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Ruth Reed 1747–1811 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Nov 1747

Birth Location: Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 11 Oct 1811

Death Location: Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Capt Reed

Mother: Dorothy Pinneo

Spouse(s): Capt Knap, Ezra Whitney

Children(s): Cyrus Knapp, Job Knapp, Ruth Knapp, Dorothy Knapp, Rufus Knapp, Abigail Knapp

Ruth Reed was born in 1747 in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Capt John Reed And Dorothy Pinneo. Ruth Reed married Capt Job Knap, Ezra Whitney, and had children including Abigail Knapp, Cyrus Knapp, Dorothy Knapp, Job Knapp, Rufus Knapp, Ruth Knapp, Zylpha Knapp. Ruth Reed passed away in 1811 in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Ruth Reed was born in 1747 in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Capt John Reed And Dorothy Pinneo.
  • Ruth Reed married Capt Job Knap, Ezra Whitney, and had children including Abigail Knapp, Cyrus Knapp, Dorothy Knapp, Job Knapp, Rufus Knapp, Ruth Knapp, Zylpha Knapp.
  • Ruth Reed passed away in 1811 in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt Reed
1722–1788
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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Dorothy Pinneo
1725–1770
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
DP

Spouses(s)

Capt Knap
1739–1786
Birth Location: Douglass, Massachusetts, United States
CK
Ezra Whitney
1729–1804
Birth Location: Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
EW

Children(s)

Cyrus Knapp
1769–1852
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
CK
Job Knapp
1765–1822
Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States
JK
Ruth Knapp
1766–1793
Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States
RK
Dorothy Knapp
1776–1828
Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States
DK
Rufus Knapp
1779–1819
Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States
RK
Abigail Knapp
1781–1842
Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States
AK

Ruth Reed's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Reed
1747–1811
Birth Place: Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Capt John Reed
1722–1788
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Dorothy Pinneo
1725–1770
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
William REED
1676–1734
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Richmond
1685–1770
Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
James (Pineo) Capt.
1677–1747
Lyons, Rhone, Rhone-Alpes, France
Dorothy Badcock
1684–1737
Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
JOHN REED
1649–1721
BETHIAH FRYE
1653–1730
Laurence (Dupin)
1657–1727
Jeanne Lacouve
1664–1727
Return Badcock
1653–1681
Sarah Denison
1657–1713
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Reade
1605–1663
Avis Chapman
1594–1655
George FRYE
1616–1678
Mary Brandon
1620–1655

Ruth Reed's Descendants

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Ruth Reed (20 Nov 1747–11 Oct 1811) m. Capt (Job) Knap (8 Dec 1739–26 May 1786) m. Ezra Whitney (22 Feb 1729–24 Sep 1804)
  1. 1. Cyrus Knapp 1769–1852 m. Thankful Stearns 1770–1852
    1. 1. Hiram Knapp 1803–1859 m. Elvira Stearns 1804–1880
      1. 1. C.H. (Pitman) Knapp 1833–1863 m. Mary Doolittle 1841–1871
        1. 1. Cora (Bella) Knapp 1861–1889 m. Frastus Ogilvie 1859–1886
        2. 2. Luella Knapp 1859–1862
      2. 2. Carlos (Boardman) Knapp 1832–1897 m. Jane Allen 1836–1901
        1. 1. Clara (Knapp) Hull 1856–1923
        2. 2. Byron Knapp 1857–1857
        3. 3. Jessie Knapp 1858–1934
        4. 4. Frank (Lewis) Knapp 1860–1863
        5. 5. Charles (Frederick) Knapp 1862–1933
        6. 6. Mary (Ella) Knapp 1864–1929
        7. 7. Judson (Walter) Knapp 1867–1952
      3. 3. Polly (Phidora Graves) Knapp 1829–1918 m. Isaac (C.) Sprague 1824–1902
        1. 1. James (Thatcher) Sprague 1871–1952
        2. 2. Eliza (E.) Sprague 1862–
        3. 3. Bertha (S.) Sprague 1867–1962
        4. 4. Evaline (Phidora) Sprague 1849–
        5. 5. Alfred (Isaac) Sprague 1853–1934
        6. 6. Elmer (Lyman) Sprague 1864–1865
        7. 7. James Sprague 1857–1863
        8. 8. Lafayette Sprague –1863
        9. 9. Eliza (Abigail) Symonds 1861–1962
      4. 4. Indiana (EV) Knapp 1844–1916 m. Herbert (A) Smith 1851–1925
        1. 1. Leon (T) Smith 1881–1899
        2. 2. Hattie (Ella) Smith 1878–1965
      5. 5. Lyman (H Enos) Knapp 1837–1904 m. Martha (A) Severance 1837–1928
        1. 1. George (E) Knapp 1867–1930
        2. 2. Frances (A Fanny) Knapp 1869–1920
        3. 3. Edwin (Lyman) Knapp 1878–1961
        4. 4. Mary (Alice) Knapp 1869–1973
      6. 6. Preston (Steven Asaphite) Knapp 1839–1908 m. Emma (L) Knapp 1847–1939
        1. 1. Malcolm (V) Knapp 1874–1908
        2. 2. Ernest (Preston) Knapp 1867–1951
      7. 7. Joseph (D. Velasco) Knapp 1842–1930 m. Caroline Medbury 1843–
        1. 1. Edwin Knapp 1874–1960
        2. 2. Flora (M.) Knapp 1879–
      8. 8. Henry (Elliott) Knapp 1835–1904 m. Eleanor (Fox) Hall 1835–1890 m. Mary (Pettis) S 1834–
        1. 1. Evangeline (Angelia) Knapp 1856–1856
        2. 2. Elcy (Rosella) Knapp 1857–1868
        3. 3. Elliot (Isaac) Knapp 1859–
        4. 4. Elliott (Henry) Knapp 1865–
        5. 5. W. (E.) Knapp 1867–1951
        6. 6. Edelbert (John "Birdie" "Adelbert") Knapp 1869–1869
        7. 7. Edell (J.) Knapp 1870–
        8. 8. Willie (E) Knapp 1854–
        9. 9. Adelbert Knapp 1871–
      9. 9. Villa (Ethana Madonna Arressa) Knapp 1846–1933 m. Cheselton (J) Allen 1847–1926 m. Cheselton (J "Chessie") Allen 1847–1926
        1. 1. Lena (Jennie) Allen 1871–1914
        2. 2. Lora (Estelle) Allen 1876–1940
        3. 3. Lora (Estelle) Allen 1876–1940
        4. 4. Andy (Marcien) Allen 1882–1885
    2. 2. Asaph Knapp 1796–1867 m. Relief HIgley 1801–1889
      1. 1. Horace (Stearns) Knapp 1828–1916
      2. 2. Daniel (Steward) Knapp 1830–1833
      3. 3. Franklin (Dwight) Knapp 1835–1919
      4. 4. Fayette (W.) Knapp 1839–1909 m. Fanny (Maria) Lamb 1846–1905
        1. 1. Emma (Jane) Whitaker 1865–1892 m. Walter (A) Whitaker 1854–1936
        2. 2. Wieber (Franklin) Knapp 1869–
        3. 3. Elmer (Warren) Knapp 1863–1927
        4. 4. Addie (M) Knapp 1867–
        5. 5. Leon (H.) Knapp 1875–
        6. 6. Mary (M.) Knapp 1873–
        7. 7. Martha (A.) Knapp 1877–
        8. 8. Wieber (Franklin) Knapp 1869–1935
        9. 9. Elmer (Warren) Knapp 1863–1927
        10. 10. Leon (Henry) Knapp 1875–1892
        11. 11. Mary (M.) Knapp 1873–1954
        12. 12. Martha (A.) Knapp 1877–1892
        13. 13. Steward (Horace) Knapp 1879–1879
      5. 5. Clark (Asaph) Knapp 1840–1927
      6. 6. John (Henry) Knapp 1844–1904
      7. 7. Lucina (R) Knapp 1826–1917
    3. 3. Cyrus Knapp 1794–1868
    4. 4. Evelina Knapp 1798–1811
    5. 5. Thankful Knapp 1804–1811
    6. 6. Dolly Knapp 1806–1808
    7. 7. Zilpha Knapp 1793–1850
    8. 8. Enos (R) Knapp 1797–1886
    9. 9. Orville Knapp 1799–1861
    10. 10. Lucretia Knapp 1809–1892
    11. 11. Fayette (Graves) Knapp 1812–1869 m. Sylvia Knapp 1815–1880
      1. 1. Emma (C.) Knapp 1848–1851
      2. 2. Gilbert (A) Knapp 1843–1881
    12. 12. Althana Knapp 1815–1884 m. William (H.) Kidder 1811–1882
  2. 2. Job Knapp 1765–1822 m. Sarah Wilson 1770–1836
    1. 1. Nancy Knapp 1805–1881
    2. 2. Moses Knapp 1797–1868
    3. 3. Job (Knapp) III 1795–1840
    4. 4. Laura Knapp 1802–1888
    5. 5. Ruth Knapp 1792–1875
    6. 6. Sarah Knapp 1794–1837
    7. 7. Benjamin Knapp 1808–1822
  3. 3. Ruth Knapp 1766–1793
  4. 4. Dorothy Knapp 1776–1828
  5. 5. Rufus Knapp 1779–1819
  6. 6. Abigail Knapp 1781–1842

Ruth Reed's Timeline

2 Records

1747
20 Nov 1747
Birth of Ruth Reed in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1811
11 Oct 1811
Age 64
Death of Ruth Reed in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1747
    Event Place: Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 93937
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 95650
    [3] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [4] Massachusetts, Town Birth Records
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A Genealogy of the descendants of Richard Porter, who settled at Weymouth, Massachusetts, 1635, and allied families : also, some account of the descendants of John Porter, who settled at Hingham, Massachusetts, 1635, and Salem, (Danvers) Massac
    [6] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 115
    [7] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 112 : 1914
    [8] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1811
    Event Place: Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 93937
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 95650
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 112 : 1914
    [4] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
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