History of the Reed family in Europe and America

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Oliver Eeed settled in Bedford, on land his grandfather
bought of the town of Billerica.
6. Oliver, son of Oliver and Sarah, born Dec. 11, 1855, at
Bedford; married Batsy Abbot, May 18, 1786. Child, —
Oliver.
7. Oliver, son of Oliver and Betsy, married Mary Pitch,
Sept. 2, 1810. Children, — Nathan Oliver and Mary Eliza-
beth (twins), born Feb. 6, 1812.
8. Nathan 0., son of Oliver and Betsy, married Martha S.
Fitch, Dec. 18, 1834. Child, — Martha Fitch, born March 2,
1841. Married, for second wife, Nancy Fitch, Nov. 10,
1843. Children, — Mary Caroline, born April 1, 1844;
Nathan Henry, May 25, 1848.
6. Reuben, son of Oliver and Sarah, born Dec. 21, 1759 ;
married Sally Burrows, Aug. 28, 1782. Married Alfred
Fitch. Children, — Lot, born Jan. 19, 1792, died Sept. 24,
1821 ; Mary, born Sept. 19, 1793, married Abner Wheeler ;
Sally, Dec. 3, 1795 ; Isaac, Feb. 24, 1798 ; Jesse, Jan. 31,
1800 ; Louisa, Feb. 22, 1802, married Elbridge Bacon ;
Betsy, Aug. 29, 1804, died May 3, 1808 ; Hiram, born
Jan. 31, 1808; Betsy, Jan. 6, 1811.
7. Jesse, son of Reuben and Sally, born Jan. 31, 1800;
married Ruth Poole, Oct. 28, 1819.
5. John, son of William and Sarah of Lexington, born
May 28, 1731 ; married Ruhamah Brown, Jan. 18, 1755.
Children, — Ruhamah, born in Bedford, Dec. 11, 1753 ;
John, June 9, 1758 ; Grace, April 26, 1760, died Sept. 16,
1763 ; Roger, born June 14, 1762 ; Eliott, Oct. 22, 1764,
died Aug. 24, 1780; Poulter, Feb. 18, 1767; Hannah,
July 18, 1763. His wife died June 9, 1798. He, with his
brother Oliver, settled in Bedford, on a tract of five hundred
and sixty acres of land which their grandfather bought of
the town of Billerica, by deed bearing date April 9, 1710.
It was then in the southerly part of Billerica, nebct to Con-