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

gadc. They landed about the ist of June, 1784, in the township of Au- gusta, in the aforesaid united counties, just below what is now known as the town of Brockville. After the close of the Revolutionary war the British Government granted, according to rank, tracts of land to the United Empire Loyalists in partial recompense for losses sustained in ad- hering to the old flag. Mr. Read drew Lot No. 36 in the 3rd concession of the Township of Augusta, where some of his descendants are now ( 1908) living. Not a tree had been cut by any actual settler for a distance of 150 miles from Kingston on the west to the Lower Province line on the east. The house of the settler was a cabin made of logs, which had one door and one window. The hearth and fireback were made of flat stones. No boards could be had with which to make a floor or door, con- sequently the floor was made of basswood logs, split and planed with the settler's axe. The furniture was only made in .this rough way. They had no implements or grain, except that furnished by the Government, nor mills to grind this grain. Their corn was pounded in a mortar formed by making a depression in the end of a large log, using a piece of hardwood sufficiently long and heavy for a pestle. Such were the privations en- dured by Mr. Read and his family in their new home. Mr. Fordyce L. Waldo writes me that Moses Read went to Canada in 1784, his family fol- lowing in 1785 or according to his information only a part of the family. Of his sons only his son Obadiah went with him. His sons Moses, Jr., and Benjamin remained in Connecticut. It is not quite certain just when and where Moses, Sr., died. There is a record given in Salisbury of a Moses Read who died 1808, age 91 ; no grave found. It is natural to sup- pose that he would return to Connecticut to visit those of his family living there and it may be that on account of his family his death was put on the records there, though his grave was in the Read Cemetery in Canada. Mr. Waldo writes that over 60 years ago he was in this cemetery and re- members seeing stones of very ancient date, and that one he thinks in- dicated the grave of Moses Read. One of his daughters married Daniel Burritt and had a family, one married Joseph Towsley, another John Ketcham. All these have many descendants holding positions of trust in the world, but their number is too great to be enrolled here. "Moses, Sr., died Oct. 6, 1802," from Edith Augusta Read. 244 Queens Avenue, London, Canada. This branch of the family have always spelled their name Read. The name in the early colonial records is spelled Reed and Read. 27. GENERATION IV. Descent: John (i). John (2), Daniel (3), Daniel (4). DanieIv (4), s. of Daniel (3) and Elizabeth (Kellogg) Reed, b. Dec. RBED-READ LINEAGE 7 28, 1721, d. 1795, Norwalk, Conn.; m. May 22, 1746, Mary Bell, dau. of Lieut. Jonathan and Eunice Reed (18) (Bell), b. Nov. 16, 1723, d. July 28, 1812. ISSUE). 82. Daniel (5), b. 1746, d. +83. Gershom (5), b. Mar. 10, 1749; m. Jerusha Castle. 4-84. Lydia Bell (5), b. May 15, 1751 ; m. first John Baxter; second, Col. Thaddeus Crane. 85. Joseph (5), b. Apr. 14, 1754; m. Feb. 8, 1776, Eunice Castle. 28. GENERATION IV. Descent: John (i), John (2), Daniel (3), Abraham (4). Abraham (4), s. of Daniel (3) and Elizabeth (Kellogg-) Reed, b. Nov. 28, 1723; m. 1751, Hannah Bell, dau of Jonathan and Eunice Reed) Bell, b. Jan. 24, 1726. ISSUE. +86. Kitchell (5), b. Mar. 8, 1754; m. Mary Doty. 4-87. Abraham (5), bapt. Feb. 3, 1756; m. Thankful Weed. 88, Jonathan (5), bapt. Dec. 25, 1756; 89, Joel (5) ; 90, Carl (5), bapt. 1760; 91, Hannah (5), bapt. 1761 ; 92, Eunice (5), bapt. 1764; 93, Daniel (5), bapt. 1771. 29. GENERATION IV. Descent: John (i), John (2), Daniel (3), Eliakim (4). Eliakim (4), s. of Daniel (3) and Elizabeth (Kellogg) Reed, b. Sept. 18, 1725, d. Oct. 28, 1810; m. June 16, 1748, Sarah Richards, b. June 24, 1727, d. June 8, 1795. ISSUE. +94. Sarah (5), bapt. Apr. 6, 1752; m. Matthew Fitch. '-i-95. Eliakim (5), bapt. Apr. 6, 1752; m. first, Rebecca Fitch; second, Mrs. Briek. +96. Simeon (5), b. Apr. 21, 1752; Abial Rice. -|-97. Ruth (5), b. 1756; m. Jeremiah Fuller. 4-98. Silas (5), b. May 7, 1758; m. Bethia Hurd. 99. Samuel (5), b. Mar. 23, 1760. -f 100. Phineas (5), b. Mar. 3, 1762; m. Esther Reed. -j-ioi. Ezra (5), b. Aug. 3, 1763; m. first, Jemima Fitch; second, Es- ther Edgerton. 102. Enoch (5), b. d. young. + 103. Esther (5), b. Aug. 9, 1767; m. Jacob Edgerton. EHakim Reed (4), was distinguished for his elevated morals and prac- tical piety, and his influence was felt in the community in which he lived. By his children, and grandchildren he was regarded with great veneration 8 HISTORY AND GENEALOGY and affection. He removed his family to Amenia from Norwalk, 1773, two years before the Revolutionary war. His wife was the daughter of Samuel Richards and Elizabeth Latham (daughter of John Latham). His house in Amenia was still standiijg in 1901, and was the oldest in town. 30. Elizabeth Rded (4). Ambler Branch. Descent: John (i), John (2), Daniel (3), Elizabeth (4). Elizabeth (4), dau. of Daniel (3) and Elizabeth (Kellogg) Reed, b. Mar. 30, 1730; m. Oct. 17, 1751, Joseph Ambler of Stamford, Conn., s. of Stephen and Deborah (Hoyt) Ambler. ISSUE. 104. Daniel, b. July 13, 1752, d. Sept. 19, 1754. 105. Elizabeth, b. Apr. 24, 1754. '-f-io6. Hannah, b. Feb. i, 1757; m. Ebenezer Weed. 4-107. Lydia, b. Feb. 23, 1759; m. Jonathan Weed. 33. JAMES KEED. 1736-1814 By NEWTON REED. James Reed was born in Norwalk, March 18, 1736. He was the fifth son of Daniel of Norwalk, and was one of a company of Connecticut sol- diers ordered to Canada to aid Gen. Wolf in the conquest of Quebec, held then by the French army. The company came to Amenia by the way of Dover and halted for their dinner at the brook which comes down from Tower Hill. The soldiers pursued their march north about twenty miles, when a messenger brought to them news of the capture of Quebec. Their occupation was gone and they were allowed to go home at their leisure. This was in September, 1759. James Reed tarried and took a look at this new country. He returned through the "Oblong" and was so pleased with the prospects that he persuaded his father when he got home, to buy him a piece of land here. It was 54 acres, and was a part of lot No. 47 of the Oblong which was called Clapp's Patent. James Reed large addition, which was a part of James Swift's dwelling. He was ever after the Revolutionary war called Capt. Reed, but he held the office of Major and was Commissary for some time. Every kind of business that Capt. Reed undertook was successful and he obtained a good estate. It is worth while to see what was the character of this extraordinary man. He was honest, this was universally known. Every poor nian in the whole country trusted him as they would no other man. Every rich man also would trust him with all they had. He was systematic in all that he did and attended to all the details. He was punctual. Ev£rything RBBD-RBAD LINBAGB o was done in season. His sagacity was so great that it was safe for him to decide at once without taking a long time to think of it. When money was needed for church purposes and the sum decided on he immediately put down one-third of it as his share. This excellent man died in 1814. I remember him very well, as he sat in his south room with his account books near at hand on his desk. I remember also his house as he left it. There was no fence in front, but a nice looking lawn with a buttonwood tree growing on it. T think the buttonwood or sycamore was a family tree, as there is one to this day by the remains of the old house where James Reed was born. Set out, I suppose, by his father. 33. GENERATION IV. Descent: John (i), John (2), Daniel (3), James (4). James (4), s. of Daniel (3) and Elizabeth (Kellogg) Reed, b. Mar. 18, 1736, d. July 20, 1814; m. Apr. 17, 1760, Joanna Castle, b. Feb. 28, 1743, d. Jan. 28, 1820. + 108 + 109 -f-iio + 111 + 112 + 113 114 + 115 + 116 +117 + 118 119 120 H- 121 ISSUE. Daniel (5), b. Apr. 15, 1761 ; m. Polly Hopkins. Reuben (5), b. Sept. 2, 1763; m. Hannah Rose. Elijah (5), b. Mar. 12, 1766; m. Sarah Merchant. Jesse (5), b. July 16, 1768; m. Joanna Carpenter. Stephen (5), b. Sept. 14, 1770; m. Sarah Benton. Amos (5). b. Dec. 28, 1772; m. first, Rhoba Jenks ; second, Rebecca Hitchcock ; third, Fannie Lincoln. Gilbert (5), b. Sept. 25, 1775; m. Lois Swift. Jacob (5), b. Feb. 15,1778; m. Priscilla Row. Joanna (5), b. Feb. 15. 1778; m. Mulford B. Rose. Betsey (5), b. Apr. 20, 1780; Daniel Northrop. James (5), b. June 13. 1782; m. first, Harriet Paine; second, Eliza Hitchcock ; third, Deborah Sayrhs. Robert (5), b. June 2t,, 1784; d. July 13, 1784. Rhoda (5), b. June 23. 1784; d. Aug. i. 1784. — Philo (5), b. Apr. 3, 1787; m. Abigail Reynolds. 12, 34. GENERATION IV. Descent: John (i). John (2), Daniel (3), Benjamin (4). Benjamin (4), s. of Daniel (3) and Elizabeth (Kellogg) Reed, b. Dec. 1737; m. Apr. 25, 1765, Bethia Weed, dau. of Chas., b. Aug. 16, 1745. ISSUE. 122. Bethia (5), b. May 22, 1766. 123. Sarah (5). b. Mar. 31, 1770. + 124. Benjamin P. (5). b. Apr. 24. 1772; m. Betty Bouton. 125. Elizabeth (5), b. June 3, 1776. lo HISTORY AND GENEALOGY -\-126. Daniel (5), b. Dec. 11, 1778; m. Sail}- Hawley. -[-127. Enos (5), b. Oct. 30, 1787. Benjamin (4) remained with his father, and possessed the homestead, and two of his daug-hters retained possession of the venerable mansion, 1844. 35. GENERATION IV. Descent: John (i), John (2), Daniel (3), Ezra (4). Ezra (4), s. of Daniel (3) and Elizabeth (Kellogg) Reed, b. Mar. 16, 1740, d. Apr. 4, 1807; "''• ^^^y 22, 1763, Sarah Kellogg, who was b. 1740, d. Aug. 15, 1818. ISSUE BORN IN NEW CANAAN^ CONN. Sarah (5), b. Feb. 24, 1765, d. Apr. 3, 1765. 128 129 130 + 131 132 + 133 134 135 + 136 137 138