William Reed
and his wife Avis Chepman
and Some of Their Descendants
Sixth Generation

LEMUEL B.⁶ REED (Anna⁵, Thomas⁴, William³, James², William¹ ) was born at Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, on 26 October 1787 a son of Anna Reed,^[1] and died at Dartmouth on 5 June 1849.^[2] He married before 1808 FALLEY WOODMANSEE. She was born at Dartmouth on 21 February 1787, a daughter of James Woodmansee and his wife Mary Beden. She died at Dartmouth on 8 June 1876.^[3]

When Lemuel Reed was born, his mother was not married, and the identity of his father is unknown. Before Lemuel's second birthday his mother had married James Gifford, 2nd, and within a year Lemuel had a half-brother, Philip Gifford. When Lemuel was six, his mother and step-father had a daughter. I find no further references to either mother or daughter. When Lemuel was fourteen, his step-father married widow Rhoda Sisson, who brought four step-siblings into the family. By the time Lemuel was twenty-one he had married Falley Woodmansee.

Tracing Falley's family background is more difficult. According to her death record she was the daughter of James and Mary Woodmansee. James Woodmansee and Mary Beden were married at Dartmouth in 1789, two years after Falley's birth. Mary Beden was born in Dartmouth in 1755, a daughter of Richard Beden, Jr. In 1825 Mary (Beden) Woodmansee gave to Lemuel Reed property which she had received from her father in 1802 and 1803. The fact that Richard Beden gave property to his daughter, not his son-in-law, indicates that she may have been widowed by that time. I have found no record of the death of James Woodmansee or the births of any children. This limited information suggests that Falley may have been an only child, raised for part of her childhood by her widowed mother.

There is one other wrinkle in the data. James Woodmansee of Dartmouth and Anne Loraine of Swansea published their intentions to marry at Dartmouth on 27 September 1787. There is no record of the marriage actually happening, either at Dartmouth or Swansea. These intentions were published seven months after Falley's birth. We can speculate or imagine what happened here. However, the connections of Falley to Mary Beden are clear, both from her death record and the land transfer. I am guessing that this contemplated marriage of James and Anne never happened.

Lemuel and Falley lived all their lives in the northwest section of the Town of Dartmouth, on what is now called Reed Road. There they farmed and raised their thirteen children.

Through the years, Lemuel and Fally accumulated more land, and sold some, as follows:

25 November 1822, Samuel and Prudence Allen of Westport, freeman, sold to Lemuel B. Reed a tract of land in Dartmouth of 100 acres, adjoining land already owned by Reed, "excepting however the highway passing through the aforesaid tract of land. Also reserving to myself my heirs and assigns a right to flow to any height and at any time and at all times the above granted premises by maintaining a dam across said river near the Westport Cotton Factory which is situate on said stream or river."^[4]
6 October 1825, Mary Woodmansee granted to Lemuel B. Reed two tracts of land in Dartmouth^[5] (see full text below).
13 November 1827, in three separate transactions, Mary White of Westport, widow of Sylvanus White late of Westport, deceased; George Kirby and Patience Kirby his wife of Westport, yeoman; Lewis Schofield of Greenfield, Saratoga County, New York, yeoman, and Cloe Schofield, wife of Lewis; Joshua Cornell and Sarah Cornell his wife, of Scipio, Cayuga County, New York, yeoman, sold to Joseph Weaver and Lemuel B. Reed, both of Dartmouth, for a total of $574, a tract of land of 70 acres in Dartmouth.^[6]
23 December 1828, Lewis Gifford of Dartmouth, yeoman, sold to Lemuel B. Reed of Dartmouth, yeoman, for $400, two lots of woodlot in Dartmouth containing 40 acres.^[7]
14 January, 1830, James Mosher, administrator of the estate of Benjamin Reed late of Dartmouth, deceased, sold at public sale to Lemuel B. Reed (highest bidder) for $44, 2 acres and 143 rods of land in Dartmouth.^[8]
7 August 1832, Lemuel B. Reed of Dartmouth, yeoman, and wife Falley, sold to Stephen Howland of Westport, merchant, a tract of woodlot in Dartmouth, about 34 acres, part of the 40 acres that Reed had purchased from Lewis Gifford.^[9]
10 June 1862, widow Falla Reed and her son Allen Reed sold to William B. Trafford of Dartmouth, for $100, part of her dower, water rights at Westport Factory Pond.^[10]

The full text of the deed by which Mary Woodmansee granted land to Lemuel B. Reed is informative:

Know all men by these presents, that I, Mary Wodmansee of Dartmouth in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts in consideration that I have heretofore been supported and maintained at the expense of Lemuel B. Reed of Dartmouth aforesaid and also in consideration that the said Lemuel B. Reed has secured to me my future support and maintenance during my natural life and also in consideration of the love + good will which I have for the said Lemuel B. Reed his heirs and assigns forever a tract of land situate in Dartmouth aforesaid adjoining land formerly owned by Benjamin Beden and bounded . . . - Reference to the deed of Richard Beden to Mary Woodmansee dated February 20th 1802 for all the particulars. Also one other tract of land situate in said Dartmouth and is the same which Richard Beden conveyed to me by his deed dated August 10th A.D. 1803 Reference thereto for particulars -- To have and to hold, the aforementioned premises to the said Lemuel B. Reed his heirs and assigns. . . . In witness whereof I the said Mary Woodmansee have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixth day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty-five Signed sealed and delivered
her
Mary X Woodmansee
mark
in presence of John Reed, Anselm Bassett
Received Sep 8, 1832

This document indicates that Mary Woodmansee was being cared for, probably in the household of, her daughter and son-in-law.

The 1820 Census reported the Lemuel B. Reed family in Dartmouth.^[11] Before 1850 censuses did not record the name of each individual, only the name of the head of household, and the numbers of persons in various age and sex categories. The 1820 census, with the possible identities of the persons, follows:

age and sex	possible identity
female 45+	Mary Woodmansee, 64
male 26-44	Lemuel, 34
female 26-44	Falley, 35
male 10-15	Philip, 12
male 10-15	Stephen, 10
male 0-9	Willard, 7
male 0-9	Allen, 5
female 0-9	Anna, 3
male 0-9	Royal, 2
female 0-9	Mary Ann, 1

The 1830 Census reported the family at Dartmouth,^[12] with the following categories and possible explanation:

age and sex	possible identity
female 70-79	Mary Woodmansee, 74
male 40-49	Lemuel, 42
female 40-49	Falley, 43
male 15-19	Willard, 17
male 10-14	Allen, 15
female 10-14	Anna, 13
male 10-14	Royal, 12
female 10-14	Mary Ann, 11
male 5-9	Warren, 8
male 5-9	Lemuel, 5
male 0-4	Rodney, 4
male 0-4	George, 2
female 0-4	Lavina, 1

This must have been a very energetic three-generation household. The grandmother, Mary Woodmansee, was still in the household. The two eldest sons had left. Philip Reed was reported at Dartmouth, a household consisting of a man and a woman in their 20s, and two boys under 5. We know of Philip and his wife and their son Philip; the other boy is not identified. Stephen Reed was also reported at Dartmouth, a household of a man and a woman in their 20s, which can be accounted as Stephen and his wife.

The 1840 Census again found the Lemuel B. Reed family in Dartmouth,^[13] with the age and sex groupings and possible explanation as follows

age and sex	possible identification
male 50-59	Lemuel, 52
female 50-59	Falley, 53
female 20-29	Anna, 23
female 20-29	Mary Ann, 21
male 15-19	unidentified
male 15-19	Warren, 18
male 15-19	Lemuel, 15
male 10-14	Rodney, 14
male 10-14	George, 12
female 10-14	Lavina, 11
female 5-9	unidentified
male 5-9	Andrew, 7

Grandmother Mary had passed away, and the four oldest sons had married and left home. Stephen and his family were reported in Dartmouth; Willard and Allen in Westport; Philip and Royal do not appear in this census.

When Lemuel Reed died in 1849 he did not leave a will. Therefore his property belonged to his widow and children collectively. By law, one third of his estate would be set aside for his widow - the widow's "dower." The remainder would be divided among the thirteen children. Son Philip's creditors wanted to be paid, and brought pressure to have action taken. The court ordered an inventory of the estate to be taken, and it was returned on 7 August 1849. Lemuel Reed left a homestead farm of approximately 200 acres valued at $2933.00, and a total estate of both real and personal property totalling $3570.93.^[14] His estate included:

a lumber wagon, an ox wagon, two plows and harrows, a light wagon and harness, baggon, grain cradle,
7 bushels of rye, 9 1/2 bushels of corn
11 chains and pieces of chain, 3 iron bars
2 bush scythes, 3 axes, 2 shovels, 2 forks, 4 hoes, 2 whisletvier, 2 scythes, ox yoke, 4 scythe sneads, grand stone
18 pounds of wool, 4 meal bags
Savoper, old brovels and other trimpary, old iron, 4 sugar drawing knife and plate
2 rakes, 4 pitchforks, yoke and betting Mirhean, old measures and saddle
3 swine, 1 horse, 1 cow, another cow, white cow, six sheep and three lambs
one chest, loom and appertinances
one bed, bedstead board and 2 pillows
1 bed, bedstead board 2 pillows and spread, 36 sheets, 30 pair pillowcases
2 chests, one pair of steel guards, 1 clock
4 slats, 1 pair andirons, shovel and tongs
18 chairs, 1 table, 1 stad
1 gun, lots of iron ware
about 3 acres of standing rye, 2 1/2 acres of corn and potatoes, 14 cords of cordwood, pork, meat barrels
deceased's wearing apparel.

I apologize for any mis-spelling or misreading, as I don't know what all of these things are. He clearly was an active farmer, maintaining a small form and a large family.

Following the inventory, the widow's dower was set off, and accepted on 6 November 1849.^[15]

On 15 June 1850 the remainder of the property was partitioned among the heirs, and it was granted by the court the following 6 August.^[16] The document of partition set the bounds for the property of each child:

Stephen Reed
Warren Reed
George Henry Reed
Lemuel Mosher, who represents Rodney Reed
Royal Reed
Hannah Tripp
Jonathan Peckham Gifford to whom the share of Philip Reed has been assigned on execution
Lemuel F. Reed, a minor
Andrew Reed
Mary Ann Latham
Lavina Tripp
Allen Reed
Willard Reed

Philip Reed's creditors received his share. Rodney Reed had moved to Martha's Vineyard, and was not present.

The 1850 Census reported the family of Fally Reed at Dartmouth as follows:^[17]

Line	Name	Age	Sex	Occupation	R.E.	Birthplace	Other
39.	Fally Reed	63	F		$1000	MA
4o.	George H. Reed	21	M	farmer		MA
41.	Andrew H. Reed	16	M	farmer		MA
42.	Anna Tripp	33	F			MA
1.	Lavina W. Tripp	21	F			MA
2.	Andrew M. Tripp	33	M	sailor	$1100	MA
3.	Peleg N. Tripp	30	M	sailor		MA

Fally still had her youngest two sons at home, taking care of the farm, and two daughters, who had married brothers, Andrew and Peleg Tripp, sailors, who may not have been at home at the time. Of the other children, Allen, Royal and Warren each headed their own family in Dartmouth, Willard and family were in Westport, Stephen in Dighton, and Rodney in Chilmark, on Martha's Vineyard. Son Lemuel had died in 1849, and his widow and son lived in Chilmark. I cannot find with certainty Philip and Mary Ann in this Census.

The 1860 Census reported Fallie Reed, 74, living in Dartmouth with her son-in-law, daughter, and grandson, Andrew Tripp, 42, mariner, Anna Tripp, 41, and Peleg Tripp, 10.^[18] Fally's daughter Lavina had died and her widowed husband had married Lavina's sister Mary Ann. Royal Reed also had died. Otherwise, the children of Lemuel and Fally were reported in the 1860 Census as follows:^[19]

Name	Residence	Occupation
Philip	New Bedford	stone cutter
Stephen	Taunton	farmer
Willard	Westport	farmer
Allen	Dartmouth	farmer
Anna Tripp	Dartmouth (with mother)	wife of mariner
Mary Taber (widow of Royal Reed)	Acushnet	wife of farmer
Mary Ann Tripp	Dartmouth	wife of mariner
Warren	Fairhaven	stone mason
Sophronie Look (widow of Lemuel)	Chilmark	wife of farmer
Rodney	Chilmark	farm laborer
George Henry	Dartmouth	farmer
Andrew	Dartmouth	farmer

The 1870 Census found Falla Reed, 83, living in a four generation household in North Dartmouth, which included her daughter, Anna Tripp, 53, her son-in-law, Andrew Tripp, 52, mariner, her grandson, Peleg Tripp, 20, working on a farm, Peleg's wife, Julia, 18, and Fally's great-granddaughter, Cynthia, age four months.^[20] The rest of Fally's children were dispersed as follows:^[21]

Name	Residence	Occupation
Philip	Fairhaven	stone mason
Stephen	Westport	farm laborer
Willard	Westport	farmer
Allen	Dartmouth	farmer
Anna Tripp	Dartmouth (with mother)	wife of mariner
Mary Gelatt (widow of Royal Reed)	Fairhaven	wife of farmer
Mary Ann Tripp	Dartmouth	wife of farm worker
Lydia Reed (widow of Warren)	Westport	mother of cotton mill workers
Sophronie Look (widow of Lemuel)	Chilmark	wife of farmer
Rodney	Chilmark	laborer
George	Westport	farmer
Andrew	Dartmouth	common laborer

Falley (Woodmansee) Reed died at Dartmouth in 1876, at the age of eighty-nine, from old age.^[22] She and Lemuel had thirteen children, and, by my count, seventy-one grand children. Lemuel and Fally were buried in the small family cemetery near 645 Reed Road, Dartmouth. A listing of Dartmouth burial places describes it thus:

Surrounded by a substantial stone wall, the Reed family cemetery is not far off Reed Rd. in property that once belonged to the family. Access is gained through a wooden picket gate, but the overgrowth inside now is nearly impenetrable. In the past, the cemetery suffered extensive vandalism . . . there is a deeded right of way. ^[23]

The above photographs were taken by me in 2018. I do not know who "Ora" was.

Lemuel B. Reed and his wife Fally Woodmansee had the following children:

PHILIP W.⁷ REED b. at Dartmouth abouit 1808.

STEPHEN⁷ REED b. at Dartmouth about March 1810.

WILLARD⁷ REED b. at Dartmouth on 12 September 1812.

ALLEN⁷ REED b. at Dartmouth on 4 January 1815.

ANNA⁷ REED b. at Massachusetts on 7 February 1817.

ROYAL⁷ REED b. at Massachusetts about 1818-9; d. bef. 1854 (wife's second marriage) m. at Dartmouth on 28 March 1839 MARY COWEN, b. at Massachusetts about 1818-9. Mary m(2). at Fairhaven on 29 October 1854 SAMUEL TABER b. at New Bedford about 1787, d. at Acushnet on 29 March 1865; Mary m(3). at Mattapoisett, Plymouth County, on 2 August 1868 NOBLE GALETT b. at Dartmouth about 1798, d. at Fairhaven on 11 June 1880.^[24] Children of Royal and Mary

Fally Reed b. at Massachusetts about 1839-40.^[25]
Mary F. Reed b. at Dartmouth on 6 February 1844, d. at New Bedford on 28 March 1846.^[26]
Mary Francis Reed b. at Fairhaven on 12 February 1846, d. there on 10 May 1916, m. at Acushnet on 7 September 1864 EBENEZER ELLIS b. at Sandwich, Barnstable County, on 28 January 1843, d. at Fairhaven on 4 February 1812.^[27]

MARY ANN⁷ REED b. at Dartmouth on 16 May 1819; d. there on 3 July 1885; m(1). before 1850 ________ LATHAM; ; m(2). at Dartmouth on 8 September 1859 PELEG H. TRIPP, b. at Westport on 8 October 1818, d. at Dartmouth on 14 April 1903, child of Otis and Cynthia Tripp; Peleg Tripp had previously m(1). before 1850 LAVINA REED.^[28]

WARREN H.⁷ REED b. at Massachusetts on 27 August 1821.

LEMUEL F.⁷ REED b. at Dartmouth about 1824-5; d. at Chilmark, Dukes County, Massachusetts, on September 1849; m. at Chilmark on 6 November 1846 SOPHRONIE COTTLE, b. at Chilmark on 30 December 1826, d. there on 25 May 1906, child of Francis and sophronia Cottle. Sophronie m(2). at Chilmark on 9 January 1851 CYRUS LOOK b. at Tisbury, Dukes County, on 12 February 1819, d. at Chilmark on 22 December 1896.^[29] Child of Lemuel and Sophronie:

Lemuel B. Reed b. at Chilmark on 12 December 1847, d. there on 26 July 1889; m. there on 12 December 1877 Malvina Mayhew Tilton b. at Chilmark on 16 October 1853. Malvina m(2). at Chilmark on 11 October 1892 Charles M. Norton b. at Edgartown, Dukes County, on 11 October 1856. Malvina and Charles had at least trhree children.^[30]

Sophronie and Cyrus had the following child:

Cyrus Crandon Look b. at Chilmark on 16 October 1851, d. there on 4 May 1914.^[31]

RODNEY R.⁷ REED b. at Dartmouth on 6 September 1825.

GEORGE HENRY⁷ REED b. at Massachusetts on 1 November 1827.

LAVINA⁷ REED b. at Dartmouth on 8 February 1829; d. at Dartmouth on 2 April 1854;^[32] m. before 1850 PELEG H. TRIPP. Child of Peleg and Lavina:

Mary Levina Tripp b. at Dartmouth on 1 November 1853, d. there on 18 November 1880; m. there on 24 December 1873 Philip H. Reed son of Philip W. Reed.^[33]

ANDREW ROBESON⁷ REED b. at Dartmouth about 1832-3.

NOTES

¹Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts: to the Year 1850 (Boston: New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 1929, 1929, 1930), v. 1, p. 194.
²Reed Family Cemetery, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. (661B Reed Road).
³Massachusetts Archives, "Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," digital images, American Ancestors (americanancestors.org : accessed 22 September 2017), vol. 283, p. 77, e. 22, Dartmouth Deaths, 1876, Fally Reed.
⁴Bristol County, Massachusetts, Deeds, vol. 135, pp. 521-2, sale Samuel Allen to Lemuel B. Reed, 1822; accessed 19 April 2018; Bristol County Court House, Taunton, Mass. (familysearch.org).
⁵Bristol County Deeds, vol. 135, pp. 519-20.
⁶Bristol County Deeds, v. 130, pp. 211-4.
⁷Bristol County Deeds, v. 135, pp. 520-1.
⁸Bristol County Deeds, v. 130, pp. 371-2.
⁹Bristol County Deeds, vol. 135, pp. 523-4.
¹⁰Bristol County (South District), Massachusetts, Deeds, v. 52, pp. 402-03, sale of water rights by Andrew R. and Falla Reed to William B. Trafford, 1862; accessed 19 April 2018; Registry of Deeds (familysearch.org), New Bedford, Massachusetts.
¹¹Fourth Census of the United States: 1820, population, Dartmouth, Bristol county, Massachusetts, roll 47, p. 581, Lemuel B. Reed family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 3 March 2020); NARA microfilm publication M33, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C..
¹²Fifth Census of the United States: 1830, population, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 59; p. 360, Lemuel B. Reed family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 3 March 2020); NARA microfilm publication M19; Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
¹³Sixth Census of the United States: 1840, population, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 178, p. 321, Lemuel B. Reed family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 3 March 2020); NARA microfilm publication M704, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
¹⁴Bristol County, Massachusetts, Probate Court, , 94: 298-300, Lemuel B. Reed and inventory of real estate; Bristol County Court House, Taunton, Massachusetts.
¹⁵Bristol County Probate Court, case file 21100.
¹⁶Ibid.
¹⁷Seventh Census of the United States: 1850, population, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 309, p. 451B/452A, household 797, Fally Reed family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 15 January 2016); NARA Microfilm Publication M432; Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
¹⁸Eighth Census of the United States: 1860, population, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 492, p. 851, household 2264, Andrew Tripp family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 15 January 2016); NARA microfilm publication M653; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
¹⁹1860 Census, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 490, p. 573, household 169, Philip Read family. 1860 Census, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 492, p. 245, household 1958, Stephen Reed family. 1860 Census, Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 491, p. 399-400, household 3197, Willard Read family. 1860 Census, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 492, p. 850, household 2258, Allen Reed family. 1860 Census, Acushnet, Bristol County, Massachusetts, p. 445, household 743, Samuel Taber family. 1860 Census, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 492, p. 851, household 2262, Peleg Tripp family. 1860 Census, Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 489, p. 390, household 299, Warren Reed family. 1860 Census, Chilmark, Dukes County, Massachusetts, roll 493, p. 697-8, household 46, Cyrus Look family. 1860 Census, Chilmark, Dukes County, Massachusetts, roll 493, p. 698, household 48, Rodney Reed family. 1860 Census, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 492, p. 880, household 2510, Henry Read family. 1860 Census, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 492, p. 850, household 2255, Andrew Reed family.
²⁰Ninth Census of the United States: 1870, population, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 603, p. 124B, household 227, Andrew Tripp family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 15 January 2016); NARA microfilm publication M593, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
²¹1870 Census, Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 603, p. 227B, household 48, Philip Read family. 1870 Census, Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 606, p. 660A, household 374, Stephen Reed family. 1870 Census, Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 606, p. 647A, household 122, Willard Reed family. 1870 Census, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 603, p. 126A, household 250, Allen Reed family. 1870 Census, Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 603, p. 225A, hopusehold 6, Noble Gelatt family. 1870 Census, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 603, p. 125B, household 245, Peleg H. Tripp family. 1870 Census, Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 606, p. 660B, household 383, Lydia Reed family. 1870 Census, Chilmark, Dukes County, Massachusetts, roll 606, p. 678B-679A, household 38, Cyrus Look family. 1870 Census, Chilmark, Dukes County, Massachusetts, roll 606, p. 678B, household 37, Rodney Reed family. 1870 Census, Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 606, p. 668B, household 530, Georgre Reed family. 1870 Census, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 603, p. 126A, household 254, Andrew Reed family.
²²"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," vol. 283, p. 77, e. 22, Dartmouth Deaths, 1876, Fally Reed.
²³Judith Navas Lund, Burials and Burial Places in the Town of Dartmouth, Massachusetts (Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts: Dartmouth Historical Commission, 1997), 356.
²⁴1850 Census, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 309, p. 439A-B, household 570, Royal Reed family. Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, v. 2, p. 382. "Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," v. 78, p. 75, e. 22; Marriages Fairhaven 1854; Taber-Reed; v. 183, p. 70, e. 5; Deaths Acushnet 1865; Samuel Taber; v. 209, p. 361, e. 6; Marriages Matrtapoisett 1868; Gelett-Taber; v. 319, p. 89, e. 24; Deaths Fairhaven 1880; Noble Gelatt.
²⁵1850 Census, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 309, p. 439A-B, household 570, Royal Reed family.
²⁶Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, v. 1, p. 195. Vital Records of New Bedford, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (Boston: New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 1932. 1932, 1941), v. 3 p. 136.
²⁷"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," v. 171, p. 72, e. 11; Marriages Acushnet 1864; Ellis-Reed. Massachusetts Archives, "Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1916-1920," digital images, American Ancestors (american ancestors.org : accessed 10 March 2020), Deaths 1916 v. 22, certificate 46; Fairhaven; Mary Ellis. Massachusetts Archives, Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911-1915, Deaths 1912 v. 36, certificate 406; Fairhaven, Ebenezer Ellis, ; digital images, American Ancestors (americanancestors.org : accessed 10 March 2020).
²⁸"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," vol. 126, p. 74, e. 11, Dartmouth Marriages, 1859, Tripp-Latham; vol. 364, p. 85, e. 36, Dartmouth Deaths, 1885, Mary A. Tripp; vol. 549, p. 109, e. 11, Dartmouth Deaths, 1903, Peleg H. Tripp.
²⁹"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," vol. 24, p. 81, e. 5, Chilmark Marriages, 1846-7, Reed-Cottle; vol. 39, p. 135, e. 2, Chilmark Deaths, 1848-9, Lemuel Reed; vol. 30, certificate no. 459, Chilmark Deaths, 1906, Sophronia Look; vol. 54, p. 119, e. 2, Chilmark Marriages, 1851, Look-Reed; vol. 463, p. 385, e. 9, Chilmark Deaths, 1896, Cyrus Look.
³⁰"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," Corrections vol. 1, p. 619, e. 1, Chilmark Births, 1847, Lemuel B. Reed; vol. 400, p. 222, e. [3], Chilmark Deaths, 1889, Lemuel B. Reed; vol. 289, p. 147, e. 4, Chilmark Marriages, 1877, Reed-Tilton; vol. 1, p. 631, e. 5, Chilmark Births, 1853, Melvina Mayhew Tilton; vol. 424, p. 275, e. 2, Chilmark Marriages, 1892, Norton-Reed; vol. 96, p. 154, e. 18, Edgartown Births, 1856, Charles M. Norton.
³¹"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," vol. 51, p. 129, e. 7, Chilmark Births, 1851, (male) Look. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911-1915, Deaths 1914, v. 32, certificate 227; Chilmark, Cyrus Look.
³²"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," vol. 84, p. 57, e. 16, Dartmouth Deaths, 1854, Lovina W. Tripp.
³³Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," v. 72, p. 80, e. 41; Births Dartmouth 1853; Mary Ann Tripp; vol. 319, p. 83, e. 47, Dartmouth Deaths, 1880, Mary L. Reed; vol. 253, p. 85, e. 33, Dartmouth Marriages, 1873, Reed-Tripp.

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and Some of Their Descendants
Sixth Generation