Written: 28 Jan1732/3. Will: To daughter Susanna BARBER, L5. To son Edward, 1 shilling. To daughter Dinah LINVILLE, 1 shilling. To daughter Elizabeth JOHNSON, L5. To Daughter Ruth WORROW (?WORRALL), L5. To son Joseph, all my lands ane moveable estate paying above legacies, also executor. Will signed by Jos. Richards on Nov 21 last past and immediately afterward sntched from the hand of Jos. Davenport by Mary, reputed wife of Jos. Richards, and thrown into the fire. Proven by consent of Mary CONDRUN, wife of Richards who admitted the accusation. Witnessed by Mordecai WOODWARD, Joseph DAVENPORT, Eliza PERESS. (From Wills of Chester Co. PA, 1713-1748, Family Line Publications, 1993, p 74).
Bought land from William Penn in 1681. Eliza Jane Spence had blueprint of that purchase prepared by Joseph T. Richards, Chief Engineer, Maintenace of the Way at the Pennsylvania RR. (1845-1928).
More About Joseph Richards: Date born 2: 1660, Oxfordshire, England.9849, 9850, 9851 Died 2: 25 Jan 1735, Aston Twp, Chester, Pennsylvania.9852, 9853, 9854 Immigration: Aft. 1865, Came to U.S. w/2 children.9855, 9856 Marriages: First wife died in England.9857, 9858 Occupation: yeoman.9859, 9860 Politics/Gov't 1: Was a Grand Juror 1-5-1688 to 1689.9861, 9862 Politics/Gov't 2: Constable in Ashton Twp. 1707.9863, 9864 Probate: 05 Jan 1736, will proven Aston Twp, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania.9864 Religion: apparently not a Quaker (as was his father - or at least not active)..9864 Residence: Abt. 1712, Aston Twp., Chester Co, PA.9864 Will: Will dated 1-24-1732.9865, 9866
Children of Joseph Richards and Name Not Known are:
Joseph Richards (b. 1660, d. 25 Jan 1735)
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