Jonathan
Reed
Born in Harrison, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States
Ancestors 
Son of Jonathan Reed
and Sarah (Unknown) Reed
Brother of
John Reed, Mary (Reed) O'Neil, Ashbel Reed, Nancy (Reed) Adams, Ura (Reed) Costilow, Abigail (Reed) Nutter and Rachael (Reed) Castilow
Husband of
Mary Polly Jett
— married
about 24 Dec 1829 in Harrison, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah Reed, Edward Reed, John Reed, Elizabeth Reed, Mary Jane (Reed) Cathcart, Fanny Reed and Andrew Jackson Reed
Died
at age 74
in Spruce Creek, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States
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Biography
Jonathan was born in 1809. He is the youngest child and son of Jonathan Reed and Sarah Reed. He married Mary "Polly" Jett in 1829. He appointed his uncle, his father's brother-in-law, as his guardian to enter into the Marriage Bond with him along with Polly and her father. Jonathan and Polly had at least 7 children together. They lived the first part of their life together in the Harrison and Barbour County areas of what is now West Virginia. The later part of their life they resided in Ritchie County, West Virginia. Polly passed away first in 1871. Jonathan never remarried and passed away in 1883. They are both buried in the Old Spruce Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Ritchie County, WV,
US Census Returns
- 1830 Eastern District, Harrison County, VA (now WV)
- 1840 residence Harrison County, VA (now WV)
- 1850 residence District 5, Barbour County, VA (now WV)
- 1860 residence Ritchie County, VA (now WV)
- 1870 Union Twp., Ritchie County, WV
- 1880 residence Union District, Ritchie County, WV
Sources
- "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FR6S-GMK : 4 December 2014), Jonathan Reed and Polly Jett, 24 Dec 1829; citing Harrison, West Virginia, v 4 p 389, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 847,275.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M88P-ZZ8 : 23 December 2020), Jonathan Reed, Barbour, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ41-D9X : 17 October 2014), Jonathan Reid, West Virginia, United States; citing p. 8, family 52, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,197.
- Find A Grave Memorial for Johnathan Reed
- West Virginia Vital Research Record Image - Marriage Jonathan Reed-Polly Jett marriage bond (dated December 24, 1829) (minister's return not on record)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jonathan by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jonathan:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jonathan by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jonathan:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Carole (Beckett) Holstein 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M164610 [compare]
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Karen Stewart :
23andMe, GEDmatch T605051 [compare], yourDNAportal KARd2f101ae
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T605051 [compare], yourDNAportal KARd2f101ae, Ancestry member KSTEWART22
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #N17624
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Shawn Donley :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Ronald Reed :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HP5831232 [compare], yourDNAportal RON43d7c486, Ancestry member ron0724
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Sharon Casteel
Reed-10484 and Reed-8238 appear to represent the same person because: Death date and place match; birth date and place are compatible (Harrison County became part of West Virginia); wife's name matches.
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