David Richmond
David Richmond (1748–1818) Major from Rhode Island in the American Revolutionary War.
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[edit] Early years
Richmond was born in Taunton, Massachusetts the son of Seth Richmond a Mayflower Descendant.[1][2] He married Nancy Davis in 1766.
Richmond had five sons (Joseph, David, Thomas, Samuel and Seth) and four daughters (Lucy, Esther, Lydia and Nancy).
[edit] American Revolutionary War Record
From May 1, 1775 - October 1775 Richmond was a Lieutenant in Captain John Field's Company, Colonel Daniel Hitchcock's Regiment.[3]
From December, 1776 Richmond was a First Lieutenant in Captain Timothy Vilmarth's Company, Colonel Chad Brown's Regiment. He was appointed Captain on September 30, 1778 in Colonel Chad Brown's Regiment.[3]
In the summer of 1780 Richmond served one month and acted as a Major.[3]
[edit] Post war
Major Richmond moved from Rhode Island and settled at Latham's Corners, Chenango County, New York. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Mayflower families: Through Five Generations, Volume Nineteen, Thomas Rogers", Alice A. Westgate, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA, 2000
- ^ http://www.richmondancestry.org/pdf_files/5th_Generation.pdf
- ^ a b c Revolutionary War record for David Richmond (US Government) Record #W.16388
- ^ History of Chenango Co., NY - Guilford Twn. by James Smith, 1880
- A brief history of the town of Glocester, Rhode Island: preceded by a sketch of the territory while a part of providence, Providence Press CO., printers, 1886
