Rebecca RICHARDSON^{[1, 2]}

1746 - 1815  (68 years)

• Name	Rebecca RICHARDSON
  Birth	31 Oct 1746	Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co, Virginia Colony   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	After 8 Sep 1815  [4]
  	A letter to Samuel Johnson dated 8 September 1815 noted that his mother-in-law, "old Mrs. Clark is as well and fat as ever".
  Person ID	I28008	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	William RICHARDSON   d. 7 Nov 1759, Virginia Colony
  Mother	Ann HALL,   b. c.1722   d. Before 2 Apr 1767 (Age ~ 44 years)
  Marriage	1 Dec 1737	Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co, Virginia Colony   [5]
  	The couple was married by an Anglican minister in Abingdon Parish, Virginia on 1 December 1737.
  Family ID	F1449	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John CLARK,   b. 6 Jul 1740, Virginia Colony d. Before Aug 1783 (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	Before 4 Oct 1764  [1]
  	The couple had married prior to 4 October 1764 when they appear as plaintiffs in an Isle of Wight chancery suit.
  Children	1. William CLARK,   b. 1764, Nottoway Parish, Southampton Co, Virginia Colony   2. James CLARK,   b. 3 Sep 1765, Nottoway Parish, Southampton Co, Virginia Colony d. 4 Sep 1852, Anderson Twp, Hamilton Co, OH (Age 87 years)   3. Mary CLARK,   b. Abt 1767, Nottoway Parish, Southampton Co, Virginia Colony   4. Anne CLARK,   b. 13 Apr 1769, Nottoway Parish, Southampton Co, Virginia Colony d. 23 Jun 1844, Isle of Wight Co, VA (Age 75 years)   5. Warner CLARK,   b. Abt 1770, Nottoway Parish, Southampton Co, VA d. Abt 1824, Posey Co, IN (Age 54 years)   6. Rebecca CLARK,   b. 1774, Nottoway Parish, Southampton Co, Virginia Colony d. 27 Feb 1850, Anderson Twp, Hamilton Co, OH (Age 76 years)   7. Milly Richardson CLARK,   b. Abt 1775, Nottoway Parish, Southampton Co, Virginia Colony d. Aft 1830, Anderson Twp, Hamilton Co, OH (Age > 56 years)   8. Sally CLARK,   b. Abt 1777, Nottoway Parish, Southampton Co, VA   9. Judith CLARK,   b. 1779, Nottoway Parish, Southampton Co, VA d. 5 Sep 1855, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, OH (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F1253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S4495] John Clark & Rebecca his wife v. Ann Richardson of William Richardson, Isle of Wight Co, VA, chancery suit (1764). [S4787] John Clark et ux, et al v. William Richardson, Isle of Wight, VA chancery suit (1767). [S4882] Robert W. Robins, compiler, Robins, The Register of Abingdon Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, 1677-1780, ((Arlington, VA: Honford House, n. d.)). p. 150 [S428] Walter Burgess Smith II, C.G., Smith, The Edward Clark Genealogy, 1676 - 1988, ((Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1988)), ISBN 0-929539-07-9. pp. 109-110. [S4882] Robert W. Robins, compiler, Robins, The Register of Abingdon Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, 1677-1780, ((Arlington, VA: Honford House, n. d.)). p. 150.