Rachel Reed

Rachel Reed appointed to household of Thomas Goodwin by the court as orphan of John Goodwin.

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REED FAMILY

1. William1 Reed, born about 1673, was a mixed-race child born to a white servant woman in the Charles City County, Virginia household of Robert Jones. Jones bequeathed him a cow and a gun and his freedom from his indenture at the age of twenty-one years. Jones' executors refused to comply with his wishes, so William sued them in Charles City County court. On 3 September 1694 the court ruled in William's favor [Orders 1687-95, 522]. He was a taxable in James Ellis' household in the lower precinct of Southwarke Parish in Surry County from 1699 to 1703: called "Wm Read a Malatta" in 1699 [Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, vol.24, 2:77, 84; 3:68, 73; DW 5:289]. In May 1708 he began a suit against William Edwards in Surry County court for which he was awarded 1,285 pounds of tobacco on 21 September 1715 [Haun, Surry Court Records, VI:102; VII:89]. He may have been identical to the William Read who was living with his wife Mary Read in Brunswick County in 1729 when they sold 100 acres on the north side of the Nottoway River and both sides of Sappony Creek [Surry DW&c 8:22]. They may have been the parents of

2 i. Elizabeth, born say 1713.

3 ii. Ann, born say 1724.

4 iii. John, born say 1738.

5 iv. Jane, born say 1740

2. Elizabeth Reed, born say 1713, was fined 6 pounds on 3 May 1735 by the vestry of Chowan County, North Carolina, for having two "Molatto bastards" [Fouts, Vestry Minutes of St. Paul's Parish, 51]. Perhaps her descendants were

6 i. Rachel, born say 1735.

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REED FAMILY

1. William1 Reed, born about 1673, was a mixed-race child born to a white servant woman in the Charles City County, Virginia household of Robert Jones. Jones bequeathed him a cow and a gun and his freedom from his indenture at the age of twenty-one years. Jones' executors refused to comply with his wishes, so William sued them in Charles City County court. On 3 September 1694 the court ruled in William's favor [Orders 1687-95, 522]. He was a taxable in James Ellis' household in the lower precinct of Southwarke Parish in Surry County from 1699 to 1703: called "Wm Read a Malatta" in 1699 [Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, vol.24, 2:77, 84; 3:68, 73; DW 5:289]. In May 1708 he began a suit against William Edwards in Surry County court for which he was awarded 1,285 pounds of tobacco on 21 September 1715 [Haun, Surry Court Records, VI:102; VII:89]. He may have been identical to the William Read who was living with his wife Mary Read in Brunswick County in 1729 when they sold 100 acres on the north side of the Nottoway River and both sides of Sappony Creek [Surry DW&c 8:22]. They may have been the parents of 2 i. Elizabeth, born say 1713.

3 ii. Ann, born say 1724.

4 iii. John, born say 1738.

5 iv. Jane, born say 1740

2. Elizabeth Reed, born say 1713, was fined 6 pounds on 3 May 1735 by the vestry of Chowan County, North Carolina, for having two "Molatto bastards" [Fouts, Vestry Minutes of St. Paul's Parish, 51]. Perhaps her descendants were

6 i. Rachel, born say 1735.

7 ii. Jemima, born say 1745.