Individual Details
Hester MURPHY
(5 Jan 1814 - 25 May 1896)
Hester married Noah Tendell Richardson on 7 Jan 1836.
1850 Census, Anderson Co SC, Eastern SubDivision, p.290b, Household 744
Noah Richardson age 38, Farmer worth $4000. Hester, age 36
John F. 14
Charles P. age 12
William E. M. age 10
Mary K. age 8
Mathias age 5
Albert N. age 3
Clark age 1.
John Richardson, age 42, a Trader, lived with the family; likely Noah's older brother.
Minutes of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Anderson Co SC:
Sep 1853 Listed as contributing to a collection to pay for minutes: Hester Ricahrdson
Dec 1859 Dismissed by Letter: Hester Richardson
1860, 5th Regt, Pickens Co SC, p.182; household 1158
Noah Richardson, age 50, $10,000, $23,000; b. Anderson Co SC
Hester age 48
Charles age22
Murphy age 20
Mathias age 16
Newton age 14
Clark age 10
Jefferson age 7
And, curiously, Charlotte age 12
[The last child seems to have a couple of errors. No child named Charlotte is named in Noah's will two years later. There was a Charity Emaline Richardson. In 1879 when a division of the estate was made there was a Charity Emmie McDaniel. The 1850 census did not have a child of this age or name. I believe the enumerator got both her name and age incorrect, or she's someone else entirely. Also Enoch and Frances are missing, and based on the 1880 census and the estate records, they were both also born before 1860.]
1870; Salubrity Twp, Pickens Co SC, p.493, Household 178:
Hester Richardson, age 56, Keeping House & Farming. Clarke age 21, Charity age 19, Enoch age 17, Thomas J. age 14 and Frances E. age 10. Next door is eldest son Franklin, age 33 with Nancy age 21, Ida C. age 2 and Bula J. age 7 months [born January]
By 1880, Hester was a widow, living in Liberty, Pickens Co SC; p.140b
Hester Richardson, age 66, b. SC.
Enoch B., son age 27
F. Elizabeth, daughter, age 21.
Others in the household were Sallie F. Richardson, age 24, and Marie age 1.
Hester's Estate file is #127-10 in Anderson Co SC. Her will was signed 21 Dec 1883 and probate was 22 Oct 1899. She named the following nine children: Mattais M. Richardson, Clark E. B. Richardson, Mary C. Hendricks, Enoch B. Richardson, Frances E. Hyde, Thomas J. Richardson, John F. Richardson deceased, Charity E. McDaniel, and A. Newton Richardson who was to be Executor. Omitted from this list that had been in her husband's estate division in 1879 was Charles P. Richadson. Hester also stated that Ada, Beulah, Carrie & Noah Richardson were to take the portion of their deceased father, John F. Richardson. Wit: G. G. Wells, R. T. Jaynes & J. K. Earle.
Hester wrote a Codicil on 6 Feb 1896 which divided her estate to her seven living children: Mary C., Newton, Thomas J., Clark, Mathais, Emmie and Frances. So Enoch and Charity were also deceased by this time. Witnesses to the Codicil: J. J. Watkins, J. L. Williams, W. B. Brooks.
There is a note that Charles P. Richardson had died in 1882 and left an estate - since he and any possible heirs are omitted here, perhaps he had never married.
Hester is buried Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Pickens Co, SC, as his her husband Noah Richardson
1850 Census, Anderson Co SC, Eastern SubDivision, p.290b, Household 744
Noah Richardson age 38, Farmer worth $4000. Hester, age 36
John F. 14
Charles P. age 12
William E. M. age 10
Mary K. age 8
Mathias age 5
Albert N. age 3
Clark age 1.
John Richardson, age 42, a Trader, lived with the family; likely Noah's older brother.
Minutes of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Anderson Co SC:
Sep 1853 Listed as contributing to a collection to pay for minutes: Hester Ricahrdson
Dec 1859 Dismissed by Letter: Hester Richardson
1860, 5th Regt, Pickens Co SC, p.182; household 1158
Noah Richardson, age 50, $10,000, $23,000; b. Anderson Co SC
Hester age 48
Charles age22
Murphy age 20
Mathias age 16
Newton age 14
Clark age 10
Jefferson age 7
And, curiously, Charlotte age 12
[The last child seems to have a couple of errors. No child named Charlotte is named in Noah's will two years later. There was a Charity Emaline Richardson. In 1879 when a division of the estate was made there was a Charity Emmie McDaniel. The 1850 census did not have a child of this age or name. I believe the enumerator got both her name and age incorrect, or she's someone else entirely. Also Enoch and Frances are missing, and based on the 1880 census and the estate records, they were both also born before 1860.]
1870; Salubrity Twp, Pickens Co SC, p.493, Household 178:
Hester Richardson, age 56, Keeping House & Farming. Clarke age 21, Charity age 19, Enoch age 17, Thomas J. age 14 and Frances E. age 10. Next door is eldest son Franklin, age 33 with Nancy age 21, Ida C. age 2 and Bula J. age 7 months [born January]
By 1880, Hester was a widow, living in Liberty, Pickens Co SC; p.140b
Hester Richardson, age 66, b. SC.
Enoch B., son age 27
F. Elizabeth, daughter, age 21.
Others in the household were Sallie F. Richardson, age 24, and Marie age 1.
Hester's Estate file is #127-10 in Anderson Co SC. Her will was signed 21 Dec 1883 and probate was 22 Oct 1899. She named the following nine children: Mattais M. Richardson, Clark E. B. Richardson, Mary C. Hendricks, Enoch B. Richardson, Frances E. Hyde, Thomas J. Richardson, John F. Richardson deceased, Charity E. McDaniel, and A. Newton Richardson who was to be Executor. Omitted from this list that had been in her husband's estate division in 1879 was Charles P. Richadson. Hester also stated that Ada, Beulah, Carrie & Noah Richardson were to take the portion of their deceased father, John F. Richardson. Wit: G. G. Wells, R. T. Jaynes & J. K. Earle.
Hester wrote a Codicil on 6 Feb 1896 which divided her estate to her seven living children: Mary C., Newton, Thomas J., Clark, Mathais, Emmie and Frances. So Enoch and Charity were also deceased by this time. Witnesses to the Codicil: J. J. Watkins, J. L. Williams, W. B. Brooks.
There is a note that Charles P. Richardson had died in 1882 and left an estate - since he and any possible heirs are omitted here, perhaps he had never married.
Hester is buried Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Pickens Co, SC, as his her husband Noah Richardson
Events
| Birth | 5 Jan 1814 | Pendleton District, South Carolina |  | ||
| Marriage | 7 Jan 1836 | Noah Tendell Richardson | |||
| Death | 25 May 1896 | South Carolina | |
Families
| Spouse | Noah Tendell Richardson (1812 - 1862) |
| Child | John Franklin Richardson (1836 - 1878) |
| Child | Charles Pickney Richardson (1837 - 1864) |
| Child | William Ezekiel Murphy Richardson (1840 - 1862) |
| Child | Mary Caroline Richardson (1842 - 1920) |
| Child | Mathias Bealy Richardson (1845 - 1922) |
| Child | Albert Newton Richardson (1847 - 1925) |
| Child | Dr. Clark E. B. Richardson (1849 - 1902) |
| Child | Charity Emaline Richardson ( - 1896) |
| Child | Enoch Berry Richardson (1852 - 1936) |
| Child | Thomas Jefferson Richardson (1854 - 1935) |
| Child | Frances Elizabeth Richardson (1860 - 1932) |
| Father | William Ezekiel MURPHY (1791 - 1867) |
| Mother | Charity Hester Martin (1793 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Nancy MURPHY (1816 - 1869) |
| Sibling | Thomas Martin MURPHY (1818 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Charles MURPHY (1820 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Mary "Polly" MURPHY (1823 - 1866) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth MURPHY (1826 - 1867) |
| Sibling | Chesley MURPHY (1828 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Ruth MURPHY (1830 - 1913) |
| Sibling | Katherine "Katy" MURPHY (1832 - 1903) |
| Sibling | Robert King MURPHY (1834 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Lucinda E. MURPHY (1836 - 1881) |
Endnotes
1. Eleonore Crespo
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