My Maine Heritage - June 2023 - Person Sheet
My Maine Heritage - June 2023 - Person Sheet
NameDeborah Readin Redden Redin Redding
Birth Date1776
Birth PlaceMassachusetts, USA
Death Date17 May 1861 Age: 85
Death PlaceFayette, Kennebec Co., ME
OccupationWeaver on 1860 USC for Fayette, ME
FatherUnnamed Readin Redden Redin Redding (~1740-<1807)
MotherHannah (~1745->1807)
Misc. Notes
On 1830 USC for Fayette, Kennebec Co., ME as head of household; others in household = 2 males 20-29; 2 females 50-59 (she is 54 this year).
Dear Kathrine,
Thank you for your e-mail request.
On page 135 in the History of Fayette, I found the following:
REDDING or REDDEN, Deborah, died May 17, 1861--aged 85 years, 10 months….
If I can be more helpful please let me know.
Sue Rich
Per Alan Spaulding on Chris Dunham’s Maine Genealogy site:
“Otis Redding died around 1801. His widow Esther remained in Wayne, presumably living on the Canwell property, or what remained of it (another story....), though for how long I don't know. Otis was a member of the Fayette Baptist Church but was excluded from membership for good on May 3, 1800, apparently after a long period of issues related to alcohol. He had been baptized at the church on October 2, 1794, along with "Debour Ridden." The surname appears in various records as Ready, Reddin, Redden, Ridden, and Reading, before the final version of Redding became established. "Debour" appeared elsewhere as Deboren before the final spelling of Deborah appeared in the 1860 census for Fayette. I do not know her relationship to Otis or whether she was a sister. She is located in North Fayette on the 1856 map of Kennebec County (see this site) as "Miss Reading." In the 1850 and 1860 census reports she is listed as "mulatto." In 1860 she is also described as a weaver, age 85, and a pauper. She was living alone and apparently never married. Deborah Redding was born in Massachusetts, as was Otis, apparently around the same year as Otis, around 1775/1776.“
There is a lease agreement in the Kennebec Registry of Deeds dated 10 Dec 1807 whereby Joseph Davis of Fayette leases to “Hannah Redden during her life and after her decease unto her daughter Deborah Redden during the time she remains a single woman” the use of a lot of land and the wood thereon for their lifetimes. Book 44/467-68.
Dear Kathrine,
Thank you for your e-mail request.
On page 135 in the History of Fayette, I found the following:
REDDING or REDDEN, Deborah, died May 17, 1861--aged 85 years, 10 months….
If I can be more helpful please let me know.
Sue Rich
Per Alan Spaulding on Chris Dunham’s Maine Genealogy site:
“Otis Redding died around 1801. His widow Esther remained in Wayne, presumably living on the Canwell property, or what remained of it (another story....), though for how long I don't know. Otis was a member of the Fayette Baptist Church but was excluded from membership for good on May 3, 1800, apparently after a long period of issues related to alcohol. He had been baptized at the church on October 2, 1794, along with "Debour Ridden." The surname appears in various records as Ready, Reddin, Redden, Ridden, and Reading, before the final version of Redding became established. "Debour" appeared elsewhere as Deboren before the final spelling of Deborah appeared in the 1860 census for Fayette. I do not know her relationship to Otis or whether she was a sister. She is located in North Fayette on the 1856 map of Kennebec County (see this site) as "Miss Reading." In the 1850 and 1860 census reports she is listed as "mulatto." In 1860 she is also described as a weaver, age 85, and a pauper. She was living alone and apparently never married. Deborah Redding was born in Massachusetts, as was Otis, apparently around the same year as Otis, around 1775/1776.“
There is a lease agreement in the Kennebec Registry of Deeds dated 10 Dec 1807 whereby Joseph Davis of Fayette leases to “Hannah Redden during her life and after her decease unto her daughter Deborah Redden during the time she remains a single woman” the use of a lot of land and the wood thereon for their lifetimes. Book 44/467-68.