This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: WClayton43 Surnames: Reid, Reed, Sterrett Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.reid/3883/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Ann Reid b.1752 Glendermott Parish, Londonberry, Ireland married John Douglass Sterrett abt.1784 in Londonderry and had 4 children in Gortree Hill, Londonderry, Ireland during 1784-1795 before immigrating to the US abt.1795. A short stay in Lancaster Co PA and possibly a short stay enroute in MD they arrived in (now) Craigsville, Augusta Co., VA in 1796. A Grandson (also John Douglass Sterrett 1823-1901) wrote a lengthy Family History (see notes below). In the History he writes of his Grandmother saying: Grandmother Sterrett was very proud of her Reid kin. Her maiden name was Reid; and her oldest son, Uncle James Sterrett was named after her brother, James Reid, to whom she was devotedly attached and was a captain of a ship and went down with his ship in a terrific storm at sea. She often enlarged upon his manly beauty, personal prowess, etc. Said, "he had the finest nose and the prettiest mouth, and withal he was the finest looking man she ever saw." Said also, "he was upwards of six feet high, built from the ground up, stout and muscular, well proportioned and perfectly straight", etc. She also related upon the name and fame of her Reid ancestors, who were, she affirmed, held in great honor by their country and countrymen. I'm hoping this James Reid might eventually provide a link of Ann Reid to their parents. The Family History referenced above was written "as he received it from the lips of his grandmother, Ann Sterrett, his father, Robert Sterrett, his mother Isabella Sterrett and from other trustworthy sources." Obviously this was written before his death in 1901, but the Bibliography of the Book where the write-up was "typed from the handwriting" of John Douglas Sterrett says it was written cir.1861. If this is true it was likely written to record the family history on the eve of his entering Civil War as or slightly after his enlistment in the Virginia 4th Infantry in 1861. This transcription was written in Book Two, Genealogy of the Braford Family in Virginia 1740 - 1968 by Dorothy White Binns published together with Book One, Genealogy of the Braford Family in Virginia 1740 - 1968 by Earl Nevette Chiles, Sr 1968. 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.