Sarah Reid

Sarah's first husband Nathan Reid died before 1739.

REFN: 17

"Sarah was murdered in 1766 and her body was thrown into a creek, by a Negro woman, whom she (Sarah) had reproached." -Historic Families of Kentucky

Another version of the death of Sarah:

From "The Cabells and their Kin", by Alexander Brown:

Sarah Reid (daughter of John and wife of Andrew Reid, who died about 1765) was murdered in old Amherst County by a negro man while on her way to a neighbor's. On July 3, 1764, his Majesty's commission of oyer and terminer was produced for the trial of Peter, a negro man belonging to Andrew Reid. The commission was to William Cabell, Jr., presiding justice of the peace, David Crawford, Daniel Burford, Cornelius Thomas, John Rose, and Zacharias Taliaferro, Gentlemen. John Harvie, the king's attorney, informed the court that Peter, a negro man, with force and arms had feloniously murdered Sarah Reid. Peter was led to the bar by James Nevill, the sheriff. He confessed his guilt, and said he had nothing further to say. He was condemned to be hung.

A third story, which actually might be the most accurate of all, indicated that a combination of the two was the facts. It told that Peter, a negro man, killed Sarah because she had reproached his wife. Both of which were said to be slaves of Andrew Reid. The date in this story is given as 1764, which would give a fairly accurate date of death for Sarah as 1764.

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