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