Richard Richardson (general)

Richard Richardson (1704-1780) was a Brigadier General in the American Revolutionary War, and a planter, from Clarendon County, South Carolina.

Richard Richardson
General Richard Richardson
Born1704
Virginia
Province of Virginia
Died1780
South Carolina
Buried
Richardson family cemetery, Rimini, South Carolina
Allegiance Great Britain
 United States
Service/branchSouth Carolina Militia
Continental Army
Years of service1776-1780
Commands held South Carolina Line
Battles/warsAnglo-Cherokee War
American Revolutionary War
Spouse(s)Dorothy Sinkler, Mary Cantey
ChildrenEdward Richardson
Rebecca Richardson Singleton
James Burchill Richardson
John Peter Richardson
Charles Richardson
RelationsJohn Peter Richardson II (grandson)
John Lawrence Manning (grandson)
James Cantey (great grandson)
Richard Irvine Manning (great-great grandson)
Patrick Henry Nelson II (great-great grandson)
Patrick Henry Nelson III (great-great-great-great grandson)

Career

Richardson was a Delegate to The First Provincial Congress in 1775, and The Second Provincial Congress in 1776. Richardson served in the South Carolina Militia during the American Revolution and also in the Continental Army. He was the leader of the American forces in the Snow Campaign, and also fought in the Battle of Sullivan's Island, and the Battle of Savannah. In 1776, he commanded American forces and defeated the British in the Battle of Charleston. He commanded The South Carolina State Militia at Purrysburg in 1778. He was captured by the British when they took Charleston in 1780, was imprisoned by the British. With his health failing he was sent home and soon died. [1]

Richardson has previously served as a Colonel during the Anglo-Cherokee War of 1760 and 1761. [2]

Personal life

Richardson married first to Mary Cantey, and then to Dorothy Sinkler, and had five children. Richard's son, James Burchill Richardson was the 41st Governor of South Carolina, and his grandson John Peter Richardson II (1801–1864) was the 59th Governor of South Carolina. His grandson John Lawrence Manning [3] was the 65th Governor of South Carolina (1852-1854) as well as a signer of the Ordinance of Secession. His great-great grandson Richard Irvine Manning III served as a state legislator and as the 92nd governor of South Carolina from 1915-1919. [4]

Richardson is a cousin of poet Robert Browning. Richardson's great-great grandmother was Mary Browning (sister of the poet's ancestor).

Death and burial

Richardson died in 1780 and was buried at the Richardson Cemetery in Rimini, Clarendon County, South Carolina.

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References
  1. "Richard Richardson". carolana.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  2. "General Richard Richardson". singletonfamily.org. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  3. "South Carolina SC - John Lawrence Manning - 1852 - 1854". SCIway.net. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  4. "Governor Richard Irvine Manning". findagrave.com. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
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