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John Reid (abt. 1765 - 1835)

John Reid aka Reed
Born about in New Yorkmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1786 in Thurlow, Ontario, Canadamap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 70 in Hastings, Ontario, Canadamap
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Biography

John REED b: ABT 1764 in Colonial America Marriage married Esther ETHERLEY b: 1766 ABT 1786 in U. S. A.

Immigration: 1787 Came to Canada with Wife and 2 children

Named as Thurlow Tp constable. 10 APR 1794

PROP: 100@ land grant 1802 Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario C4 L5 E1/2 + L6. 8

Military Service: A Lieut in Capt John McMichaels Company of the Hastings Militia 04 APR 1815 1

Will: 15 APR 1833

Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Corbyville, Ont.


John Reed was born about 1762 to William Reed (1740) and Nancy Agnes Nesbitt. There were 4 sons, John, William, Samuel, and Solomon and together they possessed 600 acres in a block. In a petition dated Sept 1797 in Thurlow John states that "your petitioner has been settled on land in this province since the year 1787 and brought with him a wife and two children." They may have married in Loyalist camp in Quebec or in Nova Scotia and settled in Thurlow near present day Foxboro. He died before 15 Nov 1853 when his will was proved. John left his farm to youngest son Gilbert; land to sons Nesbit and Samuel; money to John, Isaac, Amy, William, Abigail, Esther and the Bible to youngest daughter Christian.

Sources

Extract from Book, Family, Yours, Mine and Ours , John E,Holden, Revised 1999.

[Holden did not note where he saw the original will but I expect it is in the Public Archives of Ontario, in Toronto. Nesbitt, Daniel and others appear in Huntington in 1851 census. Though the will was proved in 1853, John was apparently deceased between registering it in 1836 and 1851 when he is not on census. Family tradition has Esther gone about 1840. LR Sinclair]

" Will of John Reed Sr...Wife Esther(Executrix). Children appearing in will: Gilbert (Executor), Isaac (Executor), John Jr., Daniel, William, Samuel, Nesbitt, Christianna, Amy, Esther, Abigail. Samuel and Nesbitt were given 250 acres of uncultivated land, which John Sr. states he is entitled from the Crown. Christianna was given the large family Bible.

Signed 15 Apr 1833. Registered 29 May 1836. Proved 15 Nov 1853. Recorded 8 Dec 1853.





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