Sir Richard WILLIAMSON

1593 - 1659  (~ 66 years)

• Name	Richard WILLIAMSON  [1]
  Prefix	Sir
  Christening	23 Feb 1593	St Botolph Aldgate, London, London England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1607	Virginia, Virginia Colony, Virginia   [2]
  Arrival	1641  [2]
  	Arrival
  Residence	Isle Of Wight, Virginia   [2]
  _FSFTID	L87T-V23
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L87T-V23
  _UID	925DC082DAAB421095B1C3DAD9C6700D0758
  Burial	1659	St. Luke's Cemetery Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, British Colonial America   [1]
  Death	9 Aug 1659	Cobham Hall, Isle of Wight, , Isle of Wight, Colony of Virginia, Colonial America   [1]
  Person ID	I594768023	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Robert WILLIAMSON,   c. 24 Aug 1569, St Mary Aldermary with St Thomas the Apostle, London, England d. Aug 1610, Whitechapel, London, England (Age ~ 40 years)
  Mother	Anne ALLEN,   c. 9 Jan 1569, Barking, Essex, England d. Yes, date unknown (Age ~ 47 years)
  Marriage	1592	London, Middlesex, England   [3]
  Family ID	F536729067	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret SHERWOOD,   b. 1595, London, England d. 1670, Surrey or Isle of Wight, Virginia (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	1614	England   [2]
  Children	1. Richard WILLIAMSON,   b. Abt 1615, London, England d. Yes, date unknown   2. James WILLIAMSON,   b. 1619, London, Middlesex, England d. Bef 5 Nov 1656, Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 37 years)   3. John WILLIAMSON,   b. Abt 1623, London, England d. 1700, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age ~ 77 years)   4. Dr Robert WILLIAMSON,   b. 3 Dec 1628, London, England d. 26 Sep 1669, Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 40 years)   5. Henry WILLIAMSON,   b. Abt 1630, London, England d. 1700 (Age ~ 70 years)
  Family ID	F536729064	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Sir Richard Williamson is said to be the ancestor of all the Virginia Williamson's. Richard first came to Virginia in 1638, but returned to England shortly thereafter. In 1641,he returned to Virginia for good. His 1641 passage was paid for by Ambrose Bennet. Settling in Isle of Wight County, Richard soon began acquiring property. He named the family home "Cobham Hall" after the home, in Kent, of Sir Joseph Williamson. The land was purchased in 1641. Family: Richard married Margaret 1614 -1618 in England. The children are often stated as born in the Isle of Wight, but NO CHILD born before 1641 could have been born in Isle of Wight. It is probable all the children were born in London, England. The children are: 1. Richard Williamson 2. James Williamson, 1621-1656 3. John Williamson 4. Dr. Robert Williamson, 1625-1670 5. Henry Williamson Sources disagree regarding the wife of Richard Williamson. Some state she was Margaret Brown and others state she was Margaret Sherwood. It is known his wife's first name was Margaret, as a Margaret was named the widow and administrator of the estate of Richard Williamson, deceased, in a land transaction dated 21 September 1655. It is a last name that is in question. Margaret Sherwood's parentage is not reliable as one of the 9 children of Sir Richard Sherwood and Margaret Bandwyn. Of these 9 children, Margaret Sherwood is the only child who does NOT have an independent christening source and is not recognized by the parish. Immigration Sources: Richard Williamson in the (1) U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Name: Richard Williamson Arrival Year: 1641 Arrival Place: Virginia Primary Immigrant: Williamson, Richard. This includes 25,000 names from records of the Virginia State Land Office. (2) Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666. Richmond [Va.]: W.C. Hill Printing Co., 1912, page 376.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Jan 2023), entry for James WILLIAMSON, person ID L2KT-NJR. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Jan 2023), entry for Richard Williamson, person ID L87T-V23. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Jan 2023), entry for Robert Williamson, person ID L6J7-TSY. (Reliability: 3).