INDEX to the REED family files

Generation 1

THOMAS REED (d. 1665/6) of Colchester

Parents: Unknown

Thomas Reed died between Jul 1665, when he wrote his will, and Mar 1666, when it was proved. [Ref] He married Rachel Unknown.

In his will, dated 13 Jul 1665, Thomas, a carpenter of Colchester, speaks of his son Thomas in New England and his daughter Mary and her husband, Daniel Bacon, who are also living in New England. [Ref][Ref, p. 377-378]

Children of Thomas Reed:

1. Thomas Reed died on 13 Sep 1701 in Sudbury. He married first Katherine Unknown. He married second Mary Wood. He married third Arabella Thong.
2. Mary Reed died on 4 Oct 1691. She married Daniel Bacon.

Generation 2

THOMAS REED (d. 1701) of Sudbury

Parents: Thomas Reed

Thomas Reed died on 13 Sep 1701 in Sudbury. [Ref][Ref, 3;519, says 19 Sep] He married first Katherine Unknown. She died on 26 Sep 1677 in Sudbury. [Ref][Ref] He married second Mary Wood on 7 Mar 1677[/8] in Sudbury. [Ref] He married third Arabella Thong on 29 Dec 1689 in Sudbury. [Ref] She died on 29 Apr 1717 in Sudbury. [Ref]

By the will and depositions of Rev. Edmund Brown, Thomas was his cousin [or nephew]. Thomas settled in land in the Lanham district of Sudbury that he bought from Edmund Brown while in England. [Ref, p. 50]

Thomas may be the Thomas Reed who was a freeman in 1656. [Ref 3;519] He was appointed juror for Sudbury in 1663 [Ref, 1;162] He was a tything man. [Ref, p. 50]

In 1670 Thomas Reed, Sr. sold one third of a farm originally granted to Rev. Edmund Brown near Doeskin Hill in Sudbury to Matthew Gibbs. [Ref 1;186]

In 1677 the town gave Thomas leave to build a sawmill on Hop Brook. [Ref, p. 50]

Thomas Reed lost only three pounds worth of property in the Indian attack on Sudbury on 21 Apr 1676. [Ref]

Children of Thomas Reed and Katherine Unknown:

1. Thomas Reed married Mary Goodrich

MARY REED (d. 1691)

Parents: Thomas Reed

Mary Reed died on 4 Oct 1691 in Newton. [Ref][Ref] She married Daniel Bacon. [Ref]

Daniel Bacon calls Thomas Read his father-in-law in a 16 Jul 1668 deed and refers to Thomas's daughter Mary as his wife. [Ref, p. 111-2] In 1678 Daniel gave a deed in observance of the last will and testament of Thomas Read of Colchester, co. Essex, England. [Ref, p. 112]

Generation 3

THOMAS REED of Sudbury

Parents: Thomas Reed and Katherine Unknown

Thomas Reed married Mary Goodrich on 30 May 1677 in Sudbury. [Ref][Ref][Ref, 2;275, gives only the year]

Thomas Reade, Jr. was a freeman on 2 Oct 1678 in Sudbury. [Ref]

Children of Thomas Reed and Mary Goodrich:

1. Thomas Reed was born on 22 Mar 1677/8 in Sudbury. He married first Mary Bigelow. He married second Abigail Bacon.
2. Mary Reed was born on 5 Jan 1679 in Sudbury. [Ref][Ref] She married Joseph Seaver on 23 Oct 170_ in Sudbury. [Ref]
   some descendants of Mary Reed
3. Rachel Reed was born on 19 Jun 1682 in Sudbury. [Ref][Ref]
4. Nathaniel Reed was born on 16 Aug 1684 in Sudbury. [Ref][Ref]
5. Elizabeth Reed was born on 16 Nov 1687 in Sudbury. [Ref][Ref] She married Nathaniel Wilson [Ref, p. 446] on 28 Dec 1709 in Sudbury. [Ref]
6. Hannah Reed was born on 17 Oct 1689 in Sudbury. [Ref][Ref] She died on 3 Aug 1691 in Sudbury. [Ref][Ref]

Generation 4

THOMAS REED (b. 1678) of Sudbury

Parents: Thomas Reed and Mary Goodrich [Ref]

Thomas Reed was born on 22 Mar 1677/8 in Sudbury. [Ref][Ref] He married first the widow Mary (Bigelow) Bruce as her second husband on 3 Dec 1701. [Ref][Ref] She died on 21 Feb 1707/8 in Sudbury. [Ref] He married second Abigail Bacon on 1 Jul 1708 in Sudbury. [Ref]

Children of Thomas Read and Mary Bigelow:

1. Capt. Nathaniel Reed [Ref] was born on 6 Oct 1702 in Sudbury. [Ref] Capt. Nathaniel died on 9 Jun 1782, age 82, in Warren, Worcester, Massachustts. [Ref] He married Phebe Unknown. Phebe, the widow of Nathaniel died on 10 Sep 1788, age 79, in Warren. [Ref]
   Nathaniel settled in Warren. [Ref, p. 50] He was chosen selectman at the first town meeting on 8 Mar 1741. [Ref, p. 11]
   some descendants of Nathaniel Reed
2. Isaac Reed was born on 23 Feb 1704 in Sudbury. He was baptised on 10 Apr 1709 in Sudbury. He was buried on 28 May 1780 in Sudbury. He married Experience Willis.
3. Katherine Reed [Ref] was born on 31 Jan 1706/7 in Sudbury. [Ref]

Children of Thomas Read and Abigail Bacon:

1. Mary Reed was born on 1 May 170[?] in Sudbury. [Ref] She married Samuel Burbank on 10 Mar 1729/30 in Sudbury. [Ref]
   some descendants of Mary Reed
2. Abigail Reed was born on 13 Feb 1710/11 in Sudbury. [Ref] She married Daniel Winch on 11 Mar 1742 in Sudbury. [Ref] Daniel, the son of Samuel and Sarah Winch, was born on 28 Jun 1702 in Framingham. [Ref] He may be the Daniel Winch who married [second] her brother Daniel's wife.
   some descendants of Abigail Reed
3. Daniel Reed was born on 19 May 1714 in Sudbury. [Ref] He is probably the Daniel Reed who died of small pox on 25 Dec 1760 in Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts. [Ref] He married Rebecca Mead on 13 Apr 1737 in Sudbury. [Ref] She married second Daniel Winch of Framingham on 18 Feb 1761 in Rutland. [Ref] Perhaps he is the Daniel Winch who married Daniel Reed's sister Abigail.
   Daniel settled in Rutland, Massachusetts. [Ref, p. 50]
   some descendants of Daniel Reed
4. Betty Reed was born on 16 Jun 1716 in Sudbury. [Ref] She married first John Bent in 173_ in Sudbury. [Ref] John, the son of David and Mary (Drury) Bent, was born on 22 Oct 1713 in Framingham. [Ref][Ref, pp. 181-3] He was the grandson of John and Hannah (Stone) Bent and the great-grandson of John Bent who came from Penton, England in 1638. [Ref, pp. 181-3] He died about 1750. [Ref, pp. 181-3] Betty married second as his second wife Joshua Harrington on 3 Oct 1751 in Framingham. [Ref, pp. 181-183] Joshua was the son of Ebenezer and Hephzibah (Cloyes) Harrington. [Ref, pp. 270-1] He was baptised on 11 Oct 1718 in Framingham. [Ref] He married first Sarah Nurse on 11 Jan 1743 in Framingham. [Ref]
   Betty was recommended to the church in Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, New Hampshire on 26 Jun 1774. [Ref, pp. 270-1]
   some descendants of Betty Reed
5. Lydia Reed was born on 20 Aug 1718 in Sudbury. [Ref] She married Edward Grout in 173_ in Sudbury. [Ref] Edward, the son of Edward and Martha (Flagg) Grout, was born on 20 Feb 1717/8 in Sudbury. [Ref] He was the grandson of John and Rebecca (Toll) Grout. [Ref]
   some descendants of Lydia Reed
6. Joseph Reed was born on 4 Dec 1722 in Sudbury. [Ref] He married Sarah Goodenow on 16 Jan 1748/9 in Sudbury. [Ref] Sarah may be the daughter of Nathan and Lois, born on 21 Jun 1730 in Sudbury. [Ref]
   some descendants of Joseph Reed

Generation 5

ISAAC REED (1704 - 1780) of Sudbury

Parents: Thomas Read and Mary Bigelow [Ref][Ref]

Isaac Reed was born on 23 Feb 1704 in Sudbury. [Ref][Ref] He was baptised on 10 Apr 1709 in Sudbury. [Ref] He was buried on 28 May 1780 in Sudbury. [Ref] He married Experience Willis on 11 Feb 1729/30 in Sudbury. [Ref][Ref]

Isaac's will is dated 15 May 1780; it was proved on 14 Jun 1780. [Ref] He left his wife Experience all of his moveables except his clock. The clock was to remain in his home and be his son Jacob's after his wife's death. [Ref] In his will, he mentions his daughters Lois Hill and Experience, Sarah, Mary and Ruth Reed. [Ref]

Children of Isaac Reed and Experience Willis:

1. Isaac Reed was born on 15 Jan 1730/1 in Sudbury. [Ref][Ref] He was baptised on 17 Jan 1730/1 in Sudbury. [Ref] He married first Lydia Goodenow on 16 Jan 1755 in Sudbury. [Ref] Lydia was born on 6 Jan 1736/7 in Sudbury and died on 2 Jan 1757 in Sudbury. [Ref] Isaac married second Mary Haynes on 12 Dec 1758 in Sudbury. [Ref] Mary married second John Goodenow on 19 Mar 1764 in Sudbury. [Ref][Ref]
2. Lieut. Jacob Reed was born on 27 Dec 1732 in Sudbury. [Ref][Ref] He married first Patience Goodenow on 28 Feb 1757 in Sudbury. [Ref] Patience, the daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Rice) Goodenow, was born on 12 Jun 1735 in Sudbury and was buried on 6 Feb 1795 in Sudbury. [Ref] Jacob married second Esther (Maynard) Goodenow on 22 Dec 1796 in Sudbury. [Ref] Esther, the daughter of John and Esther (Rice) Maynard, was born on 4 May 1752 in Sudbury and died on 9 Nov 1838 in Sudbury. [Ref] She married second Daniel Sanger on 7 Feb 1799 in Sudbury. [Ref]
   some descendants of Jacob Reed
3. Experience Reed was born on 6 Nov 1734 in Sudbury. She was baptised on 10 Nov 1734 in Sudbury. She married Josiah Child.
4. Sarah Reed was born on 28 Dec 1736 in Sudbury. [Ref][Ref] She was baptised on 9 Jan 1737 in Sudbury. [Ref] She died in 1808 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts. [Ref] She married Capt. Norman Seaver on 14 Mar 1755 in Sudbury. [Ref][Ref] Capt. Norman died on 31 Jul 1787 [Ref], age 53, in Westminster. [Ref] His grave has a Revolutionary War marker. [Ref]
   some descendants of Sarah Reed
5. Samuel Reed was born on 19 Feb 1738/9 in Sudbury. [Ref][Ref] He was baptised on 4 Mar 1738/9 in Sudbury. [Ref] He died young. [Ref]
6. Mary Reed was born on 19 Mar 1740/1 in Sudbury. [Ref][Ref] She was baptised on 22 Mar 1740/1 in Sudbury. [Ref] Mary, the widow of Josiah, died on 19 Jul 1831 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, [Ref] age 90 years and three months. [Ref] She married Josiah Puffer on 29 Nov 1759 in Sudbury. [Ref][Ref] Josiah, the son of Jabez and Thankful Puffer, was born on 21 Mar 1735/6 in Subbury. [Ref] Josiah, the husband of Mary, died on 9 Jul 1806 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, age 70. [Ref][Ref]
   some descendants of Mary Reed
7. Ruth Reed was born on 31 Aug 1743 in Sudbury. [Ref][Ref] She died on 2 Dec 1812 in Shrewsbury. [Ref] She married Daniel Noyes Jr on 1 Nov 1764 in Sudbury. [Ref][Ref] Daniel, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Gilbert) Noyes was born on 10 Jun 1740. [Ref] He died on 3 Feb 1824, age 83, in Shrewsbury. [Ref]
   some descendants of Ruth Reed
8. Lois Reed was baptised on 12 Feb 1749 in Sudbury. [Ref] She died about 1814. [Ref] She married Jonathan Hill. [Ref] He died on 16 Oct 1826 in Framingham, age 85. [Ref]
   Jonathan Hill and David Stone had a tannery north of Saxonville before 1769. [Ref, 3;647]
   some descendants of Lois Reed
9. Asahel Reed was born in Mar [?]. [Ref] He was baptised on 20 May 1753. [Ref] He was killed on 19 Apr 1775 in the Battle of Lexington. [Ref] He was buried on 22 Apr 1775 in Sudbury. [Ref] Asahel was one of Capt. John Nixon's co. of Sudbury Minute Men. [Ref]

Generation 6

EXPERIENCE REED (b. 1734)

Parents: Isaac Reed and Experience Willis

Experience Reed was born on 6 Nov 1734 in Sudbury. [Ref][Ref] She was baptised on 10 Nov 1734 in Sudbury. [Ref] She married Josiah Child [Ref] of Rutland on 10 Oct 1753 in Sudbury. [Ref][Ref]

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