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The Richardson family came to Dickson County sometime before 1820, as the 1820 census lists 4 Richardson families present in Dickson County:
Austin Richardson
Lebcus? Richardson
Samuel Richardson
Winnifred Richardson
Squire's family was evidently in Tennessee for some time before that, however, as he was born in about 1805 and his birthplace in census records is listed as Tennessee.
Squire appears in his own home for the first time in the 1830 census, and appears in each census from that point through the 1880 census in Dickson County. His occupation consistently is listed as "Farmer".
According to 1880 census, both parents were from Virginia. Other researchers have identified Austin Richardson as his father, though I don't know the source of this information.
SQUIRE RICHARDSON LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
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(p-298) 444 SQUIRE RICHARDSON DECESED)
I, Squire Richardson do make and publish this as my last Will and testament hereby revoking and making void all other Wills by me at any time made.
FIRST, I direct that my funeral expences and all my debts be paid as soon after my death as poible out of any moneys that I may die posesed of or may first come into the hands of my executors.
SECONDLY, I give and bequeath to my son A.J. Richardson, my home tract of land on which I now live, containing two hundred acres more or less on the condition that he keeps me and my wife his mother as he now does until our deaths.
THIRDLY, I want all the ballince of my real estate and personal property sold after my death and the money equally divided between the ballince of my lawful children.
LASTLY, I do hereby nominate and appoint J. C. Alspough my Executor. In Witness whereof I do to this my last Will Set my hand and seal.
This 29th day of August 1888.
Squire Richardson
Signed, seald and published in our presince and we have subscribed our names hereto in the presince of the testator, this 29th day of August, 1888.
K. A. Myatt
T. J. Ladd
DICKSON COUNTY COURT JULY TERM L'(1893.
This day a paper writing was presented to the Court purporting to be the last Will and testament of Esquire Richardson, decd. and which was proven to be such by the oaths of K.A. Myatt, and T. J. Ladd, the subscribing witnesses to the same which will was ordered recorded.
T. K. Grigsby, Clerk
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Another researcher has listed his name as Jordan W. Richardson.
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Squire Richardson Family
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