William Reid (1746 - 1793)

Born 14 Dec 1746 in Augusta County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Anderson) Reid — married 10 Mar 1765 in Augusta County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 1793 at about age 46 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina

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Biography

William Reid, son of Joseph Reid of Scotland and Anne Gordon, was born in Augusta County, Virginia on December 14, 1746. ^{[citation needed]}

He married Jane Anderson in Virginia in 1765.^{[citation needed]}

William Reid served in the American Revolutionary War as a soldier in the Augusta County, Virginia Militia under Captain Kinkead.^{[citation needed]}

There is a reference to a William Reid who served under Richard B. Roberts Company of the SOuth Carolina Regiment of Artillery under the command of Barnard Beckman, Esq., dated 1 November 1779. He was present on that date serving as a drummer and was owed 18 2/3 dollars.^[1] William was also present on a roll dated 1 January 1780. ^[2]

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William Reid died in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1793;^[3] possibly on August 20, 1793. ^{[citation needed]}

Research Notes

The FindAGrave memorial has no cemetery listed and neither does it have a photo of a gravestone.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-WMKT : 20 February 2021), William Reid, 01 Nov 1779; citing 01 Nov 1779, South Carolina, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,368.
2. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-7Y8M : 20 February 2021), William Read, 01 Jan 1780; citing 01 Jan 1780, South Carolina, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,368.
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 March 2018), memorial page for William Reid (14 Dec 1746–1793), Find A Grave: Memorial #43196847 ; Maintained by Kelly Jane O (contributor 46850092) Unknown.

Acknowledgements

• deed of land in the images naming his children* provided by Leia Bostick, a descendant of Nathan Reid.