Charles Poinsett /RICH RICHARDSON

1776 - 1828  (52 years)

• Name	Charles Poinsett /RICH RICHARDSON  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	13 Jan 1776	Bloom Hill Plantation, Sumter District, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	William Richardson’s, Charles Poinsett Rich’s father, will requested that all his children change their name from Richardson to Rich which he stated “Is a short easy wrote name.” William’s will was dated on 1 December 1785. Charles Poinsett was William and Ann’s third child and second son. He legally changed his name to Charles Rich on 19 Dec 1809.  [5, 6]
  _UID	2B49E3F92010460094190759AF87D825064E
  Death	15 Jan 1828  [7]
  Burial	Bloom Hill graveyard next to his parents   [6]
  	Buried in the Bloomhill Cemetery in Sumter County, South Carolina
  Person ID	I7237	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	23 May 2008

  
  

  Father	Captain William RICHARDSON, of Bloom Hill,   b. 31 Jul 1743, Charleston, St. Philips Parish, South Carolina d. 17 Feb 1786, Bloom Hill Plantation, Sumter District, South Carolina (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Ann Magdalen GUIGNARD,   b. 7 Feb 1750, Charleston, St Philips Parish, South Carolina d. 23 May 1810, Columbia, Richland District, South Carolina (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	13 Oct 1768	Charleson, St. Philip’s Parish, South Carolina   [2]
  	Marriage performed by Rev. Samuel Hart Marriage performed by Rev. Samuel Hart
  _UID	EBCCD7467FBD42238FBC9E7F9A1163372239
  _UID	EBCCD7467FBD42238FBC9E7F9A1163372239
  Family ID	F12559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth LYNUM,   b. 1783/1778   d. 1850
  _UID	97C135C86E504D77AAD401433A82222DA4E6
  _UID	97C135C86E504D77AAD401433A82222DA4E6
  Children	1. Charles Augustus RICH, Sr.,   b. 1805   d. 2 Sep 1828 (Age 23 years)   2. Mary Marcia RICH,   b. Abt 1807   3. Caroline Bethia RICH,   b. Abt 1810, South Carolina d. 1890 (Age 80 years)   4. Doctor John Smythe RICH,   b. 11 Aug 1813, Sumter (later Clarendon) District, South Carolina d. 13 Jan 1872 (Age 58 years)   5. Napoleon Gustavus RICH,   b. Abt 1814/1802, South Carolina d. Jan 1864, Kingstree, Williamsburg District, South Carolina   6. William G. RICHARDSON   7. ? RICHARDSON
  Family ID	F2683	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  From notes from John Tindal Charles Poinsett Richardson changed his last name to Rich in 1809.

  
  

• Sources

  [S30] Roll 18. [S316] Judith Reesor Hutchinson, Page 2. [S213] Linam Family.GED. [S10532] . [S30] . [S310] Judith Reesor Hutchinson, JandCHutch@compuserve.com. [S9] Cassie Nichols, Page 25.