Magnus married
1] in 1720 to Susanna YOUNG
They were the parents of five children;
Susanna, Ebenezer, John, Matthias, Daniel.
2] to Massie EDGECOMB
They were the parents of three children;
Abraham, Jeremiah, Jacob.
Magnus came to America in 1717 and first appears as a resident of the ancient town of York.
In 1719 he purchased a tract of land in York. This was the first home farm of Magnus and Susanna until February 1728 when they moved to Biddeford, purchased land and
built a house on the east side of Saco River.
After his marriage to Massie, he purchased land from her father in Scarborough, and continued to purchase tracts of land in Saco; he acquired extensive and valuable tracts of land which he divided between his sons.
He selected a beautiful spot on Rendezvous Point, close to the bank of the Saco River.
His house was fortified with flankers and stockades, and here he lived the remainder
of his life.
Here, on the banks of the beautiful Saco River, the Orcadian spent a quiet and religious life after his wanderings were over. Here, he gathered his grandchildren around him and told them the story of his early adventures after leaving the land of his childhood. Here, when the day's work was finished, he sat down and thought of his native land, and the dear ones left there whom he would never see again.
Magnus was a yeoman, laborer, and a noted scout in the Indian wars along the New England coast. Being raised among seaman and used to the ocean from childhood, he seemed to love the seashore ever afterwards; he owned boats and spent much of his time fishing. During the autumn and and winter months, he did hunting and trapping. He also furnished many fine masts to the English, which were shipped to England.
Magnus was small of stature; the nickname of 'Little Scotchman' was handed down form father to son in all branches of the family. The Indians called him the 'white scout with yellow hair.'
He was a stranger to fear and his adventures would furnish material for a volume. He must have been a man of marked traits of character, for he had transmitted eccentric qualities to all of his posterity, since known as the 'Ridlon Oddity.'
The name of Magnus Redlon stands on the records of the first church of Saco as a charter member.
He made his will in 1766 and died in 1772 in the family of his youngest surviving son. He was buried near his own house by the side of his two wives. His only daughter, Susanna
[4 March 1721 - April 1721] died at York and was buried there.
1] in 1720 to Susanna YOUNG
They were the parents of five children;
Susanna, Ebenezer, John, Matthias, Daniel.
2] to Massie EDGECOMB
They were the parents of three children;
Abraham, Jeremiah, Jacob.
Magnus came to America in 1717 and first appears as a resident of the ancient town of York.
In 1719 he purchased a tract of land in York. This was the first home farm of Magnus and Susanna until February 1728 when they moved to Biddeford, purchased land and
built a house on the east side of Saco River.
After his marriage to Massie, he purchased land from her father in Scarborough, and continued to purchase tracts of land in Saco; he acquired extensive and valuable tracts of land which he divided between his sons.
He selected a beautiful spot on Rendezvous Point, close to the bank of the Saco River.
His house was fortified with flankers and stockades, and here he lived the remainder
of his life.
Here, on the banks of the beautiful Saco River, the Orcadian spent a quiet and religious life after his wanderings were over. Here, he gathered his grandchildren around him and told them the story of his early adventures after leaving the land of his childhood. Here, when the day's work was finished, he sat down and thought of his native land, and the dear ones left there whom he would never see again.
Magnus was a yeoman, laborer, and a noted scout in the Indian wars along the New England coast. Being raised among seaman and used to the ocean from childhood, he seemed to love the seashore ever afterwards; he owned boats and spent much of his time fishing. During the autumn and and winter months, he did hunting and trapping. He also furnished many fine masts to the English, which were shipped to England.
Magnus was small of stature; the nickname of 'Little Scotchman' was handed down form father to son in all branches of the family. The Indians called him the 'white scout with yellow hair.'
He was a stranger to fear and his adventures would furnish material for a volume. He must have been a man of marked traits of character, for he had transmitted eccentric qualities to all of his posterity, since known as the 'Ridlon Oddity.'
The name of Magnus Redlon stands on the records of the first church of Saco as a charter member.
He made his will in 1766 and died in 1772 in the family of his youngest surviving son. He was buried near his own house by the side of his two wives. His only daughter, Susanna
[4 March 1721 - April 1721] died at York and was buried there.
Magnus married
1] in 1720 to Susanna YOUNG
They were the parents of five children;
Susanna, Ebenezer, John, Matthias, Daniel.
2] to Massie EDGECOMB
They were the parents of three children;
Abraham, Jeremiah, Jacob.
Magnus came to America in 1717 and first appears as a resident of the ancient town of York.
In 1719 he purchased a tract of land in York. This was the first home farm of Magnus and Susanna until February 1728 when they moved to Biddeford, purchased land and
built a house on the east side of Saco River.
After his marriage to Massie, he purchased land from her father in Scarborough, and continued to purchase tracts of land in Saco; he acquired extensive and valuable tracts of land which he divided between his sons.
He selected a beautiful spot on Rendezvous Point, close to the bank of the Saco River.
His house was fortified with flankers and stockades, and here he lived the remainder
of his life.
Here, on the banks of the beautiful Saco River, the Orcadian spent a quiet and religious life after his wanderings were over. Here, he gathered his grandchildren around him and told them the story of his early adventures after leaving the land of his childhood. Here, when the day's work was finished, he sat down and thought of his native land, and the dear ones left there whom he would never see again.
Magnus was a yeoman, laborer, and a noted scout in the Indian wars along the New England coast. Being raised among seaman and used to the ocean from childhood, he seemed to love the seashore ever afterwards; he owned boats and spent much of his time fishing. During the autumn and and winter months, he did hunting and trapping. He also furnished many fine masts to the English, which were shipped to England.
Magnus was small of stature; the nickname of 'Little Scotchman' was handed down form father to son in all branches of the family. The Indians called him the 'white scout with yellow hair.'
He was a stranger to fear and his adventures would furnish material for a volume. He must have been a man of marked traits of character, for he had transmitted eccentric qualities to all of his posterity, since known as the 'Ridlon Oddity.'
The name of Magnus Redlon stands on the records of the first church of Saco as a charter member.
He made his will in 1766 and died in 1772 in the family of his youngest surviving son. He was buried near his own house by the side of his two wives. His only daughter, Susanna
[4 March 1721 - April 1721] died at York and was buried there.
1] in 1720 to Susanna YOUNG
They were the parents of five children;
Susanna, Ebenezer, John, Matthias, Daniel.
2] to Massie EDGECOMB
They were the parents of three children;
Abraham, Jeremiah, Jacob.
Magnus came to America in 1717 and first appears as a resident of the ancient town of York.
In 1719 he purchased a tract of land in York. This was the first home farm of Magnus and Susanna until February 1728 when they moved to Biddeford, purchased land and
built a house on the east side of Saco River.
After his marriage to Massie, he purchased land from her father in Scarborough, and continued to purchase tracts of land in Saco; he acquired extensive and valuable tracts of land which he divided between his sons.
He selected a beautiful spot on Rendezvous Point, close to the bank of the Saco River.
His house was fortified with flankers and stockades, and here he lived the remainder
of his life.
Here, on the banks of the beautiful Saco River, the Orcadian spent a quiet and religious life after his wanderings were over. Here, he gathered his grandchildren around him and told them the story of his early adventures after leaving the land of his childhood. Here, when the day's work was finished, he sat down and thought of his native land, and the dear ones left there whom he would never see again.
Magnus was a yeoman, laborer, and a noted scout in the Indian wars along the New England coast. Being raised among seaman and used to the ocean from childhood, he seemed to love the seashore ever afterwards; he owned boats and spent much of his time fishing. During the autumn and and winter months, he did hunting and trapping. He also furnished many fine masts to the English, which were shipped to England.
Magnus was small of stature; the nickname of 'Little Scotchman' was handed down form father to son in all branches of the family. The Indians called him the 'white scout with yellow hair.'
He was a stranger to fear and his adventures would furnish material for a volume. He must have been a man of marked traits of character, for he had transmitted eccentric qualities to all of his posterity, since known as the 'Ridlon Oddity.'
The name of Magnus Redlon stands on the records of the first church of Saco as a charter member.
He made his will in 1766 and died in 1772 in the family of his youngest surviving son. He was buried near his own house by the side of his two wives. His only daughter, Susanna
[4 March 1721 - April 1721] died at York and was buried there.
Gravesite Details
Compiled from records and research by Gideon Tibbets RIDLON [1841-1928]
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