Elizabeth Powell Richmond

The Chatham Courier @ Fulton History published on 14 March 1940:

Source

POWELL - The Powells settled in Austerlitz, Columbia Co, N.Y., 1757.  The each had 100 acres, their section was known as Macedonia.  Truman Powell was born not later than 1703 married March 6, 1727, Elizabeth Carpenter, at Coventry.

Children:  Elizabeth, b. Feb.18, 1728, m. Sharon, Conn., March 25, 1745, Edward Richmond.
Truman
Martin
John
Elijah
Lois
Joseph

The first meeting of the proprietors was held at Spencer's Town, May 31, 1757.  Truman Powell was one of a committee for laying out the settlings lot.

Abigail And Peleg Sisson

Peleg Sisson (1754 - 1836) was first married to Abigail Richmond.  They had no children.  Peleg deserted Abigail and married Mary VanValkenburg (1768 - 1831) with whom he had several children.

Source: Fold3

 From the Richmond Family book:

302. EDWARD RICHMOND5  (Benjamin4, Edward3, Edward2, John1) was b. in Little Compton, R. I., July 7, 1723. He married, in 1736, Elizabeth Powell. He died about 1804. Residence, Spencertown, N. Y.

CHILDREN:
 +934. BENJAMIN6 , born about 1750; married, 1st , Lois Griffith; 2nd, Mrs. Polly Richmond.
 +935. ELIZABETH6, born in 1752; married Jonathan Shepherd.
 +936. STEPHEN6, born Jan. 7, 1754; married Rebekah Sisson.
 +937. EDWARD6, born about 1770; married Huldah --------.
 +938. JONATHAN6, married Polly Richmond.
 +939. SYLVESTER6, married Harriet Covell.
 +940. SYLVANUS6, born about 1771; married Rachel Phillips.
 +941. MARTIN6
 -941a. ELIJAH6, born about 1778; married Elizabeth Fowler. [Note: My Ancestors]
+942. ABIGAIL6, married Peleg Sisson. 
+943. Rhoda6, married Deliverance Smith.
-944. DANIEL6, married ------- Hunt, and lived near Lenox, Mass.

Marriage 1 Abigail RICHMOND b: 1770 in Spencertown, Columbia, New York
Note: They had no children, but she adopted Peleg Richmond, son of her brother Edward. Her husband deserted her, eloping with a person by the name of Van Volkenburg, by whom he had nine daughters.

Peleg and his second wife (Mary/Polly) lived in Murray, Orleans County, New York.  From the History of Murray:

"The first settlement of this town was commenced in 1809, or previous to that, by Epaphras Mattison. Daniel Wait, Joshua Rockwood and Peleg Sisson were among the other early settlers."

From the VALKENBURG-L Archives:

Peleg SISSON (John , Jonathan , James , Richard ) was born 18 Jan 1756 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts. Peleg married (1) Polly VAN VALKENBURG. Polly was born 1785, d. before 1833.
They had the following children: Anna, Sarah, Phoebe, Rhoda W., Peleg, Hannah, Milbourne, Jesse 

Peleg married, as his third wife, Clarissa BURLINGAME.  Peleg's Revolutionary War pension application and that of his widow, Clarissa.  At the time of his service he was of Claverack, Albany, New York. [Note: Also At Fold3]

Peleg Sisson in the Surrogate Index of Orleans County
Sisson, Peleg Murray 1836 o,w,t 21-408

Elijah Richmond Timeline

19 Nov 1775
Elijah Richmond born in New York
Probably either the son or grandson of Edward Richmond and Elizabeth Powell; an alternate theory as to the identity of Elijah's father can be found here 

1805 ca
Married Elizabeth Fowler
The date is estimated based upon the birth of their first child; her last name of Fowler was known in our family and also identified as such in her grandson's (Marvin Acker's) biography

1806
Birth of daughter Elizabeth Richmond

1807
Birth of son Thomas P. Richmond [My ancestor]

1809
Birth of son James Richmond

1810
Elijah Richmond on Onondaga Twp., Onondaga County, New York, Census

1811
Birth of son Silas Richmond

1812 - War of
Elijah Richmond was named as a War of 1812 veteran in a grandson's biography

1814
Birth of son Alonzo Richmond


14 October 1815
Deed  #S-4 in Onondaga Co. between Elijah and Elizabeth (Fowler) Richmond (Grantors) and Moses Fowler (Grantee) Lot #168 in Onondaga Reservation

1820 ca
Birth of daughter Harriet Richmond

1820
Census - New York, Steuben, Wayne
RICHMOND, ELIJAH    NY   STEUBEN     WAYNE    1820
 
1824
Birth of daughter Huldah Richmond

1825
Elijah Richmond in Census - State of NY - Wayne Twp., Steuben County, New York
6 male persons, including head of family
3 female persons
1 person subject to militia duty (between ages of 18 and 45)
1 person in same family qualified to vote at elections...
1 married female under age of 45
1 unmarried female between ages of 16 - 45
1 unmarried female under age of 16

5 Dec 1825
Birth of son Ira P. Richmond

10 November 1829 (or 1824)
Birth of daughter Samantha Jane Richmond

1830
Census - Conesus, Livingston Co., NY

1840
Census - Conesus, Livingston Co., NY

1850
Elijah Richmond/family in Census in Conesus, Livingston Co., NY

1855
WI CENSUS - Walworth Co., Bloomfield Twp, Page 19
 Elijah Richmond enumerated

10 October 1855
Elizabeth  Wife of E. Richmond
[Gravestone]

30 July 1856
Elijah Richmond made his Last Will and Testament

21 May 1859
Elijah Richmond died in Bloomfield Twp., Walworth County, Wisconsin [Gravestone]

14 June 1859
Elijah Richmond's Estate in Probate

Stephen Richmond's Heirs

Cross-posted at my In Deeds blog:

TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2013

Stephen Richmond's Heirs

New York, Land Records, 1630-1975, Columbia County, includes S-133, a deed that deals with the estate of Stephen Richmond, son of Edward andElizabeth Powell Richmond.  T-317 is another deed pertaining to the estate and Stephen Richmond's heirs.

One of the heirs, Sybil Richmond, married Martin Spencer (in a Spencer family tree: iv. Martin, d. in Columbia Co.; m. Sybil Richmond. that also mentioned Gerrard Spencer, a Spencer ancestor of mine through his daughter Sarah).  The Richmonds are also cousins of mine.

Another heir was Peleg Sisson Richmond.

Benjamin Richmond Testifies

From Minutes: Albany County sessions, 1778-1781 (Volume 3):

Richmond, Benjamin, testifies regarding conduct of Amos Moore and others, 414.

From the Commissioners For Conspiracies index.

The text from Volume I:
Resolved that William Foster & Benjamin Richmond be severally examined respecting the Conduct of Amos Moore, John Miller & Lucas Moore and it appearing from their Examinations that the Said Amos Moore, John Miller & Lucas Moore have been with the Enemy therefore Ordered that the[y] be Severally Committed & that a Mittimus be made out for them.

My guess is that he is the Benjamin Richmond who is the son of Edward and Elizabeth (Powell) Richmond.  If so, Benjamin is either the brother or uncle of my Elijah Richmond (Elijah is supposed to be Edward's son, but which Edward is not yet known).

Was Elizabeth Powell's Father Thomas or Truman?

While most researchers who have posted their family trees at Rootsweb's WorldConnect name Truman Powell and Elizabeth Carpenter m. Connecticut as the parents of Elizabeth Powell (b. 2 July 1727) (b. 12 March 1726) or (b. 18 February 1727/8) who married Edward Richmond, there are listings for Thomas Powell (and wife Abigail Hallock).

Thomas Powell's family can be found here in "Long Island Genealogies" by Mary Powell Bunker, b. 1820. Thomas & Abigail (Hallock) Powell had a daughter Elizabeth, born 2 July 1727, in Bethpage, who married Micah Post. One family tree with Thomas Powell as the father of Elizabeth Powell, lists Edward Richmond as her 1st husband (m. 1745, Sharon, CT) and Micah Post as husband number two whom she married in 1761. That doesn't work however, because that same family tree lists the birthdate for the youngest Richmond child as 1784. The will of Thomas Powell III, made 2 February 1855, names daughter "Elizabeth Post."

The (Truman) Powells and Richmonds were early settlers of Spencertown/Austerlitz, New York.

Thomas Powell of Bethpage, Long Island, New York had a daughter, Elizabeth, b. 2 July 1727, who married Micah Post. Truman Powell had a daughter, Elizabeth, born in Connecticut, who was probably born 18 Feb in either 1727 or 1728. [Hope to find more definitive information about her birthplace and date]

Who Was Elijah Richmond's Father? #2456, #941a,

Elijah Richmond is listed as #2456 & #941a, which makes him either the great-grandson or grandson of Benjamin Richmond. As a further complication, there is speculation that Elijah's father could have been James and not Edward.

There is definitive information on my lineage to Elijah, but nothing conclusive beyond him.