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excitement as well as extreme heat, Steve's "fat melted." (In modern terms he suffered a heat stroke.) No one knew how to care for this sudden illness, so he passed on in a few hours. His place of interment has never been located in the present generation.
After the death of Steve Richardson, Betsey married Thomas Jefferson Brass-field b. 1804, d. 1865, who was a son of Zachariah Brassfield and his wife Mary Bickham.
It seems that Tom Brassfield was well thought of by his step-children as well	as	his neighbors.	He	assisted his wife	in the	running of the water	mill
and served as a Justice	of	the Peace for his	Ward.	The road that led to	the
mill even took his name. Part of it exists today and still goes by the Brassfield name. (Through the years it has become known as the "Bassfield Road," the r having been omitted.)
The estate of Betsey Morris and her husband was settled in June, 1866, through August, 1867, by Hardy Richardson, administrator. Below is a list of receipts found in the Hardy Richardson papers that indicate when most of the heirs received their part of the estate:
Received of Hardy Richardson, administrator of the estate of T. J. Brassfield deceased the Sum of Sixty Five dollars the amount of my heirship against said Estate for which I grant & give this my full & final receipt against said Estate and the Administrators.
June 14, 1866	A. C. Pool
Received of Hardy	Richardson Administrator	of the Estate of T. J.
Brassfield deceased the sum of One Hundred and thirty dollars the amount of Hardy J. Pool & Thomas F. Pools Heirship in said estate, for which I grant this my full and final receipt as tutor to said Minor Hardy J. and T. F. Pool against said Estate and the said Administrator.
June 14, 1866	A. C. Pool Tutor
James 0. Pool and S. R. Pool signed similar receipts on June 14, 1866.
Another receipt stated:	"Franklinton, August 23rd, 1867, Received of
Hardy Richardson Administrator of the Estate of Thomas J. & Elizabeth Brassfield both deceased the sum of Three Hundred and twenty five dollars (less ten dollars allowing fee), in full payment of my Heirship in said Estate, of which I grant the said administration a full & final acquittance therefore.
Wm. P. Richardson
There was no receipt for the part that was received by Stephen Decator ?r Hardy in the papers, but many were lost. They probably were there at one t ime.
CHILDREN OF BETSEY MORRIS AND STEVE RICHARDSON
Stephen Decator Richardson b. Aug. 6, 1826, d. Feb. 22, 1866. Hardy Richardson b. Apr. 20, 1822, d. July 5, 1883.
IC. William Porter Richardson b. Aug. 4, 1824, d. Sept. 11, 1875. ID- Charlotte Richardson b. 1820, d. 1861.
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