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Pvt. Joseph Reed
Pvt. Joseph Reed
1739-1785
The notice of the sale of the Reed Estate 1793
Abel Procter fought with Joseph Reed at White Plains. N.Y.
Sybill Reed Harris remembers the morning of April 19, 1775
Pvt. Joseph Reed
History of the Town of Acton
By Harold R. Phalen - copyright 1954
Middlesex Printing, Inc. Cambridge, Mass. Pages 97-98 and 104-105
At the town meeting on Thursday March 9, 1781, among other items a vote was taken ordering the sale of the real estate of Joseph Reed to apply towards the support of his family. This man, an ancestor of the author, served in Davis' company at Concord Fight, was at Bunker Hill and as a solider of the Continental Army fought through most of the war. Despite this the town could not see its way clear to help support the family until his return. The full text of the vote is given herewith from the minutes of the said town meeting. There is nor recorded similar drastic action in the case of any other solider.
Excerpts from minutes of the town meeting of March 9, 1781 relative to Joseph Reed:
Acton, March ye 9th, 1781
The town being met according to adjournment on the 8th article voted that the Real Estate of
Joseph Reed be sold for the support of his family.
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It will be recalled that at the meeting of 1781 the town voted to sell the real estate of Joseph Reed, solider of the Continental Army, for taxes in arrears due to his service throughout the war. The conclusion of action upon which this matter came on September 23, 1793, eight years after his demise, when the town passed the following action, which given in detail because of its unusual nature:
"Voted on article 2 that the town will secure and defend harmless Lt. Thomas Noyes administrator of the estate of Joseph Reed late of Acton deceased from all cost, charges or demands that shall by reason of his selling the whole of the said deceased Reed's estate and paying into the treasurer of the said town of Acton for the use of said town the whole of the money said state shall sell for after deducting from the charges of selling said estate and he is not to render said estate insolvent. Also voted that as Sibbel Reed, widow of the said Joseph Reed deceased, hath given to the inhabitants of the town of Acton a quitclaim deed of all her rights of dower or thirds in the estate aforesaid that she the said Sibbel Reed shall receive annually from the treasurer of the said town of Acton the interest of one third of the money that said estate shall sell for after paying the charges for settling the same during her natural life."
Sibbel Reed, great- great grandmother of the author (Harold Phalen, History of the Town of Acton), died on November 27, 1824. Presumably the meager stipend above-mentioned whatever it was may have been, was paid to her during the thirty-one years that remained to her after the passage of the vote.
*Joseph and Sibbel (Proctor) Reed are also my 5th great grandparents
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The following noticed was published in the Boston Chronicle 1793
To be sold at PUBLIC VENDUE
By order of the Court of Common Pleas
For the County of Middlesex, at the house of
Job F. Brooks, Innkeeper in Acton.
On Monday, 18th of Nov. next,
At One o'clock P.M.
The Real Estate of Joseph Reed,
Late of Acton, deceased, containing
About 30 acres of Land, lying in the
Town of Acton. Aforesaid, consisting of
Mowing, Plow land and a good orchard. The
Conditions of Payment will be made easy.
For particular inquires of Thomas Noyes,
Administrator of said estate
Acton, October 8, 1793
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Reed, Joseph, Acton.Private, Capt. John Hayward's co. of Minute-men, Col. Abijah Pierce's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 5 days; also, Capt. William Smith's co., Col. John Nixon's (5th) regt.; receipt for advance pay, signed by said Reed and others, dated Cambridge, June 16, 1775; also, Private, same co. and regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 24, 1775; service, 3 mos. 15 days; also, company return dated Sept. 30, 1775
Reed, Joseph, Acton.Descriptive list of men raised in Middlesex Co. to reinforce the Continental Army for the term of 9 months from the time of their arrival at Fishkill; Capt. Hunt's co., Col. Brooks's regt.; age, 30 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 3 in.; residence, Acton; engaged for town of Acton; also, list of men returned as received of Jonathan Warner, Commissioner, by Col. R. Putnam, July 20, 1778; arrived at Fishkill June 18, 1778.
From: Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, - Vol. I-XVII (17).
Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Co., 1896.
Deposition of Abel Procter
Middlesex MA. Acton January 21, 1837.
I, Abel Procter of Acton, in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do testify and say that I am in my eighty third year of age, that I was well acquainted with Joseph Reed of Acton in the said County foresaid, that he said Reed was in the service of the United States with myself at White Plains in the State of New York for the term of nine months. I was there and in the vicinity with said Reed the whole of the nine months and was discharged with him and returned home with him. As for as Litchfield in Connecticut. I think we enlisted in June, A.D. 1777 and returned March A.D. 1778 we were in Col Bailey Regiment and Capt. Derby's Company. Lieut. Joseph Boher of Littleton, Ensign Hilton were officers. Further the deposed said not.
Witness: Lucy Handley ( X) his mark
Francis Tuttle Abel Procter
Middlesex MA. Acton January 21, 1837. Then the Above named Abel Procter personally appeared and made oath that the Above declaration by him subscribed was just and true.
Before me,
Francis Tuttle, Justice of the Peace
Middlesex MA. Acton, January 21, 1837. I Certify that Abel Procter above named is a man of truth and respectability.
Francis Tuttle, Justice of the Peace
*Joseph Reed was the the husband of the 2nd cousin once removes of Abel Procter/Proctor
Descendants of Joseph Reed
1. JOSEPH1 REED was born 1739, and died 1785 in Acton, Middlesex, MA.. He married SYBIL PROCTOR November 16, 1769 in Concord, Middlesex, MA., daughter of SAMUEL PROCTER and LYDIA COTTON. She was born May 15, 1740 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA., and died November 27, 1824 in Acton, Middlesex, MA..
Notes for JOSEPH REED:
aka: Read
Pvt. Under Capt. Isaac Davis, Old Bridge, Concord, MA April 19, 1775
Battle of Bunker Hill
Joseph Reed lived on a homestead in back of Will's Hole and the quarries in North Acton. His homestead is long gone, it was off Quarry Rd. in Acton.
More About JOSEPH REED:
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
Minuteman: September 29, 1774, Acton, Middlesex, MA.
Revolutionary War 1: April 19, 1775, Capt. Isaac Davis Company
Revolutionary War 2: White Plains, N.Y.
More About SYBIL PROCTOR:
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
Marriage Notes for JOSEPH REED and SYBIL PROCTOR:
Concord VR's
Joseph Reed of Temple New Hampshire anc Sibel Proctor of Chelmsford was married by John Cummingham Esq.
Chelmsford VR's
Proctor
Sibbel and Joseph Reed of Temple N.H. married at Concord
More About JOSEPH REED and SYBIL PROCTOR:
Marriage: November 16, 1769, Concord, Middlesex, MA.
Children of JOSEPH REED and SYBIL PROCTOR are:
i. SIBBEL2 REED, b. August 22, 1770, N.H.; d. August 29, 1860, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; m. JOSEPH HARRIS, March 17, 1799, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; b. May 14, 1769, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; d. April 04, 1854, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
Notes for SIBBEL REED:
Mrs. Joseph Harris, aged eighty one at the time of the dedication ( Davis Monument, Oct. 1851)remembers the morning ( April 19, 1775) well. She recalled that a neighbor, Mr. Francis Chaffin, with his gun on his shoulder, awakened them. Her father, Joseph Reed, was one of Davis's minute men and served as an excellent solider throughout most of the war. As he started to leave his wife said, "Husband will you not stop for breakfast, ". He replied, "No, no, I can't stop for that", and taking a piece of bread and some cheese he rushed from the door, but immediately turned back to embrace his family with the remark, "My wife and my children may God be with you, for I cannot be.".
buried Woodlawn Lot #119 (Civil War Section)
More About SIBBEL REED:
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
Census: 1855, Acton, Middlesex, MA.
Notes for JOSEPH HARRIS:
Davis Monument dedication exercises, October 29, 1851
Eight venerable citizens of the town served as pall bearers. They were Joseph Harris and Dr. Charles Tuttle, each eighty two; Matthew Hosmer, nephew of Abner , eighty; John Harris, Daniel Barker and James Keyes, each seventy six; Jonathan Barker, seventy four; and Lemuel Hildreth, seventy.
Phalen; History of Acton, pg. 168
More About JOSEPH HARRIS:
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
Marriage Notes for SIBBEL REED and JOSEPH HARRIS:
Acton VR's page 176
Joseph and Sybil (int. Sibbel) Redd both of Acton married March 17, 1799
More About JOSEPH HARRIS and SIBBEL REED:
Marriage: March 17, 1799, Acton, Middlesex, MA.
ii. JOSEPH REED, b. February 13, 1773, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
iii. SAMUEL REED, b. October 12, 1776, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
Marriage 1 Samual REED b: 12 Oct 1776 in Acton, , Massachusetts
Married: 1809 in Billerica, , Massachusetts
More About SAMUEL REED:
Baptism: May 28, 1780, Acton, Middlesex, MA.
iv. POLLY REED, b. September 01, 1778, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
More About POLLY REED:
Baptism: May 28, 1780, Acton, Middlesex, MA.
v. WILLIAM REED, b. August 01, 1781, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; d. December 14, 1864, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; m. (1) LUCY CHAFFIN, June 11, 1812, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; b. May 02, 1786, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; d. August 25, 1834, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; m. (2) ELIZA WELLINGTON, 1859, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; b. 1806; d. December 04, 1878, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
More About WILLIAM REED:
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
Census: 1855, Acton, Middlesex, MA.
Occupation: Farmer
More About LUCY CHAFFIN:
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
More About WILLIAM REED and LUCY CHAFFIN:
Marriage: June 11, 1812, Acton, Middlesex, MA.
More About ELIZA WELLINGTON:
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
More About WILLIAM REED and ELIZA WELLINGTON:
Marriage: 1859, Acton, Middlesex, MA.
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