Reddons History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Reddons family

The surname Reddons was first found in the parish of Sprouston, Roxburghshire, at Redden, formerly a grange of the Abbey of Kelso. Some of the first records of the family were Henry de Reueden who witnessed a charter of part of Auchynlec to Waldeus filius Boydoni between 1160 and 1180, and about 1180 Hugh de Reueden witnessed a grant to the Abbey of Kelso by Radulph de Veir. "About the year 1250 there is recorded a confirmation by John, son of Hugh de Reveden, to Galfridus de Eskford. In 1258 Hugh de Reueden resigned the lands called Floris (now Floors) to the Abbey of Kelso, and a charter of 1285 establishes the descent of Hugh, son and heir of John son of Hugh de Reuedene." 1

Much further south in Devon England, "Raddon, in the [Raddon Hills of Shobrooke] gave the name to the family of Raddon." 2

Early History of the Reddons family

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Reddons Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Redden, Reddan, Reddin and others.

Early Notables of the Reddons family

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Migration of the Reddons family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: James Reddin who settled in Virginia in 1766; Catherin Reddin settled with her husband in Jamaica in 1679; Edward Reddon settled in Philadelphia in 1868.

Sources +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Worth, R.N., A History of Devonshire London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, E.G., 1895. Digital