'Richardson02'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Richardson of Augher, Richardson of Castlehill, Richardson of Drum, Richardson of Lisburn, Richardson of Loughgall, Richardson of Springtown

                               
The arms reported in BP1934 for this family are: "az. on a fesse, arg., between an ancient ship, the sails unfurled, in chief, and a bull's head, couped, in base, a saltire or". This suggests that it was not connected to the family shown on Richardson01.
Alexander Richardson of Drum in Kildress, co. Tyrone (a 1618) possibly father or grandfather of ...
1. William Richardson of Drum & Augher, Sheriff of co. Tyrone (a 1662)
  m. Mary Erskine (dau/coheir of Rev. Archibald Erskine of Augher Castle, son of Sir James, son of Sir Alexander of Gogar)
  A. Archibald Richardson of Castlehill, Augher & Springtown, Sheriff of co. Tyrone (a 1695)
  m. Jane Galbraith (dau of James Galbraith of Rathmoran)
i. William Richardson of Castlehill & Springtown, Sheriff of co. Tyrone (a 1716)
  m. Lettice Wray (dau of William Wray of Castle Wray & Ards by Angel, dau of Col. James Galbraith)
  a. James Richardson, later Mervyn, of Castlehill & Springtown, Sheriff of co. Tyrone (d 1753)
  m1. (14.02.1733) Arabella Edwards (dau of Thomas Edwards of Castlegore)
  m2. (1739) Anne Mervyn (dau of Audley Mervyn of Castle Mervyn, widow of Hugh Edwards of Castle Gore)
  (1) Letitia Mervyn
  m. (09.06.1764) Richard Rochfort, later Mervyn (dsp 20.02.1776, Lt. Colonel, son of 1st Earl of Belvedere)
b. St. George Richardson of Augher (a 1760)
  m. (by 05.1749) Elizabeth Bunbury (dau of Benjamin Bunbury of Kilfeacle)
  (1) Sir William Richardson of Augher, 1st Bart d 29.10.1830)
  m1. (21.04.1775) Eliza Richardson (dau of Rev. Galbraith Richardson of Richmond) @@ below
  (A) Sir James Richardson, later Richardson-Bunbury, 2nd Bart (b 1781, d 04.11.1851) had issue
  m. (23.06.1810) Margaret Moutray (d 1870, dau of John Corry Moutray of Favor Royal)
  (B) Anne Mervyn Richardson (d 21.12.1815)
  m. (1798) John Kirke of Markham Hall & Retford (Colonel)
  (C) Elina Richardson
  m. (1808) James Denham of Fairwood Park
(D) Letitia Richardson
  m. (14.10.1806) Robert Johnson of Magherenemena Castle
  m2. Mary Newburgh (dau/coheir of William Newburgh of Ballyhaise, widow of Carey Hamilton)
  (E) Maria Isabella Richardson
  m. (27.05.1818) Sir Thomas Charles Yates
  c. Galbraith Richardson of Richmond, co. Tyrone (d c1780, rector of Errigal Keerogue, 4th son) had issue
  m. (1745) Catherine Wray
  (1) Eliza Richardson
  m. (21.04.1775) Sir William Richardson of Augher, 1st Bart d 29.10.1830) @@ above
  d. Angel Richardson
  m. Alexander Acheson of Corrard (son of Capt. Alexander of Tonniheague)
  e.+ other issue - Archibald (d 1751), Erskine, Elizabeth, Mary
  ii.+ other issue
  B. Alexander Richardson of Drum
  m1. (1682) Margaret Goodlatt (dau of Thomas Goodlatt of Derrygally)
  i. son ancestor of Richardson of Drum
  m2. (1695) Andrew Baillie (dau of Andrew Baillie of Tirnashea, widow of _ Hamilton)
  C.+ other issue - William, Robert, James, John, Maria, Joan

 

 

The arms reported in BLGI1912 for this family are: "Arg., on a fess engrailed per saltire az. and gu. between in chief, and a bull's head couped of the third and in base a galley ppr., four escallops, two in fess and two in pale or.". This suggests that it was connected to the family shown above, albeit not closely.
John Richardson (d before 11.02.1602, rector of Warmington in Warwickshire)
m. Margaret (d 1611)
1. Joseph Richardson of Mollington had issue
  m. Joyce Gatestone
2. Zachary Richardson of Loughgall (3rd son)
  A. Jonathan Richardson of Eagarlongher, Loughgall (d by 1691)
  i. William Richardson (d 1716)
  m. (1691) Mary Calvert
  a. Jonathan Richardson (b 1681, d 1737)
  m. Elizabeth Nicholson
  (1) John Richardson of Lisburn, co. Antrim (b 1719, d 1759)
  m. Ruth Hogg
  (A) James Richardson (d unm)
(B) Jonathan Richardson (b 1756)
  m. Sarah Nicholson
  (i) James Nicholson Richardson of Glenmore, Lisburn (b 1782, d 1847) had issue
  m. (13.09.1810) A(nna) Grubb
  (ii) John Richardson 'of Lisburn' had issue
  m. (21.04.1802) Harriet Greer
  (iii) Joseph Richardson had issue
  m. Mary Strangman
  (iv) Mary Richardson
  m. Francis Smith
  (2) Alice Richardson
  m. Nathaniel Richardson
  (3)+ other issue
  b. William Richardson
  m. Mary Nicholson
  (1) Joseph Richardson of Stramore (d unm)
  c. Isabella Richardson
  m. Thomas Nicholson
  ii. Samuel Richardson had issue ("several children")
  m. Philadephia
  B.+ other issue including William
3. John Richardson (d 1634, rector of Loughgall)
  m. Elinor Foularton
  A. Samuel Richardson (d by 1660)
  m. Anne
  i. Elizabeth Richardson
  B.+ other issue - John (d 1641), Elizabeth, Anne, Mary, Elinor
4.+ other issue - William, Joan, Margery

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 04.09.08) : BP1934 ('Richardson-Bunbury')
(2) For lower section (uploaded 19.08.15) : BLGI1912 ('Richardson of Lisburn')
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