Mathias Reed (abt. 1760 - aft. 1820)

Born about 1760 in Vermont

Husband of Elizabeth (Day) Reed — married about 1784 in Vermont [uncertain]

Descendants

Died after 1820 after about age 60 in Sandgate, Bennington County, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Caution - Unknown Origins: it is frequently seen that he is the son of Daniel Reed and Mary Turner however they lived in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, a son Matthias does not appear in Abington Vital Records, they never lived in Vermonth where the birth of Mathias is usually seen, and Daniel's will^[1] written while this Mathias was still alive names only three sons, Daniel, John and Jacob. For these reasons these parents have been detached and should not be reattached absent primary source documentation.

There is considerable ambiguity and uncertainty regarding Matthias Reed and his wife Elizabeth Day's origins. The only place Elizabeth's last name appears is in the Cleveland Genealogy.^[2] The Cleveland Genealogy was exceptionally well-researched for its day but does not indicate from whence comes Elizabeth's maiden name though likely from descendants given the brothers Cleveland research methods.

Matthias place of origin is unknown but generally seen as Vermont. New Hampshire marriage records include the marriage of a Phinehas Reed and Elizabeth Day on 19 Mar 1789.^[3] This record contains no additional information and was transcribed from earlier records in 1906.

The family is found in Sandgate, Bennington, Vermont in 1800, 1810 and 1820.^[4][5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ Subscription: Cse 16558:p. 1-12: Plymouth County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1558/i/20956/16558-co12/45508731
2. ↑ Cleveland, Edmund and Horace, The genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland families..., Hartford, 1899, Vol 1p 584
3. ↑ “New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659–1947.” Online index and digital images. New England Historical Genealogical Society. Citing New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire. $ubscription Image
4. ↑ US Census Year: 1800; Census Place: Sandgate, Bennington, Vermont; Series: M32; Roll: 51; Page: 184; Image: 108; Family History Library Film: 218688
5. ↑ US Census Year: 1810; Census Place: Sandgate, Bennington, Vermont; Roll: 64; Page: 121A; Image: 00231; Family History Library Film: 0218668
6. ↑ US Census 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Sandgate, Bennington, Vermont; Page: 262B; NARA Roll: M33_126; Image: 149

• Cleveland, Edmund James, The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, Case Lockwood, Hartford, CT, 1899 (in 3 volumns), https://archive.org/details/genealogyofcleve01clev
• http://ebertnetcom.com/Reed/p8.htm#i5683 Extensive citations at source [Note: URL no longer valid as of 30 Mar 2020]