Richard married Sarah Tennison on 8 Dec 1803 in North Carolina, United States. Sarah (daughter of Ignatius Nevitte Tennison and Lucrecia) was born about 1785 in Maryland, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Lucretia Atwell was born on 9 Sep 1804 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States; died on 30 Sep 1886 in Hart, Kentucky, United States; was buried in Hart, Kentucky, United States.
2. John Tennison Atwell was born on 18 Jan 1807 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States; died on 21 Oct 1880 in Hancock, Pulaski, Missouri, United States.
3. Ignatius Atwell was born in 1808 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States; and died.
4. Sarah Atwell
5. Richard Nevet Atwell was born on 16 Feb 1812 in Green, Kentucky, United States; died on 5 Nov 1880 in Metcalfe, Kentucky, United States; was buried in Metcalfe, Kentucky, United States.
6. Margaret Ann Atwell was born in 1818 in Green, Kentucky, United States; and died.
7. William Henry Atwell was born in 1824 in Kentucky, United States; and died.