Individual Details

Pittsylvania Co Land Tax Lists, 1782. Gabriel Richards, 250 acres.
He continued to pay tax on this 250 acres until 1795. He doesn't appear on the Pittsylvania Tax rolls after that year.

Pittsylvania Co VA DB 9
p.179 9 Nov 1790 John Lewis Jnr of Caswell Co NC & Charles Kennon of Halifax VA. 55#'s pd by Kennon. Tract in Pittsy, 180 acres. Begin on upper side Wolf Hill Crk at Ball's Corner, along his line, Lewis's line, by land of said Lewis, Robert Williams & Gabriel Richards, Eastwardly by Wolf hill Crk. Signed: Jno. Lewis Jn.
Wit: Will. Williams, John Ball, Jacob Thomas, John Thomas, John Pettet.
20 Jun 1791. Proved by two of witnesses. 16 Apr 1792 Proved by one of the other witnesses

Pittsylvania Co VA DB 10
p.383 15 Jan 1796 Gabriel Richards & Anne his wife to James Richardson of New Kent Co. 137£. Tract, being the land said Richards now lives on. 250 acres. Bound by the lands of Durretts Estate, Pettits old field, William Thorpe, Allens Estate and Arch Walters and being on the county line of Halifax and Pittsylvania. Signed: Gabriel Richards, Anne (X) Richards. Wit: Frans. Spencer, Thos. Whelan, William Richardson, John Hill, George Richards. 18 Jul 1796. Ack. & Anne relinq dower rights.


It would seem that Gabriel Richards' wife Mary died at the birth of Caty and he remarried: see below.
MIGRATIONS
http://resources.rootsweb.com/~guestbook/cgi-bin/public_guestbook.cgi?gb=932&action=view
Name: Fred Naef
Date: 2000-12-07
Name of Family Head; Wife Gabriel Richards & Nancy (Payne) Richards
Moved to Pittsylvania from: County, State and Year Caroline County, Virginia between 1764 and 1767
Moved from Pittsylvania to: County, State and Year, or where he Roane County, Tennessee 1795 to 1803
Comments:
In 1764 Gabriel was in Caroline County, Virginia. By 1767 he and his family were living in Pittsylvania County where he had acquired two hundred acres of land on the Dan River.
His first wife, Mary Durrett, died on 10 Feb 1774. Sometime later in 1774 he married Nancy Payne.
In the 1787 Census he was tabulated with one white male 16-21, two Blacks over 16, two Blacks under 16, five horses, and 17 cattle.
Sometime between 1795 and 1803 this family along with others named Durrett and Rogers and Payne moved to Kingston, Roane County, Tennessee. He owned 400 acres of land where the Clinch and Tennessee Rivers join.
[The Descendants of the Richards Families of Jackson County, Indiana; Aute Richards; 1961; DAR Library.]
Upon his death in 1814 part of his family left Tennessee for Indiana and lived in or near Jackson County until the time of the Civil War. After that the descendants became widely scattered. [Gabriel seems to have lived beyond 1814 - see will below.]
It is believed that Nancy (Payne) Richards died in Tennessee on 23 Jul 1840.
I am trying to identify the parents of Nancy (Payne) Richards and any assistance would be appreciated.

http://www.roanetnheritage.com/research/tax/1805/t01.htm
"A list of the Free Taxable Inhabitants of Roane County AD 1805"
8. John PAYNE*
8. John PAYNE. Possibly the John PAYNE who m. Mildred RICHARDS, b. 1775, dau. of Gabriel RICHARDS.
28. William RICHARDS*
28. William RICHARDS, b. 1780, son of Gabriel and Nancy RICHARDS, m. 1806, Polly PHILLIPS, located at Louisville. Had Thomas C., Margaret E. and Mary C.
56. Gabriel RICHARDS*
56. Gabriel RICHARDS, b. 1739, lived Pitts Co., Va., and located in Roane Co. by 1804. Children included: Mildred (b. 1775), Gabriel (b. 1787 m. 1815 Peggy Ann AYER, dau. of Zaccheus AYER), Asa (b. 1789 m. 1822 Delila WRIGHT), Rhoda (b. 1792 m. 1808 William HARVEY, son of William HARVEY, Rev. Sold.), Sally (b. 1794 m. 1814 Robert HARVEY) and Richard (see 62). Other children.
62. Richard RICHARDS*
62. Richard RICHARDS, b. 1782, son of Gabriel and Nancy RICHARDS, J.P., owner of the noted "Exchange Hotel" of Kingston 1821-1842.
The above footnotes were obtained by Mrs. Thornton from the following sources:
Abstract wills and noted estates mentioned in Roane County through 1840.
Typed copy of marriage bonds through 1838, plus some of later dates, using the marriage bonds only to the extent that the daughter's married name was given in the will. If used, a check was made for a corresponding marriage and when found, the year only and name of groom as given in bonds would be included.
County Court minutes used for data on formation of county and jury lists.
Various lists which have appeared in print, primarily the Rhea County tax list of 1808, and a list compiled by Capt. McELWEE 1910 giving the names of men "known to him" as Revolutionary Soldiers. Many of these men never drew pensions and each has been indicated as a "non-pensioner."
Pension applications and three family genealogists.
Abstracts made from records in Roane, Rhea and Bledsoe Counties, primarily deeds.
[An 1802 Tax list had none of the above persons.]


Roane County Chancery Book:1824-­1845
Gabriel RICHARDS of McMinn County, Tenn. died in 1826 leaving a
will. His sons, Richard and Asa were his executors. His widow,
Nancy, survived him and was alive in June 1838. Richard
RICHARDS had a daughter, Mary Adeline. Gabriel RICHARDS' will
is recorded on page 381 naming wife Nancy and children
Richard
Nancy Everett
Millard Pain
George Richards
Polly Brock
Gabriel Richards
Asa Richards
Rhoda Harvey
Charles F. Wall and the
children of my daughters Elizabeth WATERS and Sally HARVEY
deceased (no commas). Dated 3 Apr 1826. Gabriel died a few days
later. pp. 378-386.

A file found on WorldConnect seemed to confirm the two families of Gabriel Richards. I was able to find several of them in censuses.

Birth	25 Jul 1739
Marriage	18 Jan 1765	Caroline County, Virginia - Mary Durett
Marriage	Abt 1774	Ann "Nancy" Payne
Death	Apr 1826	McMinn County, Tennessee

Spouse	Mary Durett (1749 - )
Child	Nancy Richards (1765 - )
Child	Durett Richards (1767 - )
Child	Elizabeth Richards (1771 - 1792)
Child	Caty Richards (1774 - )

Spouse	Ann "Nancy" Payne ( - )
Child	Mildred Richards (1775 - )
Child	George Richards (1777 - )
Child	William Richards (1780 - )
Child	Richard Richards (1782 - )
Child	Mary Payne Richards (1785 - )
Child	Gabriel Richards (1787 - )
Child	Asa Richards (1789 - )
Child	Rhoda Richards (1792 - 1858)
Child	Sally Richards (1794 - 1826)

Father	William Bird Richards ( - )
Mother	Elizabeth Wilson ( - )