Sarah Reid (abt. 1707 - abt. 1766)

Born about 1707 in Ireland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1766 at about age 59 in Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia

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Biography

Sarah Reid

Birth

*1713^[1]

Death

1766 Amherst Co., VA

Murdered by slave woman--See Notes*^[2][3]

Note

Sarah Reid, the wife of Andrew, Jr., in 1766, was murdered, and her body thrown into a creek, by a negro whom she had reproved.

Marriage:

Date: 1693 or 1727

Place: Ireland or Amherst, VA

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S236
2. ↑ Source: #S181
3. ↑ Source: #S236

• Source: S181 Author: Thomas Marshall Green Title: Historic Families of Kentucky Abbreviation: Green, Thomas Marshall Publication: Reprint, Regional Publishing Hse./1959; orig. pub. 1889, Cincinnati Text: Historic Families of Kentucky by Thomas Marshall Green CONT Regional Publishing House, 1959, Originally Published 1889 in Cincinnati CONT CONT REID CONT CONT Among the pioneers of Augusta county, were three brothers, of Scottish extraction, who CONT came from the County Down, in Ireland, where they were born -Thomas, John and Andrew Reid. CONT The oldest of these brothers, Thomas Reid, married a highland woman, named McKean, and CONT had by her three children, two of whom married their cousins, daughters of their uncle, John CONT Reid, Sr., who bore the title of colonel. These two were Colonel John Reid, Jr., who married CONT his uncle John's daughter, Martha; and Nathan, who married his uncle John's daughter, Sarah. CONT The third son of Thomas Reid, Alexander, came to Kentucky. It was this Alexander Reid, or CONT his son, who represented Shelby county in the legislature in 1801, '02 and again in 1806; CONT and it was a descendant of his, an Alexander Reid, of a later generation, who represented CONT the same county in the legislature in 1825, '26, '27. CONT Colonel John Reid, Sr., the second of the emigrant brothers, married Martha Nisbet, and CONT had by her a numerous progeny, besides the two daughters above mentioned, as having married CONT their cousins. CONT The third brother, Andrew Reid, Sr., had, among others, a son, Andrew Reid, Jr., who CONT married Sarah, daughter of his uncle, Colonel John Reid, Sr., and Martha Nisbet, and the CONT widow of his uncle Thomas Reid's son, Nathan. This Andrew Reid, Jr., and Sarah Reid, had six CONT children. One of their sons was General Andrew Reid, of Rockbridge, who married Magdalen CONT McDowell, twin-sister of the first wife of Judge Caleb Wallace, and daughter of Judge CONT Samuel McDowell and Mary McClung. One of the daughters of Andrew Reid, Jr., and Sarah, was CONT Agnes Ann Reid, who married William Alexander, was the mother of Dr. Archibald Alexander, of CONT Princeton. Their residence stood on the ground now occupied by the residence of the late CONT General Robert E. Lee, in Lexington, Virginia, and in which General Custis Lee now resides. CONT A third daughter, Flora, married John Lyle; and Rev. John Lyle, who taught a female CONT seminary at Paris, and established the "Citizen," was one of their sons. This latter married CONT the widow Lapsley, whose maiden name was Irvine, and who was a sister of the wives of Samuel CONT McDowell, of Mercer, and Colonel Joseph McDowell, of Danville. One of their sons was John CONT Lyle, of Boyle county, who also married an Irvine. The fifth child of Andrew Reid, Jr., and CONT Sarah, was Esther Reid, who married John Cummings, and was the mother of Elizabeth Cummings, CONT the wife of Andrew McKnight. Another daughter of Andrew Reid, Jr., and Sarah-also named CONT Sarah Reid-married Joseph Alexander, the fourth son of Archibald Alexander and Margaret CONT Parks, brother of William Alexander (who married her sister, Agnes Ann Reid), and uncle of CONT the great preacher and theologian. Sarah Reid, the wife of Andrew, Jr., in 1766, was CONT murdered, and her body thrown into a creek, by a negro whom she had reproved. Andrew, CONT son of William Alexander and Agnes Ann Reid-brother of Dr. Archibald-married Anne Aylett, CONT and their fifth child, Evaline, was the wife of the distinguished General Samuel McDowell CONT Moore, referred to on a previous page. CONT Andrew McKnight and Elizabeth Cummings had a son born to them in Virginia, James, who CONT married a Miss Paxton in that state. When this child was an infant, they removed to CONT Woodford county, Kentucky, where they bought and lived upon a farm, and where their other CONT children were born. That they were highly respected by all was but natural. For their high CONT character, strong good sense, and quick-witted intelligence, they were honored by such CONT men as Dr. Louis Marshall, and others, who could appreciate their worth. CONT CONT CONT The REIDS AND MOORES CONT The two eldest children of Judge Samuel McDowell and Mary McClung, born October 9, CONT 1755, were twin sisters, Sarah and Magdalen. The former married Caleb Wallace, a graduate of CONT Princeton-a Presbyterian minister at the time of the marriage. She died soon, and without CONT issue. Mr. Wallace abandoned the ministry, became a successful lawyer, and was one of the CONT first judges of the Kentucky Court of Appeals. Magdalen married Andrew Reid. Their oldest CONT daughter, Sarah married Andrew Moore, whose father, also names Andrew, was a soldier in the CONT French and Indian War. The son distinguished himself for gallantry at Point Pleasant. CONT General Andrew Moore, as he was designated, was a member of Congress from the Lexington, CONT Virginia, district from 1789 to 1997; he was re-elected in 1804, and that same year was CONT elected to the United States Senate, filling the place until 1809. He died in 1821. His CONT oldest son was a member of Congress from 1833 to 1835; was a member of the convention that CONT passed the ordinance of secession in 1861, against which he voted. Then a very old man, the CONT efforts of Henry A. Wise to dragoon him into the support of secession met with humiliating CONT failure. Afterward, he served in the Confederate army. His wife was Evelyn, daughter of CONT William Alexander, of Rockbridge. Their daughter, Sallie Moore, married her cousin, John CONT Harvey Moore. The second son of General Andrew Moore and Sarah Reid was David E. CONT Moore, a lawyer of high standing in Lexington, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Harvey, a CONT daughter of Matthew Harvey and sister of Mrs. Wm. A McDowell, and had by her eight children; CONT of whom his son and namesake, David E. Moore, is a prominent member of the bar of CONT Rockbridge. Virginia married Tedford Barclay, and Elizabeth is the wife of the scholarly CONT Prof. Alexander Nelson. CONT CONT A daughter of Andrew Reid and Magdalen McDowell married a Mr. McCampbell, and their CONT daughter married a Venable, of a family distinguished in Virginia for literary attainments. CONT The second and third daughters of Andrew Reid and Magdalen McDowell also married members of CONT the Venable family. The fourth daughter married Judge Abraham Smith, of Rockbridge. CONT CONT The fifth daughter of Andrew Reid and Magdalen McDowell, married Major John Alexander, CONT of Lexington, Virginia. Their son, John Alexander, is a lawyer of ability, and a citizen of CONT prominence in Lexington, and their daughter, Agnes, was the wife of Rev. Beverly Tucker CONT Lacey, the noted Presbyterian divine. CONT CONT The only son of Andrew Reid and Magdalen McDowell, was Dr. Samuel McDowell Reid, a CONT skillful and distinguished physician of Lexington. He married a Miss Hare, and his daughters CONT married, respectively, Prof. James White and Colonel John S. H. Ross. His son, bearing his CONT own name, is a wealthy and reputable citizen of Rockbridge. CONT Repository: #R71 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
• Repository: R71 Name: KY GenWeb Archives Web Address: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/ky+ind
• Source: S203 Author: Standfest, Cindy Title: Standfest and DuCharme and all Ancestors Abbreviation: Standfest, Cindy Publication: RootsWeb/31 Mar 2002 Repository: #R78 Media: Electronic Paranthetical: Y
• Repository: R78 Name: RootsWeb E-Mail Address: cstandfest@my.amigo.net
• Source: S236 Author: Reid, Russell M. Title: Our Family Abbreviation: Reid, Russell M. Publication: http://www.louisville.edu/~rmreid01/family/ Note: Appears to have done very thorough work on the Reids, McDowells & McClungs Repository: #R94 Media: Electronic Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
• Repository: R94 Name: Internet E-Mail Address: r.reid@ix.netcom.com Web Address: http://www.louisville.edu/~rmreid01/family/
• Source: S-1420990638 Repository: #R-1578428287 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=36261800&pid=1109
• Repository: R-1578428287 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:
• Source: S-1420990638 Repository: #R-1578428287 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=36261800&pid=1086
• Repository: R-1578428287 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:

Acknowledgements

• Reid-5678 was created by Burl Salmon through the import of Burl Salmon Ancestry Chart (1).ged on Oct 6, 2015.