Captain William RICHARDSON, of Bloom Hill

1743 - 1786  (42 years)

• Name	William RICHARDSON  [1, 2, 3]
  Prefix	Captain
  Suffix	of Bloom Hill
  Birth	31 Jul 1743	Charleston, St. Philips Parish, South Carolina   [4]
  Baptism	21 Oct 1743	Charleston, St. Philip’s Parish, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Birth	BET. 1743 - 1745	Virginia or Charleston, SC   [5]
  Death	1786	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [5]
  	Yellow Fever
  HIST	SOURCE: "The Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books" Vol 9 p. 23 William Richardson was a member of the 1st Provincial Congress of South Carolina and Captain of the 1st regiment of rifles. He was captured in Charleston, paroled, and when exchanged, served as quartermaster. He was born in Virginia, 1745, and died, 1786 in Sumter County, SC. SOURCE: Amy McCroskie ; Susan Hamersky, Woodland Hills, CA ; J.C.R. Hutchinson "These Richardsons had a plantation home called Bloomhill Plantation in Sumter Co., SC (named for the flowers that bloomed there). It was established in the latter part of the 1700's. It is described as being "in high hills of the Santee", also later described as being near Wedgefield, SC. Many Richardson family members were buried on this plantation between the 1770's and the mid-late 1800's. In a 1930 newspaper article, it states: "The forgotten town of Manchester, SC is now a deserted spot on a lonely road that winds on a deserted trail past many a home site of bygone days, among them Bloomhill Plantation." The original houses are long since gone, but the family cemetery is still in existence. I visited it about four years ago and took some photographs and gravestone rubbings. The graveyard is on a private estate, and you need to be escorted to the site, preferable in a 4WD off-road vehicle. William also owned another plantation which he called Richland, or Rich Land, for the quality of the soil there." Bloom Hill Plantation received its name from its founder and owner, Captain WIlliam RIchardson. It was not named for anyone, but for the flowers that bloomed there. He inherited from his father 1,800 acres in the High Hills of the Santee which he settled as Bloom Hill plantation.  [1]
  Occupation	he was first a carpenter and then a merchant in Charleston, South Carolina  [1]
  _UID	DBF8F562006A451A87FDA716F7C735345B0C
  Death	17 Feb 1786	Bloom Hill Plantation, Sumter District, South Carolina
  Burial	Bloom Hill Plantation, Sumter District, South Carolina   [4]
  Person ID	I12579	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2010

  
  

  Father	Sea Captain Edward RICHARDSON,   b. 1705, England d. 1765, Charleston, South Carolina (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Living
  Family ID	F12589	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Magdalen GUIGNARD,   b. 7 Feb 1750, Charleston, St Philips Parish, South Carolina d. 23 May 1810, Columbia, Richland District, South Carolina (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	13 Oct 1768	Charleson, St. Philip’s Parish, South Carolina   [4]
  	Marriage performed by Rev. Samuel Hart Marriage performed by Rev. Samuel Hart
  _UID	EBCCD7467FBD42238FBC9E7F9A1163372239
  _UID	EBCCD7467FBD42238FBC9E7F9A1163372239
  Children	1. Charles Poinsett /RICH RICHARDSON,   b. 13 Jan 1776, Bloom Hill Plantation, Sumter District, South Carolina d. 15 Jan 1828 (Age 52 years)   2. Captain William Guignard RICHARDSON,   b. 16 Apr 1773, Charleston, St. Philip’s Parish, South Carolina d. 8 Sep 1849, Bloom Hill Plantation, Sumter District, South Carolina (Age 76 years)   3. Judge John Smythe RICHARDSON, Sr.,   b. 11 Apr 1777, Bloom Hill Plantation, Sumter District, South Carolina d. 8 May 1850, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina (Age 73 years)   4. Caroline RICHARDSON,   b. 7 Feb 1779, Bloom Hill Plantation, Sumter District, South Carolina d. 14 Dec 1816, Columbia, Richland District, South Carolina (Age 37 years)   5. Manly RICHARDSON,   b. 4 Feb 1781, Bloom Hill Plantation, Sumter District, South Carolina d. 2 Oct 1829, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (Age 48 years)   6. Emily RICHARDSON,   b. 7 Aug 1782, Bloom Hill Plantation, Sumter District, South Carolina d. 25 Jun 1864, Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi (Age 81 years)   7. Bethia Frances RICHARDSON,   b. 31 Dec 1784   8. Ann R. RICHARDSON,   b. 22 May 1771, Charleston, St. Philip’s Parish, South Carolina d. 24 Oct 1840, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F12559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2000

  
  

• Notes

  He was the 7th son. When he was quite a young man, he ran away from his father, and came to Charleston, S. C., bringing his younger sister, Susannah, with him. [6, 7]

  
  

• Sources

  [S306] page 560. [S3760] Elizabeth Buford Richardson, (The J. W. Burke Company 1906 Macon, Georgia), page 9, 13. [S14919] . [S316] Judith Reesor Hutchinson, Page 2. [S68] Cochran Gedcom File. [S3760] Elizabeth Buford Richardson, (The J. W. Burke Company 1906 Macon, Georgia), page 10. [S3760] Elizabeth Buford Richardson, (The J. W. Burke Company 1906 Macon, Georgia), page 11.