1761 Robert Sanders Reed, son of Nelson and Rebecca Reed, was born on June 6 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. [1] [2] [3] [4]
1787-1798 Robert Reed was taxed in Fairfax County, Virginia. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
1798 Nelson Reed wrote his will on February 27, and named son Robert. [Photocopy, 1798 will of Nelson Reed.]
1799 Robert Reed was taxed in Fairfax County, Virginia. [12] [13] [14]
1800 Robert Reed was taxed in Fairfax County, Virginia for one white male, 7 horses, and 3 slaves. [15] [16]
1807 Robert Reed was not named as an heir of Nelson Reed in a court case concerning Nelson's estate, suggesting that Robert might have died by this time.
1810 Robert Reed lived in Fairfax County, Virginia in a household with Males: 3 (age Under 10), 2 (age 10 thru 15), 3 (age 16 thru 25), and 1 (age 45 and over); Females: 1 (age Under 10), 1 (age 16 thru 25), and 1 (age 45 and over); Slaves: 6. [17] [18]
1819 Robert S Reid purchased land in Fairfax County from Richard Bland. The land was adjacent to land of John Torreyson. [19]
1820 Robert S Reid purchased land in Fairfax County from Joseph H. Marshall. [20]
1820 Robert S. Ried lived in Fairfax County, Virginia. [21]
1825 Robert S Reid purchased land in Fairfax County from James Hosman. [22]
1825 Robert S Reid purchased land in Fairfax County from heirs of James Marshall. [23]
1830 Robert S. Ried lived in Fairfax County, Virginia. There were two listings. [24] [25]
1835 Robert S. Reid, of Fairfax County, gave lands to son Robert Reed Jr purchased from heirs of Marshall [26] and to son Richard S. Reed purchased from Richard Lee [27] and to son Horatio Reed purchased from Richard Lee [28].
1840 The will of brother Nelson Reed, dated October 7, named his siblings and siblings of his wife, including brother Robert S Reed. Wife Nancy Reed was to inherit the estate and upon her death the estate was to be divided into 15 equal shares and distributed to the following heirs [29]:
One share to my sister in law, Anna Baker, if she shall be living … to her children …
One share to the children of my sister in law Mary Barton …
One share to the children of my sister in law Rebecca Myers …
One share to the children of my sister in law Elizabeth Eichelberger …
One share to the children of my brother in law Joseph Burneston …
One share to the children of my brother in law Isaac Burneston …
One share to the children of my brother James Reed …
One share to the children of my brother Isaac Reed …
One share to the children of my sister Elizabeth Marll …
One share to the children of my sister Rebecca Lloyd …
One share to the children of my sister Jane Bewly …
One share to my brother Saunders Alexander Reed …
One share to my brother Robert S. Reed …
One share to my sister Anna Toreyson …
One share to my sister Dinah Dudley …
1849 The administration of the estate of Robert S Reed was recorded in Fairfax County, Virginia with Horatio Reed as administrator. [30]
1850 Robert S Reid was listed in the schedule of slave owners in Fairfax, Virginia with two slaves. [31] [32]
Research Notes:
Some of these notes might be related to Robert Reed, son of Nelson Reed. They perhaps do not all refer to the same person.
These notes refer to Robert Reed, his wife Margaret, and some heirs, including a Robert Reed:
1782 Robert Reed was taxed in Augusta County, Virginia. [33]
1787 "Margaret Reed, relict of Robert Reed, deceased, qualified administratrix of his estate." [34]
Mrs Reed while a widow became the second wife of Colonel George mathews, from whom she divorced. She lived on the south side of Beverly Street, between Augusta and Water Streets. [35]
After the death of his first wife, Governor Mathews married Mrs. Margaret Reed, of Staunton. They were, however, divorced, and she resumed her former name. [36]
Margaret Cunningham was born in or a little before, 1747, having been baptized by the Rev John Craig in that year. Nothing is known of her early life, except that according to tradition on one occasion of an alarm about Indians she mounted a horse, and, doubtless with others, fled across the Blue Ridge. After attaining womanhood, she became the wife of Robert Reed, at what date is not known, but it was after 1765. Mr Reed was the son of John Reed of the Kingdom of Ireland, as he is described in the papers of an old suit, to be mentioned. Like many other residents of Staunton in his day, he was a tavern keeper. He was also the owner of 740 acres of land adjoining the town and a house and lot in town. In the evening of the first Sunday in December 1775 the young preacher McMillan rode from the Stone church to town with Mrs Reed and lodged at her house. Mr Reed died in October 1787 intestate and without issue. Having no heirs at law capable of inheriting his real estate it escheated to the Commonwealth subject to the widow's dower interest, but in 1789, the Legislature passed an act granting the property to Mrs Reed. Mr Reed however had a brother John and two half sisters, Mrs William Reed and Mrs William Buchanan, and the descendants of one or more of these relatives after Mrs Reed's second marriage instituted proceedings to obtain the property but did not succeed. [37]
1793 Isabella Walker, orphan of Alex Walker, deceased, married Robert Reed. [38]
1798 Collin Reed, son of one of the heirs at law of John reed, deceased, orator. John and Robert Reed, formerly of Augusta, were brothers and now deceased. Robert died intestate, 178-, without direct heirs. Collin is next of kin (half-blood) to Robert. Suit versus Margaret Reed, now Margaret Mathews, widow and relict of said Robert. [39]
1806 Robert Reed, Caton Reed, Hugh Ballantine and Frances, his wife, heirs of Robert Reed, versus Margaret Reed, widow of Robert, who has married George Mathews. Suit for accounting took testimony in Fayette County, Kentucky. [40]
The notes below refer to Robert and Barbara Reed and son Alexander. Robert Reed, noted below, purchased land in 1769, so he is older than Robert Reed, son of Nelson Reed.
1769 On 31 June, Robert Reed was granted 190 acres, Middle River of the Shenandoah. [41]
1775 Robert Reed Sr and wife Barbara transferred 140 acres, on Middle River, Augusta County, Virginia to son Alexander Reed. Dated March 21. [42] [43]
1779 Robert Reed and Alexander Reed were named on a deed for land on Middle River of Shanandore, joining George Lewis. Dated August 20. [44]
1785 Alexander Reed was the executor to Thomas Stevenson's will written March 1 and probated August 16, naming heirs with surname Poage and Reed, including Alexander Reed. [45]
1792 In his will, dated January 26, Robert Reed named son Alexander; daughter Jean Hall; three boys Robert, John, and Thomas, who inherited land bought from John Poage; son Robert; son John, son Thomas; daughter Elizabeth. [46]
1792 An Alexander Reed witnessed the marriage of the daughter of Robert Reed in Augusta County, Virginia on 24 July.
1794 Robert Reed, born 1720 in Ulster Ireland, died Feb 1794 in Augusta County, Virginia. Wife Barbara Stevenson married 1746 in PA. Son Alexander Reed born 1748 and died July 1816 in Rockbridge Virginia. Robert Reed born 1730 in Donegal Ireland married Nancy Agnes Cathey in 1751 is listed with same death date. Father Hugh Reed. [47]
1820 Robert Reed lived in Staunton Twp, Augusta County, Virginia in a household with males: 1 (16 thru 18), 3 (16 thru 25), and 1 (45 and over); and females: 1 (10 thru 15), 1 (16 thru 25), and 1 (45 and over). [48]
1830 Robert Reed lived in Northern District, Augusta County, Virginia in a household with free white males: 1 (20 thru 29), 2 (30 thru 39), and 1 (60 thru 69); and free white females: 2 (20 thru 29) and 1 (60 thru 69); and 1 slaves. Robert Reed Jr and Alexander Reed, perhaps sons of Robert, were listed nearby. [49]
1795 An Alexander Reed married Ann Dalton on March 1, in Fairfax County, Virginia.
1750 "Agnes Reid vs. John Trimble.--John Scott, aged above 40 years, and Robert Reed, aged about 50 years. September 25, 1748." in Augusta County, Virginia Court. [50]
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[2] Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911, [AncestryRecord].
[3] Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911, Westminster Parish, [AncestryRecord].
[4] Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911, All Hollows Parish, [AncestryRecord].
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[14] Personal property tax lists of Fairfax County, 1799/1800 A, 13.
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[17] United States Federal Census, 1810, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[18] United States Federal Census, 1810, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
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[20] Circuit Court, Fairfax County, Virginia (Viewable only at FamilySearch libraries), Deed, SS-210, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[21] United States Federal Census, 1820, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[22] Circuit Court, Fairfax County, Virginia (Viewable only at FamilySearch libraries), Deed, WW-155, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[23] Circuit Court, Fairfax County, Virginia (Viewable only at FamilySearch libraries), Deed, WW-240, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[24] United States Federal Census, 1830, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[25] United States Federal Census, 1830, Robert S. Reid Sen, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[26] Circuit Court, Fairfax County, Virginia (Viewable only at FamilySearch libraries), Deed, C3-257, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[27] Circuit Court, Fairfax County, Virginia (Viewable only at FamilySearch libraries), Deed, C3-258, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[28] Circuit Court, Fairfax County, Virginia (Viewable only at FamilySearch libraries), Deed, C3-259, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[29] Baltimore County, Maryland, Wills, 1664-1850, [FamilySearchImage].
[30] Fairfax County, Virginia Wills, V1-354, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[31] U. S. 1850 census slave schedule, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[32] U. S. 1850 census slave schedule, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[33] James L. Douthat, Augusta County, Virginia 1782 Tax Listing (2012), 18, [GoogleBooks].
[34] Lyman Chalkley and Mary S Lockwood, Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish settlement in Virginia Extracted from the orginal court records of Augusta County 1745-1800, Vol. 1 (1912), 252, [GoogleBooks].
[35] Joseph Addison Waddell, Annals of Augusta county, Virginia, from 1726 to 1871 (Staunton VA: C. Russel Caldwell, 1902), 240, [GoogleBooks].
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[40] Lyman Chalkley and Mary S Lockwood, Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish settlement in Virginia Extracted from the orginal court records of Augusta County 1745-1800, Vol. 1 (1912), 422, [GoogleBooks].
[41] Peter Cline Kaylor and George Warren Chappelear, Abstract of land grant surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia (1938), 46, page 128 of abstracts of surveys, [GoogleBooks].
[42] Lyman Chalkley and Mary S Lockwood, Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish settlement in Virginia Extracted from the orginal court records of Augusta County 1745-1800, Vol. 3 (1912), 542, citing deed 21-64, [GoogleBooks].
[43] Lyman Chalkley and Mary S Lockwood, Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish settlement in Virginia Extracted from the orginal court records of Augusta County 1745-1800, Vol. 3 (1912), 594, citing deed 27-221, [GoogleBooks].
[44] Lyman Chalkley and Mary S Lockwood, Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish settlement in Virginia Extracted from the orginal court records of Augusta County 1745-1800, Vol. 3 (1912), 512, citing deed 17-369, [GoogleBooks].
[45] Lyman Chalkley and Mary S Lockwood, Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish settlement in Virginia Extracted from the orginal court records of Augusta County 1745-1800, Vol. 3 (1912), 173, citing will 6-478, [GoogleBooks].
[46] Lyman Chalkley and Mary S Lockwood, Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish settlement in Virginia Extracted from the orginal court records of Augusta County 1745-1800, Vol. 3 (1912), 202, citing will 8-95, [GoogleBooks].
[47] IGI records. Possibly this Robert Reed.
[48] United States Federal Census, 1820, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[49] United States Federal Census, 1830, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[50] Lyman Chalkley and Mary S Lockwood, Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish settlement in Virginia Extracted from the orginal court records of Augusta County 1745-1800, Vol. 1 (1912), 303, [GoogleBooks].
[51] The family tree of a person who has a DNA match to Robert's family suggests a lineage to this sibling of Robert's ancestor. The lineage is through a descendant shown on our website, Private tree, [Link].
[52] The family tree of a person who has a DNA match to Robert's family suggests a lineage to this sibling of Robert's ancestor. The lineage is through a descendant shown on our website, [Link].