The timing is right, Patricia. But short of going to those areas and searching for documents, I don't know how to make the connection. I'm in Washington - quite a ways from TN. Thanks for the information. It's probably the closest that I've seen. Harold Reed > [Original Message] > From: <HPitt46@aol.com> > To: <REED-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 6/23/2006 5:33:18 PM > Subject: Re: [REED] REED - TN > > My father's name was Robert Reed, his father's name was William Sidney, his > grandfather's name was James Carroll Reed, and James father was John Reed and > John Reed's father was also John. This John was to have left NC and arrived > in TN in 1780's he was in Rowan Co. and married Lavinia Williams. My other > Reed family is on my Mother's side his name is also John Reed and married > Margaret Carson in Guilford Co. He also had a son Robert. > They were in Giles Co. TN the John Reed from Rowan was in Williamson Co. TN. > The John Reed from Guilford had connections to Blacks I believe. > > Anyhting sound familiar? > > > > Patricia > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >