REDCAY, John

1779 - 1836  (57 years)

• Name	REDCAY, John
  Born	1779	Robeson Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
  Gender	Male
  Biography	Biography: John Redcay, son of Elias, was born in Robeson Township, Berks County, about 1779. On April 10, 1810, he, with his father, purchased a farm of John Barr, of Exeter Township, which they farmed until 1823, when they sold out. He then moved to a farm near Schwartzwald in Exeter, which had a clover mill on it. There he remained until his death in 1836, and he is buried in St. John's graveyard at Gibraltar. About 1807 he married Esther Rhoads, of Amity Township, Berks County, and they had children as follows: (1) Mary, born Oct. 14, 1807, married Thomas Lewis. (2) Betzy, born April 10, 1809, married Pete Romig, and died Oct. 16, 1851. (3) John, born April 25, 1810, married Phoebe Schrack, born Oct. 31, 1817, died Feb. 13, 1854. He died in July, 1848. (4) Daniel, born Feb. 1, 1812, married Abby Kint, and died June 1, 1890. (5) Jacob, born June 13, 1816, died unmarried Dec. 18, 1898. (6) Catharine married John Lewis.
  _UID	90A08130B1148D488EC6275A420B683237C1
  Died	1836	Exeter Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
  Buried	Gibraltar, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
  	Address: St. John's Graveyard
  Person ID	I539	Our Ancestry
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2010

  
  

  Father	REDCAY, Elias Jr,   b. 1745,   d. 3 Jan 1829  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	HUNTER, Elizabeth,   b. 1752,   d. 11 Jan 1816  (Age 64 years)
  Married	6 Apr 1773
  Family ID	F193	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	RHOADS, Esther,   b. 1784, Amity Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1807
  Children	1. REDCAY, Mary,   b. 14 Oct 1807,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. REDCAY, Betzy,   b. 10 Apr 1809,   d. 16 Oct 1851  (Age 42 years)   3. REDCAY, John,   b. 25 Apr 1810,   d. Jul 1848  (Age 38 years) + 4. REDCAY, Daniel,   b. 1 Feb 1812, Exeter Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 1 Jun 1889, McEwensville, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 77 years)   5. REDCAY, Jacob,   b. 13 Jun 1816,   d. 18 Dec 1898  (Age 82 years)   6. REDCAY, Catharine
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2021
  Family ID	F192	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1036] Floyd's History of Northumberland County, PA 1911, Page 940.