Jane (Williams) Redman (1780 - aft. 1860)

Born 1780 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Redman — married 1807 (to 1837) in Iredell, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died after 1860 after age 80 in New Hope Township, Iredell, North Carolina, United States

Biography

Jane was born in 1780. She was the daughter of Samuel Williams and Mary Unknown. She passed away after 1860 (last census record of jane is 1860) (dates are based on info from The Heritage of Iredell County, Vol. 1).

According to Heritage of Iredell County, Jane and John were married by 1807 because John received a gift from his father, Thomas Redman in March of 1807 of 130 acres of land: Jane & John has 7 children, 3 sons & 4 daughters:

Their son was Melver Columbus Redman (1801–1848)

Their son was Alexander

Their son was Thomas W.

Their daughter was Alena

Their daughter was Arena

Their daughter was Mary

Their daughter was Elizabeth

In the 1790 census Samuel was in Iredell, North Carolina.^[1]

In the 1800 census Samuel was in Salisbury, Iredell, North Carolina.^[2]

In the 1820 census John was in Iredell, North Carolina, United States.^[3]

In the 1830 census John was in Iredell, North Carolina.^[4]

This person was in a record in 1837.^[5]

In the 1850 census Jane (age 70) was in Iredell, North Carolina, United States.^[6]

In the 1860 census Jane (age 81), Mother, was in Taylor Spring, Iredell, North Carolina.^[7]

Jane is listed in her daughter's Arena Redman Chenault George's death in 1885.^[8]

The Heritage of Iredell County, Vol. 1^[9]

The Heritage of Iredell County, 1980, published by the Genealogical Society of Iredell County, PO Box 946, Statesville, North Carolina 28677, ISBN 0-89459-087-1, 642 pages with index, See also Space:The Heritage of Iredell County

Sources

1. ↑ 1790 Census: "1790 United States Federal Census", database with images
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Iredell, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 396; Family History Library Film: 0568147
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5058 #175986 (accessed 29 October 2023)
   Samuel Williams in Iredell, North Carolina.
2. ↑ 1800 Census: "1800 United States Federal Census", database with images
   Year: 1800; Census Place: Salisbury, Iredell, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 29; Page: 627; Image: 305; Family History Library Film: 337905
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7590 #303572 (accessed 29 October 2023)
   Samuel Williams in Salisbury, Iredell, North Carolina.
3. ↑ 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census", database with images
   Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Iredell, North Carolina; Page: 235; NARA Roll: M33_80; Image: 214
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #103831 (accessed 29 October 2023)
   John Redman in Iredell, North Carolina, USA.
4. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census", database with images
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Iredell, North Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 122; Page: 33; Family History Library Film: 0018088
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #209904 (accessed 29 October 2023)
   John Redman in Iredell, North Carolina.
5. ↑ North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-J6QK-VH?cc=1867501&wc=32LJ-W3X%3A169767201%2C170167001
   "North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-J6QK-VH?cc=1867501&wc=32LJ-W3X%3A169767201%2C170167001 : 21 May 2014), Iredell > Wills, 1808-1845, Vol. 02 > image 97 of 176; county courthouses, North Carolina.
   Last will and testament of John Redman of Iredell, NC
   John Redman leaves to his beloved wife Jane Redman in her lifetime or widowhood all the lands where she now lives, with all my capital in cash and cash notes and accounts together with my stock all kinds when in her life or widowhood when at her death or marriage this property to be divided among the under named and according to as it is written.
   I will all my lands to be equally divided among my 3. sons Melver Redman, Alexander Redman and Thomas Redman at the death or marriage of their mother Jane Redman.
   I. will daughter Elena Allen her equal share of the value of the Negroes sold, her equal part of the Negro girls now in the possession of Augustin Allen and William Chenault. and Elena Allen is to pay half the costs of the suit entered against me by the said Allen and Chenault.
   I will my daughter Arena Chenault her equal part of the Negroes sold and her equal part in the 2 Negro girls now in the possession of the Allen and Chenault named above and Arena Chenault is to pay half of the cost of the suit entered against me by Allen and Chenault and is to pay back the Estate $400 which I loaned her and $300 the said Chenault owed me for boarding.
   I will that Melver Redman, Alexander REdman, Thomas REdman, Mary Redman & Elizabeth Redman are to have equal parts in the Negroes sold and to have equal parts in the 2 Negroes now in the possession of Allen and Chenault which Negroes I claim as my property.
   Also the balance of my Estate to be divided equally among the 5 named heirs at the death or marriage of my wife Jane Redman
   I nominate my 2 sons Melver and Alexander Redman to be Executors of this my Last Will and Testament.
   signed John Redman
   Witness O Green, Jurat
   Squire Kemp
   the witness proves that the other witness signed in his presence.
   
   Although no date is given, other wills in the book are date 1837
6. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census", database with images
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Iredell, North Carolina; Roll: 634; Page: 432b; Line Number: 18
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #12812278 (accessed 29 October 2023)
   Jane Redmon (70) in Iredell, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.
7. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census", database with images
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Taylor Spring, Iredell, North Carolina; Roll: M653_902; Page: 215; Family History Library Film: 803902
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #41361942 (accessed 29 October 2023)
   Jane Redman (81), Mother, in Taylor Spring, Iredell, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina.
8. ↑ Wesley Hensley George, husband to Arena Redman, widow of William Chenault
   History of North Carolina: North Carolina biography, by special staff of writers. (1919). United States: Lewis Publishing Company; page 65
   (https://www.google.com/books/edition/History_of_North_Carolina_North_Carolina/zEQ4AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1 : 3 January 2021)
   Arena Redman married to William Chenault Daughter of John and Jane (Williams) Redman of Iredell, NC. Her grandfather Thomas Redman was born in Virginia of Irish descent. Thomas Redman was a pioneer settler of Iredell county and the farm he developed provided him resources and home until his death. He and his wife Mary raised a large family of children.
   John Redman was also a farmer who lived in Iredell his whole life. His wife Jane William survived him several years; she was a daughter of Samuel Williams believed to be from Davidson County of Welsh descent, but moved to Iredell and farmed.
   Mrs. Wesley George (Arena Redman) died at 74. Her first husband was William Chenault with whom she had 3 children: Abner, William and Mary.
   By her marriage to Wesley George she had 7 children.
   Wesley Henry George born in Stokes, NC in 1810 and was the father of Thomas Millard. Wesley Henry George worked as a surveyor in Iredell and the surrounding area. Bought a farm in New Hope and oversaw the operation. As a young man he was a school teacher. In 1872 he bought a farm in Yadkin and lived there until his death in 1880.
9. ↑ Iredell County Heritage, page 456, compiled by Alta Lee Redman and Elizabeth Redman, Creator Genealogical Society of Iredell County (Iredell County, North Carolina), Logan Utah FamilySearch Library, FamilySearch International, Full Permission, https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/137778/?offset=0#page=464&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0&q=redman