Captain John Reid

CAPTAIN JOHN REID (floruit 1821-61)

is the eldest son of William Reid, sometime Writer in Glasgow, Scotland, afterwards of Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States of America, and his wife, Mary Elizabeth Drew. He was born at Glasgow in Scotland on 22 April 1821 [Registrar General for Scotland, New Register House, Edinburgh, Baptismal Register for Glasgow, reference OPR.644.1/33, frame 3621] and is reported to have been killed in action during the American Civil War, 1861-65.

DEATH

Captain John Reid was already dead when his maternal uncle, James Drew, added a codicil to his last will and testament on 12 June 1875. John Reid is mentioned in the codicil, wherein James Drew, formerly Writer in Glasgow, now residing in Cornwall Terrace, Regents Park, London, instructed his Trustees to pay: “the sum of one thousand pounds free of legacy duty to each one of the following named children of my deceased sister Mary Reid and the said William Reid namely, Elizabeth Fairlie Reid, Ann Hamilton Reid, Mary Drew Reid, James Drew Reid, and also to the only child (son) of the deceased John Reid eldest son of my deceased sister being five children and one grandson in all of my said sister” [National Archives of Scotland, Register House, Edinburgh, Probate of the Will and Codicils of James Drew, formerly Writer in Glasgow, late of Cornwall Terrace, Regents Park, Middlesex (Non Scottish Court), which was registered on 12 May 1879, reference SC70/6/16, pages 572-73].

MARRIAGE AND CHILDREN

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CALENDAR OF EVIDENCE FOR THE FAMILY OF WILLIAM REID AND MARY ELIZABETH DREW PREPARED BY NEIL REID FORD, 2010

                   1 

10 June 1820. William Reid in this parish & Mary Drew in the parish of Eastwood. 2 days.

Source: Registrar General for Scotland, New Register House, Edinburgh, Marriage Register for Cathcart, reference OPR.560/2, frame 445.

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12 June 1820. Mr. William Reid, Writer in the parish of Cathcart, residing in Glasgow, & Miss Mary Drew in this parish registered for procln. 2 days.

Source: Ibidem, Marriage Register for Eastwood, reference OPR.562/5, frame 1128.

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22 April 1821. William Reid, Writer, & Mary Drew a law: son John bo: 22d April Wit: The Revd. James Thomson & Dr. John Gibson.

Source: Registrar General for Scotland, New Register House, Edinburgh, Baptismal Register for Glasgow, reference OPR.644.1/33, frame 3621.

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25 May 1822. William Reid, Writer, & Mary Drew a law: daur. Elizabeth Fairlie bo: 25 May 1822 Wit: John Gibson & John (Thomson).

Source: Ibidem, reference OPR.644.1/33, frame 3768.

                   5 

23 October 1823. William Reid, Writer, & Mary Drew a law: daur. Ann Hamilton bo: 23d Oct: Wit: John Nimmo & John Gibson.

Source: Ibidem, reference OPR.644.1/33, frame 3810.

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16 December 1824. William Reid, Writer, and Mary Drew a law: daur. Mary Drew bo: 16th December. Wit: Dr. John Nimmo, and John Gibson.

Source: Ibidem, reference OPR.644.1/33, frame 3904.

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11 July 1826. William Reid, Writer, & Mary Drew a law: daur. Mary Drew bo: 11th July. Wit: Dr. John Nimmo & Dr. John Gibson. Source:

Source: Ibidem, reference OPR.644.1/33, frame 4038.

                   8 

11 July 1829. William Reid, Writer, & Mary Drew a law: son James Drew bo: 11th July. Wit: The Revd. James Thomson & James Drew.

Source: Ibidem, reference OPR.644.1/33, frame 4254.

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20 October 1831. William Reid, Writer, & Mary Drew a law: son William bo: 20th Oct: Wit: Revd. Jas. Thomson & James Drew.

Source: Ibidem, reference OPR.644.1/33, frame 4457.

                  10 

15 June 1834. William Reid, Writer, & Mary Drew a law: daur: Agnes. bo: 15th June. Wit: Dr. William Young & John Gibson.

Source: Ibidem, reference OPR.644.1/33, frame 4712.

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7 February 1836. William Reid, Writer, & Mary Drew a law: son William bo: 7th February. Wit: William Young & John Gibson.

Source: Ibidem, reference OPR.644.1/33, frame 4902.

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8 September 1837. William Reid, Writer, & Mary Drew a law: son Robert bo: 8th Sept: Wit: John Gibson & Dr. David Gibson.

Source: Ibidem, reference OPR.644.1/33, frame 5082.

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NOTE BY MICHAEL REID DELAHUNT

Herbert Reid, in his book published in 1945 in Glasgow, asserted that "A family of ten [children] were born to William Reid and Mary Drew, eight in Glasgow, before they emigrated. John Reid, the eldest, named after his grandfather of Castlehill, is said to have fallen in the Civil Wars [sic, 1861-1865]."