Hi, Recently some helpful people provided me with info that I hope will help me "climb" a wall of long standing. My gggg grandmother, Elizabeth Reed, died in Belmont County, Ohio, in 1822. Her son, David, whose wife was Anne Dyson, died in 1815, also in Belmont. These dates and places are the only info I have. Believe Elizabeth's husband was a James Reed, as her oldest son was named James. Her youngest son was named Adonijah Reed, born in Fayette County, PA in 1794. A possibility is that Elizabeth Reed was a daughter of Adonijah Peacock who died in 1777 in Burlington County, NJ, the result of gun powder exploding as he was drying it for General George Washington during the Revolutionary War. Info from the Peacock family indicates that each of the children of Adonijah Peacock gave a son the name of Adonijah. Since we have not seen that given name in our Reed line previously, nor since, we are leaning to the fact that he was named for his grandfather, Adonijah Peacock. Adonijah Reed died in Cook County, Illinois, in 1863. The Chicago fire destroyed many Cook County records. At the time of Elizabeth Reed's death, legal papers were filed in Belmont County, but nothing was found naming her as the "widow of---". Since she was living in the home of her son, David, in early 1800's, it is possible that her husband died prior to that time. Elizabeth had a daughter named Sarah, who married John Fidler. As you can see, there is a large amount of information that is not documented. Any help, or suggestions, will be greatly appreciated. Doris Reed Forsyth