Born circa 1757, Nancy Miller, daughter of John and Isabella (Henry) Miller both born Ireland, married William Reed circa 1775. William Reed was son of James and Margaret (Floyd) Reed and William and Nancy Reed were parents of John Reed (1786-1850). John Reed was president of the law college, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa, and author of REMINISCENCES(circa 1848).
a source: Thru the Years by May N. Riley
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paadams/Books/TTY.PDF
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That below refers to words of John Reed (1786-1850), son of William and Nancy (Miller) Reed and grandson of James and Margaret Reed nee Floyd.
Adams County History
Volume 19 Article 7
2013
Southeasterly Town Lot Histories of Fairfield,
Pennsylvania
Timothy H. Smith
http://cupola.gettysburg.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1053&context=ach
Family Notes: William, who purchased this lot in 1787, married Nancy Miller, the daughter of John Miller, about 1777. According to Reed’s son [John Reed (1786-1850)], “My father received only an English education. He was a man of great energy of character of strong intellect. In 1778 he served one campaign in the revolutionary struggle. He was an ardent Whig. He served in the capacity of major of militia. He had thro’ life a predication for military tactics, was for many years colonel of a regiment and afterwards a major general of a division composed of militia of York and Adams county. With Michael Slagel, he was a member of the convention from York County in 1790 which framed the first constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He served four years as a senator in the state legislature, representing York and Adams County from 1806 till 1810. He was an active and
influential member. When war broke out in 1812 with Great Britain, he was appointed adjutant general of the state by Gov. Snyder. He took an active part in procuring an organization of the militia so as to render them fit for service . . . . The great labor and exposure incident
to this service produced in him a fatal disease of which he died in new Alexandria, Westmorland County, in October 1813. He was then in the 62 year of his age. He was buried in the church yard at Salem Meeting House in Salem Township, Westmoreland County, a marble slab with a suitable inscription marks the spot of his interment. My
mother survived till 1828, when she died in Millerstown, Adams County, and is buried in the Marsh-Creek Burying ground.”
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Additional Reed/Reid family information; regrettably, the OCT text is challenging:
The Gettysburg Times from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania · Page 8
Publication:
The Gettysburg Times i
Location:
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Issue Date:
Saturday, May 9, 1964
Page 8
Page 8 article text (OCR):
PAGE EIGHT THE GETTYSBURG TIMES, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1964 A Bit Of History About Early Settlers By B. F. M. MacPHERSON MORE REED (OR REID) FAMILY NOTES While, at the present time, much of the genealogy of the Reed (or Reid) family remains somewhat of a mystery an occasional bit of light shines through -- thanks to the records in the old newspaper files and the notes hi the family Bible of James Wilson, the pioneer. From the "Adams Sentinel" (later the "Star and Sentinel") the following were taken -from the issue published on the dates given. 19. Wednesday, June 18, 1828-"Died, Saturday, June 14th, 1828, at an advanced age, Mr. Benjamin Reed, of Hamilton- ban Township, this County. Mr. Reed was an old soldier of the Revolution." VETERAN OF WAR Note:--Benjamin Reed (or Reid), veteran of the War of the American Revolution, and his wife, Sarah Reed, are both buried in the Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Churchyard and the inscriptions from the markers at their* graves are as follows: 2. "Sacred -- to the memory of -- Benjamin Reed -- who departed this life -- on the 14th : day of June -- 1828 -- Aged 84 ' years." 3. "In memory of -- Sarah Reed -- Consort of -- Benjamin Reed -- who departed this life -- May 2nd, 1823 -- Aged 71 years." 20. Wednesday, July 23, 1828-"Died, Friday night, July 18th, 1828, at the residence of her son- in-law, James Wilson, Esq., -in Millerstown (now Fairfield), ..this County, Mrs% Nancy Reed, the relict of General William Reed, deceased, and mother of the Honorable John Reed, President Judge of this District." MORE DATE. Note:--In the family Bible of the first James Wilson there is quite a bit of data pertaining ,to General William Reed, his -.wife, and their children -- as "follows:-- f "Elizabeth Wilson, the daughter of the pioneer James Wil- ·on, married William Reed. '"" "Elizabeth (or Nancy) Wilson was born November 10th, 1743. , "Births of the children of William Reed -1. Isabella Reed -- born August 17th, 1776. s 2. "Mary Reed ~ born January 3rd, 1779. 3. "James Reed -- born Octo- ner 16th, 1781. 4. "Samuel M. Reed -- born January 22nd, 1784. .. 5. "John Reed -- born June 5th. 1786. . 6. "William Reed -- born September 18th, 1788. ' "Elizabeth (Wilson) Reed was ,born in 1743 when her mother, *Jane Wilson, was supposed to be twenty-two years of age Jane Wilson, the wife of James Wilson, died in 1789 -- supposed to be seventy-eight years old. "Marriages -- James Wilson and Mary Reed were married the 8th of April, 1799, by the Rev. William Paxton. DEATHS LISTED "Deaths in the family of General William Reed-1. "William Reed, Junior, died the 18th of July, 1810. 2. "General William Reed -.-died June 17th, 1813 -- in the 61st year of his age. 3. "Rebecca Ann Reed, the daughter of William Reed, Junior, died the 15th of January, 1813. ' 4. "Harriet Reed, the wife of William Reed, Junior, died Oc- tober, 1809. 5. "Mary Reed (Mary Agnew), the wife of Samuel M. Reed, died 27th of November, 1817. 6. "James Wilson Reed, the son of Samuel M. Reed, died 26th of August, 1813. 7. "James Wilson Reed (the second), the son of Samuel M. Reed, died September 29th, 1816. 8. "James Reed died at Greensburg, Pennsylvania, on the 15th of June, 1818. 9. "Isabella (Reed) Shields died in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, the 12th of July (year not given in record). 10. "Nancy Reed, the wife of General William Reed, died July, 1828." 21. Wednesday, December 3, 1828-"Married, Saturday, November 27th, 1828, by the Rev. David McConaugiity, of this County, Mr. John Smith to Miss Eliza Reid, both of Petersburg (York Springs), this County." Note:--Just how Eliza (Reid) Smith fits into the Reid (or Reed) family is not known. In a case of this type, until additional information can be obtained, one guess is as good as another. 22. Wednesday, February 18, 1829-"Died, Wednesday, February llth, 1829, Mr. Patrick Reid, of Emmitsburg, Maryland." EMMITSBURG RESIDENT Note:--Apparently there was a branch of the Reid (or Reed)... family living in Frederick County, Maryland, in the vicinity of Emmitsburg, and the Patrick Reid, whose obituary was pub' lished in the "Adams Sentinel," was a member of that particular segment. 23. Wednesday, April 1, 1829-"Married, Thursday, March 26th, 1829/by the Rev. William Paxton, of this County, Mr. John Witherow to Miss Maria Reid, the daughter of Colonel James Reid, both of Hamilton- ban Township, this County." Note:--A daughter of Colonel James Reid and therefore a niece of Lieutenant Thomas Reed -- Maria (Reid) Witherow married into a family very similar, in background, to her own -- pioneers on thethen far western frontier. 24. Tuesday, December 7, 1830-"Died, Friday night, December 3rd, 1830, Mr. Samuel Minor Reed, of Cumberland Township, this County." Note:--Another stray branch of the Reed (or Reid) family -- whose exact place on family tree is not known. The notes on the Reed (or Reid) family will be continued next week.
a source: Thru the Years by May N. Riley
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paadams/Books/TTY.PDF
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That below refers to words of John Reed (1786-1850), son of William and Nancy (Miller) Reed and grandson of James and Margaret Reed nee Floyd.
Adams County History
Volume 19 Article 7
2013
Southeasterly Town Lot Histories of Fairfield,
Pennsylvania
Timothy H. Smith
http://cupola.gettysburg.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1053&context=ach
Family Notes: William, who purchased this lot in 1787, married Nancy Miller, the daughter of John Miller, about 1777. According to Reed’s son [John Reed (1786-1850)], “My father received only an English education. He was a man of great energy of character of strong intellect. In 1778 he served one campaign in the revolutionary struggle. He was an ardent Whig. He served in the capacity of major of militia. He had thro’ life a predication for military tactics, was for many years colonel of a regiment and afterwards a major general of a division composed of militia of York and Adams county. With Michael Slagel, he was a member of the convention from York County in 1790 which framed the first constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He served four years as a senator in the state legislature, representing York and Adams County from 1806 till 1810. He was an active and
influential member. When war broke out in 1812 with Great Britain, he was appointed adjutant general of the state by Gov. Snyder. He took an active part in procuring an organization of the militia so as to render them fit for service . . . . The great labor and exposure incident
to this service produced in him a fatal disease of which he died in new Alexandria, Westmorland County, in October 1813. He was then in the 62 year of his age. He was buried in the church yard at Salem Meeting House in Salem Township, Westmoreland County, a marble slab with a suitable inscription marks the spot of his interment. My
mother survived till 1828, when she died in Millerstown, Adams County, and is buried in the Marsh-Creek Burying ground.”
----
Additional Reed/Reid family information; regrettably, the OCT text is challenging:
The Gettysburg Times from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania · Page 8
Publication:
The Gettysburg Times i
Location:
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Issue Date:
Saturday, May 9, 1964
Page 8
Page 8 article text (OCR):
PAGE EIGHT THE GETTYSBURG TIMES, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1964 A Bit Of History About Early Settlers By B. F. M. MacPHERSON MORE REED (OR REID) FAMILY NOTES While, at the present time, much of the genealogy of the Reed (or Reid) family remains somewhat of a mystery an occasional bit of light shines through -- thanks to the records in the old newspaper files and the notes hi the family Bible of James Wilson, the pioneer. From the "Adams Sentinel" (later the "Star and Sentinel") the following were taken -from the issue published on the dates given. 19. Wednesday, June 18, 1828-"Died, Saturday, June 14th, 1828, at an advanced age, Mr. Benjamin Reed, of Hamilton- ban Township, this County. Mr. Reed was an old soldier of the Revolution." VETERAN OF WAR Note:--Benjamin Reed (or Reid), veteran of the War of the American Revolution, and his wife, Sarah Reed, are both buried in the Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Churchyard and the inscriptions from the markers at their* graves are as follows: 2. "Sacred -- to the memory of -- Benjamin Reed -- who departed this life -- on the 14th : day of June -- 1828 -- Aged 84 ' years." 3. "In memory of -- Sarah Reed -- Consort of -- Benjamin Reed -- who departed this life -- May 2nd, 1823 -- Aged 71 years." 20. Wednesday, July 23, 1828-"Died, Friday night, July 18th, 1828, at the residence of her son- in-law, James Wilson, Esq., -in Millerstown (now Fairfield), ..this County, Mrs% Nancy Reed, the relict of General William Reed, deceased, and mother of the Honorable John Reed, President Judge of this District." MORE DATE. Note:--In the family Bible of the first James Wilson there is quite a bit of data pertaining ,to General William Reed, his -.wife, and their children -- as "follows:-- f "Elizabeth Wilson, the daughter of the pioneer James Wil- ·on, married William Reed. '"" "Elizabeth (or Nancy) Wilson was born November 10th, 1743. , "Births of the children of William Reed -1. Isabella Reed -- born August 17th, 1776. s 2. "Mary Reed ~ born January 3rd, 1779. 3. "James Reed -- born Octo- ner 16th, 1781. 4. "Samuel M. Reed -- born January 22nd, 1784. .. 5. "John Reed -- born June 5th. 1786. . 6. "William Reed -- born September 18th, 1788. ' "Elizabeth (Wilson) Reed was ,born in 1743 when her mother, *Jane Wilson, was supposed to be twenty-two years of age Jane Wilson, the wife of James Wilson, died in 1789 -- supposed to be seventy-eight years old. "Marriages -- James Wilson and Mary Reed were married the 8th of April, 1799, by the Rev. William Paxton. DEATHS LISTED "Deaths in the family of General William Reed-1. "William Reed, Junior, died the 18th of July, 1810. 2. "General William Reed -.-died June 17th, 1813 -- in the 61st year of his age. 3. "Rebecca Ann Reed, the daughter of William Reed, Junior, died the 15th of January, 1813. ' 4. "Harriet Reed, the wife of William Reed, Junior, died Oc- tober, 1809. 5. "Mary Reed (Mary Agnew), the wife of Samuel M. Reed, died 27th of November, 1817. 6. "James Wilson Reed, the son of Samuel M. Reed, died 26th of August, 1813. 7. "James Wilson Reed (the second), the son of Samuel M. Reed, died September 29th, 1816. 8. "James Reed died at Greensburg, Pennsylvania, on the 15th of June, 1818. 9. "Isabella (Reed) Shields died in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, the 12th of July (year not given in record). 10. "Nancy Reed, the wife of General William Reed, died July, 1828." 21. Wednesday, December 3, 1828-"Married, Saturday, November 27th, 1828, by the Rev. David McConaugiity, of this County, Mr. John Smith to Miss Eliza Reid, both of Petersburg (York Springs), this County." Note:--Just how Eliza (Reid) Smith fits into the Reid (or Reed) family is not known. In a case of this type, until additional information can be obtained, one guess is as good as another. 22. Wednesday, February 18, 1829-"Died, Wednesday, February llth, 1829, Mr. Patrick Reid, of Emmitsburg, Maryland." EMMITSBURG RESIDENT Note:--Apparently there was a branch of the Reid (or Reed)... family living in Frederick County, Maryland, in the vicinity of Emmitsburg, and the Patrick Reid, whose obituary was pub' lished in the "Adams Sentinel," was a member of that particular segment. 23. Wednesday, April 1, 1829-"Married, Thursday, March 26th, 1829/by the Rev. William Paxton, of this County, Mr. John Witherow to Miss Maria Reid, the daughter of Colonel James Reid, both of Hamilton- ban Township, this County." Note:--A daughter of Colonel James Reid and therefore a niece of Lieutenant Thomas Reed -- Maria (Reid) Witherow married into a family very similar, in background, to her own -- pioneers on thethen far western frontier. 24. Tuesday, December 7, 1830-"Died, Friday night, December 3rd, 1830, Mr. Samuel Minor Reed, of Cumberland Township, this County." Note:--Another stray branch of the Reed (or Reid) family -- whose exact place on family tree is not known. The notes on the Reed (or Reid) family will be continued next week.
Born circa 1757, Nancy Miller, daughter of John and Isabella (Henry) Miller both born Ireland, married William Reed circa 1775. William Reed was son of James and Margaret (Floyd) Reed and William and Nancy Reed were parents of John Reed (1786-1850). John Reed was president of the law college, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa, and author of REMINISCENCES(circa 1848).
a source: Thru the Years by May N. Riley
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paadams/Books/TTY.PDF
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That below refers to words of John Reed (1786-1850), son of William and Nancy (Miller) Reed and grandson of James and Margaret Reed nee Floyd.
Adams County History
Volume 19 Article 7
2013
Southeasterly Town Lot Histories of Fairfield,
Pennsylvania
Timothy H. Smith
http://cupola.gettysburg.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1053&context=ach
Family Notes: William, who purchased this lot in 1787, married Nancy Miller, the daughter of John Miller, about 1777. According to Reed’s son [John Reed (1786-1850)], “My father received only an English education. He was a man of great energy of character of strong intellect. In 1778 he served one campaign in the revolutionary struggle. He was an ardent Whig. He served in the capacity of major of militia. He had thro’ life a predication for military tactics, was for many years colonel of a regiment and afterwards a major general of a division composed of militia of York and Adams county. With Michael Slagel, he was a member of the convention from York County in 1790 which framed the first constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He served four years as a senator in the state legislature, representing York and Adams County from 1806 till 1810. He was an active and
influential member. When war broke out in 1812 with Great Britain, he was appointed adjutant general of the state by Gov. Snyder. He took an active part in procuring an organization of the militia so as to render them fit for service . . . . The great labor and exposure incident
to this service produced in him a fatal disease of which he died in new Alexandria, Westmorland County, in October 1813. He was then in the 62 year of his age. He was buried in the church yard at Salem Meeting House in Salem Township, Westmoreland County, a marble slab with a suitable inscription marks the spot of his interment. My
mother survived till 1828, when she died in Millerstown, Adams County, and is buried in the Marsh-Creek Burying ground.”
----
Additional Reed/Reid family information; regrettably, the OCT text is challenging:
The Gettysburg Times from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania · Page 8
Publication:
The Gettysburg Times i
Location:
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Issue Date:
Saturday, May 9, 1964
Page 8
Page 8 article text (OCR):
PAGE EIGHT THE GETTYSBURG TIMES, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1964 A Bit Of History About Early Settlers By B. F. M. MacPHERSON MORE REED (OR REID) FAMILY NOTES While, at the present time, much of the genealogy of the Reed (or Reid) family remains somewhat of a mystery an occasional bit of light shines through -- thanks to the records in the old newspaper files and the notes hi the family Bible of James Wilson, the pioneer. From the "Adams Sentinel" (later the "Star and Sentinel") the following were taken -from the issue published on the dates given. 19. Wednesday, June 18, 1828-"Died, Saturday, June 14th, 1828, at an advanced age, Mr. Benjamin Reed, of Hamilton- ban Township, this County. Mr. Reed was an old soldier of the Revolution." VETERAN OF WAR Note:--Benjamin Reed (or Reid), veteran of the War of the American Revolution, and his wife, Sarah Reed, are both buried in the Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Churchyard and the inscriptions from the markers at their* graves are as follows: 2. "Sacred -- to the memory of -- Benjamin Reed -- who departed this life -- on the 14th : day of June -- 1828 -- Aged 84 ' years." 3. "In memory of -- Sarah Reed -- Consort of -- Benjamin Reed -- who departed this life -- May 2nd, 1823 -- Aged 71 years." 20. Wednesday, July 23, 1828-"Died, Friday night, July 18th, 1828, at the residence of her son- in-law, James Wilson, Esq., -in Millerstown (now Fairfield), ..this County, Mrs% Nancy Reed, the relict of General William Reed, deceased, and mother of the Honorable John Reed, President Judge of this District." MORE DATE. Note:--In the family Bible of the first James Wilson there is quite a bit of data pertaining ,to General William Reed, his -.wife, and their children -- as "follows:-- f "Elizabeth Wilson, the daughter of the pioneer James Wil- ·on, married William Reed. '"" "Elizabeth (or Nancy) Wilson was born November 10th, 1743. , "Births of the children of William Reed -1. Isabella Reed -- born August 17th, 1776. s 2. "Mary Reed ~ born January 3rd, 1779. 3. "James Reed -- born Octo- ner 16th, 1781. 4. "Samuel M. Reed -- born January 22nd, 1784. .. 5. "John Reed -- born June 5th. 1786. . 6. "William Reed -- born September 18th, 1788. ' "Elizabeth (Wilson) Reed was ,born in 1743 when her mother, *Jane Wilson, was supposed to be twenty-two years of age Jane Wilson, the wife of James Wilson, died in 1789 -- supposed to be seventy-eight years old. "Marriages -- James Wilson and Mary Reed were married the 8th of April, 1799, by the Rev. William Paxton. DEATHS LISTED "Deaths in the family of General William Reed-1. "William Reed, Junior, died the 18th of July, 1810. 2. "General William Reed -.-died June 17th, 1813 -- in the 61st year of his age. 3. "Rebecca Ann Reed, the daughter of William Reed, Junior, died the 15th of January, 1813. ' 4. "Harriet Reed, the wife of William Reed, Junior, died Oc- tober, 1809. 5. "Mary Reed (Mary Agnew), the wife of Samuel M. Reed, died 27th of November, 1817. 6. "James Wilson Reed, the son of Samuel M. Reed, died 26th of August, 1813. 7. "James Wilson Reed (the second), the son of Samuel M. Reed, died September 29th, 1816. 8. "James Reed died at Greensburg, Pennsylvania, on the 15th of June, 1818. 9. "Isabella (Reed) Shields died in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, the 12th of July (year not given in record). 10. "Nancy Reed, the wife of General William Reed, died July, 1828." 21. Wednesday, December 3, 1828-"Married, Saturday, November 27th, 1828, by the Rev. David McConaugiity, of this County, Mr. John Smith to Miss Eliza Reid, both of Petersburg (York Springs), this County." Note:--Just how Eliza (Reid) Smith fits into the Reid (or Reed) family is not known. In a case of this type, until additional information can be obtained, one guess is as good as another. 22. Wednesday, February 18, 1829-"Died, Wednesday, February llth, 1829, Mr. Patrick Reid, of Emmitsburg, Maryland." EMMITSBURG RESIDENT Note:--Apparently there was a branch of the Reid (or Reed)... family living in Frederick County, Maryland, in the vicinity of Emmitsburg, and the Patrick Reid, whose obituary was pub' lished in the "Adams Sentinel," was a member of that particular segment. 23. Wednesday, April 1, 1829-"Married, Thursday, March 26th, 1829/by the Rev. William Paxton, of this County, Mr. John Witherow to Miss Maria Reid, the daughter of Colonel James Reid, both of Hamilton- ban Township, this County." Note:--A daughter of Colonel James Reid and therefore a niece of Lieutenant Thomas Reed -- Maria (Reid) Witherow married into a family very similar, in background, to her own -- pioneers on thethen far western frontier. 24. Tuesday, December 7, 1830-"Died, Friday night, December 3rd, 1830, Mr. Samuel Minor Reed, of Cumberland Township, this County." Note:--Another stray branch of the Reed (or Reid) family -- whose exact place on family tree is not known. The notes on the Reed (or Reid) family will be continued next week.
a source: Thru the Years by May N. Riley
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paadams/Books/TTY.PDF
--------
That below refers to words of John Reed (1786-1850), son of William and Nancy (Miller) Reed and grandson of James and Margaret Reed nee Floyd.
Adams County History
Volume 19 Article 7
2013
Southeasterly Town Lot Histories of Fairfield,
Pennsylvania
Timothy H. Smith
http://cupola.gettysburg.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1053&context=ach
Family Notes: William, who purchased this lot in 1787, married Nancy Miller, the daughter of John Miller, about 1777. According to Reed’s son [John Reed (1786-1850)], “My father received only an English education. He was a man of great energy of character of strong intellect. In 1778 he served one campaign in the revolutionary struggle. He was an ardent Whig. He served in the capacity of major of militia. He had thro’ life a predication for military tactics, was for many years colonel of a regiment and afterwards a major general of a division composed of militia of York and Adams county. With Michael Slagel, he was a member of the convention from York County in 1790 which framed the first constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He served four years as a senator in the state legislature, representing York and Adams County from 1806 till 1810. He was an active and
influential member. When war broke out in 1812 with Great Britain, he was appointed adjutant general of the state by Gov. Snyder. He took an active part in procuring an organization of the militia so as to render them fit for service . . . . The great labor and exposure incident
to this service produced in him a fatal disease of which he died in new Alexandria, Westmorland County, in October 1813. He was then in the 62 year of his age. He was buried in the church yard at Salem Meeting House in Salem Township, Westmoreland County, a marble slab with a suitable inscription marks the spot of his interment. My
mother survived till 1828, when she died in Millerstown, Adams County, and is buried in the Marsh-Creek Burying ground.”
----
Additional Reed/Reid family information; regrettably, the OCT text is challenging:
The Gettysburg Times from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania · Page 8
Publication:
The Gettysburg Times i
Location:
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Issue Date:
Saturday, May 9, 1964
Page 8
Page 8 article text (OCR):
PAGE EIGHT THE GETTYSBURG TIMES, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1964 A Bit Of History About Early Settlers By B. F. M. MacPHERSON MORE REED (OR REID) FAMILY NOTES While, at the present time, much of the genealogy of the Reed (or Reid) family remains somewhat of a mystery an occasional bit of light shines through -- thanks to the records in the old newspaper files and the notes hi the family Bible of James Wilson, the pioneer. From the "Adams Sentinel" (later the "Star and Sentinel") the following were taken -from the issue published on the dates given. 19. Wednesday, June 18, 1828-"Died, Saturday, June 14th, 1828, at an advanced age, Mr. Benjamin Reed, of Hamilton- ban Township, this County. Mr. Reed was an old soldier of the Revolution." VETERAN OF WAR Note:--Benjamin Reed (or Reid), veteran of the War of the American Revolution, and his wife, Sarah Reed, are both buried in the Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Churchyard and the inscriptions from the markers at their* graves are as follows: 2. "Sacred -- to the memory of -- Benjamin Reed -- who departed this life -- on the 14th : day of June -- 1828 -- Aged 84 ' years." 3. "In memory of -- Sarah Reed -- Consort of -- Benjamin Reed -- who departed this life -- May 2nd, 1823 -- Aged 71 years." 20. Wednesday, July 23, 1828-"Died, Friday night, July 18th, 1828, at the residence of her son- in-law, James Wilson, Esq., -in Millerstown (now Fairfield), ..this County, Mrs% Nancy Reed, the relict of General William Reed, deceased, and mother of the Honorable John Reed, President Judge of this District." MORE DATE. Note:--In the family Bible of the first James Wilson there is quite a bit of data pertaining ,to General William Reed, his -.wife, and their children -- as "follows:-- f "Elizabeth Wilson, the daughter of the pioneer James Wil- ·on, married William Reed. '"" "Elizabeth (or Nancy) Wilson was born November 10th, 1743. , "Births of the children of William Reed -1. Isabella Reed -- born August 17th, 1776. s 2. "Mary Reed ~ born January 3rd, 1779. 3. "James Reed -- born Octo- ner 16th, 1781. 4. "Samuel M. Reed -- born January 22nd, 1784. .. 5. "John Reed -- born June 5th. 1786. . 6. "William Reed -- born September 18th, 1788. ' "Elizabeth (Wilson) Reed was ,born in 1743 when her mother, *Jane Wilson, was supposed to be twenty-two years of age Jane Wilson, the wife of James Wilson, died in 1789 -- supposed to be seventy-eight years old. "Marriages -- James Wilson and Mary Reed were married the 8th of April, 1799, by the Rev. William Paxton. DEATHS LISTED "Deaths in the family of General William Reed-1. "William Reed, Junior, died the 18th of July, 1810. 2. "General William Reed -.-died June 17th, 1813 -- in the 61st year of his age. 3. "Rebecca Ann Reed, the daughter of William Reed, Junior, died the 15th of January, 1813. ' 4. "Harriet Reed, the wife of William Reed, Junior, died Oc- tober, 1809. 5. "Mary Reed (Mary Agnew), the wife of Samuel M. Reed, died 27th of November, 1817. 6. "James Wilson Reed, the son of Samuel M. Reed, died 26th of August, 1813. 7. "James Wilson Reed (the second), the son of Samuel M. Reed, died September 29th, 1816. 8. "James Reed died at Greensburg, Pennsylvania, on the 15th of June, 1818. 9. "Isabella (Reed) Shields died in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, the 12th of July (year not given in record). 10. "Nancy Reed, the wife of General William Reed, died July, 1828." 21. Wednesday, December 3, 1828-"Married, Saturday, November 27th, 1828, by the Rev. David McConaugiity, of this County, Mr. John Smith to Miss Eliza Reid, both of Petersburg (York Springs), this County." Note:--Just how Eliza (Reid) Smith fits into the Reid (or Reed) family is not known. In a case of this type, until additional information can be obtained, one guess is as good as another. 22. Wednesday, February 18, 1829-"Died, Wednesday, February llth, 1829, Mr. Patrick Reid, of Emmitsburg, Maryland." EMMITSBURG RESIDENT Note:--Apparently there was a branch of the Reid (or Reed)... family living in Frederick County, Maryland, in the vicinity of Emmitsburg, and the Patrick Reid, whose obituary was pub' lished in the "Adams Sentinel," was a member of that particular segment. 23. Wednesday, April 1, 1829-"Married, Thursday, March 26th, 1829/by the Rev. William Paxton, of this County, Mr. John Witherow to Miss Maria Reid, the daughter of Colonel James Reid, both of Hamilton- ban Township, this County." Note:--A daughter of Colonel James Reid and therefore a niece of Lieutenant Thomas Reed -- Maria (Reid) Witherow married into a family very similar, in background, to her own -- pioneers on thethen far western frontier. 24. Tuesday, December 7, 1830-"Died, Friday night, December 3rd, 1830, Mr. Samuel Minor Reed, of Cumberland Township, this County." Note:--Another stray branch of the Reed (or Reid) family -- whose exact place on family tree is not known. The notes on the Reed (or Reid) family will be continued next week.
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