MICHIGAN FAMILY TRAILS : Redding

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Friday, April 7, 2023

FRIDAY FINDS ~ The will of my 6th great grandmother– Mary Ann Redding nee Poage (abt 1760-1826)

In some recent connections made via Family Search and Rootstech, I am looking at some of my more distant lines.

Today, it’s my maternal 6^th great grandmother –Mary Ann POAGE.

I’ve already published the probate record for her husband, James Redding and you can read it here FRIDAY FINDS ~ The will of James Redding (abt 1755-1815)

His wife, Mary Ann Redding nee Poage also left a will and named her sons-in-law as heirs.

This will was located here West Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985

Name	Mary Ann Redding
Residence Place	County of Pocahontas, Virginia
Will Date	17 Oct 1823
Probate Date	Feb 1826
Probate Place	Pocahontas, West Virginia, USA
Inferred Death Year	1826
Inferred Death Place	West Virginia, USA
Item Description	Wills, Vol 1-2, 1822-1852

Probate record for Mary Ann Redding - 1823

Here is my transcription of the will.

I Mary Ann Redding of the County of Pocahontas and State of Virginia make this my last will and testament revoking all others. I do will and Bequeath my personal estate in the manner and form following first after my funeral expenses and just debts are paid I give and bequeath to my son-in-law Richard Hutson twenty dollars, secondly I give and bequeath unto my son-in-law John Denason six dollars and thirdly I give and bequeath unto my son-in-law Thomas Denason fifty dollars and fourthly I give and bequeath unto my son-in-law William May fifty dollars, and fifthly I give and bequeath unto my son-in-law John May one hundred and twenty dollars, together with all my goods and all my chattled in my possession at the time of my death, and likewise I do constitute and appoint John May to be the executor of this my last will and testament as witness my hand and seal this seventeenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and twenty three

Signed sealed and acknowledged in the presence of us

Daniel Sharp

Thomas Lamb?
Pocahontas County February court 1826 This last will and testament of Mary ann Redding was proved in court by John May the executor therein named and proven by the oaths of Daniel Sharp and Thomas Lamb subscribing witnesses thereto and was ordered to be recorded.

Teste

Josiah Beard

You might notice both in this record and the one for her husband, James, that they had 5 daughters and four of them married brothers.

Sally Redding married John Dennison

Elenor Redding married Thomas Dennison

Mary Ann Redding married William May

Hannah Redding married John Simpson May

and Elizabeth Redding married Richard Hudson (my ancestors)

As difficult as it may be to ascertain some of the words in an old probate record, it often gives us plenty of information. We can identify family members, witnesses and perhaps get an idea of the year of death. Although many wills are not probated until years later.

The next question is whether I can take this line back one more generation? Can I locate and confirm the parents of either James Redding or his wife Mary Ann Poage?

If you are related to or connected to anyone in this blog post, please get in touch. Let’s exchange information.

Happy hunting,

Michigan Girl

Friday, March 24, 2023

FRIDAY FINDS ~ The will of James Redding (abt 1755-1815)

In some recent connections made via Family Search and Rootstech, I am looking at some of my more distant lines.

Today, it’s my maternal 6^th great grandparents – James REDDING and Mary Ann POAGE.

It seems both of them left wills. Those records list their daughters’ names, both given and married surnames. This is extremely helpful when searching for our female ancestors.

Here is James’ probate/will record. From Virginia, U.S. Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900

James Redding probate record - 1815 Virginia

Here is my transcription of the record.

I James Redding of the county of Bath and state of Virginia, do will and bequeath my real and personal estates in this _____and form following after my funeral expenses and just debts and ____

I will and bequeath to my wife Mary Ann Redding all my goods and _____all which she shall dispose of in her lifetime as she may think proper. I likewise bequeath to her all my notes and bonds and ___of these notes and bonds as ___as they are collected she4 shall pay to my daughter Elizabeth Hudson Ten Dollars likewise to my daughter Sally Dennison, ten dollars, likewise to my daughter Mary Ann May ten Dollars, likewise to my daughter Eleanor Dennison ten Dollars, and likewise to my daughter Hannah May ten Dollars. I likewise bequeath to my wife all the ready money that is in my possession at the time of my decease . I will and bequeath to my son in law John May all my lands to him and his heirs forever. I do _____ and appoint Joseph Wooddell Senior and William Warwick to be executors of this my last will and Testament. Signed sealed and published this fourth day of November one thousand eight hundred and fifteen.

James Redding's name and his mark

In presence of

Daniel Kerr

Wm McRenny

Robert Kerr

Bath County December court 1815

This will and testament of James Redding was presented in court by the executors therein named and _____by the Bath ____ heir and William McReney and _____to be recorded

In this case, I already had the names of James’ five daughters. I also had what I believed to be the names of their husbands. Having them listed in this record confirms the married names for me.