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Where did the English Richardson family come from? What is the English Richardson family crest and coat of arms? When did the Richardson family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Richardson family history?
The name Richardson was brought to England in the great wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. It comes from the Old German name "Ricard," meaning "powerful" and "brave." [1]
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Richardson, Richerson, Richarson and others.First found in Cheshire in 1067 where they were descended from Hugh d'Avranche, Earl Lupus of Chester. His descendant, William Belwood, Lord of Malpas in Cheshire, had two sons, David and Richard. Richard's grandson John was the first to bear the name Richardson. Years later the Yorkshire Poll Tax records revealed William Richardson in 1381 and further north in Scotland, Thome filius Ricardi held a charter of the barony of Symundestone in Lanark c. 1315-21. A few years later, Laurence filius Ricardi was a tenant of the Earl of Douglas in Louchurde in 1376. Murdac Richardesson, a Scottish merchant complained the English had sunk his vessel during a truce in 1359. [2]
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Richardson Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- William Richardson, who landed in Virginia in 1623
- William Richardson, who arrived in Virginia in 1624-1625
- Thomas Richardson, who landed in Charlestown, Mass in 1630
- Ezekiel Richardson, who arrived in Charlestown, Mass in 1630
- Henrie Richardson, aged 21, arrived in Virginia in 1635
Richardson Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Sara Richardson, who arrived in Virginia in 1703
- Roger Richardson, who arrived in Virginia in 1714
- Rachel Richardson, who arrived in New England in 1716
- Harbart Richardson, who landed in Virginia in 1717
- Ann Richardson, who landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1723-1724
Richardson Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Jonathan Richardson, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1803
- Nathaniel Richardson, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1803
- Samuel Richardson, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1803
- Hugh Richardson, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1808
- Felix A Richardson, who landed in Texas in 1835
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- Henry Hobson Richardson (1838-1886), prominent American architect of the 19th century
- Robert Coleman Richardson (b. 1937), American experimental physicist who shared the 1996 Nobel Prize for Physics
- Elliot Lee Richardson (1920-1999), American lawyer, politician and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Alan Richardson (1905-1975), English Anglican theologian
- Dorothy Miller Richardson (1873-1957), English novelist. Her thirteen novel sequence Pilgrimage is one of the great 20th century works of modernist and feminist literature in English
- Sir Owen Willans Richardson FRS (1879-1959), English physicist who was awarded the Nobel prize for physics in 1928
- Sir Ralph David Richardson (1902-1983), Oscar nominated English actor, recipient of the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1963
- Tony Richardson (1928-1991), English Academy Award-winning film director and producer
- Natasha Jane Richardson (1963-2009), award-winning English actress known for her performances on stage and screen
- Neil Grant Richardson (1930-2010), English composer and conductor
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- Minnie Mallory Boyett, Hagan, Pullen. Radford, Goggans, Peterson, and Richardson Kin by Woodrow W. Boyett.
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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Virtute acquiritur honos
Motto Translation: Honour is aquired by virtue.
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- ^ Reaney P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- ^ Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Other References- Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds. Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
- Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
- Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Thirsk, Joan. The Agrarian History of England and Wales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 7 Volumes. Print.
- Virkus, Frederick A. Ed. Immigrant Ancestors A List of 2,500 Immigrants to America Before 1750. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1964. Print.
- Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
- Holt, J.C. Ed. Domesday Studies. Woodbridge: Boydell, 1987. Print. (ISBN 0-85115-477-8).
- Le Patourel, John. The Norman Empire. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-19-822525-3).
- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
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