for Jonathan Richardson, 8 Nov 1692; citing Marriage, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934228.

• "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMY-R4K : 17 January 2020), Mrs. Elizabeth Richardson, 1722.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVK-KVFT : 6 August 2020), Elizabeth Bates Richardson, ; Burial, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America, Forefathers Burial Ground; citing record ID 18169262, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18169262/elizabeth-richardson

1. ↑ Essex Institute, compiler, Vital Records of Chelmsford, MA, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1914), p. 23.

   "Battes, Elisabeth, d. John and Mary, Dec. 22, 1671."

2. ↑ VRs of Chelmsford, p. 185, 306.

   "Bats, Elisabeth, and Jonathan Richardson, Nov. 8, 1692."

3. ↑ Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871, file #1393
4. ↑ VRs of Chelmsford, p. 433.

   "Richardson, Elizabeth, Mrs. [w. Capt. Jonathan GR1] May 9, 1722 [in her 51st y. GR1]"

5. ↑ Rev. Wilson Waters, History of Chelmsford, Mass. (Lowell, MA: Courier-Citizen Co., 1917), p. 746.

   "Mrs. Elizabeth Richardson, wife to Capt. Jonathan Richardson, May 9, 1722, Age, about 51 yrs."

6. ↑ Findagrave.com Memorial #18169262 (with gravestone photograph)