John Reed was the son of John Reed and his 1st wife Ann Samson.
He married Elizabeth Tuttle and they had the following children:
[1][2]: (Of the following 10 children only 8 are named in the 1824 dispersement of his Estate)
Ann Reed, b. 23 Oct 1687, md. Eliakim Waring
John Read , b. 24 Feb 1689, d. 1775 (Age 85 years) md. Hannah Hanford
Elizabeth Read md Jacob Green
Eleazer Read , b. 6 Jun 1695, md. Abigail Tuttle
Daniel Reed, b. 13 Jun 1697, d. 1775 (Age 77 years) md Elizabeth Kellogg
Experience Read, b. 13 Mar 1700, md James St. John
Samuel Read, b. 24 Oct 1702, md Sarah Kellogg
William Read, b. 16 Nov 1708, d. 2 Aug 1793, New Canaan, Fairfield, CT, m. Rachel Kellogg
Mehitable Read, md Samuel Brinsmade
Moses Reed
The three Kelloggs who married into the family were sisters. [1]
John passed away in 1724. His inventory was taken on 6 October 1724 and recorded at Fairfield on 12 November 1724 at Fairfield.
(Probate Records, v. 6-8, 1717-1750, FHL microfilm 007627301, image 494-495, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 8, 1725-1740, Page 32-34.) The Disbursement of his Estate reads as follows:
A Court of Probates held in Fairfield November 12, 1724, Administration granted by said court to John Read and Daniel Read sons of John Read late of Norwalk deceased …. on the right of their father in form of law at the same time the said administrators exhibited the inventory of the estate of their said father and made a solemn oath that the same is a true and perfect inventory of the said John Read to the best of their knowledge…
Disbursements to the widow and children of the deceased the said widow shall have her dowry… According to law during her natural life and 1/3 of the movable Estate as her own forever… The said children there being four sons living namely John Read, Daniel, Samuel and William Read and there is the legal representation of Eleazer Reed deceased who shall be considered as one child in the distribution of said estate there being also daughters namely Elizabeth Green, Experience Sention and Mehitable Read. The eldest son shall have a double portion and rest of the children shall have equal and single portions of the estate and the court orders that the daughters shall have their portions in the movable wealth…
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 Charles E. Benton. "John Reed" The Connecticut MagazineThe Connecticut Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, Connecticut Magazine Company, 1900 - Connecticut. Vol. 6, p. 17. GoogleBooks
↑ Ella Frances (Reed) Wright. Reed-Read lineage. Captain John Reed of Providence, R. I., and Norwalk, Conn. and his descendants through his sons, John and Thomas, 1660-1909 The Mattatuck press, inc. Waterbury, Conn., 1909. Archive.org
1667 Birth Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914
[familysearch.org, citing John Reed II (1667-1724); LC8Y-3ZT, accessed August 18, 2018]
Talcott, S.V. The Reed Family. Philadelphia, PA: Martin & Allardyck, p. 1, 1912.
Acknowledgments
WikiTree profile Reid-1275 created through the import of Olund Family Tree.ged by Michael Olund on Nov 15, 2011.
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