Download or read book William Richmond Sr. (1752-1850) written by Nancy Richmond and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-26 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Richmond Sr. was born in 1752 in Pennsylvania. In 1775 he moved to Virginia, where he enlisted in the Continental Army and became a soldier in the Revolutionary War. After the conflict, Richmond ran a ferry on the New River. He married three times and had ten children. According to William Richmond's sworn testimony (documented at his Revolutionary War Pension hearing in 1832) he served one year at Fort Savannah, one year at Fort Randolph and one month of special service. He was a soldier from 1775 until 1777. In 1848, at the age of 96, William's family had a daguerreotype picture taken of him. He was one of only a few soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War to be photographed. William Richmond Sr. died in 1850 at the age of 98. This book contains his biography as well as numerous historical records that provide evidence for many of the events in his life.