Rednapp History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Rednapp family

Early History of the Rednapp family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rednapp research. Another 117 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1376, 1547, 1597, 1602, 1654, 1687, 1717, 1721, 1726, 1759, 1765, 1772, 1788 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Rednapp History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rednapp Spelling Variations

During the era when a person's name, tribe and posterity was one of his most important possessions, many different spellings were found in the archives examined. Rednapp occurred in many references, and spelling variations of the name found included Redpath, Ridpath, Reidpath, Ridpeth, Redpeth and others.

Early Notables of the Rednapp family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was Thomas Redpath, Chief of the Clan in 1602. George Ridpath (died 1726), was a Scottish whig journalist who seems to have been born in Berwickshire. His father may have been George Readpath, who inherited land from his father, Thomas, in 1654. Ridpath himself claimed connection with the Gordons. In 1687 Ridpath published a new method of shorthand, 'Shorthand yet Shorter,' with...
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Migration of the Rednapp family to Ireland

Some of the Rednapp family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 58 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Rednapp family

Gradually becoming disenchanted with life in Ireland many of these uprooted families sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. These overcrowded ships often arrived with only 60 to 70% of their original passenger list, many dying of illness and the elements, were buried at sea. In North America, early immigrants bearing the family name Rednapp, or a spelling variation of the surname include: John Redpath, a stonemason, who settled in Montreal in 1816; John and Mary Redpath who settled in Maryland in 1775; Edward Redpath settled in Philadelphia in 1853.