David Richmond (officer)
David Richmond (1748–1818) was an American commissioned officer who served in the American Revolutionary War.
Early years
[edit]Richmond, the son of Mayflower descendant Seth Richmond, was born in Taunton, Massachusetts.[1][2] He married Nancy Davis in 1766.
Richmond had five sons: Joseph, David, Thomas, Samuel and Seth; and four daughters: Lucy, Esther, Lydia and Nancy.
American Revolutionary War Record
[edit]From May 1, 1775, to October 1775, Richmond was a lieutenant in Captain John Field's Company, Colonel Daniel Hitchcock's Regiment.[3]
By December 1776, Richmond was a first lieutenant in Captain Timothy Vilmarth's Company, Colonel Chad Brown's Regiment. He was appointed captain on September 30, 1778.[3]
In the summer of 1780, Richmond served one month as a major.[3]
Post war
[edit]Major Richmond moved from Rhode Island and settled at Latham's Corners, Chenango County, New York.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mayflower families: Through Five Generations, Volume Nineteen, Thomas Rogers", Alice A. Westgate, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA, 2000
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c Revolutionary War record for David Richmond (US Government) Record #W.16388
- ^ History of Chenango Co., NY - Guilford Twn. by James Smith, 1880