This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: joyrolfe2 Surnames: Reid, O'Donnell Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.reid/2177.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have read your message of the 14/1/2007. My grandparents were James and Bridget Reid who were married at Kartigi Hotel on 12/9/1876.My father was Richard who was the 12th of their 14 children. He came to England during the First World War, met my mother, married and never went back to New Zealand. I have more info, if you would like to hear it please contact me. Regards Joy. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BettyWilloughby Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.reid/240.761.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Actually I don't if any other members came with him or not. He had a wife, Anne Gordon Reid and son Nathaniel born 1735 in Iverness Scotland. Joseph was exiled to America by the English after the Jacobite Revolution in 1745, for his support of Bonnie Prince Charley. Joseph and his family settled in Augusta Co., Va and had a son William born 14 Dec. 1746. Anne was probably pregnant on the trip over. If you will e-mail me direct, I will give you an address where you can access some more info on Joseph Reid and family. I got this imfo from another person and I don't want to put the address on the web, but will give it to you directly. You can contact me at: bettyw41@yahoo.com Betty Bishop Willoughby Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mhamaha1 Surnames: Reid/Reed/Read Ginnings/Jennings Bennett Calhoun Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.reid/240.760.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: John, I have a Phebe Jennings b 1855 Mo, dau of Thomas D & Phebe Reid Jennings b 10 Feb 1820 in either AL (1860 M0) or TN (all others) depending on the Census you read. They were married in Marshall Co TN 1843. Phebe Reid's father was David Y Reid m Elizabeth Bennett 1811 Williamson Co TN (TN Marriages to 1825). David Y died between 1820 and 1849 when I find a Chancery Court Record where Phebe Reid and her Husband Thomas D Jennings and her 2 sisters, Sarah m William Maxwell and Anna m John Nelson Jennings, sue for their share of Phebe's grandfather's estate. The grandfather, James Reid b abt 1776 d 1844 m Phebe Calhoun b 3 Sept 1772 Mechlenburg NC. James Reid d 1844. It names David Y (deceased) as Phebe's father. David Y had 13 named siblings: Charles, David Y, Frances, George, George M, Hannah, James, John, Parmelia, Phebe, William, Zacheous P, Samuel D, & Joseph M. In an 1837 Deed it says James Reid (d 1844) was "of MS". I have no idea where or when David Y was born. Or where they went after the 1811 marriage. Or Where they died. Phebe Reid (spelling per chancery court doc) m in Marshall Co TN as Pheley Reed m Thomas D Ginnings (Spellings per Marshall TN Marriages). The old writing is not easy to read and not only do the family name spellings change, sometimes the same person's name is spelled several ways in the same doc. as well as misspellings. Just to keep us on our toes. There is also a John Reed family in Marshall TN. I don't know if John Reed is related to James Reid or not. Phebe Reid's daughter, Phebe Jennings, funeral record says her parents were William Jennings and Elizabeth Reed. Possibly misinformation from my grandmother who was the informant. She never talked about her family. She may not have known. Or she was trying to hide something. Phebe Jennings told my mother that she was 1/4 Cherokee. She also told my mother not to tell anyone or there would be dire consequences. Obviously, someone told as I heard that story all my life. In fact it is why I started genealogy work on my family in the 1st place. I set out to prove or disprove this. Some 5000 people in my tree by now, and, So far, nothing conclusive. Phebe Jennings died in 1944 in Ft Smith AR. All Censuses have her living with Thomas D and Phebe Reid while growing up and later and as an adult, Phebe Jennings child is listed as Thomas D's grandson on 1880 Mo Census. I have as yet not nailed down the Jennings side nor Elizabeth Bennett's parents. Right now I am concentrating on the Reid/Reed side. As you said you have some ALABAMA Reids, I was wondering if any of this connects to your Reids. Or if any of the Reid/Reeds with Indian blood can help, I would appreciate it. Thanks for any help you can give. Maylene Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: CGHOFFM Surnames: Reid, Moffat Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.reid/3797/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Archibald Reid and Margaret Moffat of Berwickshire, had 4 children christened in Golden Square Presbyterian Or Scotch Church, Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, England. Archibald had died by the time Margaret's father died in 1840 and listed her as a widow. I'd like to find birth, death, and burial dates and places, if possible, for Archibald. I have other Reids in my family, so would like to find Archibald's ancestors, also. Any leads or assistance would be appreciated. Carolyn Los Angeles Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rubydue Surnames: Reid,/Read Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.reid/240.761.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Do any of you have any English Samuel Reids in your family lines? I have a GGrandfather Samuel Reid b.in Quebec 1845 and his father Sam Reid b. 1827 Lower Canada and wife Sarah were in Quebec for the 1881 Canadian census as shopkeepers. Lower Canada Canadians usually came from the USA, but this is a guess for my Reid Family. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sarge353 Surnames: Reed/Reid Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.reid/240.761.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: After many years of research, and a lot of cousins on the trail as well, this is the closest we've come to any other Reid/Reed family members that fit the timeline and location of our "brickwall" ancestor, Jasper (Gasper) Reed/Reid, born c. 1730 and 1st found in Augusta County, VA in the late 1700s. I'm hoping that your records might show a relationship between Jasper and your Joseph's family. Although he is not a child of Joseph, perhaps more of Joseph's kin came to America around the same time and settled near one another. Clutching at straws at this time, as you can see. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BettyWilloughby Surnames: Reid, Anderson, Reed Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.reid/679.680.1213.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, I would be interested in sharing info on the Reid family. I am researching John A. Reid, brother to Thomas Reid who married Judith Bryant. I am curious as to where you got the info that Thomas was born in Virginia. That could well be, but I have John A. Reid as the oldest child of William R. Reid and Jane Anderson, b. 14 Dec., 1766 in South Carolina. I know that William and Jane Anderson Reid moved to South Carolina from Augusta Co., VA after they were married in 1765. I have wondered if John was actually born in Virginia, but census records say he was born in SC. If that is correct, it would make sense that Thomas was also born in SC since he was born in 1770. Would like to hear your thoughts on this. Thanks much, Betty Bishop Willoughby bettyw41@yahoo.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BettyWilloughby Surnames: Reid, Anderson, Reed Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.reid/3756.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: E-mail me direct and I will tell you what I have just recently found out about Joseph Reid, his wife Anne Gordon, thier sons Nathaniel Reid and William Reid. It is too much to write here, but I can direct you to a place where you to place where you can read about them. Thanks, Betty Bishop Willoughby bettyw41@yahoo.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BettyWilloughby Surnames: Reid, Anderson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.reid/3759.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I don't know what sources that were used in the book on Nathan Reid, but I have seen copies of bible pages that belonged to Joseph Reid and Anne Gordon Reid, in which it lists names, DOBs, DODs and marriages. I got the info from a man named Art Reid, who got the info from Larry Reid, who wrote a book about his ancestors. He descends from Thomas Reid and Judith Bryant. Thomas was the son of William R. Reid and Jane Anderson Reid. He mentioned the name of the lady he got the pages from, but I can't remember at the moment. He also tells a good bit about Joseph and William and he lists his sources. Larry mentioned the book on Nathan Reid, but I don't think he went into any detail as he was mostly writing about his direct line. If you will e-mail me direct, I will give you the address where you can access Larry Reid's book on the Reids and and Allied families. You mentioned that there was a bit of document info on William Reid and Jane Anderson as well as Nathaniel Reid and Elizabeth Clayton. Could you tell me how I can access that info. Thanks much, Betty Bishop Willoughby bettyw41@yahoo.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Betty Bishop Wlloughby, Concerning your message to Linda on July 27, I would also like the address where I can access Larry Reid's book. Geraldine Kempton germae@thegrid.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <REID-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 3:13 AM Subject: Re: [REID] Joseph Reid/ An old post made new > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: bettyw1941 > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.reid/2415.2/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Hi Linda, > > I just recently received some info on a Joseph Reid, who may or may not be > someone you are interested in. The info came to me from a Mr. Art Reid > and he got the info from Larry Reid, who wrote a book on his ancestors - > The Reid family and allied families (that is not exactly the name of the > book, but that was what the book was about). It seems that one Thomas > Reid, born and died in Iverness Scotland, had a son Joseph Reid, born > probably around 1710 or 1715 (no dob was given, so just guessing using his > marriage date as a basis). Joseph Reid married Anne Gordon June 23, 1734, > at his father's home in Iverness, Scotland. Joseph Reid and his father > were politically inclined I guess, because they came down on the side of > the Stuart Princes of Scotland, so after the Jacobite Revolution in 1745, > Joseph and his family were exiled to the American colonies. Joseph and > Ann and thier young son Nathaniel (4 Oct., 1735) settled in Augusta Co., > VA. Shortly after arriving in Virginia, ! > thier youngest son William was born (14 Dec. 1745). There is some more > info in the book regarding Joseph, Nathaniel and William, but I have not > had time to digest all of the info yet. As far as I could tell, Nathaniel > stayed in Virginia, but his brother William and his wife Jane Anderson > moved to South Carolina, near Spartanburg. William and Jane Anderson had > the following children: John A. Reid (23 Mar 1766); Sarah Reid(23 Jan > 1767); Jane Reid (25 Oct 1767); William R. Reid Jr. (12 Aug 1768); Thomas > (01 Aug 1770); Joseph Reid ( ca 1772); Isaac Reid (ca 1774) and Mary (ca > 1778). > > Larry Reid's line came down thru Thomas Reid and his wife Judith Bryant > and that is the line he wrote about. The line I am researching is the > oldest child John A. Reid, who married an Indian woman named Margaret > Cheves and later moved to Southeast Louisiana and settled in St. Tammany > and Tangipahoa Parishes, La. I have a little bit of info on William R. > Reid Jr., such as who he married and names of his children, but not much > else.. Sarah Reid married John George and I have nothing else on the rest > of the children. The first 5 children were recorded in Joseph and Anne > Gordon Reid's bible, and all of them were mentioned in William Reid's > will. > > According to Larry Reid, both Joseph Reid and his son William fought in > the Revolutionary War. I don't exactly remember specific info about > Nathaniel, but I think I read where a couple of his descendants wrote a > book about him as well. > > If you can e-mail me directly, I will be happy to give you the address > where you can access Larry Reid's book. I think he said it was OK for > people to use his info, as long as they did not exploit it for profit. > > Thanks, > Betty Bishop Willoughby > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > REID-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BettyWilloughby Surnames: Reid, Anderson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.reid/240.761/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have a Joseph Reid who came to America in 1745/1746 and settled in Augusta Co., VA. He came from Iverness Scotland after the Jacobite Revolution in 1745. I don't know if he was the first or not. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bettyw1941 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.reid/2415.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Linda, I just recently received some info on a Joseph Reid, who may or may not be someone you are interested in. The info came to me from a Mr. Art Reid and he got the info from Larry Reid, who wrote a book on his ancestors - The Reid family and allied families (that is not exactly the name of the book, but that was what the book was about). It seems that one Thomas Reid, born and died in Iverness Scotland, had a son Joseph Reid, born probably around 1710 or 1715 (no dob was given, so just guessing using his marriage date as a basis). Joseph Reid married Anne Gordon June 23, 1734, at his father's home in Iverness, Scotland. Joseph Reid and his father were politically inclined I guess, because they came down on the side of the Stuart Princes of Scotland, so after the Jacobite Revolution in 1745, Joseph and his family were exiled to the American colonies. Joseph and Ann and thier young son Nathaniel (4 Oct., 1735) settled in Augusta Co., VA. Shortly after arriving in Virginia, ! thier youngest son William was born (14 Dec. 1745). There is some more info in the book regarding Joseph, Nathaniel and William, but I have not had time to digest all of the info yet. As far as I could tell, Nathaniel stayed in Virginia, but his brother William and his wife Jane Anderson moved to South Carolina, near Spartanburg. William and Jane Anderson had the following children: John A. Reid (23 Mar 1766); Sarah Reid(23 Jan 1767); Jane Reid (25 Oct 1767); William R. Reid Jr. (12 Aug 1768); Thomas (01 Aug 1770); Joseph Reid ( ca 1772); Isaac Reid (ca 1774) and Mary (ca 1778). Larry Reid's line came down thru Thomas Reid and his wife Judith Bryant and that is the line he wrote about. The line I am researching is the oldest child John A. Reid, who married an Indian woman named Margaret Cheves and later moved to Southeast Louisiana and settled in St. Tammany and Tangipahoa Parishes, La. I have a little bit of info on William R. Reid Jr., such as who he married and names of his children, but not much else.. Sarah Reid married John George and I have nothing else on the rest of the children. The first 5 children were recorded in Joseph and Anne Gordon Reid's bible, and all of them were mentioned in William Reid's will. According to Larry Reid, both Joseph Reid and his son William fought in the Revolutionary War. I don't exactly remember specific info about Nathaniel, but I think I read where a couple of his descendants wrote a book about him as well. If you can e-mail me directly, I will be happy to give you the address where you can access Larry Reid's book. I think he said it was OK for people to use his info, as long as they did not exploit it for profit. Thanks, Betty Bishop Willoughby Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mhamaha1 Surnames: Reed Reid Ginnings/Jennings Calhoun/Calhoon. Maxwell Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.reid/2415.1.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: gr gr gr grandparents: Phebe Reid b (TN or AL) 1820 m Thomas D Ginnings/Jennings 1843 Marshal Co Tn. Both died in Greene Co Mo 1889 & 1898. NEW INFO per Chancery Court records Marshall Co TN 1849. This Phebe Reid's father was David Y Reid. Still looking for his wife. In addition to Phebe he had at least 2 other daughters Sarah (m William Maxwell) and Anna (m John Nelson Jennings) His father was James Reid (of MS per a Marshall Co deed 1837) d 1844 Marshall TN m Phebe Calhoun b 1772 Mechlenburg NC. Children of James and Phebe Calhoun Reid are: Charles, David Y, Frances, George, George M, Hannah, James, John, Parmelia, Phebe, William, Zacheous P, Samuel D, Joseph M. Anyone have any information on this family? Thanks for any help you can give. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: shirleyvanwanderham1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.reid/1764.1.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I read with great interest, your article about the Reid's in Conecuh County, AL. This may be closest I have to seen to what I am looking for. Do you have any Reid's born in Navoo, AL ? Do you have an Ernest and Chester Reid ? They were orphaned and I know nothing of them. Ernest was my grandfather. Thanks Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mike13135 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.reid/1764.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My gg grandfather was also the same James Reid. My g grandfather was Dennis Reid, and my grandfather was Elias Reid. Do you have any information on the parents of James, or on Willaim, the father of James' wife Mary Polly Reid? Thanks, Mike Reed Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Bartow7 Surnames: Reid Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.reid/3771.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Do you have any known ties to: Willam Luther Reid (abt 1828-1862) James Edward Reid (WLR'S brother) Josiah Reid (WLR & JER's father) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: argonne1657 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.reid/3796/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My grandmother is Ruth Reid, I'm looking for any information on my family. She relocated to New Jersey. Tocutemomi@verizon.net Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

I'm posting this to inform anyone that is researching the Reid surname, that I have listed for sale on Ebay a picture of a "Eva and Edith Reid" that appears to be from the late 1890's. To view the listing, please go to this Ebay site; http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140139353390&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:CA:31 Thank you, Kevin McKibbon

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JW3Allbritten Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.reid/240.760/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dear Debbie, You sure picked one damn hard surname to own! My maternal is Whitley/Reid>Reed, white-red-black and all! There were instances in both of those european bloodlines where they mixed with red and black (Whitley in Ga. and Reid in S.C.), and though it appears i only got white and red from them, i have plenty of cuz i've never met in person that are those-three-colors mixing pots. Med. blonde hair with green eyes, i also have a "mediterranean" complexion, meaning i have "olive green" skin tones. So, as i look like a spanish blonde, there's no telling what all i have dancing around in my dna from all my blood lines. Goes to show you how stupid focusing on external color is. As an example of Reid, mine left Somewhere, S.C. as RE-D and arrived in Alabama as READ, turned into REID, became REED, returned to REID, and in the case of my gfather and his kids, became REED. One of my gfather's uncles entire family disappears after the 1920 Census. Period. It also looks as if that uncle's middle name started as one name, became another, and may have mutated into a totally different third. Illiterate, they had no way of knowing exactly how to spell their names, and census takers were not always all that learned themselves and at times came up with bizarro monickers. I found one census for my Reed/Reid line with the surname spelled RIED. I found them by sheer plodding through censuses and luck. I've seen Debbie spelled Deubey and John spelled Jhahn. Allbritten - try imagining all the ways that surname can be mauled and find them in censuses. And don't forget, our ancestors sometimes lied to the takers for one reason or another. I even have one census that ! was taken by a member of one of my family bloodlines in which he records the surname of another one of my bloodlines in that county as something completely different. The scandal was, he was knocking cotton with the wife AND one of the daughters of that family. The wife and the Taker were first cousins, see. And one of his own sons had already run off with one of the other family's daughters on top of that! First REID? Whew. Get this: i once saw a thread on a forum where all these folks were going on about the Read/Reed/Reid lines in Alabama - who they all were, where they came from, where they settled, who moved on and where, etc. It all read very smug. They were so sure they were on top of all the families, mailing and chatting away. So i dropped a post on them about my line, and another three Read/Reed/Reid families that came, some styed, and some went, nearby to mine, and could they tell me about mine and if the others nearby were related. A great many of the given names were exactly alike. Oooooooohh, the silence. It almost gave me a concussion. After about a week of trying to get any of them to even suggest where/how i might get a better line on my group in connection with their work, they all quit replying. Guess we were just bastards, huh? Debbie, they were/are German, French, English, Irish, Scottish, here, look at this: Surname Facts Reid is the 232nd most common surname name of the 88,799 most common surnames listed in the United States 1990 census. Although it has sometimes been said that Reid is the Scottish spelling of the surname and Reed/Read/Reade is the English spelling, it more than likely has to do with the inconsistency of our ancestor's spelling of their surnames until the 19th century. The surname Reid means a red-haired or ruddy person, and legend has it that the progenitor of the Scottish Reid line is Robert the Red (Riach) of Scotland. Reid is among the 100 most numerous in Ireland and is one of the top forty in Ulster, where it is most common in counties Antrim, Down, Tyrone and Armagh. In Ireland, the surname can be of Irish, Scottish, and English origin. In England and Scotland Reid is derived from the word red and denoted a person with red hair or of ruddy complexion, the work red in medieval time being pronounced 'reed'. In Scotland the Islay surname MacRory, from Gaelic MacRuaraidh, became Reid. Also the Scots Gaelic name Ruadh, meaning red almost always became Reid. In Ulster, the name O'Maoildeirg (Mulderrig), meaning descendant of the red warrior, became Reid. The County Roscommon name Mulready also became Reid. Reid is a sept or division of the Scottish Clan Donnachaidh , the clan of Duncan and Macbeth of Shakespearian fame. ----------------------------- The Chinese name for Reid: Chinese Pinyin: li3 de2 ------------------------------ Reid Surname Origin (Oritin Scottish) Nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Older Scots reid 'red' Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857. ---------------------------- How about family crests? Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry did not occur until the 11th century. On continetal Europe the most ancient family crest is on the monumental effigy of a Count Wasserburg in the church of Saint Emeran at Ratisobon, Germany. I don't know how much more i can discourage you. It didn't work on me. If it doesn't work on you, all i can say is good hunting, cuz, and enjoy the obssesion. yours, John Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: richardakelly Surnames: Reid Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.reid/3795/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm investigating a family tradition that some of my Reid ancestors emigrated to the USA (my lot moved around Scotland, Ireland and England), where one of them became a silent movie star, who became addicted to morphine initially taken to overcome the pain of injuries recieved during filming. From scouting around the internet, this seems to tie quite closely to the story of Wallace (or William Wallace) Reid (?1891/2 - 1923). Several sources give his father as Hal Reid or James Halleck Reid (d.1920), but I haven't been able to establish any links further back to Ireland or Scotland. Does anyone have any information on this family? The family tradition also says that on the same branch of the family there was a Reid (possibly Stephen or James) who became a wealthy building contractor, including working on St Patrick's Cathedral in New York (which I think was built in the 1850s/60s). Any information gratefully received. Regards Richard. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.