Benjamin Reed Sr (1746 - 1807)

Born 29 Jan 1746 in Middleboro, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Died 28 Sep 1807 at age 61 in Shutesbury, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Benjamin Reed Sr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A094202.

Benjamin, son of William Reed Jr.& Sarah Warren Reed, was born on 29 January 1746 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^{[1] [2]}

Place: Middleboro, Massachusetts

Benjamin married Abiah Macomber on 23 October 1768 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay.^[3][2]

From John Ludovicus Reed's book:

Benjamin Reed, son of William and Sarah (Warren) Reed

b: Jan 29, 1746 at Middleborough

m: Oct 23, 1763, Mrs. Abiah Macomber of Middleborough, Mass.

"Removed to Shutesbury, Mass, where they died, and were buried. Their children settled in Connecticut river valley, at Deerfield, and other localities, a little south of Deerfield, and one son and daughter married in Cunningham, near Hamilton, and Cazenovia, in eastern New York.

Served as corporal in Capt. Nathaniel Wood's company, Col Simeon Corey's regiment. On duty at Roxbury April 1, 1776; also served in 1776 and 1778 in Col. Sproat's regiment."^[4]

He and Abiah had 9 children.

NOTE: There is another Benjamin and Abiah Reed in this time frame who lived in Plainfield, NH and Morristown, VT.

In 1779, Benjamin signed a receipt for his share of his father's estate.^[5]

Benjamin was buried at West Cemetery, Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. His gravestone has a death date of 28 September 1807.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, citing Page: p100; Digital film/folder number: 004934231; FHL microfilm: 945015; Image number: 479; Packet letter: M; Indexing batch: I02933-0, FamilySearch Record: FHCQ-5NL (accessed 20 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RSL-4D7.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Genealogy Reference: "The Reed Genealogy: Descendants of William Reade of Weymouth, Massachusetts" By John Ludovicus Reed, 1901. Page 83 of that book, entry number 324.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, citing Digital film/folder number: 007726241; FHL microfilm: 000906748, FamilySearch Record: Q28L-MPNS (accessed 20 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9B2-G9PN-M Image number 00389.
4. ↑ Genealogy Reference: "The Reed Genealogy: Descendants of William Reade of Weymouth, Massachusetts" By John Ludovicus Reed, 1901. Page 141 of that book, entry number 324.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-6CNG : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1780-1786 vol 28-29 > image 378 of 638; State Archives, Boston.
6. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #106367065 (accessed 20 December 2023), Memorial page for Benjamin Reed (29 Jan 1746-28 Sep 1807), citing West Cemetery, Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Dorothy (contributor 47601262).

See also:

• History of the Reed family in Europe and America By Jacob Whittemore Reed, page 408

"Benjamin, son of William and Sarah, born at Middleborough, Jan. 29, 1746; married Abiah Macomber, Oct. 23, 1763."

Book available online: Google Books

• History of the Town of Middleboro, Masschusetts by Thomas Weston, 1906.

p. 122 Corporal Benjamin Reed listed among Capt. Nathaniel Wood's Company, Col. Simeon Corey's Regiment.

Book Available online at: Archive.org

• FamilySearch Person: LHNX-G6V

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Read-963 created through the import of ClarkTree.GED on Dec 3, 2012 by Eric Clark.