The passport of Dec.26,1810 was for himself, his mother and seven brothers and sisters, the names of all are not known. Stephen served in the War of 1812 as a 2nd Lt. in Capt. Thomas Bickham's Co. 12/13th Consolidated LA
Militia.
Benjamin was not too many years junior to an uncle with the same name. They both held political positions and by 1826 the younger Ben now called Benjamin Richardson, Jr. was Sheriff of Washington Parish from about 1824 to 1826. In 1826 he was elected to the Louisiana Legislature as a representative and continued until1832. In 1833 he assumed the duties of Parish Judge until 1844 when he was then elected 8th District Senator until 1849 when he
moved to St. Helena Parish.Source: History of Washington Parish, LA by E. Russ Williams, Jr.
Succession: Legal Records of St. Helena Parish, LA by E. Russ Williams, Jr.