Please, this is the first time I heard of a German Reed and/or NC being relevant to Reed...Mine I thought was of Irish or English descent but German was my grandpa (whom I never met) but was not told but found on my mother's birth certificate that his name was Koons..However, Reed is on the birth certificate of my moms as being the maiden name of her mom (my grandma) whom I, too, never met..Please send me info on your Reed line...PLEASE>>>Thanks, so much..I'm obsessed with this dilemma of not knowing and the shock to find my mom's true maiden name as Koons vs Milland...Debbie