Jacob Pinckney Reed Esq. (1814 - 1880)

Born 31 Jul 1814 in Pendelton District, Anderson Co., SC

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Died 19 Aug 1880 at age 66 in Anderson, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

One of the signers of the Secession from the Union, column 1, row 11

Jacob was born about 1800. He passed away 19 August, 1880. He served in the Civil War as a Private. His Military Unit was Palmetto (First Palmetto) Sharp Shooters (Jenkins Regiment) N-Sa https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/4th_Regiment,_South_Carolina_Infantry

The following is mentioned in the King Family papers (attached):

"Jacob Pinckney Reed, brother of Cynthia (he was born in 1814) became one of the most influential men in this area; owned and published the first (?) newspaper, The Highland Sentinel; was a lawyer and later, a judge; the grandfather of Elise Mauldin Paget who is the grandmother of Dr. J.P. Hentz, who married Janie Rice Haynie. The Reeds were French Huguenots. J.P. (Jake) Reed was also the great grandfather of Lily Strickland Anderson, who became a well-known musician, wrote words and music to many familiar songs."

Sources

• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 025 : 1898
• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 107 : 1914
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• U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina; Series Number: M267; Roll: 388
• 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29 (17 Females, 10 Males)
• South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980 Author: South Carolina. Probate Court (Anderson County); Probate Place: Anderson, South Carolina https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9080/images/004752972_00719?pId=19974
• Web: Richland County, South Carolina, Obituary Index, 1892-2000 Author Ancestry.com Publisher Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Publisher Date 2012 Publisher Location Provo, UT, USA Repository Information Name Ancestry.com