REDFIELD (10 generations)

*William Redfin (abt.1616-1662) m. Rebecca ??? (abt.1616-aft.1667)
James Redfield (abt.1646-abt.1719) m.1669 Elizabeth Howe (1645-abt.1687)
Theophilus Redfield (1682-1759) m.1706 Priscilla Grinnell (1689-1770)
James Redfield (1735-1788) m.1760 Sarah Barnes Grinnell (1738-1793)
Deac. Theophilus Redfield (1769-1853) m.1799 Ruth Miriam Tuttle (1778-1864)
Abram Bloodgood Guiteau (1807-1864) m.1837 Emily Redfield (1813-1903)
William T. Tinsley (1833-1893) m.1858 Emma Guiteau (1838-1882)
Reginald Piffard Ray (1880-1960) m.1906 Emma Laura Tinsley (1880-1948)
Deane Whitney Merrill (1908-1987) m.1931 Harriet Mary Ray (1909-1978)
Deane Whitney Merrill Jr. (1938-)

* The family name was changed from Redfin (or Redfen, Redfyn, Redfyne) to Redfield around 1660; whether intentionally or through careless pronunciation is unknown.

Source: GENDEX database ray1, Deane Merrill, merrill@crocker.com. Derived from "Genealogical History of the Redfield Family in the United States, being a Revision and Extension of the Genealogical Tables Compiled in 1839, by William C. Redfield," by John Howard Redfield, 1860. Copies are available for $55 plus shipping from the Higginson Book Company, Salem MA, higginsn@cove.com, http://www.higginsonbooks.com.  Charlotte Anne (Bradshaw) Kennedy in Tacoma WA, charanne@3-cities.com, is managing the project "Redfield Families All Across America," Collecting & Connecting the Descendants of William & Rebecca Redfen/Redfield, the Project of Updating the Redfield Genealogy Book published in 1860.

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