Encyclopedia of Connecticut biography, genealogical-memorial; representative citizens, v. 8, Part 13

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(II) Samuel Wheeler, son of Agur and Anna (Tuttle) Wheeler, was born at South Britain, Connecticut, May 18, 1786, and died November 17, 1863. He married Oria Hinman, born January 12, 1788, died August 5, 1858, a daughter of Jonathan and Betty (Hinman) Hinman, and a de- dren: I. Robinson Hinman, married Sa-

E.S. Wheeler

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rah Frances Smith, and has two chil- dren : Edith May and Charles Edward; with his family he resides in Naugatuck. 2. Clarence LeRoy, married Cora Henry, and their children are: Elonzo Henry; LeRoy Melville; Mary Caroline, wife of Alfred Sharp, of Buffalo; Frederick E., married Frances Thomas ; Elsie; Willard Clark, married Alice White. This family resides in Buffalo. 3. Kate Washington, deceased. 4. Bertha Caroline, married John Hazelton. 5. Elonzo Sterne. The Wheeler family were long members of Christ Episcopal Church until Trinity Church was built, at which time they be- came identified with the new church.

REDFIELD, Tyler Longstreet, Printer, Publisher.

To this should be added, "Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Redfield- Kendrick-Odell Company." For many years a publisher and printer of note in New York City, Mr. Redfield has re- mained a resident of Greenwich, actively identified with the interests of his com- munity and prominently associated with its club circles and its social life.

The family name, which indicates the ancient English origin of the race, has undergone, with the lapse of centuries, numerous changes, being spelled succes- sively, Redfen, Redfyn and Redfyne.

(I) William Redfen, founder of the American branch of the family, was among those courageous pioneers who landed on our shores soon after the ar- rival of the Pilgrims. Coming from Eng- land he was in Massachusetts as early as 1639, and possibly earlier, owning and occupying a house and land on the south side of the river Charles, about six miles from Boston, near the northwest corner of what is now the town of Brighton. In September, 1646, he sold the property and

probably joined those who removed to what is now the town of Ledyard, Con- necticut. The first evidence we have of his presence there is in 1653, when he built a house on Brewster's Neck, on land conveyed to him by Jonathan Brewster, May 29, 1654. He died about April or May, 1662. The Christian name of his wife was Rebecca and the last evidence we have of her is in 1667. During the residence of the family in New London, which occurred later, the spelling of the name, as shown in various documents on record, was changed to its present form.

(II) James Redfield, son of William and Rebecca Redfen, was born about 1646, and on April 1, 1662, bound himself to Hugh Roberts, of New London, for five years, "to learn the art and trade of tanning," being then about sixteen years of age. He married (first) in May, 1669, in New Haven, Elizabeth How, born in 1645, daughter of Jeremy How, of that place, and a descendant of Edward How, one of the first settlers of Lynn, Massa- chusetts, who was admitted a freeman there in 1636; was several times chosen representative; was a member of the Es- sex Court in 1637; attended the court which was convened in Boston in March, 1639, and in April dropped dead while on his way home. In 1671 James Redfield was at Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, and in July, 1676, he was back in Connecticut and engaged in weaving. At one time he lived in Saybrook, where the town granted him land. About 1686 he re- moved to Fairfield, where he married (second) Deborah, daughter of John Sturges, or Sturgis. In 1683 he had been granted land at Pipe Stains Point. The date of his death is not known, but it was probably prior to 1723.

(III) Theophilus Redfield, son

of James and Elizabeth (How) Redfield, was born in 1682, probably in Saybrook.

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He was a joiner, and soon after coming of age, in March, 1705, purchased a small piece of ground in that part of Killing- worth afterward set off as Clinton. He married, December 24, 1706, Priscilla Greenel (or Grinnell), the seventeen year old daughter of Daniel and Lydia (Pa- bodie) Greenel (or Grinnell), who three years before had settled in that part of Saybrook now known as Westbrook. Lydia Pabodie was born, (according to "The Pabodie Family," by B. Frank Pa- bodie), April 3, 1667, and was the twelfth child of William and Elizabeth (Alden) Pabodie. William Pabodie was of Dux- bury, Massachusetts, and Little Compton, Rhode Island. He was born in 1620, in England, and died December 13, 1707. He married, December 26, 1644, Elizabeth Alden, born in 1625, daughter of John and Priscilla (Mullins, or Molines) Alden, the story of whose marriage is immortalized in Longfellow's "Courtship of Miles Standish." William Pabodie (or Pay- body) settled in Plymouth with his fa- ther; afterward removed to Duxbury, where he held many offices of trust and responsibility, and where he was the owner of much land. He was one of those to whom Bridgewater was set off in 1645; was one of the first proprietors of Free- town in 1659; was one of the original pur- chasers of Little Compton in 1675, and removed there with his family about 1684. His father, John Paybody, was born in England about 1590, died in Bridgewater about 1667 ; had a wife named Isabel. He and his son William are named among the original proprietors of Plymouth. Daniel Grinnell, father of Daniel Grinnell, mentioned above, was born in 1636, in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and died in Little Compton, in 1703. He married Mary Wodell, born in November, 1640, daughter of William and Mary Wodell. William Wodell was in Boston at an early

date, and died in Tiverton, Rhode Island, in 1693. In 1643, he, with others, was banished from Massachusetts for "heresy and sedition" and returned to Ports- mouth, Rhode Island, where they had previously been living. In 1643 he was granted land in Portsmouth ; was commis- sioner, 1656-63; deputy, 1664-65-66-67-69- 70-72-73-74-75-80-81-82-83-84-86. During these years he served on many important committees. In 1684 he was chosen assistant, but positively declined to serve. Daniel Grinnell was a maltster ; was made freeman of Portsmouth in 1657. His name appears in several real estate trans- actions in that town and at Little Comp- ton. He served on the Grand Jury and as constable. His father, Matthew Grinnell, died prior to 1643 ; was a resident of New- port, Rhode Island. His wife Rose died in 1673. About 1717 or 1718 Theophilus Redfield purchased about one hundred and twenty acres of land on Chestnut Hill in Killingworth, Connecticut, and there he resided during the remainder of his life. He served on many important town committees, and was known as "Sergeant Redfield." He died February 14, 1759. His widow, Priscilla (Greenel or Grinnell) Redfield, died January 12, 1770, aged eighty-one years.

(IV) George Redfield, son of Theophi- lus and Priscilla (Greenel or Grinnell) Redfield, was born November 7, 1725, and lived in Killingworth. He married (first), in 1750, Trial Ward, daughter of Ira and Lydia (Parmelee) Ward, of that place. Mrs. Redfield died some time after 1762. He married (second), in 1767, Abigail Stone, who died in 1769. George Red- field died in Killingworth, May 30, 1812.

(V) Peleg Redfield, son of George and Trial (Ward) Redfield, was born May 14, 1762, and in 1777 enlisted as a fifer in the Connecticut Line. During the ensuing five years he served continuously and wit-

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nessed the burning of East Haven, being one of those who undertook to save New Haven from the marauding expedition under Tryon and Garth. In June, 1782, he was discharged and returned to Kil- lingworth, where he resumed his work, which was the trade of shoemaking. Later he removed to Suffield, and in 1800 migrated to a tract which he had pur- chased near the present village of Clifton Springs, in the town of Farmington (now Manchester ), Ontario county, New York. He was a member of the Baptist church and connected with a number of its be- nevolent associations. He married, in 1787, Mary Judd, daughter of Heman and Anna (Goodrich) Judd, of Farming- ton, Connecticut, and his death occurred May 26, 1852, on his farm in Ontario county, New York.

(VI) Manning Redfield, son of Peleg and Mary (Judd) Redfield, was born March 17, 1791. He was a volunteer in the War of 1812. He was a farmer in Manchester township, Ontario county, New York. He married, in 1828, Milicent Goodrich Hollister, of Berlin, Connecti- cut. On February 26, 1852, he died, ex- actly three months prior to the decease of his aged father.

(VII) Charles Manning Redfield, son of Manning and Milicent Goodrich (Hol- lister ) Redfield, was born July 12, 1841, in Manchester township. He received the greater part of his education in Rochester, New York. He was reared on a farm, but on reaching manhood became a mer- chant in Clifton Springs, New York. During the Civil War he enlisted in the Forty-eighth Regiment, New York Vol- unteer Infantry, but was attacked by rheumatism in Norfolk, Virginia, and thus incapacitated for further service. When about fifty years of age he retired from business. While adhering to the princi- ples of the Democratic party he was never

a politician. He affiliated with Canandai- gua Lodge, No. 294, Free and Accepted Masons, of Canandaigua, and the Grand Army of the Republic. He married Caro- line Florence Younglove, daughter of Cornelius and Caroline (Eddy) Young- love, who died February 28, 1878. The name of Eddy is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and in its ancient form of Ead was not a surname. It signifies "prosperity." Wil- liam Eddye (as the name was then spelled) was a native of Bristol, Glouces- tershire, England, and from 1589 to 1616, when he died, was vicar of the Church of St. Dunstan, Cranbrook, Kent. He mar- ried (first), Mary Fasten, daughter of John Fasten, who died in 1611. He mar- ried (second), in 1614, Elizabeth Taylor (widow). John Eddye, son of William and Mary (Fasten) Eddye, came in 1630 with his brother Samuel to Plymouth, Massachusetts, and thus the American branch of the family had its origin. Fol- lowing is the Eddy escutcheon :

Arms-Sable, three old men's heads couped at the shoulders argent, crined proper.

Crest-A cross-crosslet fitchée sable, and a dag- ger argent, hilt or, in saltire.

Motto-Crux mihi grata quies.

Mr. and Mrs. Redfield were the parents of the following children: Tyler Long- street, mentioned below; Judd Hamilton, a biography of whom follows in this work; and Harriet Caroline, married A. J. Short, of Clifton Springs, now of Lima, New York. The family were members of the Protestant Episcopal church in which Mr. Redfield served as warden. .Mr. Redfield died January 9, 1913.

(VIII) Tyler Longstreet Redfield, son of Charles Manning and Caroline Flor- ence (Younglove) Redfield, was born De- cember 18, 1865, in Clifton Springs, New York, and attended the public schools of that place. At the age of fifteen he be-

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came an apprentice in the office of the Clifton Springs "Press." Later the paper was placed in the hands of trustees who made Mr. Redfield the editor and pub- lisher despite the fact that he was then only eighteen years of age. The sequel proved, however, that their confidence was not misplaced, the youth giving evi- dence from the first of the possession of qualities which fitted him for the difficult positions to which he was assigned.

In 1885 Mr. Redfield's brother, Judd Hamilton Redfield, was employed by the Brooklyn "Eagle," and the following year he also went into the composing room of that paper. The brothers remained there until 1893, when they founded their pres- ent business by opening a small job print- ing office. Very soon they began to do work for advertising men, that being the time when advertisers were first awaken- ing to the possibilities of artistic, yet forceful, typography. The firm of Red- field Brothers not only had a thorough practical knowledge of the technique of the printer's art, but they also possessed originality and that indefinable faculty, taste, artistic perception as applied to typography. The superiority of their work along these lines quickly brought them a volume of business which has ever since been steadily augmented, until to- day it is safe to say that the company, doing a business of upward of a million dollars a year, is among the half-dozen leaders in the business in the United States. It soon came to pass that periodi -. cals were brought to them, and it was not long before they were among the largest printers of magazines. For a long time they printed the "International Studio," "Life" and other publications of that class, also doing fine catalogue work. In 1917 Redfield Brothers was consolidated with the Kendrick-Odell Press and the name changed to Redfield-Kendrick-Odell

Company. Map-making was taken up at that time, and here their originality again came into play, for they introduced new, soft colorings, which in their harmonious combinations make their map-work un- questionably the most beautiful now pro- duced. They number among their cus- tomers many of the largest users of print- ing in America.

The company's plant was at first situ- ated at No. 73 Warren street, New York City, and when more spacious quarters were demanded they moved to Park place, their next migration being to No. 411 Pearl street. There they remained about ten years, removing in 1907 to their pres- ent fine quarters in the Scribner building at No. 311 West Forty-third street. A detailed description of their equipment would be superfluous. It is enough to say that it comprises the latest and most modern machinery necessary for the pro- duction of the highest class of printing and engraving. Five years ago the com- pany purchased the publication known as "Newspaperdom," which they have greatly improved, causing it to be recog- nized as one of the best class publications in the United States.

In all that concerns the welfare and progress of his home town of Greenwich Mr. Redfield has ever maintained the live- liest interest. He was one of the organ- izers of the Putnam Trust Company of Greenwich and has since occupied a seat on its board of directors. He is a trustee of the Greenwich Hospital and the Bruns- wick School of Greenwich.

The love of the open, which is one of Mr. Redfield's marked characteristics, has led him to become the owner of a farm at the top of Round Hill, in the town of Greenwich, where he has built one of the beautiful houses of that section. About twenty-five acres are devoted to general farming, and he has productive orchards,

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a herd of fine cattle and much first-class poultry. Riding and golf are among his favorite recreations. Mr. Redfield is a member of the Greenwich Country Club, the Field Club of Greenwich, and the In- dian Harbor Yacht Club, also of Green- wich. He was for a long time a member of the New York Yacht Club.

Mr. Redfield married, September 9, 1908, Lydia Pearson, widow of James Clifton Pearson, of Wakefield, Massachu- setts, and daughter of Albert Judd Wright, of the well known firm of Wright & Potter, State printers of Boston. Mrs. Redfield was the mother of four children. Mr. and Mrs. Redfield are members of the Christian Science church.

REDFIELD, Robert Latimer, Lawyer, Author.

One of the foremost lawyers of New York City, and an acknowledged leader in his profession, Robert Latimer Red- field, of the firm of Hill, Lockwood, Red- field & Lydon, has achieved more than temporary fame. He will be known to the generation succeeding him through the legal works of which he is the author and editor. Mr. Redfield descends from a long line of courageous pioneers of New England. The family has not been traced in England, and the name has undergone many changes in spelling as was common with many of the early surnames.

(IV) Peleg Redfield, son of Theophilus and Priscilla (Greenel, or Grinnell) Red- field (q. v.), was born April 2, 1723. In 1756 he was appointed second lieutenant, Ioth Company, 2nd Connecticut Regi- ment, raised for campaign against the French. In 1758 he served as first lieu- tenant of the same regiment. In the spring of 1759 he was commissioned cap- tain and took command of ninety men which he had raised in and about Killing-

· worth. This company formed part of the 2nd Regiment under Colonel Nathan Whiting. They participated in the cam- paign against Ticonderoga, and in 1760 Peleg Redfield again saw active service with the same company and regiment, participating in the military operations which closed with the surrender of Mon- treal. Upon his return he became ill with smallpox in Albany, and died on his jour- ney home near Stockbridge, Massachu- setts, December 5, 1760. He married, April 25, 1744, Sarah Dudley, daughter of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Graves) Dudley, of Guilford.

(V) Beriah Redfield, son of Peleg and Sarah (Dudley) Redfield, was born No- vember 21, 1745. His early life was spent in Killingworth, and later he resided in Richmond, Massachusetts, where he was a farmer on an extensive scale. On November 5, 1770, he married Dorothy Stevens, daughter of Thomas and Doro- thy (Parker) Stevens, of Killingworth, and in the spring of 1816 he removed to Junius, Seneca county, New York, where he died June 4, 1819.

(VI) Captain Luther Redfield, son of Beriah and Dorothy (Stevens) Redfield, was born in Richmond, Massachusetts, November 26, 1780. He married, May 19, 1803, Mary Dryer, born March 3, 1781, died May 7, 1853, daughter of John and Kezia (French) Dryer. In January, 1806, he removed to Junius, Seneca county, New York, then a wilderness. He be- came an active and substantial citizen. He made his first journey to Junius on foot and returned to Massachusetts the same year. The year following he brought his wife and two children to Junius, with his household effects, and purchased and cleared a large farm. Dur- ing the War of 1812 he was captain of the town militia, and upon the landing of the British soldiers at Sodus in June, he

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and his soldiers were summoned to the defense of that place. For nearly a half century Captain Redfield was a deacon and elder of the Presbyterian church.

(VII) Luther (2) Redfield, son of Cap- tain Luther (1) and Mary (Dryer) Red- field, was born in Junius, New York, July 1, 1815, and later removed to Clyde, New York. In 1849 he removed to New York City and became a dealer in grain and provisions, continuing until 1871. In the latter year he removed to Tarrytown, where he became president of the village. During this period he became associated with the First National Bank, of Tarry- town, and finally became its president. He married, in Clyde, August 1, 1836, Eliza Ann Angell, daughter of Amasa and Mary (Ward) Angell, and his death oc- curred September 9, 1878.

(VIII) Amasa Angell Redfield, son of Luther (2) and Eliza Ann (Angell) Red- field, was born in Clyde, New York, May 19, 1837. At an early age he removed to New York City, and after attending school in Bloomfield, New Jersey, entered New York University, the class of 1860, with which he was graduated. He began the study of law in the office of Austin Abbott, and subsequently attained an ex- tensive practice. He became official re- porter of the Surrogates Court and the Court of Common Pleas, serving from 1877 to 1882. Early in life he devoted himself to literary work, and for many years contributed to the "Knickerbocker Magazine." He also wrote a number of books on legal subjects which became widely known and uniformly accepted as authorities. During the last few years of his life, he resided in Farmington, Con- necticut, where he died October 19, 1902. Mr. Redfield drew and put through the constitution of the Borough of Farming- ton and had it adopted by the Legislature. He was elected senior burgess of the

borough, which office he held until his death. Mr. Redfield was a member of the Constitutional Convention of Con- necticut, and was nominated for this office on both tickets by his fellow-citizens. He was a member of the New York Bar As- sociation and of the Zeta Psi fraternity. At the time of his death he was working on the "Judicial History of New York." In his younger days he was a member of the West Presbyterian Church in West Forty-second street, New York City, and later became identified with St. Timothy's Episcopal Church. Upon his removal to Farmington, he became a member of the Congregational church there.

In 1863, Mr. Redfield married Sarah L. Cooke, daughter of Robert L. and Caro- line (Van Deventer) Cooke, and their children were : 1. Robert Latimer, of whom further. 2. Edith, born September 22, 1867; married, November 29, 1887, Frederic T. Cooper, and they have the fol- lowing children : Doris R., born December 29, 1890; Helen T., born November 25, 1893; Marjorie H., born February 14, 1896.

(IX) Robert Latimer Redfield, son of Amasa Angell and Sarah L. (Cooke) Redfield, was born July 30, 1864. At the age of twenty-two years he was graduated from Yale College with the degree of B. A. He studied law in the office of his father's preceptor, Austin Abbott, and in 1888 was admitted to the New York bar. In 1890 he formed a partnership with his father, which continued until the latter's death in 1902. By the admission of Rich- ard P. Lydon in 1898 (now a justice of the New York Supreme Court), the firm name was changed to Redfield, Redfield & Lydon. In 1906 the firm was consoli- dated with the old firm of Lockwood & Hill, becoming known as Hill, Lockwood, Redfield & Lydon. Mr. Redfield special- izes in estates and probate matters. The

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last four editions of his father's work on the law of Surrogate's Court were writ- ten by him, and in 1919 Mr. Redfield wrote "The Descent and Administration of Estates." During the winter season Mr. Redfield lives in New York City, and in the summer time in Farmington, Con- necticut, on the estate inherited from his father.

Mr. Redfield married, November I, 1894, Emma J. Balen, daughter of Peter and Mary A. (Stickney) Balen, and they are the parents of two sons: Robert Lati- mer, Jr., born July 7, 1904; John Alden, born January 1, 1907. Mr. Redfield's clubs are: The Yale Club of New York, the New York Bankers' Club, New York Biographical and Genealogical Society, the Farmington Country Club, Shuttle Meadow Club, Lakewood Golf Club of New Jersey, Cherry Valley Club of Gar- den City, and the New York Law Insti- tute.

REDFIELD, Judd Hamilton, Master Printer.

Long before coming to Greenwich Mr. Redfield was a well-established business man of New York City and now, as treasurer of the widely known printing house of Redfield-Kendrick-Odell Com- pany, he is prominent in his own line. Mr. Redfield has other business interests and is numbered among the most highly respected residents of his home city.

(VIII) Judd Hamilton Redfield, son of Charles Manning and Caroline Flor- ence (Younglove) Redfield (q. v.), was born January 22, 1867, in Clifton Springs. He received his education in local public schools. At the age of fourteen he began to learn the printer's trade, afterward fol- lowing it as a journeyman. On attaining his majority, Mr. Redfield, in association with his brother, established an independ-

ent business in New York City under the firm name of Redfield Brothers. That was in 1893 and two years later the busi- ness was incorporated under the same name. The firm did general jobbing and commercial printing, also some publica- tion printing, and as the years went on built up a strong and flourishing concern. In 1917 the business was consolidated with the Kendrick-Odell Press and the name changed to the Redfield-Kendrick- Odell Company, with Mr. Redfield as treasurer, that being the office which he had held in the firm of Redfield Broth- ers. The house makes a specialty of fine commercial and map printing, and has rapidly made for itself a position among the foremost printers of the United States. For a number of years Mr. Redfield was a member of the Board of Governors of the New York Printers' Board of Trade and was its president for one year. Mr. Redfield is a director of the firm of A. Ackerman & Son, dealers in old prints. In 1909 Mr. Redfield became a resident of Greenwich and has ever since taken a helpful interest in everything which in his judgment has a tendency to advance the welfare of his community. He be- longs to the Greenwich Country Club. He and his wife are members of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church, of Green- wich.

Mr. Redfield married, November 25, 1911, Emily Louise Rockwood, daughter of George W. and Emily Louise (Wright) Rockwood, of Wakefield, Massachusetts, but originally of Ashburnham. The Rockwoods are an old family of English origin, a branch of which was early planted in New England. Mr. and Mrs. Redfield are the parents of three chil- dren : Judd Hamilton, Jr., born May 18, 1913; Tyler Adams, born November 16, 1918; and Howard Wright, born May 5, 1921.

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Encyclopedia of Connecticut biography, genealogical-memorial; representative citizens, v. 8, Part 13

Author: Publication date: 1923 Publisher: American Historical Society Number of Pages: 802

Author:
Publication date: 1923
Publisher: American Historical Society
Number of Pages: 802