Andrew REID

Birth:

1678

County Down, Ulster, Ireland

Death:

1751

Rockfish Gap, Nelson County, Virginia

Marriage:

Abt 1692

of County Down, Ulster, Ireland

Father:

Alexander REID

Mother:

Mrs. Alexander REID

Sources:

Internet IGI, Aug 2007
Pedigree Resource File
Ancestry World Tree
Ancestral File - Version 4.19 - nil

Notes:

Extensive historical information and biographies included in notes
Further research is reccomended to clear up birthdate discrepencies

HISTORY OF THE REID FAMILY

Virginia Historic Families of Kentucky by Thomas Marshall Green -Regional Publishing House, 1959, Originally Published 1889 in Cincinnati
"REID Among the pioneers of Augusta county, were three brothers, of Scottish extraction, who came from the County Down, in Ireland, where they were born -Thomas, John and Andrew Reid. The oldest of these brothers, Thomas Reid, married a highland woman, named McKean, and had by her three children, two of whom married their cousins, daughters of their uncle, John Reid, Sr., who bore the title of colonel. These two were Colonel John Reid, Jr., who married his uncle John's daughter, Martha; and Nathan, who married his uncle John's daughter, Sarah.
The third son of Thomas Reid, Alexander, came to Kentucky. It was this Alexander Reid, or his son, who represented Shelby county in the legislature in 1801, '02 and again in 1806; and it was a descendant of his, an Alexander Reid, of a later generation, who represented the same county in the legislature in 1825, '26, '27.
Colonel John Reid, Sr., the second of the emigrant brothers, married Martha Nisbet, and had by her a numerous progeny, besides the two daughters above mentioned, as having married their cousins.
The third brother, Andrew Reid, Sr., had, among others, a son, Andrew Reid, Jr., who married Sarah, daughter of his uncle, Colonel John Reid, Sr., and Martha Nisbet, and the widow of his uncle Thomas Reid's son, Nathan. This Andrew Reid, Jr., and Sarah Reid, had six children. One of their sons was General Andrew Reid, of Rockbridge, who married Magdalen McDowell, twin-sister of the first wife of Judge Caleb Wallace, and daughter of Judge Samuel McDowell and Mary McClung. One of the daughters of Andrew Reid, Jr., and Sarah, was Agnes Ann Reid, who married William Alexander, was the mother of Dr. Archibald Alexander, of Princeton. Their residence stood on the ground now occupied by the residence of the late General Robert E. Lee, in Lexington, Virginia, and in which General Custis Lee now resides.
A third daughter, Flora, married John Lyle; and Rev. John Lyle, who taught a female seminary at Paris, and established the "Citizen," was one of their sons. This latter married the widow Lapsley, whose maiden name was Irvine, and who was a sister of the wives of Samuel McDowell, of Mercer, and Colonel Joseph McDowell, of Danville. One of their sons was John Lyle, of Boyle county, who also married an Irvine.
The fifth child of Andrew Reid, Jr., and Sarah, was Esther Reid, who married John Cummings, and was the mother of Elizabeth Cummings, the wife of Andrew McKnight. Another daughter of Andrew Reid, Jr., and Sarah-also named Sarah Reid-married Joseph Alexander, the fourth son of Archibald Alexander and Margaret Parks, brother of William Alexander (who married her sister, Agnes Ann Reid), and uncle of the great preacher and theologian. Sarah Reid, the wife of Andrew, Jr., in1766, was murdered, and her body thrown into a creek, by a negro whom she had reproved.
Andrew, son of William Alexander and Agnes Ann Reid-brother of Dr. Archibald-married Anne Aylett, and their fifth child, Evaline, was the wife of the distinguished General Samuel McDowell Moore, referred to on a previous page. Andrew McKnight and Elizabeth Cummings had a son born to them in Virginia, James, who married a Miss Paxton in that state. When this child was an infant, they removed to Woodford county, Kentucky, where they bought and lived upon a farm, and where their other children were born. That they were highly respected by all was but natural. For their high character, strong good sense, and quick-witted intelligence, they were honored by such men as Dr. Louis Marshall, and others, who could appreciate their worth.

The REIDS AND MOORES The two eldest children of Judge Samuel McDowell and Mary McClung, born October 9, 1755,were twin sisters, Sarah and Magdalen. The former married Caleb Wallace, a graduate of Princeton-a Presbyterian minister at the time of the marriage. She died soon, and without issue. Mr. Wallace abandoned the ministry, became a successful lawyer, and was one of the first judges of the Kentucky Court of Appeals. Magdalen married Andrew Reid.
Their oldest daughter, Sarah married Andrew Moore, whose father, also names Andrew, was a soldier in the French and Indian War. The son distinguished himself for gallantry at Point Pleasant. General Andrew Moore, as he was designated, was a member of Congress from the Lexington, Virginia, district from 1789 to 1997; he was re-elected in 1804, and that same year was elected to the United States Senate, filling the place until1809. He died in 1821. His oldest son was a member of Congress from 1833 to 1835;was a member of the convention that passed the ordinance of secession in 1861,against which he voted. Then a very old man, the efforts of Henry A. Wise todragoon him into the support of secession met with humiliating failure. Afterward, he served in the Confederate army. His wife was Evelyn, daughter of William Alexander, of Rockbridge.
Their daughter, Sallie Moore, married her cousin, John Harvey Moore. The second son of General Andrew Moore and Sarah Reid was David E.Moore, a lawyer of high standing in Lexington, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Harvey, a daughter of Matthew Harvey and sister of Mrs. Wm. A McDowell, and had by her eight children; of whom his son and namesake, David E. Moore, is a prominent member of the bar of Rockbridge. Virginia married Tedford Barclay, and Elizabeth is the wife of the scholarly Prof. Alexander Nelson.
A daughter of Andrew Reid and Magdalen McDowell married a Mr. McCampbell, and their daughter married a Venable, of a family distinguished in Virginia for literary attainments.
The second and third daughters of Andrew Reid and Magdalen McDowell also married members of the Venable family.
The fourth daughter married Judge Abraham Smith, of Rockbridge. The fifth daughter of Andrew Reid and Magdalen McDowell, married Major John Alexander, of Lexington, Virginia.
Their son, John Alexander, is a lawyer of ability, and a citizen of prominence in Lexington, and their daughter, Agnes, was the wife of Rev. Beverly Tucker Lacey, the noted Presbyterian divine.
The only son of Andrew Reid and Magdalen McDowell, was Dr. Samuel McDowell Reid, a skillful and distinguished physician of Lexington. He married a Miss Hare, and his daughters married, respectively, Prof. James White and Colonel John S. H. Ross. His son, bearing his own name, is a wealthy and reputable citizen of Rockbridge."ky-footsteps-digest V00 #175 (Why this author has that Andrew and Magdalena only had one son, Dr, Samuel McDowell Reid, is unknown, it has been proved by their Wills, Land Grants, and numerous other sources that other sons, Capt. Andrew Reid, John Reid, Alexander Reid and Thomas Reid also were born to Andrew and Magdalena.)(Notation, this was published in 1889, long after the sons of Andrew and Magdalena were dead.)

Mrs. Sarah REID

Birth:

Abt 1678

County Down, Ulster Province, Ireland

Death:

1766

Rockfish Gap, Nelson County, Virginia

Father:

Blocked

Mother:

Blocked

Children

Marriage

Thomas REID

Birth:

Abt 1693

County Down, Ulster Province, Ireland

Death:

Marr:

Notes:

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John Robert REID

Birth:

1694

County Down, Ulster Province, Ireland

Death:

1777

Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania

Marr:

Notes:

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Margaret REID

Birth:

1695

County Down, Ulster Province, Ireland

Death:

Marr:

Notes:

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Samuel McDowell REID

Birth:

1696

County Down, Ulster Province, Ireland

Death:

Lexington, Albemarle County, Virginia

Marr:

Notes:

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Andrew REID

Birth:

1697

County Down, Ulster, Ireland

Death:

Sep 1765

Amherst, Albemarle County, Virginia

Marr:

Notes:

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George REID

Birth:

1693

County Down, Ulster Province, Ireland

Death:

Abt 1791

South Carolina

Marr:

Notes:

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Alexander REID

Birth:

Abt 1698

of Ulster, Ireland

Death:

11 Jan 1775

Rowan, North Carolina

Margaret MCCAY

Marr:

1724

ulster, Ireland

Notes:

Historical information and will included in notes

This information comes from a pedigree on Ancestry World Tree. It's author and researcher are unknown, but the records note Earl Agee, who might be the original researcher.

Earl J. Agee, Bartlesville, OK;
County Records, Rowan County, North Carolina, Book A, pp243-244, Bk 3 p457, Bk10 p359.
OCCU Farmer/Land owner per Earl J. Agee, Bartlesville, OK

Alexander Reid was born in Scotland or Ireland and died about 1775-1777 (County Records, Rowan County, North Carolina, Book A, pp243-244, Bk 3 p457, Bk10 p 359). He wrote his will in Rowan County, North Carolina 11 Jan1775, and it was probated in 1777. According to family tradition, he married in Ireland, Margaret McCay (Lillian Reid Gray, Morn McKoy Lindsay). Alexander and Margaret were of the Presbyterian faith and did come from Ireland to America. A family tradition has it that Alexander Reid's ancestors were induced by King James I of England to colonize Northern Ireland in 1611 by giving them lands that were forfeited to the British Crown when the Irish rebellion failed to re-establish the Catholic Church in England. However, this tradition has not been confirmed. Family tradition is that Alexander, his immediate family, and several kinsman came from Ireland to Pennsylvania in 1745.The first
documented account of Alexander in America is a copy of a plat of 266acres of land measuring 260 "perches" (4290 feet) alongside Swataro Creek of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He applied for this land on 26Sept 1748 and the survey was recorded in the land office of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania on 19 Oct 1749. However, Alexander did not pay for this land, and it lapsed back to the state and was re-surveyed and re-issued (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Deed Book C-189, p171,Pennsylvania Land Warrant #249).Other Reid families found in the same geographical location in Lancaster County that can be proved are: Robert Reid, who was one of the first settlers in the Irish settlement of Rowan County, and George Reid, who stopped briefly in Rowan County and moved to what is now Abbeville County, South Carolina by 1762. An Adam Reid remained and died in Lancaster County where Robert Reid lived. Alexander and his family moved to Rowan County, North Carolina prior to 2 May1753, where he acquired a grant of 660 acres (later found to contain 152additional acres) on the North side of Fourth Creek, making a total of812 acres issued by grant to Alexander on 2 May 1753. The location of his home place can be seen on a 1773 Map of Fourth Creek Congregation by William Sharpe, Esq. between Fourth and Fifth Creek of the Yadkin River, in what is now Iredell County, North Carolina (Rowan County, NC Deed Book 3:457-459, Iredell County, NC Deed Book A:245-248, A:477, A:437,B:359-361, A: 477, B:521-524, B:525-527). Alexander bequeathed the above land to his son, Alexander, in his will of 11 Jan 1775. According to one deed in Rowan (now Iredell) County, Alexander sold a large portion (501acres) to a David Hogshead on 9 Nov 1775. This would place Alexander's death between 11 Jan 1775 and 9 Nov 1775. If the family tradition is true about the 1698 birth of Alexander, he would have been seventy-seven years old when he wrote his will.

A transcription of his will is as follows: Last Will and Testament" In the name of God Amen the Eleventh day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Five; I Alexander Reed of Rowan County and the Province of North Carolina being old and very infirm and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God, therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body, and knowing it is appointed for men once to die, Do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament (that is to say) Principally ------, I give and Recommend my Soul into the hands of God that gave it, hoping through the merits Death and passion of my Saviour Jesus Christ to have full and ----- pardon and forgivingness of all my Sins; and to inherit Everlasting Life. My body I commit to the Earth, to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter named, nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection for ---- the same again by the mighty power of God, and as Touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life; I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form; that is to say First I will that all those Debts and duties as I do owe in Right or Conscience to any ---- person or persons whatsoever shall be well and truly contented and paid by my Executors hereafter named. Item I give devise and bequeath to my loving son Alexander Reed and to his heirs and assigns forever, my Plantation whereupon I now live. Item I give and bequeath to my loving wife Margrat Reed during her natural life all and singular my household Furniture and my negroe Phillis, and what part of my livestock she sees cause to keep for her own use and also to have use and enjoy my Dwelling house, also my Will and pleasure ---- my said loving Alexander, out of the profits of my said Plantation to ---- one devised to find and deliver unto my said loving Wife Margrat, a full Competent provision both for herself Family and Stock during her life. Likewise I leave all my wearing apparel to be disposed of at my said Wife's discretion. And at my said Wife's decease my Will is that all and singular my goods and Chattles be sold by my Executors hereafter named and the money arising there from be divided, and disposed of in the following manner. (Viz) To my loving Son Samuel Reed one seventh part thereof to him and heirs forever. To my loving Son Andrew Reed one seventh part to him and his heirs forever. To my loving Son John Reed one seventh part thereof and to his heirs forever. To my loving son George Reed one seventh part thereof and to his heairs forever. To my loving daughter Frances Hall one seventh part thereof and to her heirs forever. To my loving Daughter Hannah Knox one seventh part and to her heirs forever. To my lvoing Daughter Willson's two children (to wit)Alexan Willson and Margrat Willson the Remainder which is one seventh part. And I Will and ---- to my Gd daughter Margrat Willson the sum of Five Shillings Proclamation money to her and her heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath to my son Samuel Reed my large Bible. Lastly I do hereby nominate name and ordain and appoint my two loving sons Samuel Reed and Andrew Reed Executors of this my last Will and Testament, and I do hereby utterly disallow Revoke and disannul any and every other former Testaments, Wills and Legacies Bequests and Executed by me in anyways before this time named Willed and bequeathed, Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament in which whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the day month and year above written.(signed-seal) Alexander Reed Signed Sealed published pronounced & Declared by the Sd. Alexander Reed as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us the subscribers Viz Samuel Young, John Armstorng, George Kerr. Proved: 1777 (Rowan County, NC WBook A:243). _FA1: 1745 Landed in Philadelphia with brothers _FA2: 1745 Settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylania _FA3: 1750 Migrated to Rowan County, N.C. _FA4: 1762 Brother, George, joined him in Rowan, N.C.
Married:1724 in North Ireland "George, Samuel, Alexander, Andrew and John Reid, the sons of Alexander and Margaret McCay Reid of Rowan County, NC wherein Greene (now Hancock)county, Ga. by about 1788. George first took added to land in the 14th district there as a former resident of Wilkes county, Georgia, October 10, 1788 at about which ti me Samuel bought land and settled on Shoulderbone creek. The above was copied from Reid papers on file at the Georgia Archives by Ottis Guinn. Creek Indian claims in Georgia: Creek Indian Claims 23 July 1822. Statement-of claims allowed by the commissioner appointed by the President of theU.S., under the 4th article of the treaty with the Creek Nation. These claims were for the citizens of Georgia to collect damages. Years of Damage Name of Amount by Creek Indians Damaged Person Allowed 1791-3 Reid, Alexander 1365.00

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Andrew Reid - Mrs. Sarah Reid

Andrew Reid was born at County Down, Ulster, Ireland 1678. His parents were Alexander Reid and Mrs. Alexander Reid.

He married Mrs. Sarah Reid Abt 1692 at of County Down, Ulster, Ireland . Mrs. Sarah Reid was born at County Down, Ulster Province, Ireland Abt 1678 .

They were the parents of 7 children:
Thomas Reid born Abt 1693.
John Robert Reid born 1694.
Margaret Reid born 1695.
Samuel McDowell Reid born 1696.
Andrew Reid born 1697.
George Reid born 1693.
Alexander Reid born Abt 1698.

Andrew Reid died 1751 at Rockfish Gap, Nelson County, Virginia .

Mrs. Sarah Reid died 1766 at Rockfish Gap, Nelson County, Virginia .