Alexander Reid
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Alexander Reid (abt. 1698 - 1775)

Alexander Reid
Born about in County Down, Irelandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1724 in Irelandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 77 in Rowan County, Colony of North Carolinamap
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Biography

Alexander was born in about 1698 in Down, Ireland. He died on Jan 11, 1775 in. Rowan County, North Carolina.[1]

Parents: General Andrew Reid (1678 - 1765) and Magdalene (McDowall) Reid (1655 - 1751)

Spouse: Margaret McCay Reid (1698 - 1778)

Children:

  1. Alexander Reid (1726 - 1808)
  2. Samuel Reid (1728 - 1810)
  3. John Reid (1731 - 1816), married Mary Luta Woods (1750-1824)
  4. Andrew Reid (1733 - 1791)
  5. Frances (Reid) Hall (1735 - ?), married George Hall (1728-1755)
  6. Margaret (Reid) McMahan (1737 - ?)
  7. Mary Reid (1739 - 1775)
  8. Hannah (Reid) Knox (1741 - 1793), married John Adam Knox, III (1739-1802)
  9. George Alexander Reid (1746 - 1799)

Will

January 11, 1775[2]

Rowan County, North Carolina Wills- Vol. A, pp. 243, 244. p.243

"In the name of God Amen The Eleventh day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy five; I Alexander Reid of Rowan County in the province of North Carolina being old and

"Item I give demise and bequeath to my loving Son Alexander Reed and to his heirs and Assigns forever, my Plantation where on I now live.

"Item I give and bequeath to my loving Wife Margaret Reed during her Natural life all and Singlor my household Furniture and my Negro Winch, Phillis...

p.244 "To my loving Son Samuel Reed one Seventh part thereof to him and his heirs forever.

"To my loving Son John Reed one Seventh part thereof and to his heirs forever.

"To my loving Son George Reed one Seventh part thereof and to his heirs forever.

"To my loving Daughter Frances Hall one Seventh part Thereof and to her heirs forever.

"To my loving daughter Hannah Knox one Seventh part and to her heirs forever.

"To my loving daughter Mary Willson's two children (to wit) Alexan Willson and Margeral Willson the Remainder which is one Seventh part

"and I Will and bequeath to my ____? daughter Margrat Willson the Sum of Five? Shillings"

Alexandre Reed...(Seal)

This is only part of Alexander's will. It is hand written. I tried to copy it as it appeared. So, some of the spelling looks weird.

Sources

  1. #FG, #Will
  2. #Will
  • Find A Grave: Memorial #51889080, burial unknown, no tombstone
  • Will" FamilySearch.org. Rowan County, N.C. Wills, Vol. A, images 255 and 256. (Total images are 282). Rowan County, North Carolina Wills- Vol. A, pp. 243, 244. p.243, January 11, 1775
  • Log Home Near Swatara Creek,

Link

  • History of the Fourth Creek Presbyterian Congregation,

Link See also Category: Fourth Creek Congregation, Rowan County, North Carolina.

  • Wm_Sharpe-web_Alexander Reid_Detail,

Link

  • Wm_Sharpe_Map-Transcript, 1773, Alexander Reid Land, Space:Fourth Creek Congregation
  • landowners - Alexander Reid copy, Link
  • Iredell/Statesville History - Wikipedia
  • Wm_Sharpe-web_Alexander Reid copy

Link

  • Alex Reid (Reed) land, Link
  • Scot-Irish of Lancaster County, Link

Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile Reid-1631 created through the import of Parker Family Tree.ged on Jun 10, 2012 by David Parker.
  • [[Fillingim-12|Jan Fillingim
  • Grandma's notes




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Reid-9090 and Reid-1631 appear to represent the same person because: Clear Duplicate
posted by Andrea (Stawski) Pack
Reid-1820 and Reid-1631 appear to represent the same person because: These appear to be the same person.
posted by Jan Fillingim

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