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Earliest proven ancestor
- Capt. John Reed
- Nathaniel Reed
- Dr. Philip Reade, Sr.
- William "of Weymouth" Reade
- William Reed, of Woburn
- William Read, of New London
References
- FamilyTree DNA - Reed Surname Project. < link > Reed researchers in the 1920's identified over 100 Reed lines that came to America prior to 1700. DNA tests so far completed have identified some 83 separate lines, representing 8 of the major Y chromosome groupings, that bear the surname Reed or its variants. It has become clear that many unrelated men adopted these surnames either before or after emigration from Europe.
- Reed, Jacob Whittemore (1861). History of the Reed family in Europe and America. < GoogleBooks > careful, has many errors.
- Wright, Ella Frances (Reed), (1909) Reed-Read lineage. Captain John Reed of Providence, R. I., and Norwalk, Conn. and his descendants through his sons, John and Thomas, 1660-1909 by [from old catalog]. (1909). < Archive.Org >
- Reade society for genealogical research. (Publication date 1904-25.) The Reade record no. 1-16. Extra number A < Archive.Org >