Terry, I have been hoping to hear from you. I think Jesse Reed must have been the son of Revolutionary soldier John Reed b. 1764 Randolph Co, NC. John married Sarah Bolen in 1783 (dau of David Bolen). They left Randolph County in 1793 and went to Washington Co, VA, then various counties in TN, winding up in Bedford Co, near the Rutherford County border where John died in 1839 and Sarah in 1845. The children living at her death are mentioned and Jesse is one of them. I believe my husband is descended from Lemuel Reed, a possible son of this John Reed b. 1764. Abstracts of the pension record show "Sam'l or Lamb Reed." My guess is that this was Lem'l. My husband's known ancestor was John A(llen) Reed b. 1815/16, married 1834 Nancy McKee in Rutherford Co, TN. A deed he made to his father-in-law was witnessed by H. M. Fagan. I have misplaced the copy of the deed but think I may have misread--perhaps it was H. W. Fagan. Have you ever corresponded with Judy Richie? I would like to locate her as she is descended from and has researched Lemuel Reed. Her old e-mail does not work. Carolyn Smotherman On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 19:04:10 -0600, Terry Ceballos <[email protected]> wrote: > I am researching the family of Jesse Reed & family lived in Rutherford Co in the early 1800s. > Terry Ceballos > Grand Prairie,TX