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Where did the English Redding family come from? What is the English Redding family crest and coat of arms? When did the Redding family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Redding family history?
Redding is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in the village of Reading found in the county of Berkshire. The surname Redding is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. In this case the surname was originally derived from the Old English word rydding which simply refers to an area that has been cleared.
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- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Redding family name include Reading, Reding, Redding, Reddin and others.First found in Sussex where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Redding. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Redding surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Redding Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Joseph Redding, who landed in Cambridge, Mass in 1632
- Myles Redding, who landed in Massachusetts in 1634
- Henry Redding, aged 22, arrived in Virginia in 1635
- James Redding, aged 19, arrived in Virginia in 1635
- Thomas Redding, who landed in New England in 1652
Redding Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Captain Redding, who served in the Second New Jersey Regiment in 1778
Redding Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Casper Redding, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1849
- John D Redding, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
- F W Redding, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1855
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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Dieu defende la droit
Motto Translation: God defends the right.
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- Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
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- Crispin, M. Jackson and Leonce Mary. Falaise Roll Recording Prominent Companions of William Duke of Normandy at the Conquest of England. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Library of Congress. American and English Genealogies in the Library of Congress. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. Print.
- Cook, Chris. English Historical Facts 1603-1688. London: MacMillan, 1980. Print.
- Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
- Lennard, Reginald. Rural England 1086-1135 A Study of Social and Agrarian Conditions. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959. Print.
- Virkus, Frederick A. Ed. Immigrant Ancestors A List of 2,500 Immigrants to America Before 1750. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1964. Print.
- Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council, Knightage and Compainonage. London: Burke Publishing, 1921. Print.
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