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James Reed 1606–1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1606

Birth Location: Wendron, Cornwall, , England

Death Date: 1730

Death Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: William Reed

Mother: Avis Chapman

Spouse(s): Alice None

Children(s): Capt. Sr

James Reed was born in 1606 in Wendron, Cornwall, , England, the child of William Reed And Avis Chapman. James Reed married Alice, and had children including Capt John Reed Sr. James Reed passed away in 1730 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • James Reed was born in 1606 in Wendron, Cornwall, , England, the child of William Reed And Avis Chapman.
  • James Reed married Alice, and had children including Capt John Reed Sr.
  • James Reed passed away in 1730 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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James Reed's Ancestors

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James Reed
1606–1730
Birth Place: Wendron, Cornwall, , England
Parents
William Reed
1586–1635
Maidstone, Kent, England
Avis Chapman
1605–1655
Long Sutton, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Philip Reed
1555–1605
Wendron, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Joane Bethersden
1555–1605
Cornwall, England
Thomas Chapman
1567–1643
Long Sutton, Somerset, England
Margaret Dirby
1570–1653
Long Sutton, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
John Reed
1533–1597
Margaret Etherege
1535–1597
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Esquire
1510–1542
Eliza Mennis
1516–1567
John Etheridge
1500–1575
Anne Page
1500–1564

James Reed's Descendants

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James Reed (16 Mar 1606–1730) m. Alice (1617–)
  1. 1. Capt. (John Reed) Sr 1632–1730 m. Ann (Samson) Derby 1636–1730 m. Widow Scofield 1636–1680
    1. 1. John (Reed) Jr 1667–1724 m. Elizabeth Tuttle 1666–1724
      1. 1. Samuel Reed 1702–1760 m. Sarah Kellogg 1706–1783
        1. 1. Nathaniel Reed 1730–1790 m. Rebecca Isaacs 1730–1799
    2. 2. Abigail Read 1666–1669
    3. 3. Elizabeth Reed 1668–
    4. 4. Mary Reed 1670–1746
    5. 5. Thomas Reed 1672–1757

James Reed's Timeline

2 Records

1606
16 Mar 1606
Birth of James Reed in Wendron, Cornwall, , England
Wendron, Cornwall, , England
1730
1730
Age 124
Death of James Reed in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1606
    Event Place: Wendron, Cornwall, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index

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