Botetourt, Virginia Surname Record Extracts 1755 – 1859
Records Relating to the Read/Reed/Reid Surname compiled from various source records found at the LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
15 September 1755 Alexander Ingram to Jacob Read (of Hampshire in 1762), 373 acres on the Goose Creek along Roanoke River.
10 February 1762 Jeremiah Hadley to John Read, of Amherst, 115 acres on the James River.
16 August 1762 Jacob Read to Alexander Love, 373 acres on the Goose Creek along Roanoke River.
1764 Alexander Read, of Amherst. 115 acres on theJames River inherited from father, John Read.
10 June 1764 Alexander Read, of Amherst, to brother, Thomas Read, 115 acres on theJames River, inherited from father, John Read.
1764 Tax List. Thomas Read, of Amherst, 311 acres.
19 May 1767 James Donaldson to Matthew Read, 100 acres on Tinker Creek.
27 May 1767 Richard Read. 135 acres on Creeley Branch. New survey.
14 February 1770 Thomas Read appointed Surveyor of the Road.
8 May 1770 Thomas Read, hemp certificate.
7 April 1771 Mathew Reid, court case. Defendant.
9 April 1771 Thomas Read, hemp certificate.
1 February 1773 Alexander Read Juror.
10 February 1773 Thomas Read, Juror.
1 September 1773 Matthew Read to George Davis, 100 acres on Tinker Creek.
16 September 1773 John Read Juror.
- 1774 – Dunmore’s War.
James Reade, Private, Botetourt County Militia, Captain Henry Pauling.
Thomas Reade, Private,BotetourtCountyMilitia, Captain Henry Pauling.
John Reade,BotetourtCountypublic service claim.
12 Aug 1777 William and Agness White to Joseph Read, 110 acres on the South side of Buffalo Creek.
12 February 1778 Thomas Read appointed Constable.
20 February 1778 Marriage Record. Elizabeth Reed to Andrew Tilford (Telford).
3 February 1779 Marriage. William Read to Mary Ryan.
18 March 1780. Thomas Read court complaint against a servant.
17 September 1780 Marriage. Alexander Read to Rebekah Camron.
1781 Tax List.
Samuel Read
Thomas Read
1782 Casper Read. Property tax on 180 acres.
Casper Read. 180 acres. Casper departs to Montgomery County.
Michael Read
Peter Read 100 acres. (Acreage in Montgomery County)
Samuel Read 140 acres
Samuel Read 150 acres
Thomas Read
1783 Tax List.
Samuel Read
Thomas Read
Peter Read
Samuel Read
12 June 1783 William Read and John Read among tithables to maintain road from James Brown’s to John Neil’s.
1785 Tax List
CasperRead
George Read
Humphrey Read
George Read Jr
Peter Read
Andrew Read
Samuel Read
10 Aug 1785 Samuel Read survey.
1786 Tax List
Samuel Read and son Michael
Andrew Reed
George Reed
Humphrey Reed
Thomas Read
William Read
John Reed
CasperReed
22 August 1786 Andrew Boyd to Samuel Read, 140 acres on the Turkey Bottom.
1787 Tax List A
26 April James Read
28 June Samuel Read
28 June Michael Read
1787 Tax List B
6 June CasperRead
10 June Andrew Read
18 June Humphrey Read
18 June George Read
18 June George Read, Sr
1787 Tax List C
12 May James Reid
12 May William Reid
26 May Thomas Reid
29 May Patrick Reid
1788 Tax List A
5 June James Reid
13 June Michael Reid
1788 Tax List B
7 June William Reid
12 June Thomas Reid
23 June James Reid
1788 Tax List C
15 April Humphrey Reed
15 April Andrew Reed
20 April George Reed
2 July CasperReed
11 March 1788 Marriage. Sarah Reed, daughter of William and Ruth Reed to Edward McMullin.
2 April 1788 Marriage. Patrick Reed to Mary Boyle.
8 August 1788 Marriage. John Reed to Jenet Jane McMurry.
10 March 1789 Samuel Read to Joel Richardson, 97 acres on the Back Creek of theRoanoke River.
1789 Tax List A
22 May Samuel Reid
22 May Michael Reid
1789 Tax List B
4 June Thomas Reid
21 July William Reid
21 July John Reid
17 Sept James Reid
1789 Tax List C
17 June George Reed
17 June Andrew Reed
17 June Humphrey Reed
17 June George Reed, Jr
29 July CasperReed
17 January 1789 Marriage. Anna Reed, daughter of William and Ruth Reed, to William Knox.
14 February 1789 Marriage. Rutha Reed, daughter of William and Ruth Reed, to James Morris.
14 February 1789 Marriage. Ruthey Reed, daughter of William and Ruth Reed, to John Stuard (Stuart).
1790 Tax List A
29 April Michael Reid
22 June Samuel Reid
1790 Tax List B
28 April George Reed
29 April Thomas Reed
27 May William Read
27 May John Read
23 June James Reid
20 July James Reed
12 January 1790 Marriage. Margaret Read, daughter of Samuel Read to William Goodson.
1791 Tax List A
2 May Frederick Reed
25 May Samuel Reid
25 May Michael Reid
1791 Tax List B
19 May Thomas Reed
8 June William Reed
8 June John Reed
1792 Tax List A
14 May Samuel Reid
14 May Michael Reid
1792 Tax List B
23 March Thomas Reed
14 May Frederick Reed
9 July William Reed
17 July John Reed
1 November 1792 Samuel Read to John Kelly, 16 acres on the Back Creek of the Roanoke River.
1792 John Read, 90 acres on theJames River. No name listed as to who owned property.
23 December 1792 John Read to Thomas Read, 90 acres on the James River.
1793 Tax List A
20 June Samuel Reid
20 June Michael Reid
13 August John Reed
2 September William Reed
2 September Thomas Reed
6 December Frederick Reed
9 September 1793. Marriage. Catharine Reed, daughter ofFrederick to Peter Hanspach. Tradition tells an interesting story of the marriage. The minister came to Mulberry Bottom from the south side of the creek which was in flood, preventing him from crossing to the house. With the minister on one side of the creek and the wedding party on the other side presented a problem. They devised a plan to weight the marriage license with a rock and throw it across the creek so the minister would have the proper authority to perform the ceremony. The act was successful and the wedding to place on the planned day.
1793 John Read, wife Jenet, 138 acres on Blue Spring Run of Potts Creek. New Grant.
27 January 1794 Marriage. Samuel Reid to Lucy Faulconer.
1794 Tax List A
5 May Samuel Reid
5 May Michael Reid
10 June 1794 William Reed, Sr appointed overseer of the road.
2 April 1794 John Read, 158 acres on Ritch Patch to William Read.
1795 Tax List A
7 April Samuel Reed
7 April Michael Reed
1795 Tax List B
8 April William Reed
10 April Thomas Reed
10 April Frederick Reed
15 April 1795 John Gofford to Thomas Read, 400 acres on James River.
14 July 1795 Robert Harvey to Frederick Read, 86 acres plus 50 acres on the Mulberry Bottom.
2 December 1795 Marriage. Sarah Reed, daughter of Thomas Reed to James Mayes.
8 December 1795 Frederick Reed appointed Surveyor of the road.
9 February 1796 William Reid, Jr appointed Constable.
1796 Tax List A
23 April Samuel Reed
1796 Tax List B
18 March William Reid
21 March Frederick Reid
30 March Thomas Reid
1796 Daniel Reed, granted 38 acres on the South side of the Roanoke.
1797 Tax List A
10 April Samuel Reed
1797 Tax List B
12 April FrederickRead
18 April William Reid Sr
18 April William Reid Jr
19 April Thomas Reid
15 June 1797 Marriage. John Read and Hannah Francisco.
3 October 1797 Marriage. Margaret Reade, daughter of William Reade, Sr to Jacob Parsinger Jr.
1797 Samuel Reed and William Reed patent of 610 acres of Back Creek.
1798 Tax List A
5 June William Reed
6 June Frederick Reed
23 June Thomas Reid
1798 Tax List B
No date Samuel Reed
8 January 1799 Marriage. Esther Reed, daughter of Thomas Reed, to Matthew Mayes.
1799 Tax List A
8 April Frederick reid
8 April John Reid
22 May William Reid
1799 Tax List B
No date Samuel Reid
3 July 1799 Marriage. Rebecca Reed to Jacob Nicewanger (Nysonger).
14 January 1800 Samuel Reed appointed overseer of the road.
1800 Tax List A
20 April John Reid
10 June Thomas Reid
15 August Frederick Reid
15 August William Reid
1800 Tax List B
No date Samuel Reid
1821 Frederick Reid conveyed property to son, Jacob Reid.
1837 Jacob Reid, Sr, conveyed property to son, Jacob Reid, Jr before his death.
1859 Jacob Reid sold property to Samuel Noffsinger.
This is helpful. Will you also cite exact sources [bibliography] examined in FHL from which you drew this data.
Jana,
Thank you for visiting. The records referenced on this page came from varied source material regarding Botetourt County, VA on file at the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City, UT. This link to the library card catalog lists the various sources currently on file: https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/library_catalog#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&fed=false&collectionId=&catSearchType=place&searchCriteria=&placeName=Virginia,+Botetourt&author_givenName=&author_surname=&subjectCountTotal=27.
I am trying to connect a Samuel Reed born Pa 1809 as one of the sons of the above John, William, Thomas Reid. Do you have such a connection. My trail has run cold -no records of the westward bound Reed’s. From Pa to Ohio to Ky to Iowa etc.
I can connect some of the Reed names for you. I did research in Botetourt County, Virginia last year and have the will of Samuel Read in January1793, which names children Samuel, William, Michael, Nancy, Rachal, Elizabeth Telford, Sarah Richardson, Jane Charter, and Margret Goetson (Goodson). John Read, son, is written in above the line to get 1 English Shilling – the same as the daughters. William was apparently not of age. Nancy and Rachal were to get 20 pounds at marriage. Witnesses to the will were Christopher Rubel, William Charter, and Andrew Telford. The last two were sons-in-law. Jane (Jean) Read married William Charters in 1787 in Franklin County, Virginia. Sarah Reed married Joel Richardson about 1784, unknown location. You have the marriage of Elizabeth Read to Andrew Telford (Tilford) and Samuel Read to Lucy Faulconer.
Samuel Read owned land on Back Creek a branch of Roanoke River, in Botetourt, but later part of Roanoke County. He sold off land to Joel Richardson and John Kelly (related somehow) in 1789. The 1785 enumeration shows Samuel Read, John Kelley, Andrew Tilford, and Joel Richison sequentially in Neelly’s District of Botetourt Co. which includes the Back Creek area.
Samuel Read (the son) moved to Scott Co., KY in 1805 or 1806. He had a son named Samuel (III) who is my ancestor, born in Botetourt in 1801, lived in Kentucky, and moved to Indiana in 1820. Samuel (II) moved on to Boone Co., Missouri in the 1830’s.
The Read’s were said to be Scotch-Irish and many records say the first Samuel was born in Scotland – Ireland seems more likely. The earliest records I have seen for him are in 1770 in a milita list for Botetourt Co. Do you have any earlier records for these Read’s in Virginia or even possibly Pennsylvania? Do the DNA records you have found connect any of the Read/Reid/Reed families in this county?
Thank you for visiting the blog and for sharing this information you have on the Read/Reid/Reed line. We will review the DNA records to see if there is any connection to what you have provided.
I am a cousin of Karen, we are out of the same Samuel Read (III) I have a 67 Marker Test from FTDNA and have joined every READ/REED/REID/REEDE surname project I could find. Through the REED project, me and another researcher are still in the Ungrouped “group” and in The Donnachaidh DNA Project I am a member but I cannot find my test number anywhere!
I also am looking for information about the Botetourt Co. VA Reed family. My 3rd great grandfather William Amsterdam Reed ( spelled Read) on his original head stone. (1809-1890 ) . I haven’t found whom his parents are.
On the Reeds of Botetourt County, do you know anything about John Reed (1778-1821)? I only have found information indicating he was born in Virginia and later moved with his wife, Elizabeth Miller, to Ohio.
I am looking for the parents of these nine Reid/Reed children:
John, b. abt. 1780, d. Aug. 12, 1849, Clark Co.,Ohio
Elizabeth, b. abt. 1783/4, d. Feb., 1859, Plattsburg, Clark Co., Ohio
James, b. Sept. 8, 1785, d. May, 23, 1857, Clark Co., Ohio
Nancy B., b. 178?, d. abt, 1821, Clark Co.,Ohio
Thomas, b. ?, d. Nov. 24, 1830, Clark Co.,Ohio
William, b. ?, d. ?, Clark Co.,Ohio
Joseph, b. abt. 1791, d. Oct. 23, 1818, Clark Co.,Ohio
Robert Matthew, b. 1791, d. July 15, 1865, Clark Co.,Ohio
George, b. 1794, c. Jan.,1860, Clark Co., Ohio
Joseph Reid is my line. We think all of them were probably born in Va.
We know the nine children were in Clark Co.,Ohio in 1802. The story
is they came from Greenbrier Co.,Va., the father having died. We don’t
know if the mother came with them to Ohio or died before they came.
My family and I would appreciate any and all information on this family.
Our mother searched for years trying to find their parents.
Thank you, Anita Vassar
I have never been able to get further back than John Frederick Reed (my 4th great grandfather) who appears to have been born in Botetourt County Virginia. This Reed family immigrated to Miami County, Ohio. (1778-1821)
I am trying to locate parents/siblings of a George Reed born 1809 in Ohio County Virginia died 1897 in Illinois. Born in 1809 and married in 1833 to a Rachel McHenry. I cannot find anything on him between his birth and marriage or who his parents were. I would love some help.
Hello I am researching my 4th great grandparents Andrew Reed born c 1818 in Virginia and Martha Dinkins. They were married around 1840 in Virginia or Tennessee. I have no information on either of their parents and am just curious if any one of yuns would know anything. Thank You.