I think this is it. Thanks for the patience of those who have no interest in Reeds of Adams County. Hopefully, these will prove some help to someone down the line CENSUS YEAR: 1790 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: York, later Adams/"unknown township" Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born Benjamin Reid 16+ bef. 1774 under 16 1774-1790 5 pg. 289 CENSUS YEAR: 1800 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/"unknown township" Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born Benjamin Reid 45+ bef 1756 under 10 1790-1800 10-15 1785-1790 pg. 465 16-25 1775-1785 45+ bef 1756 one other free person living in the household CENSUS YEAR: 1810 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Hamiltonban Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born Benjamin Reed 45+ bef 1766 10-15 1795-1800 16-25 1785-1794 pg.95 16-25 1785-1794 16-25 1785-1794 45+ bef. 1766 one other free person living in the household CENSUS YEAR: 1820 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Hamiltonban Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born Benjamin Reid 45+ bef 1775 26-45 1775-1804 10-16 1804-1820 pg. 19 26-45 1775-1794 45+ bef 1775 3 persons involved in agriculture. One free black male between 14 & 26 (1792-1904) also in household Families listed in order: Hanah Hamilton, John Kintz, Thomas C. Miller, John Fisher, Benjamin Reid, Archibald Beard, James Paxtan CENSUS YEAR: 1840 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Hamiltonban Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born Benjamin Reid 40-50 1790-1800 30-40 1800-1810 pg. 30 50-60 1780-1790 Families listed in order: E. BLYTHE, John McCLEARY, Z. HRABOOT (?), Benjamin REID, D. BLYTHE, Esq., George HOOVER. Note: This seems to be the only Reed with the Reid spelling in Adams in 1840 CENSUS YEAR: 1850 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Hamiltonban Dw/Fam#: 23/23 pg. 143 Head of Household Age Sex Occupation Value Place Born Benjamin REED 65 M Butcher Penn Born 1785 Other Occupants Age Sex Occupation Value Place Born Nancy REED 72 F Penn Born 1778 Blind Mary J. 50 F Penn Born 1800 Jane McLEAF (?) 17 F Penn Household is next to Samuel SEABROOKS CENSUS YEAR: 1850 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Hamiltonban Dw/Fam#: 192/197 pg 154 5 houses from Joseph & Arabella Reed -BENJAMIN REED Head of Household Age Sex Occupation Value Place Born (Year Born) John MARSHALL 61 M Farmer 15980 Pa. 1789 Other Occupants Age Sex Occupation Value Place Born (Year Born) Mary MARSHALL 60 F Pa. 1790 Rebecca 24 F Pa. 1826 John 23 M Student Pa. 1827 Margaret 17 F Pa. 1833 Smith ROBINSON 4 M Pa. 1846 Elizabeth PROCTER 13 F Pa. 1837 Black Dw/Fam#: 192/198 Head of Household Age Sex Occupation Value Place Born (Year Born) Thomas MARSHALL 26 M Farmer Pa. 1824 Other Occupants Age Sex Occupation Value Place Born (Year Born) Jane MARSHALL 27 F Pa. 1823 John 9/12 M Pa. 12/1849 (census taken 9/19/50) Mary REINDE 6 F Pa. 1844 Leonard CAMPBELL 22 M Pa. 1828 Black Rachel HUMPHREY 23 F Pa. 1827 Black BENJAMIN REED 18 M Farmer Pa. 1832