History of the Reed family in Europe and America

232 JOHN READ OF REHOBOTH,
October, 1805 ; married Kesiah Ripley, and settled in Hart-
ford, Conn.
William, son of Josiah P. and Mary, married Susan Whit-
comb, and lives in Swansey. Child, — Joel.
8. Joel, son of William and Susan, married Helen Wright,
and has one son.
7. Benjamin, son of Josiah P. and Mary, married Deborah
Ballou, and lives in Unionville, Swansey.
7. Edwin, son of Josiah P. and Mary, married a Stone,
and lives in West Swansey. They have one daughter.
7. Maria, daughter of Josiah P. and Mary, married Joseph
Reed of Rutland, Mass. (for their children, see Joseph Reed,
son of Jeremiah). She married, for second husband, a Mr.
Wilde of Boston ; and now lives in New- York City.
4. Obadiah, son of John, born at Rehoboth, Jan. 10,
1705; married Ruth Smith, Jan. 15, 1730. Children,—
Anna, born at Rehoboth, Dec. 7, 1730 ; Sarah, Nov. 1, 1732 ;
Ruth, Feb. 1, 1734 ; Abial, April 13, 1737 ; Martha, April 6,
1739 ; Molly, Aug. 15, 1741 ; Ama, May 21, 1744 ; Lydia,
Aug. 12, 1746 ; Fear, Feb. 18, 1748.
5. Abial, son of Obadiah and Ruth, born at Rehoboth,
April 13, 1737; married Lydia White. Child, — Luther,
born at Attleborough in 1762.
6. Abel, son of Daniel and Huldah, born at Rehoboth,
Sept. 28, 1772 ; married Sarah Carpenter. Children, —
Lyman ; William ; Stephen 0. ; Cyrus ; Abby J., who mar-
ried Horatio N. Angell ; Sarah A., who married a Johnson ;
Nancy A. ; Betsy, who married Remember Carpenter of
Pawtucket. Abel married Lydia Wood for second wife.
Children, — Ezra, Mary, Huldah. He married Patience
Chase for third wife. Child, — Abel, of Pawtucket.
7. Ezra, son of Abel, married Alice Slater, and lives in
Blackstone.
7. Stephen G., son of Abel, married Mrs. Hannah Leach