William Rees Sr. (abt. 1736 - 1822)

Born about 1736 in Frederick, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Charity (Dillon) Rees — married 4 Apr 1761 in , Frederick, Virginia

Descendants

Died 6 Sep 1822 at about age 86 in New Hope, Greene, Tennessee, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

When William (Rees) Reece was born on December 4, 1736, in Hopewell, Virginia, his father, Thomas, was 31 and his mother, Margaret, was 24. ^{[1] [2]} Around 1762, William moved to Rowan County, North Carolina. ^[3] He married Charity Dillon on August 5, 1763, in Frederick, Virginia ^[4] and returned to Rowan County, North Carolina to live. ^[5] They had at least nine children in 18 years between 1765 and 1785. By 1805, according Tennessee Tax Records, William was living in Greene County. ^[6] He remained in Greene County until his death on September 6, 1822, having lived a long life of 85 years. ^{[7] [8]}

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. [1]
2. ↑ Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
3. ↑ Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. North Carolina Census, 1790-1890.
4. ↑ Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
5. ↑ Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. North Carolina Census, 1790-1890.
6. ↑ J Early Tax Lists of Tennessee. Microfilm, 12 rolls. The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
7. ↑ Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. [2]
8. ↑ Hinshaw, William Wade, et al., compilers. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. 6 vols. 1936–1950. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991–1994.

See Also:

• Hinshaw, William Wade, et al., compilers. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. 6 vols. 1936–1950. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991–1994. (Monthly Meeting - 1 Aug 1763)
• Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1829-1835; Collection: Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: RG2/B/H671 2.2 (Resident, Father)

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Reece-89 created through the import of Shurtliff Family.ged on Jun 20, 2011 by Mark Shurtliff. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Mark and others.
• WikiTree profile Rees-182 created through the import of Lupton file.ged on Jul 7, 2011 by Kim Ostermyer. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kim and others.
• Thank you to Linda James for her contributions.

• WikiTree profile Rees-161 created through the import of Shurtliff Family.ged on Jun 20, 2011 by Mark Shurtliff. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Mark and others.