REDFIELD Surname 1600s MA to CT to NH to NY to Italy (Charlestown NH) From: Farns10th@AOL.COM (Janice Farnsworth) Surname: REDFIELD Source: History of Charlestown, NH - Fort No. 4 by Rev. Henry H. Saunderson pub l876 p. 534 William Redfield The family may be traced back for five generations. He was son of William Redfield and wife Susannah (Rockwell) Redfield of Middletown, CT. Wm. Redfield Sr. was b. Aug 9, l725 and entered very early upon a seafaring life. He was several years of the Revolutionary War, engaged as a non commissioned officer in the Connecticut Militia and honorably discharged at temination of the war. His grandson had the orig. warrant creating him a sergeant. After the war he went to sea again as master of a vessel and was lost near Bermuda while comparatively a young man. He left a widow and two children - Mehitabel Redfield b. l78l and d. l804 and William Redfield, the subject of of this memoir. His widow lived with her son, William Redfield, Jr. at Charlestown, NH and died a very advanced age. The grandfather of this William Redfield, also named William Redfield was b. Dec 5, l727. He too was a sea captain and resided at Middletown, CT where he died in l8l3 leaving four sons all of whom followed the seas. He lived in what was then called High Street, Middletown CT and his house and garden occupied part of the site of Wesleyan University. In l777 he was apptd Commissary of the troops raised by CT for the war. He had eight brothers and sisters. William Redfield (subject of this memoir) great-grand father was Theophilus Redfield of Killingworth, CT b. l632 d. l759. He left a family of thirteen children - nine boys and four girls all of whom married and left families and from whom nine-tenths of all the Redfield(s) in this country are descended. William Redfield (subject of this memoir) great great grandfather was James Redfield (the name in his day was written often as Redfin) he was prob. b. at New London CT m. in New Haven and lived afterwards in both Saybrook and Fairfield, CT. William Redfield (subject of this memoir) his great great great grandfather bore the name of William. In his time his name was variously written as Redfin, Redfyn and Red fyne and perhaps other ways. He was prob. one of the early emigrants from England to the Province of MA. He first located on the Charles River where Cambridge now stands but after a time removed from there to Brewster's Neck near New London, CT where he died l662 leaving one son and three daughters. William Redfield b. at Middletown, CT Apr l9, l784 m. Dec l0, l808 Dally Dejean dau of Philip and Sallie (Fos- dick) Dejean, b. Jan l9, l789. Her father was a Lieut in the French Army and help the office of Vice Consul at the port of New London, CT a place of considerable trade. Their children were: l. Justus Starr Redfield b. at Wallingford, CT Jan 2, l8l0 m. (l) l835 Elizabeth C. Hall who d. l842 leav- ing one son, Justus S. Redfield b. NYC l842 d. l862 Justus Starr Redfield Sr. m. (2) l850 Elizabeth Jones by whom he had one child: August Sidney Doane Red- field b. Jan 23, l852. She d. at Lucca, Italy l864 and he m. (3) l87l Susan F. Reed. He left Charles- town for Boston in l823 working as a stereotyper. Then with his employer to NYC (at age 2l) He opened his own bus. of printing, bookselling and publishing in NYC for 30 yrs. In l86l he was apptd by Abe Lincoln as U. S. Consul to one of the Italian ports going to his post Jan l, l862. He remained there four years, resigned and returned home. His res. in Jan l876 was on his fruit farm near Burlington, N.J. _____________________________________________________ Submitted by Janice Farnsworth 5/29/98 email farnsl0th @aol.com ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.