Captain Abraham Redwood

Born in Bristol, England, in 1665. Came into possession by marriage of a large sugar-plantation in Antigua, known as Cassada Garden, where he resided until 1712, when he removed to the United States. After living a few years in Salem, Massachusetts, he settled permanently in Newport, Rhode.

Abraham Redwood, the ancestor, as far as is known, of the Redwood family, was b. in Bristol, England, in 1665. He commanded a ship employed in the trade between London and Jamaica, and in 1687 settled in the island of Antigua. There he married Mehitable Langford, daughter of Jonas Langford (a large planter on the island).

In 1712 he moved to Salem, Mass., and from there to Newport, R. I., where he died in 1728. His first wife died in 1715, and his second wife was Patience Phillips, of Rhode Island, by whom he had a family of six children. His son, Abraham Redwood (uncle of Sarah Redwood Fisher), was a man of means, and lived at Newport in a style befitting his station. He was not, however, unmindful of those less fortunate than himself, and conceived the idea of founding a public library for the benefit of the people of Newport. The Redwood Library was founded in 1747, and is still a valued institution of the town.

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Annals of the Redwood library and athenaeum

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Abraham Redwood
Born 5 Jul 1665 in Salem, Essex, Massachusettsmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
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Husband of Mehitable (Lankford) Redwood — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of Patience (Howland) Redwood — married 20 Jun 1715 in Newport, Newport, RImap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Ann Redwood, Abraham Redwood, Patience (Redwood) Easton, Rebecca (Redwood) Clarke and William Redwood
Died before 17 Jan 1728 before age 62 in Salem, Essex, Massachusettsmap
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He was born in Bristol, England, in 1665. He commanded a ship employed in the trade between London and Jamaica, and in 1687 settled in the island of Antigua. There he married Mehitable Langford, daughter of Jonas Langford (a large planter on the island). In 1712 he moved to Salem, Mass., and from there to Newport, R.I., where he died in 1728. His first wife died in 1715, and his second wife was Patience Phillips, of Rhode Island, by whom he had a family of six children.

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Smith, Anna. Genealogy of the Fisher Family, 1682 to 1896 (Philadelphia, 1896) Page 49.
Daughter Sarah's marriage