Abraham Richards (1772-1849)

of A. & S. Richards & Co., Merchants, of Savannah, Liverpool & New York

Family
Notes / Biography Associated Houses References
He and his brother, Silas, operated a large international mercantile business that traded between Savannah, Georgia; Liverpool, England; and, New York City. His brother was, "one of the most extensive cotton brokers and shipping merchants of his age. The first packet ship out of New York was named "Silas Richards".

Parents

Capt. James Richards

Ship's Captain, of New Canaan, Connecticut

1744-1816

Ruth (Hanford) Richards

Mrs Ruth (Hanford) Richards

1744-1826

Spouse

Sarah (Arnold) Richards

Mrs Sarah (Arnold) Richards

1776-1843

Children

Gertrude (Richards) Selden

Mrs Gertrude Elizabeth (Richards) Selden

1801-1875

Anthony Glenn Richards

of Flushing, Long Island, New York

1803-1860

James Richards

of Flushing, Long Island, New York

1805-1856

Robert Kerr Richards

Attorney, of St. Louis, Chicago, Washington D.C., and Brooklyn, New York

1806-1874

William Howard Richards

of Flushing, Long Island, New York

1808-1881

Timothy Pickering Richards

Stockbroker, of New York City & Grand View-on-Hudson, Nyack, N.Y.

1811-1880

Categories

Business Tycoons