Born in Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Read
and Sarah (Bradley) Read
Sister of
Mary Ann (Read) Harpin [half], John Read [half], William Read [half], Hezekiah Read [half], Zalmon Read [half], Sarah (Read) Hill, Hezekiah Read, Ruth (Read) Mead, Mary Read, Mabel (Read) Starr, Esther (Read) Bartlett, Levi Read and John Read
Wife of
Thaddeus Benedict
— married
12 Jul 1775 [location unknown]
Mother of
Sarah Benedict, William Benedict, Hiram Benedict, Charles Benedict, Henry Benedict and Thaddeus Benedict
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Sep 2018
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Biography
- Father: Col. John Read of Redding, CT, a Revolutionary War officer.
- The widow Deborah Benedict had one free person of color enumerated in her household for the 1810 US Census.
Sources
- Benedict, Henry Marvin. The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America (J. Munsell, 1870) page 301
- Hurd, D. Hamilton. History of Fairfield County, Connecticut with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers (J.W. Lewis & Co., Philadelphia, 1881) Page 579-80.
- The Reade Record (Reade Historical & Genealogical Assoc., Old State House, Boston, Massachusetts, 1917) no. 10, Page 7.
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- US Census, 1810 (Bridgeport, CT)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Deborah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Deborah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Deborah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Deborah:
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~0.39%
Frances Carner
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