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Hi,
I'm sure that Giles and Frances Pace Richerson/Richardson existed as a couple,
but I do not believe that he is the Giles who was appointed power of attorney in Caroline County VA for brother Thomas in Green County KY in 1797.
I believe that Giles Richerson of Caroline County, husband of Jane, was the brother.
This is based on it being more reasonable to conclude that a proven longtime resident of Caroline County who lived there and died there in 1804 would be the brother called upon. There is no evidence of there being two Giles Richersons in Caroline County at that same time.
Second, Frances and her Giles married in 1793. The Giles who died in Caroline County had nine children, 7 of whom were of age, in 1805.
Our Giles, married to Jane, maiden name Johns according to the records of a branch of the Richerson family. William Richerson was guardian of the minor children of John Johns, and two of them--Elizabeth and Jane, married Richerson men (one of the Thomases and Giles.)
Giles lived in Caroline County and died there, with a residence there, in 1804. He had nine children, named in the division of his estate in 1805, which took place by drawing lots at his home Dec. 23, 1805.
All but seven of his children were of age--only two, Patsy and Jane, required a guardian, their brother John (with brother Thomas signed as security). So, to have 7 children over 21 would mean, more or less, that the children starting being born by 1777--and that would be they came one every year!
The nine were John, Thomas, Frances Hurt, Elizabeth Stuart (widow of Henry Jr.), Molley, Salley, Lucy, Jane, and Patsy.
Giles was active in Caroline County. The first reference I've seen is in 1765, when Giles and Joseph witness a mortgage for William Richerson.
In 1782 he and Jane acknowledged a debt to George Richerson.
In 1782 he paid tax on 1 adult white male and 6 slaves.
In 1791 he signed a document with Thomas Richerson.
In 1793 George Richerson transferred 194 acres to Giles, giving Giles 505
acres (he must have inherited the rest, which would not show up in the
order books with no will--Caroline's records are mostly destroyed).
1794-99 Giles paid tax on 647 acres (he obtained 142 from James Fogg)
1795 he witnesed the will of Henry Stuart Sr. (Henry Jr. married Giles' daughter
Elizabeth)
1800 he was ordered, with neighbors Reuben Broaddus and Gray Samuel,
to rebuild the Creek bridge near Edmund Pendleton's old mill
1800, Oct. the court paid him $6 for repairs to the Creek bridge near his
house
1801 He, with Reuben Broaddus, John Broaddus, Chilton white were ordered
to appraise the estate of James Page
Nov. 1804, Giles' will was proved by Reuben, Mordecai, and Thomas
Broaddus, probate granted to John Richerson.
Daughter Frances and her husband Bejamin Hurt sued to have the estate divided; court ordered it into nine equal lots. The drawing took place on Dec. 23, 1805 at Giles's house. The lots can be seen on the Library of Virginia website, Chancery Records.
1806 Jane and Patsy still minors.
Giles' son Thomas continued in the same neighborhood where his father Giles had lived. It's possible that he was on the same land. He died just 10 years after his father, and the same three Broadduses who proved Giles' will took over the guardianship of Giles' grandson and Thomas's only child,
Reuben Broaddus Richerson.
Giles' other son John had moved to Essex County and did not assume the guardianship, per the will of Thomas Richerson. John died in 1820.
John named a son Giles and a daughter Jane Johns Richerson.
The Green County Richesons also named several descendants Giles.
George Richerson, who moved to Mecklenburg Co VA, named a son Giles.
He must have been related to our Giles, with the land transaction and the name.
Giles is an unusual given name (thank goodness after all of the Thomases and Johns we're following!) and I'm wondering if way back a female ancestor's maiden name was Giles, for all of these, including Giles who married Frances.
Gordon, I'd like to hear from you. I know the assumption that Giles/Frances
were the ones from Caroline has been out there quite a while, but the evidence suggests otherwise to me.
I'm hoping to find a Richeson of the Green County line for DNA testing. Till then, we keep hitting the books!
Let me know what you think, and thank you for the correspondence,
Phyllis
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