Brief Life History of John
When John Richardson was born about 1665, in Talbot, Maryland, United States, his father, John Richardson, was 39 and his mother, Mary McDowell, was 37. He married Cornelia Pooley in 1694, in Talbot, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died about 1720, at the age of 57.
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- Legacy NFS Source: John Richardson - Published information: Family genealogies: birth-name: John Richardson
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English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Richard + -son. This surname is also very common among African Americans. Compare Ritson .
Americanized form (and a Swedish variant) of Swedish Richardsson or Rikardsson: patronymic from the personal name Richard , Rikard.
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Richardsen or Norwegian Rikardsen, cognates of 2 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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