Reed-Read Lineage (Capt. John Reed of Norwalk)

4-1459. Eleanor Caldwell (7), b. Feb. 3, 1855; m. L. B. Howe. 4-1460. George Feeter (7), b. Jan. 26, 1857; m. Ida Potter. 4-1461. Mary Hart (7), b. Nov. 8, i860; m. Hazard Lasher. 502. GENERATION VI. Descent: John (1), John (2), Daniel (3), Elijah (4). Thomas (5), Elijah (6). Elijah (6), add. Little Falls, N. Y., s. of Thomas (5), and Esther (Stark) Reed, b. July 28, 1822, in Litchfield, N. Y. ; m. Oct. 21. 1857, Margaret J. Skinner of Little Falls, N. Y., who was b. Oct. 31, 1834. in Little Falls, N. Y. ISSUE. 1462. William Skinner (7), b. Oct. 28, 1859; unm. + 1463. Margaret D. (7). b. Oct. 27, 1865; m. Sept. 29, 1898, J. J. Gilbert. RE ED -RE AD LINEAGE 93 507. CIIOFOOT. Ebenezer, s. of Joseph and Esther (St. John) Crofoot, b. Mav 10, 1777; m. first, Sept. 3, 1795, Sarah Gregory, who d. Mar. 29, 1812; m. second. May 24, 1812, Mrs. Mary Thomas. It is recorded that Ebenezer and wife Mary died on the same day, Nov. 9, 1828. ISSUE. -j-1464. Esther, b. Aug. 20. 1796; m. first, Xoah Smith; m. second, Daniel Chase. 4-1465. Betsey Ann, b. June 13, 1798; m. Darius St. John. -(-1466. Sarah, b. Jan. 30, 1800; m. Chas. Thomas. -I-1467. Electa, b. Dec. 2, 1801 ; m. IVIatthew Kellogg. 1468. Matilda, b. June 6. 1803 ; m. Rev. Eli Deniston. 1469. Giles, b. June 6, 1803, d. Jan. 4, 181 1. -I-1470. Abigail, b. Oct. 16, 1806; m. Josiah Raymond. 4-1471. Minot, b. June 25, 1808; m. first, Nancy Hoyt ; m. second, Ruhama Lounsbury. -f-1472. Catharine, b. Oct. 13, 1810; m. Reuben Holmes. 521. GENERATION VI. Descent: John (i), John (2), Samuel (3), Nathaniel (4), Nathaniel (5), Walter (6). Walter (6), s. of Nathaniel (5) and Eleanor ( ) Reed, b. 1803, d. 1828; m. 1 82 1, Sarah Roloson. ISSUE. 1473. Eleanor A. (7), b. May 22. 1822; m. 1842. Peter Farley. She died 1894. 1474. Wilton (7). b. Mar. 31. 1824, d. Nov. 15. 1827. + 1475. WaUer (7), b. Mar. 18, 1829; m. Catherine E. Smith. 525. GKEY. Betsey, dau. of Joseph and Susanna (Reed) Crawford ; m. '■ Grey. ISSUE. + 1476. Susan; m. Chas. Miller. o2«. CiiAWl oi:i>. Joseph, s. of Joseph and Susanna (Reed) Crawford; m. ISSUE. 4-1477. William; m. . 4-1478. Timothy ; m. . 529. KINMEIl. Sally, dau. of Joseph and Susanna (Reed) Crawford, b. 1812, d. July 26, 1887; m. John Kinnier. 94 HISTORY AND GENEALOGY Issue — 1479, Thaddens Crawford, who d. Feb. 4, 1890; m. Abbie Alger, 545, granddaughter of Timothy (5), 181, and Abbie (Ambler) Reed ; no issue. 530. WEED. Susanna, dau. of Joseph and Susanna (Reed) Crawford, b. 1786, d. 1877; m. Peter Weed, 1807. ISSUE. -I-1480. Nancy, b. Sept. 21, 1808; m. Stephen Miller. -I-1481. Charlotte, b. , 1812; m. Zalmon Hawkins. + 1482. Mary Ann, b. , 1824; m. Hiram Nichols. -f-1483. Clarissa, b. Sept. 7, 1815; m. Alfred Curtis. + 1484. Therza, b. , 1817; m. John Leeds. 1485. Benjamin, b. Apr. 19, 1829, d. Aug. 30, 1895 ; m. Hannah Ayers ; no issue. + 1486. Isaac, b. 1826; m. Sarah Scofield. 531. CRAWFORD. Thaddeus, s. of Joseph and Susanna (Reed) Crawford, b, Feb. 10, 1806, d. Apr. 8, 1 891 ; m. Juliette Lockwood, who d. May 9, 1859. ISSUE. Mary Elizabeth, b. Jan. 21, 1838: m. J. E. Selleck. + 1487 4-1488 1489 + 1490 1491 Joseph, b. Nov. 2, 1839; ^'^''- Harriet Wakeman. John Lewis, b. Sept. 19, 1842, d. Oct. 10, 1868; unm. Julia Anna, b. Aug. 24, 1844; iti- Samuel Lockwood. Henry, b. Jan. 8, 1847, d- June 25, 1863. 534 Clarissa Reed (6). Silliman Branch. Descent: John (i), John (2), Samuel (3), Timothy (4), Uriah (5), Clarissa (6). Clarissa (6), dau. of Uriah (5) and Hannah (Selleck) Reed, b. May I, 1794, d. July 12, 1849; "1- Samuel Cook Silliman, b. Jan. 11, 1792, d. June 10, 1869. ISSUE. -I-1492. Samuel Cook, b. Aug. 5, 1817; m. Sarah Gregory Smith. 551 Eliza Ann Reed (6). Dickerman Branch. Descent: John (i), John (2), Samuel (3), Timothy (4), Lebbins (5), Eliza Ann (6). Eliza Ann (6), dau. of Lebbins (5) and Abigail (Davenport) Reed, b. June 19, 1816, d. Sept. 21, 1857; m. Mar. 1843, Chauncey Sherman Dickerman, who d. May 28, 1888. ISSUE. -)-i493. Abbie Jane, b. Nov. 7, 1846; m. Chas. H. Bell. -j-1494. Mary Eliza, b. July 10, 1849; '"• Albert Hand. REED-READ LINEAGE 95 555. LEONARD. William Henry, s. of Dr. Alpheus and Nancy (Reed) Leonard, b. June II, 1812, d. May 30, 1891 ; m. Aug-. 31, 1837, Camilla Davis. ISSUE. + 1495. Camilla, b. Oct. 1838; m. Walter Edwards. + 1496. Robert Woodward, b. Mar. 31, 1843; "i- Mary L. Barnes. Hon. William Henry Leonard was elected one of the Judges of the Supreme Court 1859, and later was appointed one of the Judg-es of the Commission of Appeals. 559 Jane M. Reed (6). Mitchell Branch. Descent: John (i), John (2), Samuel (3), Timothy (4), Rufus (5), Jane Maria (6), Jane M. (6), dau. of Rufus (5) and Jane (Grier) Reed. b. Sept. 13, 1821, d. Mar. 2, 1903; m. Apr. 20, 1842, Richard H. Mitchell of Hudson, N. Y. ISSUE — BORN IN HUDSON^ N. Y. + 1497- Edwin, b. Feb. 9, 1843; rn. Martha F. Cook. .■563. SEYMOUR. Uriah, s. of Seth and Polly (Reed) Seymour; m. his cousin, Esther Thatcher. Issue — 1498, Samuel A., b. Jan. 22,, 1822, d. Nov. 1823 : 1499, Mary A., b. Feb. 24, 1824, d. Apr. 1884. unm ; 1500, George M., b. Mar. i, 1826, d. unm.; 1501, Ck)uld-Augustus, b. Apr. 24, 1829, d. unm.; 1502, Amelia, d. May 15, 1902, unm. .167. IJEXEDICT. Frederick Reed, s. of Asa and Hannah (Reed) Benedict, b. Oct. 20, 1804; m. first, 1829, Mary Ann Osborn,' she d. Nov. 18, 1846; m. sec- ond, Amanda Rockwell, 1847. Removed early to Wilton, Conn., en- gaged in the manufacture of shoes. ISSUE BY FIRST MARRIAGE. -f-1503. Edgar, b. Oct. 2, 1830; m. Mary E. Staples. -i-1504. William Henry, b. Sept. 14, 1834; m. Martha Hawley. + 1505. Harriet Isabella, b. Sept. 13, 1836; m. Thos. E. Whitney. 4-1506. Frank, b. June 25, 1842; m. Celia Whipple. 1507. Mary Ann Osborn, b. Oct. 29, 1846, d. unm. ISSUE BY SECOND MARRIAGE. + 1508. Helen Reed, b. May 12, 1848; m. first, Geo. Morehouse; sec- ond. Perry Beers. 1509. Emily Rockwell, b. Feb. 25, 1851 ; unm. 1510. Julia Holt, b. Oct. 3, 1852; unm. 96 HISTORY AND GENEALOGY 508. BENEDICT. George, s. of Asa and Hannah (Reed) Benedict, b. June 2, 1807; m. first, Oct. 12, 1828, Sarah J. Beardsley, who d. Feb. 20, 1847; '""• second, Dec. 16, 1847, Amanda Benedict, dan. of John Benedict, b. Aug. 30, 181 8. He was Justice of the Peace, 1844-46-49, Selectman 1850-51, Superin- tendent for 30 years of South Norwalk Congregational Church Sabbath School. ISSUE BY EIRST MARRIAGE. 1511. Homer H, b. July 18, 1830, d. Feb. 17, 1865; unm. 1512. Theodore B., b. July i, 1832, enlisted for 3 years Apr. 19, 1861, Co. E. ist Regt., Conn. Vols.: re-enlisted Sept 5, 1861, and again Dec. 1863, in Co. D. 7th Regt. Conn. Vols , d. May 3, 1865, from wounds received in battle of the Wil- derness. -j-1513. Cornelia M., b. Dec. 1838; m. James L. Russell. Bv SECOND MARRIAGE, Jennie O., b. June 5, 1850, d. young, unm. ; 15 14, ■George W., b. Sept. 25, 1852, d. Aug. 23, 1907, unm. ; graduate of Yale, 1874, of Medical College of New York. Practiced medicine in South Norwalk, and during President Cleveland's administration was Post- master. ; 571. liENEDICT. WiEEiAM Henry, s. of Asa and Hannah (^Reed) Benedict, b. July 31, 1814; m. Nov. 23, 1837, Mary Guyer. He represented Norwalk in the Legislature of 1849, was President of the Mechanics' Savings Bank. ISSUE. *I5I5. Gertrude H., b. Feb. 6. 1841 ; unm. 1516 + 1517 1518 1519 + 1520 1521 Arabella F., b. May 10, 1843, d. Apr. 19, 1845. Frances M.. b. Feb. 13, 1846; m. D. E. Disbro. Emily I, b. Dec. 27, 1848, d. Mar. 2y, 1865. Arabella L-, b. Aug. 20, 185 1, d. ae. 23 ; unm. Florence Elizabeth, b. Jan. 28, 1856; m. Dr. A. H. Baldwin. Florence M., b. Jan. 28, 1856, unm ; add. 42 West Ave., South Norwalk. *Add. 42 West Avenue, South Norwalk. 575. IJENEDICT. Charles N., s. of Asa and Hannah (Reed) Benedict, b. July 16, 1823, d. Apr. 20, 1906; m. first, Feb. 7, 1854. Elizabeth Ketchum ; she d. Feb. 22, 1855 ; "''• second, Eva Hanford. issue by second marriage. 1522. Irving, b. Dec. 20, 1877; m. Alida MacLoring; no issue. 1523. Harriet, b. Oct. 15, 1879; m. Oct. 16, 1907, in Franklin, Neb., Stephen D. Ford. 1524. Sarah, b. Aug. 8, 1889; unm (1906). REED-READ LINEAGE 97 577. NOWOTXY-WHITLOCK. Eliza, dau. of Joseph and Sally (Reed) Haskett, b. Sept. 10, 1806, New York City, d. June 17, 1878 Mattawan, New Jersey; buried in St. Paul's Churchyarad, Norwalk, Conn.; m. first, May 8, 1825, Ignatius Nowotny in New York City; m. second, Dec. 31, 1854, Haddock Whit- lock, Mattawan, N. J. ISSUE BY FIRST MARRIAGIC. 1525. Maria Cecelia, b. Oct. 17, 1826, d. Aug. 7, 1827. 1526. Charles Vincent, b. Mar. 3, 1828; m. Mary Newton in Ohio; no record. -f-1527. Catharine Anna, b. Feb. 22, 1830; m. Wm. Holmes. 1528. Joseph Francis, b. Oct. 21, 1831. Reported starved to death in Andersonville Prison pen, Georgia, during the Civil war, 1863. 1529. John Ignatius, b. July 4, 1833; m. Harriett Wall in Ohio; no record. 1530. Eliza, b. Dec. 30, 1834, d. Mar. i, 1835. 1 53 1. Angelina, b. Jan. 31, 1835 ; adopted by a family named Foster. who moved to Rochester, N. Y. She m. James Wallace of Rochester, N. Y., d. about 1854 ; no issue. 1532. George Warner, b. Feb. 7, 1837, d. Apr. 27, 1839. 1533. Esther Belden, b. July 27, 1839, d. Oct. 5, 1839. Eliza (Reed) Nowotny, Whitlock is buried by the side of her first hus- band, Ignatius Nowotny, the father of all her children, eight of whom were born in New York City, and one, Catharine Anna, born in Phila- delphia, Pa. Two of her children, Chas. V and John Ignatius, are sup- posed to be living, though they too may have passed beyond. Eliza, the sixth child, is buried in Second Avenue Cemetery, New York City. One, Joseph Francis, lies in a nameless grave, a martyr for the cause for which he fought. The Nowotny monument, St. Paul's Churchyard, Norwalk, Conn., marks the last resting places of Maria C, Geo. W., Esther B., and in memorial only of Angelina, who died in Rochester, N. Y.