William Reed II (1693 - 1778)

Born 18 Jul 1693 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

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Died 11 Feb 1778 at age 84 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Capt William Reed II served with Civil Service, Massachusetts during the American Revolution.

William Reed II is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-276895
Rank: Captain

William Reed II is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A094871.

He was one of the most prominent citizens of the precinct and town. He subscribed to the first meeting-house and towards the purchase of the Common, was a justice of the peace and officiated in marrying his descendants. He represented the town in the General Court twenty years, being the first representative.

He purchased land in the north-westerly part of the township, and located himself on what in now [1868] known as Bedford street, near the residence of the late Christopher Reed. He lived about one mile from the monument in Lexington, on the road to Bedford, where he owned a great tract of land. He added to his real estate from time to time, and became a large land-holder and was able to leave a good farm to each of his three sons. He also had six hundred acres in what is now the centre of the town Bedford. A portion of his lands has remained in the family to the present day [1868]. The neighborhood of Capt. Reed's residence was at one time the most populous of any part of the town out of the village. The house in which he lived and died still stands, in good condition and is owned by Christopher Reed, his grandson. A portion of his homestead was bought by Robert Friske, his relative, in 1718.

He had prepared a tomb previous to his death, a splendid affair in those days and is still in good preservation in the Old Burying Yard in Lexington, Middlesex, Ma. He died at the age of 85 leaving 10 children, 100 grand and great grand children. His wife, Sarah is buried with him

William Reed was Captain under Gen. Thomas's Regiment. Muster Roll. Penobscot Expedition. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, Vol. 5, page 865. Cutter's New England Families, 3rd Series, Vol. I, p. 197.

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History of the Reed Family By J.W. Reed page 123

A Patriot of the American Revolution for MASSACHUSETTS. DAR Ancestor # A094871

Hudson, Charles, and Lexington Historical Society (Massachusetts). History of the town of Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1868. (Boston, Massachusetts, United States: Houghton Mifflin, 1913), p. 192.

New England Historic Genealogical Society. NEGHR, 141:222., The New England Historical and Genealogical Register,: Volume 52 1898

Births, in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Record of births, marriages, and deaths to January 1, 1898. (Boston, Massachusetts: Wright and Potter Printing, 1898), Pt. I p. 62.

Reed. William, s. of Capt. Wm. & Abigail, b. Jul. 18, 16

Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts: With a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity, Volume 1, Ellery Bicknell Crane, Lewis Publishing Company, 1907