Events
Date of Birth: probably before 1592.
Place of Birth: unknown.
The Disley registers start in 1592, in which year Reynold’s brother was baptized there.
Date of Burial: 1 July 1669.
Place of Burial: Disley, Cheshire.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: Reynold Richardson.
Mother: Ellen.
In their burial records, both Reynold and Ellen were said to be residing at the Coppie in Lyme, as was the Reynold of this page at his burial. In his 1617/8 probate inventory, the Reynold given here as father is called “Renould Rychardsonne the Elder.”
Spouse: Joan Gaskell. Married 5 November 1615 in Disley.
The marriage is recorded in the parish register.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Ellen Richardson (baptized 4 June 1620 in Disley)
Henry Richardson (baptized 12 May 1622 in Disley - buried 25 October 1648 in Disley)
Reynold Richardson (baptized 12 June 1625 in Disley - buried 8 May 1690 in Disley) married Elizabeth.
Elizabeth Richardson (baptized 30 June 1633 in Disley)
John Richardson (buried 25 August 1698 in Disley) married Margaret Bowdon 26 May 1669 in Disley.
Evidence
from the Disley parish register:
[1615]
Mar: Reynold Richardson and Joan Gaskell were married the 5 th daie of November.
[1620]
Elizabeth, the daughter of Regnold Richardson baptised the 4th of June.
[1622]
Henrie the sonne of Regnould Richardson was baptized the 12 th of May.
[1633]
Elizabeth the daughter of Regnould Richardson the same day [30th of June]
[There are no entries of any kind in the register between 10 November 1633 and 27 May 1643]
[October 1648]
Henrie Richardson of Coppy in Lyme was buried the – 25.
[October 1649]
Joan wief of Reignald Richardson of Coppie in Lym buried the – 31
July 1 1669
Reignald Richardson of Coppie in Lyme was buried — 1
[August 1698]
John Ritchardson of Coppee in lime was buried the 25th
Reginald Richardson was an appraiser for the 1625 probate inventory of Richard Shirt of Disley and the 1628 probate inventory of Peirce Swindels of Disley Standley.
“Reynolde Richardson thelder” was an appraisor for the 1630 probate inventory of Christopher Wainwright alias Turner of Disley Standley.
Two of the appraisors of the 1630 probate Inventory for Elizabeth Moore of Disley were Renould Richardson and John Gaskell of Lyme.
“Renould Richardson of the Cop in Lyme” was an executor in the 1633 will of Henry Richardson of Lyme in Hanley, husbandman.
Two of the appraisors of the 1636 probate Inventory for Brian Clayton of Disley were Reynold Richardson of Lyme in Hanley and Edward Richardsonne of the Woodend in Disley.
“Reignold Richardson the yonger” was an executor of the 1664 will of William Gaskell of Lyme Hanley. John Richardson of Lyme in Hanley was an appraisor.
References
Material transcribed by Marjorie Ward and Holly Gaskell at Disley.net. http://www.disley.net/index.htm
Parish registers of Disley, Cheshire. Digital images on Ancestry.com.
Probate inventory of Renould Rychardsonne the elder of Lyme in Hanley. 1617, Diocese of Chester. Digital images on FamilySearch.org.
Will of Henry Richardson of Lyme in Hanley. 1633, Diocese of Chester. Digital images on FamilySearch.org.