Person Info
- Name: David REID
- Sex: M
- Birth: 21 Sep 1777 in Bedford Co, Virginia b
- Death: 6 Sep 1824 in Warren Co, Kentucky d
Parents:
- Father:
- James REID
Birth: 13 Aug 1740
Death: 23 Feb 1811 in Warren Co, Kentucky
Mother:
- Annie REID
Birth: 24 Sep 1745 in Amherst Co, Virginia
Death: 12 Jul 1825 in Warren Co, Kentucky
Family:
Bibliography
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Reid, Russel Martin, Records of the Reid & Shannon Families. unpublished manuscript received Mar 26 1998, Russel Martin Reid, 206 Sequoya Road, Louisville, KY 40207. r.reid at uofl dot edu Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Reid REID-SHANNON p[0-9]*].
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Reid, Russell, REID/SHANNON Connections, private email dated 3/16/98 with info from family bible of James & Annes REID. r.reid at uofl dot edu. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Russell Reid 3/16/1998].
Sources for birth and parent Information
- date:
- [Ref: Reid REID-SHANNON p11, Russell Reid 3/16/1998],
- place:
- [Ref: Russell Reid 3/16/1998],
- parents:
- [Ref: Reid REID-SHANNON p11, Reid REID-SHANNON p4, Russell Reid
3/16/1998]
Sources for death Information
- date:
- [Ref: Reid REID-SHANNON p11]
- 6 Jul 1824 [Ref: Russell Reid 3/16/1998],
- place:
- [Ref: Russell Reid 3/16/1998]
Research Notes:
WILL OF DAVID REID OF WARREN CO KENTUCKY
In the name of God amen I David Reid of the County of Warren& Commonwealth of
Kentucky being weak in body but of sound & disposing mind & memory Calling to
mind the uncertainty of Life & the Certainty of death do make and ordain this
my last Will & Testament revoking all others heretofore made and ordain my
will and desire is that my two brothers Samuel & George Reids to have and
Equal part of my landed estate in order to do that I will & bequeath to my
brother Samuel Reid the two hundred acres of land whereon my brother George
now lives also one hundred & fifty acres adjoining the same to him his heirs &
assigns forever. Item, I will & bequeath to my brother George Reid all my
Interest in the tract of land whereon I now live to him his heirs & assigns
forever my desire is to make them an equal division of my land and if they are
not satisfied they are requested to make a division as is most agreable to
themselves. Item, Whereas Thomas McDavitt by a contract with me is intitled
to the possession of the land and plantation whereon I now live for three
years my will and desire is that he keep the same the said three years & take
care of my mother should she live so long. I wish my sister Melinda to
continue with her mother during her life and that the said McDavitt so keep
and retain in his possession the two negro men and stock of every kind as they
are at present for & during the term as during my mother's life my will &
desire is at the death of my mother or at the expiration of said McDavitt term
that my brother Samuel Reid have my negro man Thom to my brother Samuel Reid
to him his heirs & assigns forever. Item I give & bequeath to my brother
George Reid my negro man Justin to him his heirs & assigns forever. Item, I
give & bequeath to my sister Melinda her choice from amongst my horses. If
either of my brothers Samuel or George Reid feel disposed they are at liberty
to take from amongst my horses or any other stock to the amount of one hundred
& fifty or two hundred dollars. It is my will that my two brothers be made
equal therefore both are permitted to take to the amount of one hundred &
fifth or two hundred dollars out of my stock. My will and desire is that
residue & remainder of my stock of Every kind be sold by my Executors and such
farming utensils as they do not stand in need of - such as the household
furnature as may fall to me I wish my two brothers to keep & pay half value
for it. Item, whereas I have some money due me by Bonds how much I do not
remember I wish it collected and kept as a deposition during my mothers life
it may be put at Interest and to furnish her and sister Malinda with any
articles they may want. Item, my will & desire is that what money may be due
from my estate after mothers death and the payment of funeral expenses that a
plain tomb stone be put over the grave of my Father and Mother designating
their births & deaths. I also have a sister laying in the grave yard. I wish
one in like manner put over her and also one in like over my own grave. I
also request my Executors to have enclosed the grave yard for which they are
empowered to use fifty dollars out of my Estate the residue & remainder my
will and desire is be equally divided in the following Viz four equal parts to
my oldest Brother Alexander Reid I will him one lot & to my Sister Jane
Shannon's son Thomas Shannon my brother James Reid's son James them two to
have the second lott, to my sister Mary Shannon's two oldest Children Samuel
Shannon & Ann R. Alexander are to have the third lott, to my sister McDavitt's
two oldest Children Viz Thomas McDavitt & Ann Dimwiddie the fourth lott.
Lastly I appoint my brothers Samuel & George Reid Executors to this will
witness my hand & seal this 23rd day of July 1824.
Signed: David Reid, Witness: Jno. Soving, Nathaniel King [Ref: Reid
REID-SHANNON p5]
Pedigree of David REID
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James REID
David REID
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Alexander REID
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Annie REID
Descendants of David REID