David Richmond (officer) explained

David Richmond (1748 - 1818) was an American commissioned officer who served in the American Revolutionary War.

Early years

Richmond, the son of Mayflower descendant Seth Richmond, was born in Taunton, Massachusetts.^{[1] [2]} He married Nancy Davis in 1766.

Richmond had five sons: Joseph, David, Thomas, Samuel and Seth; and four daughters: Lucy, Esther, Lydia and Nancy.

American Revolutionary War Record

From May 1, 1775, to October 1775, Richmond was a lieutenant in Captain John Field's Company, Colonel Daniel Hitchcock's Regiment.^[3]

By December 1776, Richmond was a first lieutenant in Captain Timothy Vilmarth's Company, Colonel Chad Brown's Regiment. He was appointed captain on September 30, 1778.

In the summer of 1780, Richmond served one month as a major.

Post war

Major Richmond moved from Rhode Island and settled at Latham's Corners, Chenango County, New York.^[4]

Notes and References

1. "Mayflower families: Through Five Generations, Volume Nineteen, Thomas Rogers", Alice A. Westgate, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA, 2000
2. Web site: Archived copy . 2008-06-13 . 2008-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080704110502/http://www.richmondancestry.org/pdf_files/5th_Generation.pdf . dead .
3. Revolutionary War record for David Richmond (US Government) Record #W.16388
4. History of Chenango Co., NY - Guilford Twn. by James Smith, 1880