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John Reed 1716 – 1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1716

Birth Location: Kent County, Delaware, USA

Death Date: 22 Oct 1792

Death Location: Kent County, Delaware, USA

Father: James Reed

Mother: Mary None

Spouse(s): Nancy Polk, Nancy Polk, Nancy Polk, Nancy Polk

Children(s): John Reed

John Reed Sr. was born in 1716 in Kent County, Delaware, USA, the child of James Reed and Mary. John Reed Sr. married Nancy Polk, Nancy Polk, Nancy Polk, Nancy Polk, and had children including John R Reed. John Reed Sr. passed away in 1792 in Kent County, Delaware, USA.

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Biography

  • John Reed Sr. was born in 1716 in Kent County, Delaware, USA, the child of James Reed and Mary.
  • John Reed Sr. married Nancy Polk, Nancy Polk, Nancy Polk, Nancy Polk, and had children including John R Reed.
  • John Reed Sr. passed away in 1792 in Kent County, Delaware, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Reed
1684 – 1734
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary None
1690 –
Birth Location: Sussex, Delaware, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Polk
– 1792
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Polk
– 1792
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Polk
– 1792
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Polk
– 1792
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

John Reed
1744 – 1821
Birth Location: Kent County, Delaware
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John Reed's Ancestors

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John Reed
1716 – 1792
Birth Place: Kent County, Delaware, USA
Parents
James Reed
1684 – 1734
Bridgewater, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Mary
1690 –
Sussex, Delaware, USA
Grandparents
James (Reed) (Reade)
1657 – 1725
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Susannah Richmond
1661 – 1725
Bridgewater, Plymouth Co, MA
Great-Grandparents
Captain Reed
1618 – 1669
Iris Chepman
1610 – 1670
Susanna Hayward
1632 – 1661
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Reade
1588 – 1674
Elizabeth Master
1588 – 1658

John Reed's Descendants

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John Reed (11 Apr 1716 – 22 Oct 1792) m. Nancy Polk (UNKNOWN – Oct 1792) m. Nancy Polk (UNKNOWN – Oct 1792) m. Nancy Polk (UNKNOWN – Oct 1792) m. Nancy Polk (UNKNOWN – Oct 1792)
  1. 1. John (R) Reed (MAY 1744 – 29 MAR 1821) m. Elizabeth (M Polk) (Reed) (20 May 1749 – 12 Nov 1807)
    1. 1. George Reed (26 May 1774 – 30 Oct 1846) m. Mary Harrington (31 May 1781 – 30 Jan 1815)
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth Ann) Reed (20 November 1812 – 8 July 1855) m. Argalus Higgins (1802 – before 1860)
        1. 1. Eliphalet (R. "Eli") Higgins (1826 – )
        2. 2. Walter (B.) Higgins (1829 – )
        3. 3. Sarah (Amanda "Roxie") Higgins (1831 – bef 1880) m. James (Martin) Ellers (abt 1819 – March 1888)
        4. 4. Matilda Higgins (1834 – )
        5. 5. Dorcas (Rebecca) Higgins (1837 – 30 November 1892)
        6. 6. Thomas (H.) Higgins (Sep 1839 – 29 Sep 1911)

John Reed's Timeline

2 Records

1716
11 Apr 1716
Birth of John Reed Sr. in Kent County, Delaware, USA
Kent County, Delaware, USA
1792
22 Oct 1792
Age 76
Death of John Reed Sr. in Kent County, Delaware, USA
Kent County, Delaware, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1716
    Event Place: Kent County, Delaware, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1792
    Event Place: Kent County, Delaware, USA
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