Notes for THOMAS RICHARDSON: The Richardson Memorial by John Adams Vinton, 1876 printed by Brown Thurston & Co., Portland, Maine (1876), pg. 504-506:

THOMAS RICHARDSON,was the youngest of the three brothers of that name, EZEKIEL, SAMUEL and THOMAS, who united with Edward Convers, Edward Johnson, John Mousall, William Learned, and others, in the settlement of Woburn, and the formation of a church there, in 1641. The seven men, whose names have just been written were the commissioners chosen by the church in Charlestown, Nov. 5, 1640, to commence the settlement; with the exception of William Learned was substituted soon after for Thomas Graves, who had been chosen, but declined taking part in the enterprise.

The colonists suffered greatly from famine during the first year, and a few came over till 1633 or later. A list of inhabitants of Charlestown, dated Jan. 9, 1633-4, does not contain the name of Samuel or Thomas Richardson. The same deficiency exists in a similar list, made one year after. It is believed that Samuel and Thomas Richardson, who were younger than Ezekiel, did not come from England, till at least five years after.

The first notice we find of either of these brothers, is dated Feb. 21, 1636, when Mary, the wife of Thomas Richardson united with the church in Charlestown. Samuel and Thomas Richardson joined said church the 18th of the 12th month [February], 1637-8; in consequence whereof they were admitted freemen of the colony, May 2, 1638. Their names are found on the records of Charlestown for the first time in 1637, when to each of them the town granted a house-plot, clearly indicating that they had recently become citizens of the place. The same year, their names are for the first time found on the records as citizens of Charlestown. They doubtless came from England together. The three brothers were all young. They probably did not marry until on the eve of embarking for America; Ezekiel in 1630; Samuel and Thomas in 1635. This is inferred from the dates of the births of their children.

The three brothers had lots assigned them, April 20, 1638, on the "Misticke Side and above the Ponds," that is, in Malden. The share they had in the settlement of Woburn, and the organization of the church in that town, has been sufficiently related in the notices already given of Ezekiel and Samuel Richardson. Thomas Richardson died in Woburn, Aug. 28, 1651. There is no will of his on record. Below is an inventory of his estate found in the Middlesex Registry of Probate, dated Sept. 22, 1651, and signed by Edward Johnson, Edward Converse, John Mousall and Samuel Richardson.

...Total 133.14.4 pounds Further, the said Thomas Richardson died possessed of one dwelling house, bard and one hundred acres of land, situate in the Town of Woburn, of which 25 acres are plowed land, and ten of meadow. Real Estate valued at 80.0.0 pounds. Following the inventory, and, it would seem, a part of it, is this statement: "He hath left a wife, three sons, and four daughters. The eldest son is 8 years old; the second, 6 years; and the third, three-quarters [of a year]. The eldest dau. is 13 years old; the second, 11 years; the third, 4 years; the fourth, 2 years.

The name of the wife of Thomas Richardson was Mary. After his death she became, Oct. 26, 1655, the second wife of Michael Bacon, senior, who is said to have come from Ireland, and was on of the original inhabitants of the town of Woburn, 1641. He was the ancestor of the distinguished Dr. Leonard Bacon, of New Haven, Ct. Bacon's first wife, also named Mary, died July 4, 1688. His only son married a dau. of Thomas and Mary Richardson.

More About THOMAS RICHARDSON: Bp/Chr: July 3, 1608, Westmill, Hertfordshire, England Emigration: Bet. 1635 - 1636, to Charlestown, then (1641) Woburn, MA Issue: 10 children Source 1: 1876, Richardson by J. A. Vinton, pg 504-506 Source 2: March 2, 1998, FTM CD194, MA & ME FAM, V3, pg 218