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1654-1800 Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills [Augusta B. Fothergill]; Page 12
READMAN, JOHN, 2 March 1672; 25 June 1673.
My loving wife Mary and my children all estate.
Witnesses; John How, Edward Franklyn, Robert Bletso.
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1670-1674 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 1, Part 2; [John Frederick Dorman];
Page 151a. Will of Jno. Readman in the County of Westmoreland being verry sick and weake in body, dated 2 March 1672 [1673]. Unto my loving wife Mary Readman and children all my estate
to be equally divided. My wife to have the bringing up of my children untill they shall come to adge.
Jno. (X) Readman
Wit: Jno. How, Edwd. Franklyn, Robt. Bletso.
25 June 1673. Proved by Mr. Jno. How and Mr. Edward Franklyn.
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1670-1674 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 1, Part 2; [John Frederick Dorman];
Pages 163a-164. Jno. Readman. Inventory. Appraisers sworn
before Majr. Wm. Perce 16 July 1673. Total valuation 31,136 pounds of tobacco (including debts).
Jno. Smith
Jos: Beale
Wm. Overed
Rich: Bennett
List of debts, from Mr. Jno. Foxhall, Jno: Smith, Rich:
Clowter, Rand: Kirke, Rich: Sutton, Mr. Hardwich, Tho: Hearman. Signed by Mary (X) Readman 26 7ber [Sept.] 1673.
26 7ber [Sept.] 1673. Sworn before Jno. Frodesham. 28 8ber [Oct.] 1673. Recorded.
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1684/5-1685/6 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 4 [John Frederick Dorman];
Page 426 [24 June 1685]
[Blank] Redman, deceased, father of John Redman and former husband of Mrs. Francklin, wife of Mr. Edward Francklin, did by will appoint the guardianshipp of John Redman to his then wife (now Mrs. Francklin) togeather with his estate untill hee should attaine the age of 21. Shee prayd in that point the will might bee performed, which the Court order accordingly.
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=== Research Notes from Matt Redman
The following paragraph because it contains evidence that John Redman was born in London to a family of Drapers (not in Gloucester).
On 16 July 1673, the inventory of John Redman’s estate was taken and appraised by John Smith, William Aeritt, Joseph Beale, and Richard Bennett. Michael Willington was appointed appraiser by order of the court and sworn by Major William S---?---, one of the Justices of the Peace for Westmoreland County. Many of the goods accounted for in Redman’s inventory were from the clothing business: flannel, canvas, lockram, dimity, woolen hose, stockings (children's and Irish), shoes, kersey, buttons, thread, and cotton [p. 163a; Westmoreland County, Virginia, Deeds & Wills, 1665-77]. His father, referred to as haberdasher, stocking seller, etc., was the merchant adventurer and Draper's Guild member John Redman of London who with Neale purchased Smith Island.
This portion is FYI.
Two different notions about the English roots of the Redman family were advanced in print by the researcher Dr. Benjamin C. Holtzclaw. One speculation was put forth in the Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 56, No. 1, p. 76:
It appears highly probable that the Raphael Creed (named as son in the will of Edward Creed, of Shirehampton, Gloucester, and as grandson in the will of Raphael Creed, of the parish of Westbury, upon Trim, Gloucester) is identical with Ralph or Raphael Creed of Surry County. Joan Creed, mentioned in the wills as wife of Peter Redman, may offer the clue to the clue to the English origin of another early Virginia settler, namely, John Redman of Westmoreland County (1623-1673), whose first son was named Peter. - B. C. HOLTZCLAW.”
The other theory advanced by Dr. Holtzclaw is from “THORNTON OF RICHMOND COUNTY VIRGINIA with related families…”, published in Historical Southern Families, Vol.XII by editor John Bennett Boddie in 1968 (Clearfield Co., Inc.), p. 35:
[John Redman] first appears in the records of Westmoreland Co., Va. Oct. 1, 1655…. He was born 1620-23…. He may have been a son of John Reddman, age 46, who came to Virginia in the “Globe” in 1635…, or of a John Redman, merchant of London, who, with John Neale, was granted an island in Accomack Bay called Smith’s Island in 1637....
Dr. Holtzclaw’s first theory, rather casually advanced, doesn’t seem to hold up under scrutiny in any direct way but the second theory seems to have integrity. John Redman, the London merchant, seems to be the very same gent who came to Virginia on the Globe. There is documentary proof that John Redman of London actually had a son named John, also born in London, about the year 1623 (age about 14 in 1637). Furthermore, John Redman, merchant of London, came to Virginia with goods and family backing, bought land and exported tobacco. Beside son John, he had a son named Peter. That could account for John Redman (d. 1673) naming his first son Peter Redman--after his brother Peter Redman who died in infancy on 19 March 1636 in London, England.
The source for the parentage and birth year of John Redman is mentioned in the lawsuit, in 1637, of Redman v. Bury [The National Archives, Kew; C 2/ChasI/R38/2; Redman v Bury]. The plaintiff was Dame Margaret (Warren) Balthrop Plomer, acting on behalf of her late daughter’s child, Richard Redman (the boy referred to in legal terms as the Orator); the defendants were Raphe Bury and wife Elizabeth (Redman) Bury, who were by law the administrators for the estate of Richard Redman’s late father Abraham. Elizabeth (Redman) Bury, sister of Abraham Redman, was Richard Redman’s aunt. She was also the sister of the elder John Redman and so aunt to John, his son. In the suit, Dame Margaret testified that “...John Redman yonger sonne of the said John Redman… did lye in waite for your Orator in secrett manner about the dwelling house or yard of your Orators said grandmother and fynding your Orator surprized his person and carried him back unto the house of the said Bury in London without the knowledge or consent of your Orators said grandmother...” [Redman v Bury]. In his defense, against allegations that might suggest that young John Redman kidnapped his cousin Richard, Raphe Bury claimed that “...the said Dame Margarett gave ye said childe thirtey stripes with a rodd in cruell manner for a verey smale offence soe as the said childe as this deffendt beleiveth confidentlie [illegible] and oppertunitie to leave ye said Dame Margarett, for that meetinge of a childe of the said John Redmans about fowerteene yeares of age, he retorned to this deffendt in a verey wasted case….” [Redman v Bury]. Putting both the plaintiff and defendant accounts together we have evidence that John Redman, son of John Redman, was aged fourteen in 1637 (born in 1623).
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http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ffru/Docs/FFRU_back/vol1 8.pdf
Virginia Will Records
page 422
Westmoreland Co., Wills, June 24, 1685 (PETER/) REDMAN, dec’d father of JOHN REDMAN and former husband of MRS. FRANKLYN (wife of EDWARD FRANKLYN). (from the Bristol England Probate District Register) Joan Redman is mentioned in the will of Edward
Creed dated 4 Dec 1647 Gloucester Co., Sheershampton as daughter. She married #1 Peter Redman;
#2 Edward Franklyn. Will for Agnes Creed dated 11 March 1633 names son Edward Creed and grandchild - his daughter - Joane Redman, wife of Peter Redman of Compton. Agnes Creed
was the wife of Raphell Creed of the Parish of Westbury upon Trim, in the county of Gloucester per will of Raphell Creed dated 28 Oct 1630. Rapheal Creed was an early settler of Surry Co., VA and is first mentioned in 1655 as ship's carpenter of the “York” (Lower Norfolk County antiquary, IV, 82).
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http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~celticlady/thornton/Boddie-Thorntons.htm
John1 Redman also owned land in St. Mary's Co. , Md. , half a mill and 550 acres which was deeded him by William Browne of St. Mary's Co. Jan. 1, 1663/4 (Arch. of Md., Vol. 49, Page 572). He died in Westmoreland Co. in 1673. His will, dated Mar. 2, 1672/3 and probated June 25, 1673, leaves all his property to his wife, Mary, and his children (no names given) (D. & W. 1665-77, Page 151a). The wife, Mary Redman, was born in 1640, as she gave her age as 20 in a deposition Feb. 2, 1660-61 (D.& W. 1661-2, Page 34). John Redman had at least 3 sons, Peter, John and Solomon Redman.
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1653-1657 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills; [Beverley Fleet];
p.42. "John Redman aged 32 yeares of thereabouts being sworne and examined saith That he this Depon't being at Mr Brodhursts house this last Spring in an evening see Robert Sharpe John Wood and Francis Sherwood there The said Wood and Sherwood signed a Bill unto Mr Brodhurst for Tob'co then the said Mr Brodhurst examined Robert Sharpe and John Wood concerning Hugh Jones his Will and tooke it in writing an tolde them they must be sworne to it But this Depon't did not see them sweare to it nor did he see Mr Speke there at that time And further saith not Joh Redman his marke 1 Octo 1655 Jurat in Cur"
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1653-1657 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills; [Beverley Fleet];
p.29. John Redman files 4 marks for oattle. Rec 4 9ber 1654.
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1653-1657 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills; [Beverley Fleet];
p.53. Colo Tho Speke and Ann his wife assign to John Redman a patent "within men'coned". In margin there is a notation "The Pattent is Recorded fo: - being Rich Hawkins his Pattent". 15 Dec 1655.
Wit: Signed Tho Speke
Walter Brodhuret
Fran: Clay (sic)
p.53. John Redman assigns his interest in a patent to John Mansfield. let Nov 1655.
Wit: Signed John Rodman his m'ke
Robt Slye
In the margin this notations "The Patt is Record fol: 43 being Wm Lovedens Pattent".
Ack and rec 10 Jan 1655/6.
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1653-1657 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills; [Beverley Fleet];
p.81. Entry mutiliated. Appears to be an inventory of the estate of David Sherwood appraised by John Redman and Edmund Brent. About 12 items. Total and date destroyed. Evidently recorded 20 Aug 1657.
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1659-1661 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 1, Part 1; [John Frederick Dorman];
Page 36 [34]. 2 Feb. 1660. The deposition of Mary Redman aged 20 yeares or thereabouts that upon 17 November last past nhe asked of John Cox the mate of George Watts store of hoggs George Watts had of his owne to kill and he answered that he had none but what he killed out in the woods. In further discourse about a barrow that her husband had lost, the said Cox s[w]ore that his mate Georg brought home the best barrow that ere he saw and that he saw him next morning for he was abeed and asleep when he brought him in but when he saw him he had noe marke for he had no eares. Mary (X) Redman
Sworn before Valentine Peyton.
John Redman husband of Mary Redman testifies the same in every particular.
14 Feb. 1660 [1661]. Sworn in Court. Deposition of John Vaughan aged 48 yeares or thereabouts that Mr. Peirce did aske Elias Blacke what horse hath been here and Ann Watts made answer that William Beasly was there With a horse. Mr. Peirce said to Watts that the deponent his busines was to see his marke because the deponent had been informed that Goodman Watts his marke was the same as the as the deponent his. Mr. Peirce said that the deponent heard that her husband intended to kill about twenty or thirty hoggs. Ann Watts answered, alas Sir, you know what stocke wee had. but Ann said when my husband dwelled at the other house he left, five and twenty barrows but he hath had noe time to hunt this yeere. The day after this discourse George Watts Was apprehended.
John Vauhan
14 Feb. 1660 [1661]. Sworn in Court .
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1659-1661 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 1, Part 1; [John Frederick Dorman];
Page 50 [48]. 12 Jan. 1660 [1661]. John Ryves of Westmoreland County, Clerk and attorney of Thomas Perkins, doe discharge John Redman for one grey horse belonging to Thomas Perkins.
John Ryves
Wit: John Lord, Thomas Dios.
7 Aug. 1661. Recorded.
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1670-1674 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 1, Part 2; [John Frederick Dorman];
Pages 107a-108. The deposition of John Redman, aged 50 yeares and upwards, that being in company with Mr. Powell at the house of Mr. John Appleton and being in discourse with one Mr. Powell of Monmouthshire [Wales], Mr. Powell, deceased, asked whether your deponent knew that Powell. Very well, your deponent answered. There was a servant woeman att Mr. Hutt of the name which your deponent asked whether the said servant Mary Powell was not related to him. He answered that he could not at present resolve. Afterward meeting altogeather at the ordinary, Mr. Powell did then owne her for his kinswoeman and withall saluted her very kindly with a kysse and told her that he would give her some thing towards(X) housekeepeing.
John Redman
14 Xbr [Dec.] 1670. Sworn in Court
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Individual Land Plots for Northampton County 1600-1800 Bottom Map
John Redman N1 - Northampton County, Virginia, Smith's Island 1637P
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1623-1637 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 1, Part 1; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 55
JOHN REDMAN, of London, Merchant, & JOHN NEALE, of Va., Merchant, an island called Smiths Island, with all meadows & marshes thereunto belonging, 500 acs. more or less, Accomack Co., 18 May 1637, Page 417. Abutting against land of John Neale upon the maine, the sd. island containing 500 acs., more or less. Due for trans. of 10 pers: John Headry, James Hutchison, Henry Warner, Richard Harris, Peter Warrenford, Anthony Stensbye, Richard Graves, Robert Stackhowse, Thomas Sadler, Thomas Mitchell.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1623 - 1673 (50 years)
