This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Reade,Reed,Adams,Fredricks,Allen,French,Kendall,Stonehouse,Beaumont Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fm.2ADE/142.2.1 Message Board Post: Hello, I was interested in the name Reed in your request. That is one of my family surnames. I do not have records of your exact names,but I was told that the Reed families all came from England in the beginning & were related. The Reade,Reed name means red or ruddy one,as in red(auburn)hair,and ruddy in appearance. I hope you find your family. I knoe there were Reeds in Kansas,mine ended up there. Sincerely Debra