Lieut. Thomas Reed

SERVED DURING THE REVOLUTION. LIVED ALONG FAIRFIELD STATION ROAD, ADAMS COUNTY PA (Courtesy of Mike Hahn.)

Lt. Thomas Reed's nephew, John Reed (1786-1850), in REMINISCENCES, reported Thomas' death in 1803.

Origins

According to available records, James Reed (c 1710 - c 24 January 1798) married Margaret Floyd circa 1730. The couple had seven sons and two daughters:

1. Maria Reed, married Stephenson 1742–1828
2. Benjamin Reed 1744–1828. Married Sarah.
3. John Reid 1746–1831. Married Mary.
4. James Reid 1747–1792. Married Frances Gibson, widow of Robert Callender.
5. Joseph Reed died as a young man.
6. Samuel Reed 1748–1808.
7. Sarah Reed, married McKesson 1748–1821
8. William Reed 1751-1813. Married Nancy Miller.
9. Thomas Reed 1755-1803/1812. Married Mary Craig.

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Biography

Thomas Reed married Mary Craig in 1777. The couple had two children, Jane and Thomas. After service in the Revolutionary War, he became an attorney. Interred in Lower Marsh Creek Cemetery, he rests in an unmarked grave near his parents. ("Thru the Years" compiled by May Sanders Riley - includes Reed family history, PDF 1999)

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Below is from “The Gettysburg Times,” 1964. Serious Reed/Reid family researchers must obtain copies of the originals. With no effort to organize or clarify, reader discretion is advised.

Publication: The Gettysburg Times Location: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Issue Date: Thursday, April 9, 1964 Page: Page 9

. A Bit Of History About Early Settlers By B. F. M. MacPHERSON LIEUTENANT THOMAS REED In one of the Reed (or Reid) family burial plots in the Lower Marsh Creek churchyard is the grave of Lieutenant Thomas Reed, officer in the War of the American Revolution. It is not known, with any degree of certainty whether or not this spot was ever marked -- but if so -the gravestone has long since disappeared. However, there can be little doubt that his body was Interred in this old cemetery -- along with many other members of bis family. Among the papers of the late David McConaughty, Esq., Gettysburg attorney, who handled the pension claims of quite a few Revolutionary War veterans are the proofs of the service of Thomas Reed. It is difficult to ascertain just who applied for this pension -- Thomas Reed, himself, or his widow, Mary (Craig) Reed? The data, as correlated by Mr. McConaughty, follows:-SERVED AS PRIVATE (Sheet 1) "Thomas Reed, .Lieutenant. First served as a private in the Pennsylvania Line in the War of the American Revolution, in the years 1776, 1777 and 1778 and was taken a prisoner (by the British) in New Jersey. (Sheet 2) "Testimony of Alexander Rowan on the service of Thomas Reed ·-- "Knew Thomas Reed from the time he was a child. He was born in Carroll's Tract -- his father was one of' the first settlers hi that Tract and he (Alexander Rowan lived a couple of miles from him--a neighbor boy. Enlisted in the Company of Captain Albright (of York Township) William McPherson was the Lieutenant in this Company. This Company was raised just about the time the British evacuated Boston (March 17, 1776). "Regularly enlisted in the Pennsylvania Line. "Enlisted in the Marsh Creek Settlement. RECEIVED COMMISSION "William McPherson enlisted Mm (either William McPherson or Alexander Russell). Alexander Russell was in that Company I think. Thomas Reed was taken prisoner -- paroled -- and exchanged. "Then Thomas Reed got a commission in the Army as a Lieutenant. Got them in Philadelphia and William Russell got one (a commission) as Ensign. He (William Russell) lost one of his legs at the Battle of Brandywine -- in the same Company with (Thomas) Reed. Sheet 3) "I (Alexander Rowan) was living joining the McClellan farm at Marsh Creek when the war began and he (Thomas Reed) joined the first company raised by Captain MOMS. General John Edie was a Lieutenant (in this company). This was in the summer of 1775. "Major Hugh Denwiddie, the grandfather of Hugh Denwiddie in town (Gettysburg) was a Major in the Militia. "In the winter of 1777-78, when the American Army lay at Valley Forge, I (Alexander lowan) was sent by my mother with a horse toad of cheese to my brothers, Lieutenant Robert Rowan (deceased for 17 years) and Sergeant James Rowan (deceased for eleven years), of William McCleans Company * Drafted Militia. When there I saw Thomas Reed in the camp. 'He (Thomas Reed) was at hat time a Lieutenant and was warding that winter in the family of Captain Thomas Craig near Doyleslown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania). He was commissioned before that. He Thomas Reed) had before this been paroled and exchanged and he and William Russell (Ensign) were commissioned on the same day -- in Philadelphia, lussell also lived in Carroll's Tract and died about twenty- eight years ago. 'There was a Captain Marshall boarding in Craig's family at the same time (as Lieutenant Thomas Reed). "Reed had been there through the winter and courted Mary Craig (the daughter of Captain Thomas Craig). They (Thomas Reed and Mary Craig) were married in the spring following. (Sheet 4) "Thomas Reed was in the Battle of Brandywine and of Germantown. Sensible that Thomas Reed was taken prisoner, by the British, at the Battle of Long Island. "He (Thomas Reed) came home on parol in the Summer of 1777. He did not remain long at his father's. His brother, Major James Reed, was home at the same time. 'I (Alexander Rowan) am certain that he (Thomas Reed) returned to the Army before the Battle of Brandywine. I remember that William Russell, an Ensign in the same Company, had his leg shot off at that time. "He (Thomas Reed) did not .leave the service immediately after he married. He came up to this County (then York but now Adams) with his wife [Mary Craig) some time after harvest in 1778. The Battle of Monmouth took place in 1778 and I heard Thomas Reed speak of Lee's disgrace on this occasion. Later he (Thomas Reed) returned to his home and lived on part of his father's tract near Millerstown (now Fairfield). His wife lived with him there. Mary Ditterline, now of Gettysburg, is a daughter and there was a son also. Thomas Reed lived over thirty years in this County and died here. 3,000 MILITIA (Sheet 5) "The first time Mary Craig saw him (Thomas Reed) he was a horse and was with a Company on way from Easton to Philadelphia. At a place called the X Roads, not far from Doylestown, where the people from about Doylestown had gone to see One force pass, Thomas Reed rode out to speak to Captain Thomas Craig and he (Thomas Craig) introduced him (Thomas Reed) to his daughter. "In 1776 Washington retreated across Jersey and at Trenton he was joined by some three thousand Pennsylvania Militia. Probably Reed was among these. He (Reed) came to see her (Mary Craig) soon after introduction. They were married not long after at Thomas Craig's by the Pastor of the Meshamong Meeting House. Directly after they moved to Adams County in the Fall. He (Reed) remained with her one Winter until the following Spring. Then he left intending to make but a short told her (his wife) he trip Reid) family will be continued would be back in a short tiaif.

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Publication: The Gettysburg Times i Location: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Issue Date: Friday, April 10, 1964 Page: Page 16

PAGE SIX TOE GETTYSBURG TIMES, FRTOAY, APRIL 10, 1964 A Bit Of History About Early Settlers The POWER of FAITH * WOODMSNMAIL By 6. F. M. MacPHERSON THE CRAIG . REED MIXUP --The historical and genealogical study of the Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Burial ground is continued at this time with additional data on Lt. Thomas Reed, a soldier from Carroll's Tract, tills County, in the War of the American Revolution. As narrated in last week's column after Thomas Reed failed to retum from what he thought would be a short tour of duty in the Continental Army, his wife, Mary (Craig) Reed, believing her husband to be dead, returned to her father's home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. In fact, according to testimony given by Alexander Rowan in the pension application, word came "in the Fall" to the Reed home in Carroll's Tract that "Thomas Reed was dead." There was a mistake somewhere for, not too long after Mrs. Reed returned to her father's house, her husband returned "in the following Summer." Alexander Rowan continued "his account -- as follows:--" TAKEN PRISONER "He (Thomas Reed) had been ; taken prisoner, some place in Jersey and detained as a pris oner for some nine months. He -(Reed) said that he was confined in a very dark place --perhaps a prison ship. - "Mrs. Ditterline (.Jane Reed the daughter of Thomas and Mary [Craig] Reed and tihe wife of Charles Ditterline) was with her mother a great deal. "Colonel Paxton says tha - Thomas Reed was confined, as a prisoner of the British, in a church in New _· Jersey." General T. C. Miller gave ad ditional testimony -- (6th sheet) "Thomas Reed lived near Millerstown ( now Fairfield), Adams County Pennsylvania. After he returnee from the service, he lived for about one year (farmed) one summer on the farm of his fa ther - in - law. Captain Thoma Craig, in Bucks County, Penn ylvania, near Doylestown. GOT INTO A SPREE He (Thomas Reed) married flary Craig in the year 1777, in Jucks County, during the War. He was introduced to Mary raig by her father, Captain Thomas Craig. The Reeds then moved to this County. Later, after about a year's residence n Bucks County, he (Thomas Reed) got into a spree and went off. He remained away about IS months. His . wife, Mary (Craig) Reed, remained for awhile in Adams County on his (Reed's) farm; but concluding that he was dead, she returned to her father's in Bucks County. "Thomas Reed returned to his home late one night. He had just been released from prison having been taken prisoner by the British in New Jersey and confined on Long Island. After this he lived on his farm in this County and continued so to do until his death in the year 1812. 'He (Thomas Reed) separated from his wife about three years before his death (about 1809). From that time on Mary (Craig) Reed resided in Bucks County, in he family of her father, Captain Thomas Craig. "Thomas Craig, the father of Mary (Craig) Reed, removed to Adams County, Pennsylvania, in or about 1814, and lived in the family of Major William Miller, in Millerstown (now F field). His daughter, the widow of Thomas Reed, lived with her father in the -Miller family. Cap? tain Craig died shortly after coming up to this County. After one year Mary (Craig) Reed bought the D. Tavern stand, in Gettysburg and resided there until her death in 1823 -- in the family of Charles Ditterline and his wife. "Thomas and Mary (Craig) Reed left issue -- a son, Craig Reed, and a daughter, Jane Reed, the wife of Charles Dit- This concludes the testimony taken by David McConaughty, Esq., regarding the pension application of the heirs of Lt. Thomas Reed. DEATH NOTICE" The "death notice" of Lt. Thomas Reed lished in the was not pub" Adams Cen- tinel" but from the pension papers it is known that he died in 1812. Without a doubt he was buried in the Reed (or Reid) family plot in Lower Marsh Greek burial ground. If his grave was ever marked, and it is very possible that it was, the stcne has long since disap- peared. Mary (Craig) Reed, the widow of the soldier, died in Gettysburg, in 1823 – . Adams Centinel, Wednesday, September 10, 1823 -- "Died, in this Borough, on Thursday night. September 4th, 1823, in the 63rd year of her age, Mrs. Mary Reed. Her friendships were not such as, being widely diffused, are often weakened by the multiplicity of the objects on which they are bestowed -- they were few and more strongly expressed hi actions rather than in words, and such as were worth possessing. But a few days since we saw her in the enjoyment of health, at the sick beds of her nearest relatives, soothing them by her kind and unremitting assiduities, which probably induced the fatal disease which has removed her from all earthly solitude." In Area A of the Evergreen Cemetery, not too far from the grave of Jennie Wade, is the last resting place of. Mary (Craig) Reed. She was probably first buried in the old Presbyterian graveyard, located on the west side of the Waslhington first St., block of N. Gettysburg, and when the bodies from that plot were removed to the Evergreen -- those of Mrs. Reed, her daughter, Jane (Reed) Ditterline, and the latter's husband, Charles Ditterline, were reinterred-in the family plot of a grandson, Theodore Ditterline. Apparently the estrangement between Mary (Craig) Reed and her late husband, Thomas Reed, was complete and she had no desire to be buried with him. 2. Adams Centinel, Wednesday, May 18, 1814 -"Married, Thursday, May 12th 1814, by.the Rev. Mr. William Paxton, of this County, Mr. Charles S, Ditterline to Miss Jane M. Reed, both of this Borough (Gettysburg, Pa.)." Note ~ The bride, in this case was the daughter of Lt. Thomas and Mary (Craig) Reed, and the , wedding ceremony was performed by the minister of the Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Church. The notes on the Reed - Craig families will be continued in this column next week..

Publication: The Gettysburg Times i Location: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Issue Date: Saturday, April 18, 1964 Page: Page 8

PAGE EIGHT THE GElTYSBtURG TIMES, SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1964 A Bit Of History About Early Settlers By B. F. M. MacPHERSON CAPTAIN THOMAS CRAIG The question is often asked: Of what value are family, church and public burial grounds historically speaking? The answer is obvious -- people make history and it must be admitted that all, eventually, end up in some sort of graveyard. Therefore if the story behind the grave marker is known what more can be desired? Beyond the shadow of a doubt the old burial grounds, of all sorts and conditions, should be preserved and studied. Lt. Thomas Reed, with all his failings; was a staunch and loyal patriot, a soldier in the War of the American Revolution. He rests in the Lower Marsh Creek churchyard and his grave is unmarked. Captain Thomas Craig, father-in-law of Thomas Reed, officer in the Revolution and charter mem her of the Order of Cincinnati, is interred in the same burial ground and his grave too is unmarked. What a vast amount of history, gallant and otherwise, lies in those two unmarked graves. The least that can be said that they enriched poster! ty. The genealogical notes on the Craig-Reed families are contin ued at this time. 2 C H I L D R E N Thomas and Mary (Craig) Reed were the parents of two children--a son and a daughter. The latter was married, in 1814, to Charles S. Ditterline and they remained in this County and are buried, with Mary (Craig) Reed, and other members of their family, in Area A of the Evergreen Cemetery. Thomas Craig Reed, the son, apparently emigrated to the western part of the state at an early age. 3. Adams Centinel. Wednesday, April 11, 1821-"Married, at Greensburg. Pennsylvania, on April 1, 1821, by (name of minister not given), Mr. Thomas Craig Reed, formerly of this place, to Miss Catharine McQuaide, of Greensburg, Pa." 4. Adams Centinel, Wednesday, September 17, 1823-DIED AT 15 MONTHS "Died, Wednesday evening, September 19th, 1823. after an illness of four or five hours, Mary Jane Reed, the daughter of Mr. Thomas C. Reed, of this place, aged 15 months." Note:--From the above it would appear that *fter his marriage Thomas Craig Reed returned to Gettysburg, at least for a time, and here a daughter was born to him and his wife. A little more than a year later the little girl died and was probably buried in the Presby terian churchyard located on the west side of North Washing ton Street -- in the first block thereof. It is reasonable to assume that her body vas^ removed to the Evergreen Ceme tery -- shortly after the latter burial ground was opened -along with other members o: the Reed-DitterLme families. 5. Adams Centinel, Wednes day, October 6, 1824-"Died, in this Borough (Get tysburg), on Sunday Tiorning October 3, 1824, Mary Elizabeth Ditterline, the daughter o. Charles S. Ditterline, aged about five years." Note: -- The daughter o: Charles S. and Jane M. (Reed) Ditterline--buried in the familj plot of the Evergreen Cemetery 2 ORDERS OF CHIVALRY Before going into detail on the other branch of the Reed (or Reid) family -- that of the brother of Thomas Reed -- an 'account should be given o Colonel Thomas Craig, the father in-law of Lt. Thomas Reed an the father of Mary (Craig) Reed According to the historians there are two outstanding and ,exclusive orders of chivalry ii the world -- namely -- the Or der of the Garter and the Orde of the Cincinnati. In the Lower Marsh Creek Churchyard, in a irave that is now unmarked, s buried a member of the later organization. Col. (or aptain) Thomas Craig, while not a native of this county, died icre at Millerstown (now Fair- :ield), while living in the family of General William Miller, a short time after moving here 'rom his home at Doylestown. A fairly reliable tradition states hat he came here in order to e near his daughter, the wife of Thomas Reed, who was liv- ng apart from her husband. IMPOSSIBLE TO TAKE BODY It was almost impossible in that day to take a body any great distance for burial and jresumably Col. Craig was juried in the Lower Marsh Creek graveyard. If his grave was ever marked the stone has ong since disappeared and it is impossible to even approximately locate it at this late date. In the record book of the Order of the Cincinnati Col. Craig is listed as follows-"Colonel Thomas Craig of the Third Regiment of the Pennsylvania Continental Line. Retired January 1, 1783." Dr. William Henry Egle, the noted Pennsylvania historian, in his "Annual Volume 1898" iad this to say of Thomas iraig:-- SERVED AS PRIVATE "He (Thomas Craig) served in the War of the American Revolution, first as a private hi ihe Associated Company of Warrington. Buck County, Pennsylvania. He was afterwards Quartermaster of the Ninth Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line, under Colonel James Irvine in 1777. On July 1, 1780, he was appointed Commissioner of Purchases of Bucks County Pe.nn- sylvania. He was a charter member of the Order of the Cin cinnati. "Colonel Craig died at Millers- own (now Fairfield), Adams bounty, Pennsylvania, in 1813." 6. Adams Centinel, Wednesday, April 28, 1813-ATTACKED BY E P I D E M I C '!Died, in Millerstown (now 'airfield), this County, on Thursday, April 22, 1813, in the seven- y-fifth year of his age, Colonel 'homas Craig, Esq. He had long ontemplated a removal from lis native place in Bucks Coun- y, Pennsylvania, to spend the evening of his days hi the socie- y of his children. His friends ut just hailed hriarasi,lvhwen Hit just hailed his arrival, when le was attacked by the epidem- c, under which he languished jut a few days. "Children! You have lost a Father. Heroes of the Revolution! You have lost a Brother. There is another member ol the Order of the Cincinnati buried in Adams County -- Chap lain Robert McMordie, of the Upper Marsh Creek Presbyterian Church, whose grave is to be found in the old Presbyterian burial ground commonly known as "Black's Graveyard." This grave is marked with a black slate stone in a fairly good state of repair. The notes on the Reed (01 Redd) family will be continue*: hi this column next week.
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Publication: The Gettysburg Times i Location: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Issue Date: Saturday, April 22, 1939 Page: Page 4

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/45714322/ On previous occasions we have, when quoting the inscriptions from tombstones, given you examples of epitaphs. You find all sorts and conditions from the home composed to the polished verse. In Lower Marsh Creek cemetery we find one setting forth the virtues of what must have been an extraordinary man. "Friendvhjp tribute To The memory of ? ivho departed this life o , 5.-William Kenv-died 1791,-aged 46 years. 6. Samuel Knox, died 1808, aged 82 years. 7. Isaac Moor, died 1815, aged 59 years. 8. John Morrow, died 1811, aged 68 years. 9. Bobert McJunsey, died 1799, aged 69 years. 10. William McKesson, died 1826, aged 79 years. 11. Benjamin Beed, died 1828, aged 84 years^ 12. John Reid, died 1831, aged 86 years. 13. Isaac Bobinson, died 1796, aged 60 years. 14. Captain James Scott, died 1806, aged 46 years. 15. Abraham. Scott, died 1834, aged 77 years. 16. Bobert Speer, died 1813, aged 78 years. 17. James Thompson, died 1801, aged 59 years. 18. David Waugh, died 1816, aged 80 years 19. William Waugh, died 1823, aged 84 years. Data on any of the above men would be greatly appreciated. R-a-d-i-o Programs Today, 4 P. M. to Midnight SSOk--WEAF--454* 4 :00--Brissctt's orchestra 4:30--Southwestern Stars 5 :00--Three Cheers 5:13--H. S. Youth and Government 6:00--Kiiltcnmeycr's

Publication: The Gettysburg Times i Location: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Issue Date: Saturday, May 9, 1964 Page: Page 8

PAGE EIGHT THE GETTYSBURG TIMES, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1964 A Bit Of History About Early Settlers By B. F. M. MacPHERSON MORE REED (OR REID) FAMILY NOTES While, at the present time, much of the genealogy of the Reed (or Reid) family remains somewhat of a mystery an occasional bit of light shines through -- thanks to the records in the old newspaper files and the notes hi the family Bible of James Wilson, the pioneer. From the "Adams Sentinel" (later the "Star and Sentinel") the following were taken -from the issue published on the dates given. 19. Wednesday, June 18, 1828-"Died, Saturday, June 14th, 1828, at an advanced age, Mr. Benjamin Reed, of Hamilton- ban Township, this County. Mr. Reed was an old soldier of the Revolution." VETERAN OF WAR Note:--Benjamin Reed (or Reid), veteran of the War of the American Revolution, and his wife, Sarah Reed, are both buried in the Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Churchyard and the inscriptions from the markers at their* graves are as follows: 2. "Sacred -- to the memory of -- Benjamin Reed -- who departed this life -- on the 14th : day of June -- 1828 -- Aged 84 ' years." 3. "In memory of -- Sarah Reed -- Consort of -- Benjamin Reed -- who departed this life -- May 2nd, 1823 -- Aged 71 years." 20. Wednesday, July 23, 1828-"Died, Friday night, July 18th, 1828, at the residence of her son- in-law, James Wilson, Esq., -in Millerstown (now Fairfield), ..this County, Mrs% Nancy Reed, the relict of General William Reed, deceased, and mother of the Honorable John Reed, President Judge of this District." MORE DATE. Note:--In the family Bible of the first James Wilson there is quite a bit of data pertaining ,to General William Reed, his -.wife, and their children -- as "follows:-- f "Elizabeth Wilson, the daughter of the pioneer James Wil- ·on, married William Reed. '"" "Elizabeth (or Nancy) Wilson was born November 10th, 1743. , "Births of the children of William Reed -1. Isabella Reed -- born August 17th, 1776. s 2. "Mary Reed ~ born January 3rd, 1779. 3. "James Reed -- born Octo- ner 16th, 1781. 4. "Samuel M. Reed -- born January 22nd, 1784. .. 5. "John Reed -- born June 5th. 1786. . 6. "William Reed -- born September 18th, 1788. ' "Elizabeth (Wilson) Reed was ,born in 1743 when her mother, *Jane Wilson, was supposed to be twenty-two years of age Jane Wilson, the wife of James Wilson, died in 1789 -- supposed to be seventy-eight years old. "Marriages -- James Wilson and Mary Reed were married the 8th of April, 1799, by the Rev. William Paxton. DEATHS LISTED "Deaths in the family of General William Reed-1. "William Reed, Junior, died the 18th of July, 1810. 2. "General William Reed -.-died June 17th, 1813 -- in the 61st year of his age. 3. "Rebecca Ann Reed, the daughter of William Reed, Junior, died the 15th of January, 1813. ' 4. "Harriet Reed, the wife of William Reed, Junior, died Oc- tober, 1809. 5. "Mary Reed (Mary Agnew), the wife of Samuel M. Reed, died 27th of November, 1817. 6. "James Wilson Reed, the son of Samuel M. Reed, died 26th of August, 1813. 7. "James Wilson Reed (the second), the son of Samuel M. Reed, died September 29th, 1816. 8. "James Reed died at Greensburg, Pennsylvania, on the 15th of June, 1818. 9. "Isabella (Reed) Shields died in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, the 12th of July (year not given in record). 10. "Nancy Reed, the wife of General William Reed, died July, 1828." 21. Wednesday, December 3, 1828-"Married, Saturday, November 27th, 1828, by the Rev. David McConaugiity, of this County, Mr. John Smith to Miss Eliza Reid, both of Petersburg (York Springs), this County." Note:--Just how Eliza (Reid) Smith fits into the Reid (or Reed) family is not known. In a case of this type, until additional information can be obtained, one guess is as good as another. 22. Wednesday, February 18, 1829-"Died, Wednesday, February llth, 1829, Mr. Patrick Reid, of Emmitsburg, Maryland." EMMITSBURG RESIDENT Note:--Apparently there was a branch of the Reid (or Reed)… Fairfield, iamily living in Frederick County, Maryland, in the vicinity of Emmitsburg, and the Patrick Reid, whose obituary was pub' lished in the "Adams Sentinel," was a member of that particular segment. 23. Wednesday, April 1, 1829-"Married, Thursday, March 26th, 1829/by the Rev. William Paxton, of this County, Mr. John Witherow to Miss Maria Reid, the daughter of Colonel James Reid, both of Hamilton- ban Township, this County." Note:--A daughter of Colonel James Reid and therefore a niece of Lieutenant Thomas Reed -- Maria (Reid) Witherow married into a family very similar, in background, to her own -- pioneers on thethen far western frontier. 24. Tuesday, December 7, 1830-"Died, Friday night, December 3rd, 1830, Mr. Samuel Minor Reed, of Cumberland Township, this County." Note:--Another stray branch of the Reed (or Reid) family -- whose exact place on family tree is not known. The notes on the Reed (or Reid) family will be continued next week.

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/46881116/ Publication: The Gettysburg Times i Location: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Issue Date: Tuesday, May 19, 1964 Page: Page 6

AGAIN -- THI REED (OR REID) FAMILY The account of the Reed (or Reid) family of the Manor of the Masque (Maske) hi what is now Adams County, Pennsylvania, is continued at this time -- with more notes from the files of the "Adams Sentinel" -- originally published under the dates given. Last week the column concluded with the obituary of Samuel Minor Reed, of Cumberland Township, this County, in 1830. No additional details given -- all of which adds up to another stray branch on the family tree. 25. Tuesday, September 6, 1831-"Died, at his residence in Millers-Town (now Fairfield), this County, on Friday, September 2nd, 1831, John Reed, Esq., in the 86th year of h,is age. He was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, in 1746. In the year 1751 he, with his father, removed to near this place. In 1776 and 1777, he, with his six brothers, shouldered their rifles and muskets and marched to the battlefield in defense of those natural rights and privileges which we now enjoy. WAS MAGISTRATE "In 1784, he with his family, removed to near the town of Huntingdon (then in Bedford County, Pennsylvania) and remained there four years. In 1807 or 1808 he held the Commission of Magistrate and executed its duties until 1822, when the infirmities of age rendered him unable to attend to any of the ordinary concerns of life.' Note: -- At long last some background material on Jthe Reed family and this in no "uncertain terms." Apparently there were seven Reed (or Reid) brothers and all were vet erans of the War of the American Revolution. John Reed is buried in the Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian churchyard and the inscription 'from the marker at his grave reads as follows:-4. "In memory of -- William [no, John] Reid, -- who departed this life -- September 2nd, 1831. -- In the 86th year of his age. PIETY AND VIRTUE 'Also of Mary Reid -- Diec August 15th, 1834 -- Aged 84 years." Mary Reid (or Reed) was the wife of John Reid, Esq., and she survived her husband by some three years. 26. Monday, August 25, 1634 -"Died on Friday, August 15, 1834, Mrs. Mary Reed, the widow and relict of John Reed, Esq., deceased, of Hamilton- aann Township, this County, aged 84 years on the day of her death. Eminent for piety as well as for virtue, she died, as she lad lived, a sincere Christian. 27. Monday, December 22, 1834-Married, November 24th, 1834, by the Rev. David Denny, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Mr. Elihu D. Reed, merchant, son of Colonel James Reed, of Millers-Town (now Fairfield), this County, to Miss Elizabeth Culbertson, the daughter of Dr. S. D. Culbertson -- all of Chambersburg, Pa." Note: -- Elihu D. Reed was a son of Col. James Reid of this County, but, apparently the young man went to Chambersburg, in Franklin County, and "set up in business for himself." There he married into the Culbertson family, of Culbertson's Row." one of the oldest and best of the pioneer clans in the Cumberland Valley. 28. Monday, March 28; 1836-'UNPLACED" M E M B E R "Married, on March 8th, 1836, the Rev. Charles G. McLean, of this County, Mr. Andrew Reed to Miss Mary White, the daughter of Captain Samuel White, both of Liberty Township, this County." Note: -- Again -- an "unplaced" member of the Reed family -- a part of the clan, beyond the shadow of a doubt, but unknown insofar as background and immediate relationships are concerned. Mary (White) Reed was a daughter of that Captain Samuel White of the War of -1812-14 fame. Andrew Reed and two of his children are buried in the Lower Marsh · Creek churchyard and the inscriptions from their grave markers are as follows:-- 5. "In memory of -- James C. Reid -- son of Andrew and M. Reid -- Died September 8th, 1852 -- Aged 1 year." 29. Monday, September 20, 1852-- "Died of Dysentery oa September 8th, 1852, James Columbus Reid, the son of Andrew and Mary Reid, of Freedom Township, this County, aged 1 year and nine days." "Died, September 9th, 1852, at the residence of Mr. Andrew Reid, in Freedom Township, this County. Mr. Henry Lambert, aged about twenty years." 6. "In memory of -- William A. Reid -- son of Andrew and M. Reid -- Died September 12th, 1852 -- Aged 10 years." 30. Monday, September 20, 1852-"Died of Dysentery on September 12th, 1852. William Andrew Reid, the son of Andrew and Mary Reid, of Freedom Township, this County, aged 10 years and 11 days." 7. "In memory of -- Andrew Reid -- Died January 25th, 1869 -- Aged 58 years." 31. Friday. January 29, 1869-"Died on Monday morning January 25th, 1869, Andrew Reid, of Freedom Township, this County, aged 58 years, 10 months and 12 days." 32. Monday, August 6, 1838-"Died, Tuesday night, July 31, 1838, Mrs. Mary Reed, wife of Mr. William Reed, of Strabane Township, this County, in the 40th year of her age " Note:--Mrs. Mary Reed, the wife of William Reed -- another unknown member of that numerous clan -- who was only 4" years of age at the time of her death. If she is buried in either Lower Marsh Creek or Great Conewago Presbyterian churchyards -- her grave was not marked or else the stone has long since "taken legs." The notes on the pioneer families of Lower Marsh Creek will be continued next week.

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An obituary of Thomas Reed's widow is viewed at the following: Adams County Pennsylvania, History and Genealogy, Obituaries and Death Notices, R: http://genealogytrails.com/penn/adams/death/r-death.html

Reed, Mrs. Mary

Died in this borough, on Thursday evening lst, in the 63d year of her age, Mrs. Mary Reed. Possessed of a discriminating mind, a few friends, judiciously selected, was the society of her choice. To them her heart was ever open, and its warmth was felt. Few, perhaps, on a review of life, had less to regret. To her surviving friends her death has this sacred language "Go thou and do likewise." 

10 Sep 1823 Page 3 Republican Compiler, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 

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Thomas C. Reed, son of Thomas and Mary (Craig) Reed married Catharine McQuaide 1 April 1821:

Married, at Greenburg, on the 1st inst., Thomas C. Reed, formerly of this place to Catharine McQuaide of Greenburg. marriage source: Adams County Sentinel, 1821 Compiler,Transcribed by Christine Spencer, July, 2008 http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/adams/newspapers/date/1821.txt

Descendants and/or DNA must clarify all. Regrettably, the OCT text is challenging.

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