General Notes

Sylvester Richmond's genealogy is listed in the Daughters of the American Revolution.  His Great-Great-Granddaughter Elizabeth Agnes Richmond Tinkham (dau of Frank and Eva Jane Davidson Richmond) is DAR ID Number 162439, Volume 163, page 132, see s1632d.  Eva is dau of David and Betsey Damon Davidson, birth/death dates given.

"Silvester Richmond m. 2d 1779 Elizabeth Gardner (1758 –1851) ... [p. 132]

Silvester Richmond (1746 –1807) served as private in Capt. Whipple's company, Col. James Converse's regiment, Massachusetts troops.  He was born in Middleboro, died in New Braintree, Mass."

Children by first marriage:
Sylvester, Lucena, Lucinda, James and Jonathan as enumerated.

Children by second marriage:
Catherine, Elijah, Betsey, Jonathan, James, Nabby, Esther and Zephaniah as enumerated.

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The Richmond Family, by Joshua Bailey Richmond:
"(285) Sylvester Richmond 5 (Sylvester 4, Ebenezer 3, John 2, John 1) was born in Middleboro , May 3, 1746.  He married, first, August 8, 1771, Lucy Weston of New Braintree, who died September 17, 1778.  He married, secondly, Elizabeth Gardner, who was born in Needham, Mass., in 1758, and removed at an early age to Barre; she died in Lenox, N.Y., December, 1852 aged ninety-four years.  They resided in New Braintree.  He died November 11, 1807."

Elizabeth probably removed to Barre, Massachusetts, it is located about 10 miles north of New Braintree, Massachusetts.  Bud


Chronology:

1746 May 3   born Sylvester Richmond in Middleboro, Massachusetts. JBR
             (Middleboro is in southeast Massachusetts near Taunton)

1749 Aug 25     born Lucy Weston, of New Braintree, Massachusetts, 1st wife of Sylvester   JBR

1758         born Elizabeth Gardner in Needham, Massachusetts, 2nd wife of Sylvester    JBR
             dau of Andrew and Sarah Battele Gardner       s268

             Eliz Edmonds states born 7 May 1759 "as per birth certificate" s261
             (M. McWilliam also states same "per birth certificate") s268

1764 abt     Elizabeth Gardner removed to Barre, Massachusetts. JBR

1771 Aug 8   married Sylvester Richmond to Lucy Weston of New Braintree, Massachusetts. JBR

1772 Mar 14  born 1st child Sylvester at New Braintree, Massachusetts. JBR
             (married twice, died Bennington, Vermont. abt 1852)

1773 Nov 8   born dau Lucena at New Braintree, Massachusetts.         JBR
             (married Amos Chadwick of Brookfield, Massachusetts., resided Sheldon, Vermont.)

1775 abt     born dau Lucenda at New Braintree, Massachusetts.         JBR

1776 abt     Vet of Rev. War:  DAR Index 369135.  Pvt Massachusetts; b. 3 May 1746;  d. 11 Nov 1807,  m . (1) Lucy Weston (2) Elizabeth Gardner.     s185

1777 abt     born son James at New Braintree, Massachusetts. (died young) JBR

1778 abt     born son Jonathan at New Braintree, Massachusetts. (died young)        JBR

1778 Sep 17  died wife Lucy Weston Richmond        JBR
             (probably died giving birth to Jonathan, my guess - Bud)

1779         married, Sylvester and  probably at Barre, per letter from M. Mc William

1779 abt     married Sylvester Richmond of New Braintree and Elizabeth JBR
             Gardner of Barre (probably at New Braintree.  New Braintree is in Central Massachusetts. ab t 10 mi. south of Barre, Massachusetts.)

1780 Jun 6   born dau Catherine at New Braintree, Massachusetts. JBR
             (married John Duncan of Hardwick, Massachusetts. abt 1798)

1781 Nov 19  born son Elijah at New Braintree, Massachusetts.         JBR
             (married Ruth Crain of Hanover, New Hampshire. abt 1799)

1783 Aug 13  born dau Betsey at New Braintree, Massachusetts.         JBR
             (married Thomas Spaulding of Vermont., she died Troy, N.Y. 1822)

1786 Dec 10  born son Jonathan at New Braintree, Massachusetts. JBR
             (married Harriet Duncan of New Braintree, Massachusetts., resided Augusta,  N.Y. 1804-abt 1 820, then removed to Onondaga County, N.Y.)

1788 Jan 7   born son James at New Braintree, Massachusetts.         JBR
             (married Catherine Kitley, he died 1861 Onondaga County, N.Y.)     JBR

1791 Jun 2   born dau Nabby at New Braintree, Massachusetts.         JBR
             (married Frank Crain of Bethel, Vermont. in 1811, removed to Stockbridge, N.Y.)

1795 Sep 28  born dau Esther at New Braintree, Massachusetts.         JBR
             (married Gamaliel Arnold of Dummerston, Vermont. in 1818)

1798 abt     married, dau Catherine to John Duncan, Jr. of Hardwick, Massachusetts.     JBR

1799 Oct 20  born son Zephaniah at New Braintree, Massachusetts. JBR

1804 abt     married, son Elijah to Ruth Crain of Hanover, N.H. JBR
             (probably at New Braintree, where their 1st 3 ch were born)

1804         son Jonathan removed to Augusta, N.Y.         JBR

1807 Nov 11  died Sylvester Richmond (probably New Braintree, Massachusetts.)         JBR
1807         I have a (very poor) copy of the probate dated 1807, New Braintree, Vol 171, Pag e 309.  This from Eliz Dodge
                Edmunds who stated the cost was $3.00 and that the "remaining papers would cost $12.50 but I didn't get them"  It would be interesting to order them - Bud   s264/265/266

1809 Mar     child of son Elijah born in New Braintree.

1810 abt     son Elijah removed to Vermont.

1810 abt     my guess is that following Sylvester's death, Betsy and her family moved to Bennington, Vermont.  Her eldest son Sylvester, then about age 37, may have already preceeded her.  The ages of her other children were:  Lucena abt 35, Lucinda abt 33, Catherine abt 29, Elija abt 27, Betsey abt 26, Jonatha n abt 22 (was residing in Augusta, N.Y.), James abt 21, Nabby abt 18, Esthe r abt 14 and Zephania abt 10.

             Troy, N.Y. is about 25 miles southwest of Bennington, Vermont.  Pittstown is half way between the two.

1811 Feb 4   married dau Nabby Richmond to Frank Crain of Bethel, Vermont. in 1811, removed to Stockbridge, N.Y.  JBR

1813 Feb     4th child of son Elijah born Plainfield, Vermont.        JBR

1818 Oct 13  dau Esther married Gamaliel Arnold of Dummerston, Vermont. JBR

1820 abt     son Jonathan removed from Augusta to Onondaga County, N.Y. JBR

1822 Aug 8   married son Zaphaniah to Nancy Gardner at Troy, N.Y. JBR

1822 Nov 19  died dau Betsey Richmond Spaulding at Troy, N.Y.        JBR

1850         Elizabeth age 91, living in H/H of son Zephaniah in twn Lenox.           s197-4

1852 Dec     died wife Elizabeth Gardner Richmond at Lenox, N.Y. JBR
                  "d. at home of youngest child Zephania, twn Lenox" s268
                 ? Where are Sylvester Richmond and Elizabeth Gardner Richmond buried?
                  They are possibly buried in Troy - see letter from Gerald Richmond of Clock ville, New York.      s138


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  Recorded Events in His Life

• He appeared on the 1790 US Federal Census on 2 August 1790 in New Braintree, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. ¹¹
  
  1790 census:  Sylvester Richmond in New Braintree, Worcester, Massachusetts:
  Free white males 16 and older:  3  [this would be Sylvester b1746, son Sylvester, and unknown]
  Free white males under 16: 3  [Elijah, Jonathan, and James]
  Free white females: 4 [Elizabeth, Catherine, Betsey, and Lucena]
  All other free persons: 0
  Slaves: 0
  
  The unknown male might be Captain Silvester Richmond (Sylvester b1746's father), just before Capt Silvester remarried to Mrs. Hannah Pratt.  However, new theory that Jonathan Richmond the elder might have survived.  Would explain the count.  And Captain Silvester may be the extra male in the household of Perez Cobb (who married Capt Silvester's daugther Abbiah) since in 1800, there's an older couple living in the Perez Cobb household.

• He appeared on the 1800 US Federal Census on 4 August 1800 in New Braintree, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. ¹²
  
  New Braintree, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA (head: Silvester Richmond)
  FWM under 10 — 2 [Zephaniah Richmond, age 1; ?Sherlock, child of "Miss Patty"]
  FWM 10-15 — 2  [Jonathan, age 14y7m; James, age 12]
  FWM 16-25 --  1 [Elijah, age 19]
  FWM 26-44  — 2? [looks like was written in wrong column and then erased]
  FWM 45+ — 2  [Sylvester Richmond, age 54; prob also Silvester Richmond, father, age 88 (but then where is his wife??]
  FWF under 10 — 3 [Nabby, age 9; Esther, age 5; ?child of Katy Richmond]
  FWF 10-15 — 0
  FWF 16-25 — 2  [Catherine, age 20; Betsey, age 17]
  FWF 26-44 — 1  [Elizabeth Gardner Richmond, age 41]
  FWF 45+ — 0
  All other free persons — 0
  Slaves — 0
  
  1800 census adds up with the household IF
    a)  Father Silvester is present (but wife is not [or else wife is very young and one of Sylvester's daughters is living in another household as a domestic]).
    b)  Son Sylvester does not appear to be present (only other other listing for a Silvester Richmond is in Sharon, Schoharie, NY and does not fit; must be in wife's parents' household or something).  Unless  the 2 in the 26-44 column is NOT a mistake and it refers to son Silvester and son Jonathan??  But then what happened to son Silvester's wife?  If son Silvester is in the household in 1800, then perhaps the girl and boy under 10 who don't seem to fit are his children.  But then where is his wife (or, if the wife is there, where is one of Sylvester's daughters?).
    c)  daughter Katy/Catherine had a *female* child out of wedlock; and "Miss Patty" Richmond who had a son in Braintree is also a daughter of Silvester's (perhaps also Katy).

• He has conflicting death information of 11 November 1807 and New Braintree, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. ¹³