Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Burial: 10 January 1617/8.
Place of Burial: Disley, Cheshire.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: Henry Richardson.
Mother: Anne.
See the Commentary section.
Spouse: Ellen.
Ellen’s name is recorded in her burial record.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Reynold Richardson (buried 1 July 1669 in Disley) married Joan Gaskell 5 November 1615 in Disley.
John Richardson (baptized 22 October 1592)
Evidence
from the Disley parish register:
[1592]
Bapt. John Richardson the sonne of Reynold Richardson was baptized the xxij th daie of October
[1617]
Bur: - Reginald Richardson of the Coppie was buried the 10 th daie of Januarie
[1619]
Bur: - Ellen Richardson of the Copie widowe was buried the 16 daie of August
“Reynould Richardson yoman” was an appraiser for the 1603 probate inventory of Thomas Richardson of Disley.
Reynold’s probate inventory:
The Inventarie of all the goods and Cattalls of Renould Rychardsonne the Elder of Lyme in Hanley within the Countie of Chester husbandman deceassed. prayssed by these three men the xxxth daye of Januarie that is to saye Edmund Clayton and Renould Rychardsonne of Lyme and Oliver Kirks of Pointton – 1617.
Imprimis foure kine — xij li
Item foure stirkes — ix li
Item twoe Calfes — xxx s
Item In horse Flesh — xv li
Item nine hoggs – xlv s
Item one swine – xxvj s viij d
Item Corne & haye – v li
Item husbandtrie ware and Irone ware ware [sic] – lvij s
Item In bedding and linens — viij li x s
Item In Brasse and pewtter — iij li iij s
Item In Arkes Chests and other trine ware — iij li xs
Item In sockes windeing sheites & wisketes wisketes — xiiij s
Item In pullen — iij s iiij d
Item In yarne — vj s
Item His Apparell — iij li
Item debts owing unto him at his death — xvij li vj s
Commentary
Reynold’s parentage
Reynold’s 1617 burial record describes him as of the Coppie in Lyme in Hanley. In his 1603 will, Henry Richardson of Lyme in Hanley names his son “Renould”, whom he makes one of his executors.
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 Hanly. 1603, Diocese of Chester. Digital images on FamilySearch.org.