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JOHN REED 1649–1721 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1649

Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 13 Jan 1721

Death Location: Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Reade

Mother: Avis Chapman

Spouse(s): BETHIAH FRYE, Elizabeth Tuttle, ELIZABETH HOLDEN

Children(s): William REED, George Reed, Hannah Reed, Ruth Reed, Esther Read, John Reed

JOHN REED was born in 1649 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of William Reade And Avis Chapman. JOHN REED married Bethiah Frye, Elizabeth Holden, Elizabeth Tuttle, and had children including Esther Read, George Reed, Hannah Reed, John Reed, Ruth Reed, William Reed. JOHN REED passed away in 1721 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • JOHN REED was born in 1649 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of William Reade And Avis Chapman.
  • JOHN REED married Bethiah Frye, Elizabeth Holden, Elizabeth Tuttle, and had children including Esther Read, George Reed, Hannah Reed, John Reed, Ruth Reed, William Reed.
  • JOHN REED passed away in 1721 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA.

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JOHN REED's Ancestors

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JOHN REED
1649–1721
Birth Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
William Reade
1605–1663
Gillingham, Dorset, , England
Avis Chapman
1594–1655
Long Sutton, Somerset, , England
Grandparents
Thomas Chepman
1568–1643
Long Sutton, Somerset, , England
Margaret Derby
1570–1653
Long Sutton, Somerset, , England
Great-Grandparents
Johanes Chepman
1543–1600
Joana Hodge
1546–1544
2nd-Great-Grandparents

JOHN REED's Descendants

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JOHN REED (1649–13 Jan 1721) m. BETHIAH FRYE (1653–20 Oct 1730) m. Elizabeth Tuttle (19 Nov 1666–1724) m. ELIZABETH HOLDEN (1662–1703)
  1. 1. William REED 1676–1734 m. Mary Richmond 1685–1770
    1. 1. Capt (John) Reed 1722–1788 m. Dorothy Pinneo 1725–1770 m. Hannah AUSTIN 1749–
      1. 1. Lois REED 1747–
      2. 2. Ruth Reed 1747–1811 m. Capt (Job) Knap 1739–1786 m. Ezra Whitney 1729–1804
        1. 1. Cyrus Knapp 1769–1852 m. Thankful Stearns 1770–1852
        2. 2. Job Knapp 1765–1822 m. Sarah Wilson 1770–1836
        3. 3. Ruth Knapp 1766–1793
        4. 4. Dorothy Knapp 1776–1828
        5. 5. Rufus Knapp 1779–1819
        6. 6. Abigail Knapp 1781–1842
      3. 3. Lois REED 1747–1830
      4. 4. John Reed 1752–1841
      5. 5. Mary REED 1754–1822
      6. 6. Dorothy REED 1759–
      7. 7. Hannah REED 1761–
      8. 8. Zilpah REED 1763–1841
      9. 9. Enos REED 1765–
      10. 10. Lydia REED 1768–
      11. 11. Nathan REED 1771–1809
      12. 12. David REED 1775–1850
      13. 13. Jonathan REED 1775–
      14. 14. Sally Reed 1796–
      15. 15. Sybil Reed 1795–
      16. 16. Bestey Reed 1794–
      17. 17. Rhoda Reed 1793–
      18. 18. Phebe REED 1773–1860
      19. 19. Bethiah Reed 1797–
    2. 2. Mary Read 1723–1771
    3. 3. Abigail Reed 1726–1816
  2. 2. George Reed 1679–1765
  3. 3. Hannah Reed 1691–1731
  4. 4. Ruth Reed 1686–1748
  5. 5. Esther Read 1682–
  6. 6. John Reed 1674–1741

JOHN REED's Timeline

2 Records

1649
1649
Birth of JOHN REED in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1721
13 Jan 1721
Age 72
Death of JOHN REED in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1649
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1721
    Event Place: Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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