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."Mayflower families: Through Five Generations, Volume Nineteen, Thomas Rogers", Alice A. Westgate, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA, 2000 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.Revolutionary War record for David Richmond (US Government) Record #W.16388
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.History of Chenango Co., NY - Guilford Twn. by James Smith, 1880
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