He married ELEANOR "NELLY" STURGIS in Worcester Co., MD, November 20, 1807. ELEANOR was born
about 1788. ELEANOR was the daughter of JOHN STURGIS (IV) and MARY PURNELL. ELEANOR died after 1850. It is not proved
that Nelly married William H. Richardson. Many of William's descendants are listed in an estate distribution in 1888.
WILLIAM H. RICHARDSON and ELEANOR "NELLY" STURGIS had the following children:
179
i.
MATILDA6 RICHARDSON was born about 1808.
180
ii.
MARY A. RICHARDSON was born about 1812. MARY died 1851. She married WILLIAM
STURGIS in Worcester Co., MD, January 12, 1837. WILLIAM was born 1803. WILLIAM was the son of JOHN STURGIS (V) and
NANCY BISHOP. WILLIAM died after 1850. William appears in the 1850 census.
181
iii.
WILLIAM RICHARDSON was born about 1816. WILLIAM died before 1888.
182
iv.
BENJAMIN T. RICHARDSON was born 1817.
183
v.
LITTLETON JAMES RICHARDSON was born 1822. LITTLETON died 1865.
184
vi.
ELLEN RICHARDSON was born about 1824. She married WILLIAM HOLLAND.
185
vii.
ZADOCK H. RICHARDSON was born about 1828. He married ELIZABETH B. DEVERIX January 16,
1850.