Hugh Reid1

b. circa 1801
FatherJohn Reid1 b. 1759, d. 12 Mar 1831
MotherElizabeth Orr b. abt 1757, d. 14 Dec 1827
BirthCircacirca 1801 Hugh Reid was born circa 1801. 
Marriage27 May 1825 He married Nancy Keys, daughter of Benjamin Keys and Elizabeth Stuart, on 27 May 1825 in Washington County, Virginia.2 
  Nancy's full name may have been Nancy Barbara as the couple's daughter Mary listed her parents as Hugh and Barbara Reed on her 1862 marriage record, but Hugh and Nancy Reid on her 1868 marriage record. 
Cens-185012 Sep 1850  Hugh and Nancy appeared on one census together before Nancy's death. They were enumerated in 1850 with 7 children: John (16), Benjamin (13), Mary (11), Margaret (11), Thomas (7), Arthur (7) and Sarah (4).3 
Widowed31 Aug 1854  Nancy died of dysentery in the summer of 1854. 

Research Comment:

Hugh's 1860 census household included, in addition to himself: Jane (27), Mary (20), Margaret (20), Thomas (17), Arthur (17) and Sarah (14). This suggests Hugh and Nancy were the parents of two sets of twins, born back to back in the late 1830s and early 1840s. It also raises the question of the 27 year old Jane; there was no 17 year old Jane in Hugh and Nancy's 1850 household. I have not found any record suggesting Hugh remarried after Nancy's death so it doesn't appear Jane was a second wife.

Was Jane actually Hugh and Nancy's daughter - even though she was not enumerated with them in 1850? Hugh's 1840 census household included two females who are not accounted for by the list of children below: a female aged 5 to 9, and a female aged 10-14. It is likely the 5 to 9 year old female in the 1840 household represented Jane. It is also likely she was the Jane Reed who married Madison Bishop in 1862. Jane and Madison Bishop named their first two children Hugh and Nancy. Jane's 1862 marriage record stated she was the daughter of Hugh and Barbara Reed, further suggesting Nancy's full name was Nancy Barbara (Keys) Reed.4,5,6

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The 1850 Washington Co., Virginia census listed Hugh as the head of household number 1241. Follow the link to see who lived nearby.

Family

Nancy Keys b. abt 1800, d. 31 Aug 1854
Children
Last Edited28 Jun 2013

Citations

  1. [S694] John Reid will (1831), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 6: 168. John's will was dated 5 March 1831 and recorded 15 March 1831. Sons Arthur and Hugh were named executors with John Montgomery and Jacob Mickle witnesses.
  2. [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 52. Record reported as: Hugh Reed and Nancy Keys, marr 27 May 1825 by Alexander McEwen.
  3. [S367] John [sic] Reed household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., 67th District, p. 153 (stamped), dwelling 1241, family 1241, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb 2010. Household includes: John [sic] Reed, 49, owns land worth $2,700; Nancy 50; Jno 16; Benj 13; Mary 11; Margaret 11; Thomas 7; Arthur 7; Sarah 4; all VA.
  4. [S679] Hugh Reed household, 1840 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, p. 241 (stamped on "B" page), line 31, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jun 2013. Enumeration includes: 1 male (under 5), 1 male (5-9), 1 male (30-39); 2 females (under 5), 1 female (5-9), 1 female (10-14), 1 female (40-49).
  5. [S234] Hugh Reid household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western District, p. 174 (original script), dwelling 1300, family 1247, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2011. Household included: Hugh Reid, 59, farmer, owns land worth $6,000, pers. prop. of $1,500; Jane, 27; Mary, 20; cont. next page: Margaret, 20; Thomas, 17; Arthur, 17; Sarah, 14; Robert McElroy, 46, Tea. com. school, all b. VA except McElroy b. Down Co. Irld.
  6. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 22. Madison Bishop, 34, wid, b. & resid WCV, s/o Samuel D. & Rachel AND Jane Reed, 29, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o Hugh & Barbara Reed; 6 Feb. 1862.
  7. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 296. Benjamin Reed, 26, sgl, b. & resid WCV, teacher, s/o Hugh & Nancy Reed marr Mary Elizabeth Beaty, 23, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o James & Elizabeth Beaty; 1 Mar 1864.
  8. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 224. John McCall, 25y, sgl, b. & resdi WCV, farmer, s/o James & Jane McCall AND Margaret Reed, 24y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o Hugh & Nancy Reed; marr: 9 Jan. 1867.
  9. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 296. Arthur Reed, 23y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, farmer, s/o Hugh & Nancy Reed AND Margaret Ann Edmondson, 23y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o Andrew & R. Edmondson; 3 May 1866.
  10. [S2268] Research of Tom Colley, Hanceville, Alabama; Mr. Colley cites the Washington Co., Virginia death register entry for: Sarah Reid, d. 05 Feb 1866, age 21y, fever, d/o Hugh & Nancy Reid, not married, reported by father.