Captain Tristram Redman, late of Parsonsfield, son of David Redman, was born in Scarboro, Massachusetts, 1770. His grandparents from England were early settlers in New Hampton, Massachusetts. At the age of eighteen, Captain Redman shipped as a common sailor on board a vessel, which sailed from Bath, Maine. In three years he became master of the same vessel,-studied navigation while performing the duties of his subordinate position; he soon rose into note as a man of strict integrity and a successful shipmaster. At the age of thirty, he married Miss Hannah Burbank, and located in Saco, Maine. During the French embargo, while on a voyage from Liverpool, his vessel was captured by a French privateer. With the assistance of his mate and small cabin boy, he retook the vessel, delivered his prisoners to the English Admiral, at Bristol, and brought his vessel safely into New York harbor

Being engaged in navigation during the war with England, in 1812, Captain Redman met with heavy losses. In 1815, he moved with his family to Parsonsfield, and engaged in farming and merchandising. He was a close observer of men.[end of our available data]
(Contributed by Nancy Piper)