James REED

Birth:
5 Jan 1750/51
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Sources:
Harris History, Vol 1, pg 21
Family Tree
Notes:
                   The Reed family homestead was in Huntingdon County, West Township, PA.
Jennette (Jenny) MCALVEY
Birth:
14 Mar 1763
Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Death:
26 Nov 1826
Shavers Creek, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Burial:
Cedar Grove Cemetery, Petersburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Sources:
Harris History, Vol 1, pg 20
Family Tree
Notes:
                   THe delightful correspondence exchanged between Jenny and her Uncle William Harris suggests that the family was well educated and mannered, as in the letter from Uncle William dated 25 Feb 1817, in which he wrote concerning Jenny's letter:
"And as for the Letters, I thought if they were your own handwriting and dictation that you must have been one of the best accomplished women in the State of Pennsylvania. And I think now that your son William is a man of more than common learning...."
Children
Marriage
1
Robert REED
Birth:
27 Apr 1786
Armagh Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Death:
17 Aug 1850
Mt. Eaton, Wayne, Ohio
Mary FLEMMING 
Marr:
17 Apr 1832
 
2
William REED
Birth:
16 Nov 1787
Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Death:
19 Feb 1861
West, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Notes:
                   Occupation: Surveyor.
3
Margaret REED
Birth:
1789
Death:
 
Marr:
 
4
Elizabeth REED
Birth:
1791
Death:
 
Marr:
 
5
John REED
Birth:
1793
Death:
 
Marr:
 
6
James REED
Birth:
1795
Death:
 
Marr:
 
7
Joseph REED
Birth:
1797
Death:
 
Marr:
 
8
Mary REED
Birth:
1799
Death:
 
Marr:
 
9
George REED
Birth:
1801
Death:
 
Marr:
 
10
Jenny REED
Birth:
1804
Death:
 
Marr:
 
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James Reed - Jennette (Jenny) McAlvey

James Reed was born at Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 5 Jan 1750/51. His parents were Robert Reed and Elizabeth Gardiner.

He married Jennette (Jenny) McAlvey . Jennette (Jenny) McAlvey was born at Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania 14 Mar 1763 daughter of William McAlvey and Margaret Harris .

They were the parents of 10 children:
Robert Reed born 27 Apr 1786.
William Reed born 16 Nov 1787.
Margaret Reed born 1789.
Elizabeth Reed born 1791.
John Reed born 1793.
James Reed born 1795.
Joseph Reed born 1797.
Mary Reed born 1799.
George Reed born 1801.
Jenny Reed born 1804.

Jennette (Jenny) McAlvey died 26 Nov 1826 at Shavers Creek, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania .