An interesting analysis regarding Edward Richmond from The Transatlantic Constitution: Colonial Legal Culture and the Empire, by Mary Sarah Bilder (Note: This is one of the few sources I've used that is not a free book.):
- 1650's Edward Richmond planned to marry Abigail Davis
- Abigail Davis's family pressured her into marrying Richard Ussell
- June 1656 Richmond's attorneys were unsuccessful in suing Ussell for trespass
- Edward Richmond initially lost the suit, but gained legal knowledge
- Richmond's attorneys proposed a more successful argument against Ussell and Abigail Davis's step-father, John Cowdall. Richmond received monetary damages, but Abigail remained married.
- After the General Assembly was petitioned, the Abigail Davis/Richard Ussell marriage was declared unlawful
- A 40 shilling monetary damage was levied against both Edward Richmond and Abigail Davis for living together and conceiving a child
- In June 1658, Edward and Abigail were married
Edward Richmond was serving as a "general solicitor and general attorney" in the 1660's
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