Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post Challenge: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog. Here is my ancestor biography for week #13:
I am descended through:
* their son, #10 Thomas Richmond (1948-1917), who married 1868 #11 Julia E. White (1848-1913);
* their daughter, #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) who married 1900 #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942);
* their son, #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983), who married 1942 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002);
* their son, #1 Randall J. Seaver (1943-....)
To create this post, I made an Individual Summary report in RootsMagic 6, then saved it into an RTF file. I then copied and pasted the Person, the Individual Fact List, the Marriages/Children, the General Notes, and the Source Citations into this blog post. Unfortunately, the source citations superscripts did not survive this process as superscripts, so I put them in brackets in the Individual Facts list below, and without brackets in the Source Citation list. I have images of many of these records, but have not included them in this blog post due to the length of the post. Many of them have been transcribed or shown in Amanuensis Monday and Treasure Chest Thursday posts.
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1) PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Name: James Richman [1–4, 6]
* Sex: Male
* Father: John Richman (1788-1867) [1, 5]
* Mother: Ann Marshman (1784-1856) [1, 5]
* Alternate Name: James Richmond [5, 7-13]
2) INDIVIDUAL FACTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Birth: 22 April 1821, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [5]
* Baptism: 6 May 1821 (age 0), St. Michael's Church; Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [3]
* Census: 31 March 1841 (age 19), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [4]
* Census: 31 March 1851 (age 29), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [2]
* Occupation: 31 March 1851 (age 29), coal merchant labourer; Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [3]
* Immigration: 22 October 1855 (age 34), Ship Calhoun, from Liverpool, New York, New York, New York, United States [6]
* Census: 1 April 1860 (age 38), Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island, United States [7]
* Occupation: 1 June 1860 (age 39), farm laborer; Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island, United States [7]
* Census: 1 April 1870 (age 48), Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [8]
* Occupation: 1 June 1870 (age 49), works in a woolen mill; Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [8]
* Census: 1 June 1880 (age 59), Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [9]
* Occupation: 1 June 1880 (age 59), farmer; Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [9]
* Census: 1 April 1900 (age 78), Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [10]
* Occupation: 1 April 1900 (age 78), farmer; Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [10]
* Description: 1903 (about age 82), Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [11]
* Census: 1 April 1910 (age 88), Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [12]
* Occupation: 1 April 1910 (age 88), farmer on home farm; Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [12]
* Death: 20 December 1912 (age 91), of pneumonia and grippe; Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [5]
* Burial: after 20 December 1912 (after age 91), Grove Street Cemetery, Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [13]
3) MARRIAGES AND CHILDREN (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Spouse 1.: Hannah Rich (1824-1911) [1]
* Marriage 1: 7 September 1845 (age 24), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [1]
* Child 1: Thomas Richmond (1848-1917)
* Child 2: James Richmond (1849-1929)
* Child 3: Ann Richman (1851-1853)
* Child 4: Louisa Richmond (1853-1940)
* Child 5: Elizabeth Ann Richmond (1854-1931)
* Child 6: Emma Richmond (1856-1921)
* Child 7: Hannah Rebecca Richmond (1859-1947)
* Child 8: John Henry Richmond (1865-1947)
* Child 9: Charles Edwin Richmond (1866-1951)
4) NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets) - revised June 2025:
James Richman was born on 22 April 1821 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. the second son and fifth child of eight children of John Richman and Ann (Marshman) Richman. James Richmond's death certificate says that his birth date was 22 April 1921 in England, with parents John Richmond and Ann Marshman [5]. The baptism of James Richman on 6 May 1821, son of John (weaver and laborer) and Ann Richman was found in the Hilperton church parish records [3].
In the 1841 Census for Wiltshire, the John Richman family resided on Marsh Lane in Hilperton Marsh. The household included [4]:
* John Richman Senior - age 52, male, a coal hauler, born Wiltshire
* Ann Richman - age 59, female, a weaver, born Wiltshire
* Elizabeth Richman - age 30, female, a weaver, born Wiltshire
* James Richman - age 20, male, Ag Lab, born Wiltshire
The marriage record for James Richman and Hannah Rich in the Hilperton parish church records noted that they were married by banns on 7 September 1845 by William Talman according to the ceremonies of the Church of England.[1] James was of full age, a bachelor, a labourer, a resident of Hilperton, father’s name was John Richman, father’s profession was labourer, and he signed his name. Hannah was age 20, a spinster, a weaver, a resident of Hilperton, father’s name was John Rich, father’s profession was weaver, and she signed by mark. The witnesses to the ceremony were James Carpenter and Ann Richman.
Hannah Rich was the daughter of John Rich and Rebecca Hill, born on 16 April 1824 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England.
James Richman and Hannah Rich had the following children:
- Thomas Richman, born 10 June 1848, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; married Julia E. White, 20 June 1868, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States; died 9 November 1917, Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
- James Richman, born 4 November 1849, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; married Jane White, 24 December 1868, Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States; married Sarah Elizabeth Bigwood, 29 May 1878, Mapleville, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; died 18 May 1929, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
- Ann Richman was born before 16 November 1851 in Hilperton Marsh, Wiltshire, England.76 She was christened on 16 November 1851 at St. Paul's in Staverton, Wiltshire, England. She died before 27 April 1853 at the age of 1 in Hilperton Marsh, Wiltshire, England. Ann was buried on 27 April 1853 at St. Paul's in Staverton, Wiltshire, England.
- Louisa A. Richman was born on 10 October 1852 in Hilperton Marsh, Wiltshire, England. She was baptized on 5 December 1853 in Staverton, Wiltshire, England. Louisa never married. She died 2 April 1940 in Putnam, Windham, Connecticut and was buried in Grove Street Cemetery in Putnam.
- Elizabeth Ann Richman, born August 1854, Hilperton Marsh, Wiltshire, England; married Abram Sykes, 1876, probably Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States; died 1931, Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States.
- Emma Richman, born 12 May 1856, Hilperton Marsh, Wiltshire, England; married Arthur Lucius Fitts, 15 November 1881, Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States; died 16 March 1921, Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States.
- Hannah Rebecca Richmond, born 27 March 1858, Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; married Frank Nason Smith, bef 1880, probably Windham, Connecticut, United States; married Edmund A. Hoyle, 24 December 1890, Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died 7 January 1907, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
- John Henry Richmond, born May 1865, Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; married Mary Ann Ramsey, 1891, probably Windham, Connecticut, United States; died 21 October 1947, Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States.
- Charles Edwin Richmond, born 16 September 1866, Grosvenor Dale, Windham, Connecticut, United States; married Lavinia Guerten, 1895, Connecticut, United States; died 25 August 1951, Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States.
In the 1851 Census for Wiltshire, the James Richman family resided in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. The household included [2]:
* James Richman -- husband, age 29, coal merchant laborer, born Marsh
* Hannah Richman -- wife, age 25, woolen weaver, born Marsh
* Thomas Richman -- son, age 2, born Marsh
* James Richman -- son, age 1, born Marsh
James Richman (age 34, origin England) and Samuel Richman (age 21, probably Samuel Rich, James' brother-in-law) were passengers on the ship Calhoun out of Liverpool, England, arriving in New York on 22 October 1855 [6].
The family started using the surname of Richmond after migrating to the United States in 1855/6.
In the 1860 US census, the James Richmond family resided in Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island. The household included [7]:
* James Richmond -- age 38, male, white, farm laborer, born England
* Hannah Richmond -- age 36, female, born England
* Thomas Richmond -- age 12, male, born England, attended school
* James Richmond -- age 10, male, born England, attended school
* Louisa Richmond -- age 8, female, born England, attended school
* Elizabeth A. Richmond -- age 5, female, born England, attended school
* Emma Richmond -- age 6, female, born England, attended school
* Hannah R. Richmond -- age 2, female, born RI.
In the 1870 US census, the James Richmond family resided in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut in the house of George Whitford. The household included [8]:
* James Richmond -- age 49, male, works for woolen mill, born England
* Anna Richmond -- age 45, female, keeping house, born England
* Louisa Richmond -- age 17, female, works in woolen mill, born England
* Elizabeth Richmond -- age 15, female, works in woolen mill, born England
* Emma Richmond -- age 13, female, works in woolen mill, born England
* Rebeca Richmond -- age 11, female, born RI, attended school
* John Richmond -- age 5, male, born RI, attended school
* Charles Richmond -- age 3, male, born CT
In the 1880 U.S. census, the James Richmond family resided in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut. The family included [9]:
* James Richmond -- white, male, age 59, father, married, born England, farmer, father and mother born in England
* Anna Richmond -- white, female, age 55, mother, married, born England, keeping house, father and mother born England
* Louisa Richmond -- white, female, age 27, daughter, single, at home, born England, parents born England
* Emma Richmond -- white, female, age 27, daughter, single, works in woolen mill, born England, parents born England
* John Richmond -- white, male, age 15, son, single, at home, attended school, born RI, parents born England
* Charles Richmond -- white, male, age 13, son, single, at home, attended school, born CT, parents born England
In the 1900 US census, the James Richmond family resided in the outlying district (with no street names) in Putnam town in Windham County, Connecticut. The family included [10]:
* James Richmond -- head, white, male, born April 1821, age 79, married 55 years, born England, father and mother born England, emigrated in 1855, resident 45 years in the US, alien, a farmer
* Hannah Richmond -- wife, white, female, born Apr 1825, age 75, married 55 years, 9 children, 8 living, born England, father and mother born England, emigrated in 1856, resident 44 years
* John H. Richmond -- son, white, male, born May 1865, age 35, married 9 years, born RI, father and mother born England, a farm laborer
* Mary A. Richmond -- daughter-in-law, white, female, born August 1866, age 33, married 9 years, 0 children, born England, father and mother born England, emigrated in 1881, resident 19 years
* Louisa Richmond -- daughter, white, female, born Oct 1852, age 47, single, born England, father and mother born England, emigrated in 1855, resident 45 years
A biography of James Richmond is provided in the book Commemorative Biographical Record of Tolland and Windham Counties. The specific article was titled Arthur Lucius Fitts, but it included the biography of James Richmond, who was the father of Emma Richmond, wife of Arthur Fitts. The Richmond portion of the article reads [11]:
"James Richmond, father of Mrs. Fitts, was born in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England April 8, 1821, a son of John and Ann (Marshman) Richmond. John Richmond was a farmer and laborer, and lived in Hilperton where both he and his wife died. His children were as follows: Elizabeth, the deceased wife of Thomas Hogan, a soldier in the English Army and a resident of Hilperton, England; Sarah, the deceased wife of James Thompson, of Hilperton; John, a seafaring man who married Maria Matthews, and died in Hilperton; Ann, the widow of John Hall, and resident of Hilperton; James and Thomas, who was a twin and died at the age of twenty one.
"James Richmond was reared to the hard and unsatisfactory work of farming on a small scale, and his youth afforded scant opportunity for educational training. Nevertheless, he possessed a keen desire for knowledge, and improved such chances as came his way, by observation and reading. His first intimacy with books was acquired at Sunday School, and his alphabet was learned from a copy made by a friend. At the present time he is an unusually well informed and intelligent man, no opportunity having escaped him to add to his store of useful and interesting information. As a young man he found employment for a short time in Cardiff, Wales, but barring this limited experience, he lived on the home farm until his marriage. For the first ten years thereafter he kept house in Hilperton, and from his wages as a laborer managed to save. In 1855 he boarded a sailing vessel at Liverpool, and upon arriving in New York went directly to his destination in Pascoag, R.I. where he had friends to welcome him. He was accompanied by his wife's brother, Samuel Rich, and they landed in New York October 21, 1855, after a month's voyage. Mr. Richmond had very little money in his pocket, but his hopes were high, and he soon found work in a woolen mill in Pascoag, where he saved his wages, and made considerable headway. On November 12, 1856, he was joined by his wife and five children, they having been on the ocean for six weeks and two days.
"For about ten years Mr. Richmond was employed in Burrillville, and in March 1866, he began work in the woolen mill of Michael Moriarty at Putnam, Conn. where he remained until 1870 as manager of the engine. The LaFayette Reynolds woolen mills at Windsor, Conn. employed his services as engineer until the destruction of the plant and the following year he returned to Putnam, where he purchased his present farm from Nathaniel Battey. He is engaged in general farming, in which he has achieved success. Mr. Richmond is respected by all who know him, and he is regarded as a substantial member of the agricultural community of Putnam.
"While living in his native town of Hilperton, England, Mr. Richmond married, Sept. 7, 1845, Hannah Rich, born April 14, 1825, a daughter of John and Rebecca (Hill) Rich. Of this union there have been born nine children: Thomas, a boss carder of Elmville, Conn., who married Juliette White; James, a boss designer in the woolen mill in Stroudsburg, Pa., who married Sarah Bigwood; Ann, deceased in infancy; Louise, unmarried and living with her father; Elizabeth Ann, wife of Abram Sykes of Putnam; Emma now Mrs. Fitts; Hannah Rebecca, married first to Frank N. Smith and afterward to Edmund A. Hoyle, and now a widow residing at Worcester, Mass.; John Henry, who married Mary Ann Ramsey, is a farmer managing his father's farm; and Charles Edward, an expert mechanic of Hartford, who married Lavinia Gurten.
"James Richmond, above mentioned, is an expert in his line, as is evidenced by the fact that he had charge of the famous feat of making a suit of clothes in six hours and four minutes. In the hands of a tailor supplied with materials this might not seem an impossible undertaking, but in this instance the wool was taken from the back of the sheep and placed on the back of the wearer in the shape of a finished suit, within the specified time of six hours and two minutes."
While visiting Hilperton in Wiltshire in 1993, Randy Seaver talked to the vestryman of the Hilperton church, Mr. Potts. He recalled that he had searched for information on James Richman for another researcher -- Chester and Barbara Richmond of Washington state. He reviewed his information, and told Randy Seaver that "James Richman had been accused of stealing coal on the Avon and Kennett Canal, but was found innocent of the crime. However, he felt his reputation was besmirched, and left Hilperton for America.
In the 1910 US Census, this family resided at 1 Richmond Road in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut. The household included [12]:
* James Richmond -- head of household, male, white, age 89, married 64 years, born England, parents born England, immigrated 1855, naturalized, a farmer, works on home farm, owns farm with a mortgage
* Hanna Richmond - wife, female, white, age 85, married 64 years, 9 children born, 7 living, born England, parents born England, immigrated in 1855
* John H. Richmond -- son, male, white, age 44, married 19 years, born England, parents born England, immigrated 1883
* Mary A. Richmond -- daughter, female, white, age 41, married 19 years, 1 child born, 1 living, born RI, parents born England, farmer, works on home farm
* Louisa Richmond -- daughter, female, white, age 58, single, born England, parents born England, immigrated 1886,
* Thomas H.M. Richmond -- grandson (?), male, white, age 7, single, born CT, father born England, mother born RI, attended school
The death certificate for James Richmond in Putnam, Connecticut indicated that he was widowed, a farmer, died 20 December 1912 in Putnam at age 91 years, 7 months, 18 days, his birth date was 22 April 1821 in England, his father's name was John Richmond, born in England, his mother's name was Ann Marshman, born in England, he was buried at Grove Street Cemetery in Putnam, he was embalmed, the cause of death was pneumonia and la grippe, and the informant was Thomas Richmond [5].
James and Hannah (Rich) Richmond are interred in the Grove Street Cemetery in Putnam, Connecticut. The gravestone has this inscription [13]:
JAMES RICHMAN
1821-1912
HANNAH RICHMAN
1825-1911
James Richman died intestate, and the administration record for his estate includes:
In the Court of Probate for the District of Putnam March 12th 1913
Estate of James Richmond late of Putnam in said district deceased.
The Subscriber represents that James Richmond last dwelt in the Town of Putnam in said District, and died on the 20th day of December A. D. 1912 possessed of goods and estate remaining to be administered leaving as his only heirs at law and next of kin the persons whose names residences and relationship to the deceased are as follows, viz:
Names Residence Relationship
Thomas Richmond Putnam Son
James Richmond Stroudsburg Pa Son
Elizabeth A. Prentice Danielson Conn. Daughter
Louisa Richmond Putnam Daughter
Emma Fitts Pomfret Conn. Daughter
John H. Richmond Putnam Son
Charles E. Richmond Manchester Conn. Son
and that said deceased left no will. Therefore your petitioner prays that letters of administration may be granted to Thomas Richmond.
John H. Richmond
The undersigned being all the heirs at law, and next of kin, and devisees and legatees interested in the foregoing petition, accept service and waive notice of the hindering of the foregoing petition.
Thomas Richmond
James Richmond
Elizabeth A. Prentice
Louisa Richmond
Emma Richmond Fitts
John H. Richmond
Charles E. Richmond
Bond
Know all Men by these Presents,
That We Thomas Richmond as principal and Wm. E. Davison as surety are holden and stand firmly bound and obliged, jointly and severally unto the State of Connecticut in the penal sum of Fifty (50) Dollars to be paid to said State or to its certain attorney. To the which payment, well and truly to be made and done we the said Obligers do bind ourselves and each of us as heirs, executors and administrators, and each and every of the, for and in the whole sum aforesaid firmly by these presents.
Signed with our hands, and sealed with our seals, at Putnam this 12th day of March A.D. 1913.
The condition of this Obligation is such that whereas the above bounden Thomas Richmond has been appointed Administrator on the estate of James Richmond late of Putnam in the Probate
District of Putnam deceased.
Now therefore if the said Thomas Richmond shall faithfully discharge the duties of his said appointment according to law, then the above obligation to be void and of none effect, otherwise
to remain in full force and virtue.
Thomas Richmond
Wm E. Davison
The above and foregoing is a true copy of the Bond on file
Attest Edward G. Wright Judge
Inventory
To the Court of Probate for the District of Putnam Estate of James Richmond late of Putnam in said District deceased.
The Administrator hereby makes an inventory of all the property of said estate which property has been appraised by the undersigned appraisers duly sworn viz.
1 Farm Richmond Home Place about 80 acres $ 3,000
Wm R. May
D.N. Medbury Appraisers
Thomas Richmond Administrator
Subscribed and sworn to this 26th day of April 1913 before me
Attest. Edward G. Wright Judge
5) SOURCES:
1. Church of England, Parish Church of Hilperton (Wiltshire, England), Bishop's Transcripts, 1622-1880, "Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1837-1880," FHL BRITISH Microfilm 1,279,404, Item 15, Marriages, Page 35, No. 69, James Richman and Hannah Rich entry.
2. 1851 England and Wales Census, Wiltshire, Hilperton [parish], District 257, Folio 254 recto, Page 21, household 88, James Richman household; digital image, FindMyPast.com (http://www.findmypast.com : accessed July 2012), citing The Natonial Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, Public Record Office HO 107/1840.
3. Church of England, Parish Church of Hilperton (Wiltshire, England), Bishop's Transcripts, 1622-1880, "Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, 1813-1838," FHL BRITISH Microfilm 1,279,404, Item 14, Baptisms, Item #252, James Richman, son of John and Ann.
4. 1841 England, Wales and Scotland Census, Wiltshire, Hilperton [parish], Folio 24, Page 9 (printed), Lines 7-10, John Richman household; digital image, FindMyPast.com (www.findmypast.com : accessed 27 July 2012); citing The Natonal Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, Public Record Office HO 107/1182/2.
5. Putnam, Connecticut, Certificate of Death, James Richmond, 20 December 1912; Registrar of Vital Statistics, Putnam, Ct. (certificate not dated).
6. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, digital image, Ancestry.com , : accessed 8 July 2010), image 477 of 565, Line 23, James Richman entry; citing List Number 1037 of National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, Roll 157; Ship Calhoun out of Liverpool, Daniel H. Truman master, arrived New York on 22 October 1855.
7. 1860 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Providence County, Rhode Island, Burrillville town, Page 45, Dwelling #679, Family #740, James Richmond family, online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 1205.
8. 1870 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Windham County, Connecticut, Putnam town: Page 563, Dwelling #376, Family #669, James Richmond family; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, Roll 117.
9. 1880 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Windham County, Connecticut, Putnam town: Page 605B, Dwelling #43, Family #51, James Richmond family, online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T9, Roll 110.
10. 1900 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Windham County, Connecticut, Putnam town; ED 522, Sheet 2A, Lines 79-83, James Richmond household; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T623, Roll 15.
11. Commemorative Biographical Record of Tolland and Windham Counties, two volumes, (Chicago Ill. : J.H. Beers & Company, 1903), Volume II, pages 1130-1131, Arthur Lucius Fitts sketch.
12. 1910 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Windham County, Connecticut, Putnam; ED 581, Page 106, Dwelling #148, Family #186, James Richmond family; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T624, Roll 144.
13. Grove Street Cemetery (Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut, United States), James Richmond; Randall J. Seaver, September 1990.
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1 comment:
Hi Randy, you've done a lot of research. Too bad it looks like our Richmonds are not related. My husband's side came from Scotland and planted themselves firmly in Nebraska.
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