Hugh Reed Sr.

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name
Hugh Reed Sr.
aka
[Hugh Reed]
sex
male
access
public
summary
Landholder on Second Creek in Rowan County, North Carolina, who died there, probably before the end of 1786; his 187-acre estate was sold, and a James Reed was named in the sale. Possibly the father of James Reed, but the link is unproven.
died
date
bef. end of 1786
place
Rowan County, North Carolina
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[online-tree-attride-genealogy-database]
note
The Attride compilation gives "before Dec 1786, Rowan/Burke Co NC." His estate was sold after his death.

Known only from the Attride compilation, whose underlying records have not been seen here. His 187-acre estate on Second Creek, Rowan County, was sold after his death, and a James Reed was named in the sale. The compilation makes him the father of the James Reed who died about 1841 in Clay County, Kentucky.

Whether he is the father of our James Reed is unproven. Being named at an estate sale does not show that a man was the deceased's son, and James's census ages (born c. 1766-75) are young for the James Reed of the 1783 Rowan grant of 130 acres on Dutchmans Creek, which needs a man born by about 1762. A James Reed in Rowan in 1820 (a man 16-25, counted white) shows that James Reeds were still there later. The book Molata calls Hugh Mary Reed's grandfather "with confidence"; the research marks that link [?].

No link is known between Hugh and William Read (b. c. 1673), whom Heinegg treats as the founder of the free colored Reed family; the research estimates about four generations between them, none traced.

Open questions

  • Hugh's estate papers (Rowan County, 1786): do they name heirs, and is James among them as a son?
  • Was Hugh counted or described as free colored or mulatto anywhere?
  • His own parents, and any connection to the Virginia Reeds in Heinegg.
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  2. name: Hugh Reed Sr.
  3. aka: [Hugh Reed]
  4. sex: male
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Landholder on Second Creek in Rowan County, North Carolina, who died there, probably before the
  8. end of 1786; his 187-acre estate was sold, and a James Reed was named in the sale. Possibly the
  9. father of James Reed, but the link is unproven.
  10. died:
  11. date: bef. end of 1786
  12. place: Rowan County, North Carolina
  13. basis: compiled
  14. confidence: probable
  15. sources: [online-tree-attride-genealogy-database]
  16. note: The Attride compilation gives "before Dec 1786, Rowan/Burke Co NC." His estate was sold after his death.
  17. ---
  19. Known only from the Attride compilation, whose underlying records have not been seen
  20. here. His 187-acre estate on Second Creek, Rowan County, was sold after his death, and a
  21. James Reed was named in the sale. The compilation makes him the father of the James Reed
  22. who died about 1841 in Clay County, Kentucky.
  24. Whether he is the father of our James Reed is unproven. Being named at an estate sale does
  25. not show that a man was the deceased's son, and James's census ages (born c. 1766-75) are
  26. young for the James Reed of the 1783 Rowan grant of 130 acres on Dutchmans Creek, which
  27. needs a man born by about 1762. A James Reed in Rowan in 1820 (a man 16-25, counted white)
  28. shows that James Reeds were still there later. The book *Molata* calls Hugh Mary Reed's
  29. grandfather "with confidence"; the research marks that link [?].
  31. No link is known between Hugh and William Read (b. c. 1673), whom Heinegg treats as the
  32. founder of the free colored Reed family; the research estimates about four generations
  33. between them, none traced.
  35. ## Open questions
  37. - Hugh's estate papers (Rowan County, 1786): do they name heirs, and is James among them
  38. as a son?
  39. - Was Hugh counted or described as free colored or mulatto anywhere?
  40. - His own parents, and any connection to the Virginia Reeds in Heinegg.
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