The history of Waterbury, Connecticut - citizen hylbom blog

ISO HISTORY OF WATEEBURY.
improve. He had liberal grants at various times, and was a
subscriber to Mr. Peck's settlement.
Thomas Kichason owned a lot, in 168T, on the south side of
the Green, west of Mr. Kendrick's ; but whether he had a
house there and lived in it, I am unable to say. In March,
1792-3, he bought of Thomas Newel for £60 three and a half
acres on West Main street, near where Samuel J. Holmes now
lives, where he afterwards appears to have resided. The lot
had on it two houses, (one of which had been Thomas Han-
cock's,) and was bounded in 1708, " west on the Porters, " east
on John Bronson, north and south on highways.
Thomas Richason d. ITov. 14, 1712, and his wife, Mary, one
week afterwards, ]^ov. 21, both victims of the great sickness.
Three of their sons, John, Israel and Nathaniel, also d. of the
pestilence before the close of the year.
Children :
1. Mary ; b. Dec. 25, 1667.
2. Sarah; b. March 25, 1669.
3. John; b. April 15, 1672, d. Oct. 17, 1712. He m. Ruth, a daughter
of John Wheeler, and Ehzabeth, a daughter of Nathaniel Arnold, Senr. He was
admitted to bachelor privileges. May 15, 1699, but he had previously had liberal
grants of land. The first of these was March 28, 1694—5 — " four acres for a house
lot on the north side the highway that leads to Farniington, the east side the highway
that ranges by Serg. Stanley's lot into the woods north, he fulfilling the tarms
of original articles." This lot was on the east corner of East Main and Cherry
streets, and on it Richarson, himself a carpenter, built a house. It was recorded
to him Jan. 1703-4, and was described as lying northeast from the town, south
and west on highway, and north and east on common land. This place he deeded
at about the last named date to his brother Israel, receiving in exchange a house
and lot of one acre next his father on the west side.
4. Thomas. He had a grant of land March, 1695 ; was accepted as a bach, pro-
prietor, March 26, 1699 ; remained in AVaterbury long enough to secure his right,
and then removed to Wallingford. He was there in July, 1705. After his father's
death, he returned to Waterbury, and was appointed fence viewer in 1713,
"grave digger" in 1714, 1715 and 1716, and hayward in 1714, 1717 and 1718.
In 1719, (March 30,) he sold his house and lot of six acres on the north side of
West Main street, ( north and south on highway, east on Richards' land, and west
on Ebenezer Richason's house lot, ) to Thomas Richards' and returned to Walling-
ford, where he was living in 1722, a farmer.
5. Israel. He had a grant of land as early as March 28, 1694, four acres for a
house lot, on the north side the town, "if it be there to be had, he fulfilling the
tarms of the original articles." He became a bach, proprietor March 26, 1699.
Before he had secured his right, he appears to have left the plantation. Dec. 21,
1702, the town granted him " liberty of two years before taking the forfeiture of