JoEllen (Reed) Ingram's notes and correspondence on James Reed and the Morgan County Reeds

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JoEllen (Reed) Ingram's notes and correspondence on James Reed and the Morgan County Reeds
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other
date
2012-2015
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Ancestry (member joellenreed)
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"Notes Reed Hollingsworth," member photo, 27 Apr 2012; "My hunt for James Reed, email reply," story, 26 Sep 2015 (research file sources R8, R7)
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Handwritten notes and an email reply from a descendant of the Morgan County James Reed who holds a copy of his will. They report records she has seen or been told of; most of the underlying records have not been seen here.

What the research takes from them:

  • A Morgan County land transfer naming Naaman Reed as "son of James and Susannah" (the deed has not been seen).
  • A gift of 29 acres from James to "Norman" in 1836; she is unsure whether Norman and Naaman are one man.
  • James's children: Elisha John, and as possible brothers of Elisha, John, Naaman, Norman and Randal.
  • Randal Reed sold 77 acres in 1836, and in 1846 sold 36 acres to "James' widow, probably his mother."
  • James's death in December 1845 (the will was recorded on 6 Jan 1845, so one of the years is wrong).
  • James buried at Reed's Chapel Cemetery; her grandfather found him buried in what was known as a "Black" cemetery.
  • James's siblings: John (of Section 17) and Telitha, "verified" by court records about the race of Telitha's son Abraham; the family believes Telitha married Ambrose Collins. Sarah Reed, wife of Isaac Hollingsworth, as James's sibling or cousin.
  • She has verified only the given name of James's wife, and rejects the Hollingsworth maiden name on the strength of The Holly Tree.
  • A family transcription of the 1860 census (Namon Reed, 47, mulatto, born Kentucky, and household; John Reed, 58, born North Carolina; Abner Reed, 39).
  • Family stories: a Native American grandmother; Reed brothers trying to burn the Martinsville courthouse to destroy records calling them mulatto.
  • DNA: her brother, a direct male-line Reed, tests about 4% African on Ancestry and 0% Native American.

Her will transcription, handwritten notes and marriage list are three products of one researcher.

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  2. title: "JoEllen (Reed) Ingram's notes and correspondence on James Reed and the Morgan County Reeds"
  3. type: other
  4. date: 2012-2015
  5. repository: Ancestry (member joellenreed)
  6. reference: "\"Notes Reed Hollingsworth,\" member photo, 27 Apr 2012; \"My hunt for James Reed, email reply,\" story, 26 Sep 2015 (research file sources R8, R7)"
  7. seen: transcript
  8. access: public
  9. ---
  11. Handwritten notes and an email reply from a descendant of the Morgan County James Reed who holds a copy of his will. They report records she has seen or been told of; most of the underlying records have not been seen here.
  13. What the research takes from them:
  15. - A Morgan County land transfer naming Naaman Reed as "son of James and Susannah" (the deed has not been seen).
  16. - A gift of 29 acres from James to "Norman" in 1836; she is unsure whether Norman and Naaman are one man.
  17. - James's children: Elisha John, and as possible brothers of Elisha, John, Naaman, Norman and Randal.
  18. - Randal Reed sold 77 acres in 1836, and in 1846 sold 36 acres to "James' widow, probably his mother."
  19. - James's death in December 1845 (the will was recorded on 6 Jan 1845, so one of the years is wrong).
  20. - James buried at Reed's Chapel Cemetery; her grandfather found him buried in what was known as a "Black" cemetery.
  21. - James's siblings: John (of Section 17) and Telitha, "verified" by court records about the race of Telitha's son Abraham; the family believes Telitha married Ambrose Collins. Sarah Reed, wife of Isaac Hollingsworth, as James's sibling or cousin.
  22. - She has verified only the given name of James's wife, and rejects the Hollingsworth maiden name on the strength of *The Holly Tree*.
  23. - A family transcription of the 1860 census (Namon Reed, 47, mulatto, born Kentucky, and household; John Reed, 58, born North Carolina; Abner Reed, 39).
  24. - Family stories: a Native American grandmother; Reed brothers trying to burn the Martinsville courthouse to destroy records calling them mulatto.
  25. - DNA: her brother, a direct male-line Reed, tests about 4% African on Ancestry and 0% Native American.
  27. Her will transcription, handwritten notes and marriage list are three products of one researcher.
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