Ursula (Henderson) Reid (1710 - aft. 1765)

Born 23 Feb 1710 in Cumberland, Colony of Virginia

Wife of James Williams — married 30 Jul 1755 in Oxford, Granville, North Carolina

Wife of Joseph Reid — married 19 Dec 1761 in Granville County, Province of North Carolina

Descendants

Died after 1765 after age 54 in Granville, Province of North Carolina

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Biography

Ursula (Henderson) Reid was a Virginia colonist.

There are no primary sources for Ursula's maiden name, date or location of birth, marriage to Daniel Williams, or death; but there are several researcher assumptions for all of the above.

Ursula's place of birth is variously reported as New Kent County (which seems most likely if she were born in the Colonies), Hanover County (which wasn't established until 1719 from New Kent County), or even less likely, Lunenburg County (which wasn't established until 1746 from Brunswick County, which wasn't established until 1720).

Daniel and Ursula are on record in Hanover County (north of Richmond) in 1735, Halifax County (on the NC border) in 1751, Louisa County (NW of Richmond) in 1756, and Granville County, NC (adjacent to Halifax Co. VA) in 1757 ^[1]

Biography by Jouett Taylor Prisley:

Ursula's family name is much contended. J. E. Williams, a former dean at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Va Tech), in his unpublished account of the family, claimed she was a Clark. At least one other (from which we get Ursula's marriage date of 19 Oct 1732 in Hanover Co.), states Ursula was the daughter of Thomas Henderson and Ursula Keeling. ^[2]

The theory of several family researchers is that she was Ursula Duke, daughter of Col. Henry Duke, early landowner of extensive properties in New Kent/Hanover counties of Virginia. Witness the traditional naming of their first born son Henry, as if for a grandfather. Witness the further fact that this son Henry had named a daughter (his will, Caswell County NC, 1786) Ursley Duke. But to go back to the Clark possibility, he may have been a Henry.

Whatever the family background of Ursula, and whatever the future of those of Daniel and Ursula's children who left few tracks, two of their sons -- John and his brother James -- made a mark in their country's history and in their heritage. It is worth noting that even when various sources agree on the children of this couple, there are at least three different sets of dates attributed for their births, none varying more than three years, usually on the earlier side given here.

Ursula and Daniel's children were:

1. Marya Marie Williams, b. 26 Jul 1733, m. Benjamin Goodman
2. Henry Williams, b. 03 Nov 1734
3. John Williams, b. 04 Nov 1737, d. aft. 24 Sep 1794
4. James Williams, b. 10 Nov 1740, m. Mary Wallace, d. 08 Oct 1780
5. Joseph Williams, b. 06 Sep 1742
6. Mary Williams, b. 30 May 1745 m. (1) Isaac Mitchell m. (2) John T. Satterwhite, Sr.
7. Daniel Jr Williams, b. 02 Jul 1747

When Ursula married Joseph Reid on 19 Dec 1761 her son-in-law, Benjamin Goodman served as best man. Thomas Lowe and Thomas Conti were witnesses. Note that in this document the groom's surname is spelled Read.

Ursula inherited five slaves from her husband: Will, Sue, Hester, Judy and Harry

Sources

1. ↑ Rootsweb Freepages: Some Descendants of John Williams of Hanover County, Virginia, by Kay Haden, Plano, TX, 18 Feb 2016
2. ↑ Colonial Granville County and Its People: Loose Leaves from The Lost Tribes of North Carolina, by Worth Stickley Ray, Genealogical Publishing Com, 1945

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L174-BMD

• Source: S1658871532 Repository: #R-2145023627 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=4151977&pid=2469
• Repository: R-2145023627 Ancestry.com Note:

• Ancestry of Ursley Duke Williams (ca 1762 - 1802), by William A. LaBach, Lexington, 21 Aug 2002
• Grindal Shoals Gazette, Henderson Family At Grindal (Carroll) Shoals – Part III, by Robert A. Ivey, 19 Nov 2013
• James Williams: An American Patriot in the Carolina Backcountry, by William T. Graves, Writers Club Press, New York, 2002
• From post to NCCASWEL, Rootsweb mail list, 1 Sep 2005 by E.W.Wallace: The widow Ursley married Joseph Reid in Granville Co NC, ca 1761. It has been suggested they went to South Carolina.
• Early Descendants of John Williams, Hanover Co., Virginia, Scott K. Williams, online, accessed 20 Jan 2008 (now defunct)
• Marriages of Granville County, North Carolina 1753-1868, Compiled by Brent H. Holcomb, Indexed by Patti Matulonis, Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc. 1981.

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of LaBach Family TreeApril28_2011.ged on 05 May 2011.
• This person was created through the import of Smith-Hunter.ged on 10 March 2011.
• WikiTree profile Henderson-1932 created through the import of Henderson Family Tree (9 Sep 11).ged on Sep 9, 2011 by George Henderson.
• WikiTree profile Henderson-2006 created through the import of Henderson Family Tree (9 Sep 11).ged on Sep 9, 2011 by George Henderson.