
| 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] |
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| 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 "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] |
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| 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] |
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| _UID | EBCCD7467FBD42238FBC9E7F9A1163372239 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Family ID | F12559 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||||||||||
| Last Modified | 3 Feb 2000 | |||||||||||||||||
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