John Richardson (bishop of Ardagh)

[4] In the same year he was selected with James Ussher and another as lay preacher at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin.

He was appointed vicar of Granard, in Ardagh, in 1610; rector of Ardsrath, Derry, in 1617; Archdeacon of Derry in 1622 (reappointed in the new charter of 1629);[6] Prebendary of Mullaghbrack at St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh on 14 May 1633; and Bishop of Ardagh that same day[7] (in succession to William Bedell who had resigned the see because he disapproved of pluralities); and Archdeacon of Down in 1640.

[5] On the outbreak of the Irish rebellion in 1641, Richardson left for England, and settled in London, where he died.

John and Elizabeth had at least one child, Thomas: in 1654, the township of Fartrin, County Cavan was part of the dowry on his marriage to Anne, younger daughter of Sir Edward Bagshawe of Castle Bagshawe, and widow of George Ryves.

He also contributed remarks on Ezekiel, Daniel, and the lesser prophets to the second edition of the Westminster Assembly's Annotations, published in 1657.