Joseph RICHISON

1786 - Bef 1826  (39 years)

• Name	Joseph RICHISON  [1]
  Birth	10 Dec 1786-16 Dec 1786	, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2]
  	born at 8pm
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 3 Sep 1826  [3]
  Person ID	I4126	richison
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2009

  
  

  Father	William RICHISON,   b. Cal 14 Jan 1762, , Chester, Pennsylvania, USA d. 3 Mar 1837, East Whitland Twp., Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (Age ~ 75 years)
  Mother	Mary MEREDITH,   b. Bef 1764   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F872	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Dec 1786-16 Dec 1786 - , Chester, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  (Research):Joseph was not mentioned in his father, William's, will so very likely he died before 3 Sep 1826 when the will was written.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1060] Richard Richison Bible, (Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania Publications, Vol. 14, No. 1, October 1942, page 66), 974.8 G286. [S36] IGI - International Genealogical Index, 1 Jun 2001, Film 442357, Ordinance 98257, Alberta (Reliability: 3). RICHESON, Joseph Sex: M b 10 Dec 1786 , Chester Co., Pennsylvania f William RICHESON m Mary MEREDITH Film No. 442357 Ordinance No. 98257, Alberta Temple [S1394] Pennsylvania. Chester Co. - Wills & Probate, (estate files), 26 Apr 2008, #9505, will book R, vol. 17, page 113, will and codicil of William Richison/Richardson, 23 September 1826 and 30 August 1827; Chester County Archives, West Chester. (Reliability: 4). «u»Testator:«/u» William Richison/Richardson, of East Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania «u»Executors: «/u»John Malin and Josiah Hibbert, both of East Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania «u»Signed:«/u» 23 September 1826, Wm Richardson «u»Codicil signed:«/u» 30 August 1827 «u»Witnesses:«/u» John Gemmil and James Dilworth «u»Proved:«/u» 11 Mar 1837 «u»Bequests:«/u» «b»to wife Elizabeth «/b»"my eight day Clock, with my rideing chair and the sorrel mare that commonly goes in the Chair" or if the mare dies before William, then "pay to my said wife the value of said mare out of my Estate, to be in full and lieu of dower of my Estate." «b»my son Richard Richison«/b» "my silver watch and my desk" «b»my daughter Jane«/b» "my best feather bed bedding & bedstead" «b»my son Benjamin«/b» "my map of the United States" «b»my ten children, namely Richard, John, Tamson, Leah, William, Rebecca, Mary, Jane, Benjamin T., Elizabeth Anna«/b» monies derived from the sale of real estate and personal property "to be equally divided between them and their representatives share and share alike" If any children of his first wife, pre-decease William without "lawful issue," their share is to go to the other survivors. If Benjamin T. or Elizabeth Anna "die before they arrive to lawful age without lawful issue," then the share of the one dying is to be divided amount the survivors. [Apparently Benjamin T. and Elizabeth Anna are children with William's second wife.] «b»shares for son John and daughter Mary«/b» "be put out to Interest by my Executor during their natural lives" with the interst paid to them yearly. After each of them dies, if without lawful issue, the principal is divided among the surviving children of his first wife; if John or Mary have lawful issue when they die, the principal is divided among the issue "their particular parent." «b»wife and two youngest children«/b» are to have free use of the house & plantation "with the provision of Grain and other necessaries" until it is sold and possession given to the purchaser. «b»wife«/b» "by a marriage contract" is to have forty acres which is not to be sold with the rest of the land. As the forty acres has been included in a mortgage on along with his other land, the Executor is to have the forty acres released from that mortgage. «u»Codicil:«/u» The eight day clock orginally given to his wife is to now go to «b»son Richard Richardson. my eight children of my first wife«/b» are now to receive eight equal shares of the monies from the sale of the real estate and personal property and "that my two youngest Children, the Children of my present wife have no part of that division of any said Estate, as I leave my wife to provide for my said two youngest Children out of the forty acres of land mentioned in said will to be held by marriage contract." William's surname is spelled both Richison and Richardson throughout. Two different signatures which should be those of William are spelled differently as well -- one as Richardson and one as Richison. While William's surname is spelled Richardson and his son Richard's surname is spelled Richardson in the codicil, the signature of William now is either Richison or Richeson. The same two men are witnesses to the codicil as were witnesses to the will. By the time the will was proven, John Gemmil had moved away and James Dilworth had died so J. B. Brinton and H. G. Womall had to swear to John and James' signatures as witnesses on both documents. Letters Testamentary were issued to John Malin on 10 March 1837 as the other named Executor, Josiah Hibberd, was deceased.