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The Richard Family

These crests were originally in the Plantation House on Floral Bluff

Descendants of Jean Francois RICHARD
(or Jean FRANCOIS dit RICHARD) 

First Generation

1. Jean Francois RICHARD . Supposedly, he was a consul at French consulate in Florence, Italy. Jean Francois RICHARD and Maria FERRY were married. On their son's marriage entry, Louis Joseph is listed as "the oldest son." So they apparently had more children. Jean Francois RICHARD and Maria FERRY had the following children:

• +2 i. Louis Joseph Francois (Francis I) RICHARD (born in 1758).

Second Generation

2. Louis Joseph Francois (Francis I) RICHARD (Jean Francois-1) was born in 1758 in Florence, Italy. He died in 1817. Louis Joseph Francois (Francis I) RICHARD and Genevieve Honorine BIANNE were married on 18 Feb 1773 in St. Marc, Saint Domingue (Haiti). They were married again on 28 Jul 1796 in South Carolina. Genevieve Honorine BIANNE (daughter of Antoine BIANNE and Jeanne LEMOINE) was born on 12 Jan 1754 in St. Marc, Saint Domingue (Haiti). She was baptized on 12 Feb 1754 in St. Marc, Saint Domingue (Haiti). She signed a will on 21 Dec 1820 in Woodbine, Georgia. She died in 1821 in Florida. Louis Joseph Francois (Francis I) RICHARD and Genevieve Honorine BIANNE had the following children: 

• +3 i. Clementine Emelie RICHARD (born on 7 Dec 1773).
    4 ii. Infant RICHARD was born on 4 Jun 1775 in St. Marc, Saint Domingue (Haiti). He died on 10 Jun 1775 in St. Marc, Saint Domingue (Haiti).
• +5 iii. Louis Joseph (Francis II) RICHARD was born on 12 Feb 1776 in St. Marc, Saint Domingue (Haiti)..
• +6 iv. Jean Baptiste (John William) RICHARD was born on 9 May 1777 in St. Marc, Saint Domingue (Haiti)..
• +7 v. Jean Charles (John Charles) RICHARD (born on 5 Apr 1797). St. James Parish, Goose Creek, S.C.?

Third Generation

3. Clementine Emelie RICHARD (Louis Joseph Francois-2, Jean Francois-1) was born on 7 Dec 1773 in St. Marc, Saint Domingue (Haiti). She was baptized on 20 Sep 1774 in St. Marc, Saint Domingue (Haiti).Clementine Emelie RICHARD and GAUTIER were married.

5. Louis Joseph (Francis II) RICHARD (Louis Joseph Francois-2, Jean Francois-1) was born on 12 Feb 1776 in St. Marc, Saint Domingue (Haiti). He was baptized on 16 Oct 1776 in St. Marc, Saint Domingue (Haiti). He signed a will on 24 Jun 1837 in Duval Co., Florida. He died in 1839. Maria del Rosaria FERREIRA (daughter of Juan Bautista FERREIRA and Isabel BENTLEY NIXON) was born in 1786 in Charleston, South Carolina. Here is their marriage entry and a wedding gift (of slaves) entry from his parents. Louis Joseph (Francis II) RICHARD and Maria del Rosaria FERREIRA had the following children:

• +8 i. Francis Marion RICHARD III (born on 16 Mar 1839).

Louis Joseph (Francis II) RICHARD and "Colored" female "Eve"? had the following children:

• 9 i. Fortune RICHARD.
• 10 ii. Fernando RICHARD.
• 11 iii. Cornelia RICHARD.
• 12 iv. Anne RICHARD.
• 13 v. Francisco Pardo RICHARD.
• 14 vi. John RICHARD.
• 15 vii. Josephine RICHARD.
• 16 viii. Genevieve RICHARD.
• 17 ix. Teresa RICHARD.

6. Jean Baptiste (John William) RICHARD (Louis Joseph Francois-2, Jean Francois-1) was born on 9 May 1777 in St. Marc, Saint Domingue (Haiti). He was baptized on 5 Feb 1778 in St. Marc, Saint Domingue (Haiti). He died in 1811. Jean Baptiste (John William) RICHARD and Rebecah E. (Rebeca Isabella) HART were married on 3 Nov 1802 in Cowford (Jacksonville), Spanish East Florida. Rebecah E. (Rebeca Isabella) HART (daughter of William HART and Elizabeth STREETMAN) was born on 5 Jun 1784. She died on 15 Jun 1851 in Mandarin, Duval Co., Florida. Jean Baptiste (John William) RICHARD and Rebecah E. (Rebeca Isabella) HART had the following children:

• 18 i. Clarisa RICHARD.
• +19 ii. Elizabeth Ann (Betsy) RICHARD (born on 02 Dec 1805). wife of Robert ⁷ Bigelow
• 20 iii. John W. RICHARD was born on 27 May 1808 in Dublin, Laurens, Georgia?. He died on 11 Jun 1851.

7. Jean Charles (John Charles) RICHARD (Louis Joseph Francois-2, Jean Francois-1) was born on 5 Apr 1797 in South Carolina, Charleston area. He was baptized on 23 Jun 1799 in St. Augustine, Parish, St. Johns Co., Florida. He died on 10 Jul 1859 in Florida. Jean Charles (John Charles) RICHARD and Melinda Sherrod Sheffield TYSON were married on 24 Mar 1824 in Glynn Co., Georgia. Melinda Sherrod Sheffield TYSON (daughter of Judge Job TISON and Sidnah Rebecca Sherrod SHEFFIELD) was born on 15 Sep 1808. She died on 24 May 1889. Jean Charles (John Charles) RICHARD and Melinda Sherrod Sheffield TYSON had the following children:

• +21 i. Capt. John Charles RICHARD (born on 18 Jan 1827).
• 22 ii. William Francis RICHARD was born on 7 Nov 1829 in Florida. He died on 14 May 1847 in Florida. He was buried in Richard Cemetery, Sugar Grove Plantation, Alachua Co., Florida.
• 23 iii. Susan Caroline RICHARD was born on 26 Sep 1830 in Florida. She died on 1 Jul 1902 in Richard Cemetery, Sugar Grove Plantation, Alachua Co., Florida.
• +24 iv. Jane Ann RICHARD (born in 1832).
• +25 v. Job Tison RICHARD (born on 14 Mar 1834).
• 26 vi. Osceola Watoga RICHARD was born on 3 Mar 1836 in Florida. He died on 2 Dec 1869 in Florida. He was buried in Richard Cemetery, Sugar Grove Plantation, Alachua Co., Florida.
• +27 vii. Henri French RICHARD (born on 22 Apr 1838).
• +28 viii. Harney Napoleon RICHARD (born on 10 Oct 1840).
• 29 ix. Francis Mason RICHARD was born on 15 Mar 1839 in Duval Co., Florida. He died on 26 Sep 1856. He was buried in Richard Cemetery, Sugar Grove Plantation, Alachua Co., Florida. He served in the military.
• 30 x. Honorine G.B. RICHARD was born on 1 Apr 1847 in Florida. She died on 30 Nov 1877. She was buried in Richard Cemetery, Sugar Grove Plantation, Alachua Co., Florida.
• 31 xi. William M.D. RICHARD was born on 28 Jul 1853 in Florida. He died on 28 Aug 1880. He was buried in Richard Cemetery, Sugar Grove Plantation, Alachua Co., Florida.
• +32 xii. Victoria Lenora RICHARD.
• +33 xiii. Mary Ward RICHARD.
• +34 xiv. Judge, Capt. Joseph Robert RICHARD (born on 26 Jan 1825).
• 35 xv. Mason T. RICHARD was born on 31 Dec 1849. He died on 10 Jul 1856.

Fourth Generation

8. Francis Marion RICHARD III (Louis Joseph-3, Louis Joseph Francois-2, Jean Francois-1) was born on 16 Mar 1839. He died on 1 Aug 1914. He was buried in St. Nicholas Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval Co., Florida. He was the only legitimate child of Francis II according to his father's will. Built circa 1848, the house of Francis III is at 1300 Oak Haven Road, Jacksonivlle, Florida. It is the oldest continuously inhabited house in Duval County. Francis Marion RICHARD III and Emma BUDDINGTON were married. Emma BUDDINGTON was born on 22 Mar 1847. She died on 6 Jan 1930.

19. Elizabeth Ann (Betsy) RICHARD (Jean Baptiste-3, Louis Joseph Francois-2, Jean Francois-1) was born on 2 Dec 1805 in South Bank, St. Johns River, East Florida. Elizabeth Ann (Betsy) RICHARD and BIGELOW were married.

21. Capt. John Charles RICHARD (Jean Charles-3, Louis Joseph Francois-2, Jean Francois-1) was born on 18 Jan 1827 in Glynn Co., Georgia. He died on 25 Feb 1905. He was buried in Crosby Lake Cemetery, Starke, Florida. Capt. John Charles RICHARD and Mary Anne Olmstead MORGAN were married on 30 Jun 1855 in Middleburg, Florida. Mary Anne Olmstead MORGAN was born on 25 Mar 1840 in Florida. She died on 13 Sep 1909. Capt. John Charles RICHARD and Mary Anne Olmstead MORGAN had the following children:

• 36 i. Mary B. RICHARD was born in 1857.
• 37 ii. Kate RICHARD was born in 1861. She died in 1898.
• 38 iii. Charles RICHARD was born on 14 Aug 1865.
• 39 iv. Robert T. RICHARD was born in 1866.
• 40 v. Belle RICHARD was born in 1871.
• 41 vi. Elina H. RICHARD was born in 1876.

24. Jane Ann RICHARD (Jean Charles-3, Louis Joseph Francois-2, Jean Francois-1) was born in 1832. Jane Ann RICHARD and George Warren MITCHELL were married on 9 Dec 1850. George Warren MITCHELL (son of Nathaniel R. MITCHELL and Temperance Jordan WARREN) was born on 3 Mar 1830 in Toombs Co., Georgia. Jane Ann RICHARD and George Warren MITCHELL had the following children:

• 42 i. Nathaniel Raines MITCHELL Jr. was born on 1 Jan 1852.
• 43 ii. Elizabeth Walton MITCHELL was born on 27 Jan 1855.
• 44 iii. Julia Watoga MITCHELL was born on 6 Mar 1857.
• 45 iv. Emily Hill MITCHELL was born on 25 Mar 1860.
• 46 v. Oscena Audrila MITCHELL was born on 29 Mar 1863.
• 47 vi. Honorine Jenevieve MITCHELL was born on 19 Dec 1865.
• 48 vii. Fannie Tison MITCHELL was born on 4 Mar 1868.

25. Job Tison RICHARD (Jean Charles-3, Louis Joseph Francois-2, Jean Francois-1) was born on 14 Mar 1834 in Florida. He died on 25 Nov 1877. He was buried across the road from the Richard Family Cemetery, Alachua Co., Florida. Job Tison RICHARD and Mary were married. Mary was born on 11 Sep 1838. She died on 22 May 1862. Job Tison RICHARD and Mary had the following children:

• 49 i. Julia RICHARD was born in 1859.
• +50 ii. Job Tison RICHARD Jr. (born on 17 Mar 1860).

Job Tison RICHARD and Helena Augusta MORGAN were married on 10 Dec 1867. Helena Augusta MORGAN (daughter of Solomon MORGAN and Belinda Gates BUDINGTON) was born on 13 Oct 1847 in Middleburg, Florida. Job Tison RICHARD and Helena Augusta MORGAN had the following children:

• 51 i. Helen French RICHARD was born on 20 Sep 1868.
• 52 ii. Henry Osceola RICHARD was born on 10 Dec 1870. Article from Bradford County Telegraph recognizing past police officers who had died in the line of duty. Reprinted 15 May, 1997.
• 53 iii. Ethelind RICHARD was born on 20 Feb 1872.
• 54 iv. Bonita Mary RICHARD was born on 15 Nov 1874. She died on 13 Oct 1876.
• 55 v. Athatia RICHARD was born on 1 Oct 1877.
  

27. Henri French RICHARD (Jean Charles-3, Louis Joseph Francois-2, Jean Francois-1) was born on 22 Apr 1838. She died on 26 Apr 1869. She was buried in Newnansville Cemetery, Alachua Co., Florida. Henri French RICHARD and William King BOSTON were married

28. Harney Napoleon RICHARD (Jean Charles-3, Louis Joseph Francois-2, Jean Francois-1) was born on 10 Oct 1840 in Florida. He died on 13 May 1898 in Richard Cemetery, Sugar Grove Plantation, Florida. He was buried in Richard Cemetery, Sugar Grove Plantation, Alachua Co., Florida. Harney Napoleon RICHARD and Virginia SASSER were married on 13 Jun 1866. Virginia SASSER (daughter of John SASSER and Elizabeth) was born in 1849 in Florida. She died in 1896. Harney Napoleon RICHARD and Virginia SASSER had the following children:

• +56 i. Texana (Texas) RICHARD (born in 1870).
• +57 ii. Caledonia (Donnie) RICHARD (born in 1875).
• +58 iii. Virginia RICHARD (born in 1877).
  

32. Victoria Lenora RICHARD. Victoria Lenora RICHARD and Seth BUNKER were married.

33. Mary Ward RICHARD. Mary Ward RICHARD and Frank MCCALL were married.

34. Judge, Capt. Joseph Robert RICHARD (Jean Charles-3, Louis Joseph Francois-2, Jean Francois-1) was born on 26 Jan 1825 in Glynn Co., Georgia. He died on 25 Nov 1877 in Alachua Co., Florida. He was buried in Richard Cemetery, OR He is buried in the Dekle Cemetery, Lake Butler. Judge, Capt. Joseph Robert RICHARD and Sophronia Antoinette MITCHELL were married on 8 Dec 1867 in Bradford Co., Florida. Sophronia Antoinette MITCHELL (daughter of John William Henry MITCHELL and Elizabeth MERSHON) was born on 20 Jul 1829 in Hancock Co., Georgia. She died on 13 Dec 1928 in Columbia Co., Florida. She was buried in Dekle Cemetery, Lake Butler, Florida. Judge, Capt. Joseph Robert RICHARD and Sophronia Antoinette MITCHELL had the following children:

• 59 i. John Henry RICHARD was born on 27 Nov 1852 in Florida. He died on 1 Jul 1894 in Silver City, New Mexico.
• 60 ii. Mary Watoga RICHARD was born on 15 May 1854 in Florida. She died on 10 Sep in 1883.
• 61 iii. Joseph Robert RICHARD Jr. was born on 1 Dec 1855 in Florida. He died on 28 Jul 1895 in Sopchoppy?, Florida.
• 62 iv. Lewis Telfair RICHARD was born on 27 Sep 1857 in Florida. He died on 31 Aug 1898 in Florida. He was buried in Richard Cemetery, Sugar Grove Plantation, Alachua Co., Florida.
• 63 v. Josephine RICHARD was born on 12 Jul 1859. She died on 8 Apr 1873. She was buried in Richard Cemetery, Sugar Grove Plantation, Alachua Co., Florida.
• 64 vi. Randolph Roanoke RICHARD was born on 15 Sep 1861 in Florida. He died on 5 Aug 1940 in Sanford, Florida.
• 65 vii. Malinda RICHARD was born on 21 Aug 1865. She was buried in Live Oak, Florida.
• 66 viii. Osceola Gordon RICHARD was born on 18 Apr 1869 in Florida. He died on 17 Nov 1910. He was buried in Dekle Cemetery, Lake Butler, Florida.
• 67 ix. George Mitchell RICHARD was born on 15 Dec 1870 in Florida. He died on 1 Dec 1921 in Lake Bulter, Florida. He was buried in Dekle Cemetery, Lake Butler, Florida.
• 68 x. Alma Jane RICHARD was born on 25 Dec 1873. She died in Jun 1967 in Miami, Florida.

Fifth Generation

50. Job Tison RICHARD Jr. (Job Tison-4, Jean Charles-3, Louis Joseph Francois-2, Jean Francois-1) was born on 17 Mar 1860. He died on 9 Sep 1928. Job Tison RICHARD Jr. and Martha L. (Mattie) FREEMAN were married. Martha L. (Mattie) FREEMAN was born in 1862 in Florida. She died on 28 Nov 1932.

Notes from Gloria Shannahan Straz;
Job Tison Richard and Mattie had a son Calisle Richard, who had 8 children.

Martha L. (Mattie) FREEMAN had a daughter when she married Job T. Richard. Her name was Nevada Freeman (adopted last name Richard). She was 1 year old in 1880 census. She married Napoleon Bonaparte Shannahan. Their son, Robert Arthur Shannahan is father of source Gloria Shannahan Straz of 4945 FM 1408; Jasper, TX 75951

56. Texana (Texas) RICHARD (Harney Napoleon-4, Jean Charles-3, Louis Joseph Francois-2, Jean Francois-1) was born in 1870 in Florida. She died in 1896. Texana (Texas) RICHARD and Rufus Erastus PARKER were married on 2 Dec 1886. Rufus Erastus PARKER (son of Hampton James Clayton PARKER and Amanda LANG) was born on 28 Oct 1861 in Georgia. He died on 4 Jul 1896. Texana (Texas) RICHARD and Rufus Erastus PARKER had the following children:

• +69 i. Ira Fornella (Ivy) PARKER (born in 1889).
• +70 ii. James Clayton PARKER (born in 1890).
• +71 iii. Harney Napoleon PARKER (born on 3 Apr 1892).
• +72 iv. Aubrey Otis PARKER (born in 1894).
• 73 v. Ora Eleanor PARKER was born in 1895. She died in 1992.
  

57. Caledonia (Donnie) RICHARD (Harney Napoleon-4, Jean Charles-3, Louis Joseph Francois-2, Jean Francois-1) was born in 1875 in Florida. She died in 1899. Caledonia (Donnie) RICHARD and Williamson Span HARRIS were married in 1897.

58. Virginia RICHARD (Harney Napoleon-4, Jean Charles-3, Louis Joseph Francois-2, Jean Francois-1) was born in 1877 in Florida. She died in 1968. Virginia RICHARD and Abramson (Alan) HERCULES were married in 1896. Abramson (Alan) HERCULES was born in 1864 in Ohio. He died in 1938.

Sixth Generation

69. Ira Fornella (Ivy) PARKER (Texana (Texas) RICHARD-5, Harney Napoleon-4, Jean Charles-3, Louis Joseph Francois-2, Jean Francois-1) was born in 1889. She died in 1949. Ira Fornella (Ivy) PARKER and Jonathan WEAVER were married. Jonathan WEAVER (son of Col. Milledge Brenan WEAVER and Amanda Louise Virginia WATSON) died in 1961 in St. Petersburg, Florida. He was born in 1879 in Edgefield Co, South Carolina. Ira Fornella (Ivy) PARKER and Jonathan WEAVER had the following children:

• +74 i. Marguerite WEVER (born in 1909).
• +75 ii. Hortense (Ann) WEVER (born in 1907).
  

70. James Clayton PARKER (Texana (Texas) RICHARD-5, Harney Napoleon-4, Jean Charles-3, Louis Joseph Francois-2, Jean Francois-1) was born in 1890 in Florida. James Clayton PARKER and Alice PEELER were married. Alice PEELER was born in 1895 in Georgia. James Clayton PARKER and Alice PEELER had the following children:

• 76 i. Clayton James PARKER was born in 1918 in Georgia.
• 77 ii. Charles Warren PARKER was born in 1922 in Florida.
• 78 iii. Ora Virginia PARKER was born in 1930 in Florida.

71. Harney Napoleon PARKER (Texana (Texas) RICHARD-5, Harney Napoleon-4, Jean Charles-3, Louis Joseph Francois-2, Jean Francois-1) was born on 3 Apr 1892 in Alachua Co., Florida. Harney Napoleon PARKER and Louise HAMMOND were married.

72. Aubrey Otis PARKER (Texana (Texas) RICHARD-5, Harney Napoleon-4, Jean Charles-3, Louis Joseph Francois-2, Jean Francois-1) was born in 1894 in Florida. Aubrey Otis PARKER and Dicie NEWMAN were married. Dicie NEWMAN was born in 1894 in Florida. Aubrey Otis PARKER and Dicie NEWMAN had the following children:

79 i. Irma E. PARKER was born in 1920 in Florida.

80 ii. Herman L. PARKER was born in 1922 in Florida. He died in 1984 in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Footnotes

French Government. Ministry of Finance, compiler, Etat Detaille des Liquidations (Paris: The Royal Press, 1830).

East Florida Spanish Land Grants.

Bruno Roselli, compiler, The Italians in Colonial Florida (St. Augustine, Florida?:, 1930's?). Copy held at the St. Augustine Historical Society.

"Roman Catholic Records, St. Augustine Parish, White Baptisms 1792-1799"

The Historical Records Survey, Div. of Community Service Programs, WPA State Library Board, Tallahassee, Florida, August 1941.

John Charles Richard, "Notes and Observatins upon the Present Condition of Florida," (1848):.

"Roman Catholic Records, St. Augustine Parish, White Baptisms 1792-1799"

Prepared by The Historical Records Survey, Div. of Community Service Programs, WPA State Library Board, Tallahassee, Florida, August 1941. "Juan Carlos Richard, about 2 years old. Baptized (at the Rivera de San Juan) June 23, 1799. Son of Luis Jose Francois Richard, native of Florencia, Italia, son of Juan and Maria Terry, and Genovieva Bianne, native of San Marcos, Isle de Santo Domingo, daughter of Antonio and Juana LeMoine.".

Holcomb, South Carolina Marriages 1688-1799, p. 208.

Will of Melinda RICHARD, (1884), County Clerk's Office, Alachua Co., Florida.

Richard Cemetery grave stones. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/fl/county/alachua/ACGS/Richard.

Pension Records. State of Florida.

Richard, Francis II. Estate Papers.File No. 1756. Probate Records. Duval Co., Florida.

Lucy Amos Edwards, Genealogical Records Chairman, compiler, Grave Markers of Duval County, 1808-1916 (Jacksonville, Florida: Jacksonville Chapter, D.A.R., 1955).

Ancestry.com Family Tree "17155".

Marriage certificate Josef Luis (Louis Joseph) Richard and Maria del Rosario Ferreira.

Ancestry World Tree: "Jessica's Family History"..

Rowland H. Rerick, Memoirs of Florida (Atlanta, Georgia: Southern Historical Association, 1902), p.664.

Claudia Chitwood Wheller, compiler, Of One Dozen Sassers (Orlando, Florida: Claudia C. Weller,), p.30.

Pension Records. State of Florida. Filled out by widow, Sophronia.

Folks Huxford, compiler, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia (: Huxford Genealogical Society, 1982), Vol. 2, p. 319.

Wever, Marguerite (1909-1982) Handwritten notes.

Wayne W. Wood, Jacksonville's Architectural Heritage, Landmarks for the Future (Jacksonville: University of North Florida Press, 1990's).

Margery Green and Joan /Bentley/, The Arlington Story (Arlington, Florida: The Arlington Volunteer Fire Dept. Auxiliary, 1959).

South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine. Vol. 29, No. 1. Jan, 1928.

Brent H. Holcomb, compiler, South Carolina Marriages 1688-1799 (:,). "Francis Joseph Richard, a citizen of South Carolina, but late of St. Domingo, West Indies, & wife Genevieve, 28 July 1796; Jacob Deveaux, Jr. & Peter Reigne, trustees; Barnwell Deveaux, Israel D. Deveaux, wit. Mar Set 2:523-526".

(Honorine) Genevieve Bianne /Richard/ will (1820), Wills and Appraisements, Book A, 1795-1829, County Clerk's Office, Camden County, Georgia. 

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