am trying to trace the family of my great great grandmother, Lydia M. Reagan, born about 1823 in Ohio or Indiana, died in 1850 in Indiana. She married my great great grandfather Thomas Jefferson Pope in 1840 in Hendricks County, Indiana. I believe her to be the daughter of Reul Reagan, born about 1795 in Newberry County, SC, and Mary Mills, born about 1792 in Ohio. The spelling of the name "Reagan" is not consistent in early records. Spelling variations include "Ragan" and "Ragin." Reul Reagan (Ragan) was the son of Reason Ragan (Rezin, Reagan), of South Carolina, probably Newberry County. He was probably born about 1770. Reason Ragan and Thomas Ragan (possibly brothers) of South Carolina, are included in a list in a History of Warren County, Ohio, of persons who settled in the Massie Township, Warren County, before 1820. Reason Ragan is listed as a constable in Wayne Township in 1814. Reason Reagan arrived in Warren County sometime before 1807, when there is a record of a sale of 153 acres of land on Seasors Creek by Reason Reagan and his wife Mary to Isaac Elmore. The Elmore family may be another Quaker family into which the Reagans married. Accompanying Reason Ragan were his sons, Reul, Reason, born March 30, 1792, in South Carolina, and Jesse, born about 1795 in South Carolina. Quaker Records of the Center Monthly Meeting in Clinton County, Ohio, show that Reason Reagan, and his sons, Reason, Ruel, and Jesse were recognized on February 3, 1810. The Reagans of Warren County, Ohio, who later spread to a number of counties in Indiana, came from Newberry County, South Carolina. Reportedly, they came to South Carolina from Frederick County, Virginia. I would like to find out if this Reason Ragan (Reagan) who was the father of Reul, Reason, and Jesse Ragan (Reagan) can be identified in Neweberry County, SC, records, and if he was the son of or related to John Reagin and Elizabeth Edwards. William A. Pope > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, September 19, 1999 1:05 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [RAGAN-ROOTS-L] Re: William Spillers marriage to Sarah > Reagon Newberry co. S.C. 1795 > > > In a message dated 9/18/99 11:05:03 PM, [email protected] writes: > > << I am new to Ragan roots along with [email protected] I have an > ancestor > married to a Reagon (sp). A William Spillers married a Sarah Reagon in > abt. > 1795 in Newberry Co., S.Carolina. She was born about 1774 at a unknown > location. There son married a Susanna Coats or Coates, after both S.C. > families moved to Miami county, Ohio. I believe these families were > Quakers. > Apparently both Coates and these Reagon's came from Ireland and appear to > have come to U.S. in Quaker groups, though I haven't yet confirmed this > fact. > > Any assistance from a seasoned Ragan/Reagan/Reagon researcher regarding > Reagon's in Newberry County, S.C. is appreciated. > > GG Bones [email protected] >> > > Dear GG Bones, > > I searched our database for the work "Newberry" and came up with the > following list: > > Last Name First Name Birth Date Birth Place Person ID > > BUZZHARDT Ann 1750 Newberry County, South Carolina 22088 > EDWARDS Elizabeth 1743 9197 > GILBERT Caleb 1748 Southampton, Long Island, New York 22087 > GILBERT Synthia 4 May 1785 Newberry Co., South Carolina 13050 > GILBERT Thomas 1773 Beaver Dam Creek, Newberry Co., SC 22089 > RAGAN Daniel 24 Nov 1783 Newberry Co., SC 9211 > RAGAN Elizabeth 23 Jun 1784 Newberry Co., SC 9205 > RAGAN Hannah 3 Nov 1795 Newberry Co., SC 9216 > RAGAN Jeremiah O. 25 Jul 1836 Bantry, County Cork, Ireland 29466 > RAGAN Jesse 1769 Newberry, South Carolina 9201 > RAGAN Jesse 29 Dec 1779 Newberry Co., SC 9210 > RAGAN John abt 1745 Frederick Co., VA. 9193 > RAGAN John 1773 Newberry, South Carolina 9203 > RAGAN John 1794 Sumter Or Newberry Co, SC 29735 > RAGAN Joseph 1763 Frederick City, Virginia 9198 > RAGAN Phoebe 1771 Newberry, South Carolina 9202 > RAGAN Rebecca 14 Nov 1788 Newberry Co., SC 9214 > RAGAN Rezin 1779 Newberry, SC 9206 > RAGAN Sarah Ann 1781 Newberry, SC 9207 > RAGAN Thomas 6 May 1749 Frederick Co., VA. 9196 > RAGAN William 26 Aug 1786 Newberry Co., SC 9213 > RAGAN/REAGAN/RIGGIN Timothy 1678 Ireland (?) 9104 > REAGAN Rezin 7 Jul 1777 Newberry Co., SC 9209 > REAGIN James Jones 1810 Newberry, SC 17294 > REAGIN John 11746 > REAGIN William D. 1775 North Carolina Or Virginia 9204 > WALDROP Larkin abt 1810 Newberry County, South Carolina 22085 > > Total: 27 > > > ==== RAGAN-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Support RootsWeb!!!! Send in a donation today! > http://www.rootsweb.com