John Redman

Brief Life History of John

John Redman was born in 1770, in Virginia, British Colonial America. He married Christina Deal on 9 August 1804, in Botetourt, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He died after June 1850, in Botetourt, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Redman
1770–1850
Christina Deal
1790–1850
Marriage: 9 August 1804
Benjamin Redman
1805–1862
Catherine Redman
1806–1866
William George Redman
1811–1885
Harriet Redman
1813–
John Thomas Redman
1808–1840
Silas Redman
1811–about 1848
Edith Redman
1814–
Andrew Jackson Redman
1815–
Samuel Redman Sr
1817–1865
Mary Redman
1819–
Stephen Redman
1826–1863
Jane Redman
1834–
Martha Redman
1836–

Sources (26)

  • John Redman, "United States Census, 1840"
  • John Redman, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
  • Blank Blank in entry for Henry Brookman, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"

World Events (2)

1775

"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name from Middle English red (Old English hrēod) ‘reed’ + -man, presumably for a thatcher or reed-cutter. Compare Reeder .

English: in southeastern England sometimes a topographic name perhaps for someone who lived by a clearing, from Middle English rede (Old English rēod, rȳd) ‘clearing’ + man.

English: habitational name from Redmain (Cumberland), from Old English rēad ‘red’ + an uncertain second element, perhaps a dialect form of man ‘cairn’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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