Born in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Ebenezer Redding
and Margaret (Briggs) Redding
Husband of
Abigail (Atwood) Reading
— married
11 Apr 1778 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Ebenezer (Redding) Reding
Died
at age 79
in Oxford, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Nov 2019
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Biography
Capt. Ebenezer Reading was born at Middleborough, Massachusetts, c1755 (if age 23 at time of marriage), the son of Ebenezer Redding and Margaret Briggs; [1] died at Oxford, Massachusetts, 7 Feb 1817; [2] married at Oxford, 11 Apr 1778, Abigail Atwood, [3] born at Berkley, Massachusetts, 10 May 1761, the daughter of Abial Atwood and Hannah Babbitt; [4] died at Oxford, 7 Dec 1799. [5]
Sources
- ↑ Redding Family Tree Ebenezer Redding
- ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L979-HHCQ?i=80&cc=2061550 : 10 February 2018), Capt Ebinezer Redding, 07 Feb 1817; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 859,253.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHY1-4N5 : 5 November 2017), Capt. Ebenezer Reading and Abigail Atwood, 11 Apr 1778; citing Marriage Notice, Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009522.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NS-4KM : 10 February 2018), Abigal Atwood, 10 May 1761; citing BERKELEY,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 903,401, 903,402.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L979-HH8B?i=73&cc=2061550 : 10 February 2018), Capt Ebenezer Reading in entry for Abigail Reading, 09 Dec 1799; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 859,253.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ebenezer by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ebenezer:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ebenezer by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ebenezer:
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~1.56%
David Jenkins
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~0.78%
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Categories: Oxford, Massachusetts | Middleborough, Massachusetts
I have not researched this family in depth. If memory serves, I just adopted an orphaned profile and cleaned up an old gedcom-generated bio. I note that the source for his parents is an ancestry tree. If you have better sources for the parents, by all means, make the correction. I do note from the will of Ebenezer Redding (father of Thomas) that Thomas had a brother, Ebenezer, so you are very likely correct. I would be very happy to transfer management of this profile to you, as a direct descendant.
edited by David James
Ebenezer is my 4th ggrandfather fought in the Revolutionary War! But I have his father as Ebenezer born OCTOBER 11, 1713 at Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay and died 1751 at Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay and his mother Sarah Margaret Briggs born MARCH 21, 1722 at Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay died 1756 Ebenezer has the same grandparents as you have Ebenezer & Mercy (Miller) Redding. Hope you agree!