Family:Matthias Redlon and Elizabeth Field (1)

Source:History of the ancient Ryedales, and their descendants in Normandy, Great Britain, Ireland, and America, from 860 to 1884 : comprising the genealogy and biography says it questions various dates for this family, though it claims the dates reported reflect the records accurately, and the reasons for doubt are not given. [In later sections, it does say that Patience is bp. 1775, but b. 1785, which would clearly seem to be a clerical error if true. However, Matthias and Elizabeth seem to have attended the church in Buxton from 1774 on, and I cannot find a baptism of Patience in 1775 or 1785? John is shown b. 1779, but not bp. until 1782, which raises the possibility that his birth could be around 1782, right in the middle of the gap discussed below. Also, the Buxton church shows a daughter Rachel bp. 1780 which this source does not list. Given the uncertainty about John, could 1779 be Rachel's birth date?]

This source does say there are six children to each marriage, and the recorded date of the 2nd marriage in 1788 does fall between the sixth and seventh child it lists for this father [unless you add a daughter Rachel, in which case there are seven children in the first marriage]. The set of dates listed here are certainly feasible for busy parents. The large gap between John and Patience seems strange, and without the benefit of a record for the second marriage, one would be tempted to assume the mother died and the father remarried in this gap. (This source tells the story of how John was sent to live with his grandparents in Hollis, a situation that might likely arise out his mother dying.) However, church records show the second marriage occurred in 1788.

• Daniel 4 Apr 1773
• Samuel 22 Aug 1774, bp. 24 Jul 1774 (1774 in church records, 1775 in source)
• Jonathan 15 Sep 1776, bp. 15 Nov 1776
• Dorcas 2 Nov 1777, bp. 7 Jan 1779 (questions dates)
• John 12 Sep 1779, bp. 20 Oct 1782 (questions dates)
• Rachel ----, bp. 22 Oct 1780 (from church records, no Rachel in source)
• Patience 10 Jun 1785

--Jrich 09:58, 11 September 2009 (EDT)

1. ↑ Walton, George W. History of the town of Wayne, Kennebec County, Maine: from its settlement to 1898. (Augusta Me.: Maine Farmer Pub. Co., 1898)
   193.

   Matthias Redlon m. by Rev. John Fairfield, 6 Sep 1772 to Elizabeth Field, d/o Daniel.

2. ↑ Pierce, Frederick Clifton, and Joseph Strode Elston. Field genealogy: being the record of all the Field family in America whose ancestors were in this country prior to 1700 : emigrant ancestors located in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Virginia : all descendants of the Fields of England, whose ancestor, Hurbutus De la Field, was from Alsace-Lorraine. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975)
   2:959.

   Elizabeth, d/o Daniel Field and Sarah Haynes, m. 10 Aug 1772 Matthias Redlon, Jr. of Boston.
   [Given the discrepancy in dates, this is probably the date of intentions. Also Matthias was probably of Buxton, ME, not Boston.]