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Colonel John Reid 1677–1746 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1677

Birth Location: Down, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1746

Death Location: Rockfish River Region, Albemarle, Virginia, USA

Father: Robert Reid

Mother: Janet Maxwell

Spouse(s): Martha Nesbit

Children(s): Sarah Lowder

The story of Colonel John Reid began in 1677 in Down, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Colonel John Reid married Martha Nesbit, and had children including Sarah C Lowder. Colonel John Reid passed away in 1746 in Rockfish River Region, Albemarle, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel John Reid began in 1677 in Down, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
  • Colonel John Reid married Martha Nesbit, and had children including Sarah C Lowder.
  • Colonel John Reid passed away in 1746 in Rockfish River Region, Albemarle, Virginia, USA.

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Colonel Reid's Ancestors

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Colonel Reid
1677–1746
Birth Place: Down, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Reid
1643–1682
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Maxwell
1648–1682
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Wright) Reid
1610–1666
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Marjory (Marion) Todd
1614–1648
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
John Maxwell
1618–
Glasgow, Lanark, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Helen Hill
1616–
Glasgow, Lanark, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Todd
1563–1617
Katherine Ward
1593–1656
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Todd
1594–1656

Colonel Reid's Descendants

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Colonel (John) Reid (1677–1746) m. Martha Nesbit (1684–1766)
  1. 1. Sarah (C) Lowder 1707–1766 m. Nathan (Andrew Reid) Jr 1697–1760
    1. 1. Isobel Proctor 1726–1820 m. William (John) Cumming 1713–1810
      1. 1. Alexander Cummings 1750–1842 m. Jane Livingston 1762–1824
        1. 1. Mary Cummings 1805–1862 m. Robert (Malcom Johnson) Sr 1795–1862

Colonel Reid's Timeline

2 Records

1677
1677
Birth of Colonel John Reid in Down, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Down, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
1746
1746
Age 69
Death of Colonel John Reid in Rockfish River Region, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Rockfish River Region, Albemarle, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1677
    Event Place: Down, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: Rockfish River Region, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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