The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-09


county, Va. Lieutenant Colonel John
wooaa fell in love as a child with
Susannah Anderson, daughter Of Row.
James Anderson a Presbyterian
preacher In Pennsylvania. at whose
home the family were entertained
while en- route to the Virginia VAL
ley.
John promised her he would return
to wed her, which he did about nae
In i7i5 he was sent as a messenger
from Mountain Plains Church to the
Presbyterinns OF Donegal. in Penn
sylvania, to call Rev Hindman to
serve Mountain Plains and Rockfsh.
near Ivy Station. Rev. James Ander-
son. his father-in-law. also often
preached for them.
Children of Colonel John Woods and
susannah Anderson were
James Woods (743-1s22). married
Mary Garland.
Mary Woods, born December 2. 1916.
died october 10. 1s4s. married John
Reid. born August rs. 1850. died Juno
%. 1916
Michael Woods u74S-1s2s). married
Hettic Caruthers.
suity Woods. born February 20, 1852,
died March 26. 1929, married Samuel
Reid.
Sarah Woods. born 1857. died 1870.
Q. 1905. married John " Reid.
John Woods. Jr born 1863. died
1854
susannah Woods, born September
81. 1858, died August II. 1892. married
Daniel Miller November IS. 1893
The son James. mentioned above.
served as n colonel in the Revolution.
his commission bearing date Novem-
Der IL, l776; regiment known as the
-igh
Albemarle in 1895 and went to Paint
Lick Creek Garrard county. Ky, where
he died.
John Reid. who married Mary
Woods. was q signer of the Declara-
ton of Independence In Athena le
He was brother of Samuel Reid. John
Reid and wife are buried near Rich
mond. Ky. Inscription upon tombstone
at Paint Lick Creek Cemetery. Gar
rard county. KY. roads: "suity Woods
Reid born February 30. 1852 died
March 2s. 1s2S"
Her father was Colonel John Woods.
of Blair Park, near Crozet, Aihemarle
county. Va.
suity Woods Reid and husband,
Samuel Reid. no originally of Nelson
county. Va, removed to Garrard coun-
", Ky, about 1852 and lived and died
there. Relatives say Samuel Reid is
buried near his wife. but we were not
able to find the heedstone. They-Suity
and Samuel Reid-had four children so
far as can be found--James. known az
DIR. James Reid who married Betsey
Murell, and had Susan. Mary. George.
James and Bell.
John w. Reid. married Jennie Murell.
sister OF Betsey. from Barren county,
KY. and lived and died near Huston
Vile. Lincoln county. Ky
Alexander Reid married Polly Nor
rison Blaine December 30, 1906 Chill
dren We're Naomi Harrison, born Octo-
Der 90, 1907: Jane Morrison born Jan
uary %. 1890; Almirn Blaine. born
March is, 1910. married James Harvey
Henderson. Second wife of Alexander
Reid was Maria Thompson. born April
30. lIsS Children were Nelson Thomp.
son. born June 20. 1915; sally Ann.
December Is. 1918; Samuel. December
8. 1921; Alexander r.. Jr.. April IS.
1923; James, July 10, 1925: John a..
February o, 1927; Maria b. October %.
1929, from whose daughter have re-
ceived this data,
Reid's tombstone at Paint Lick Gene.
terry beside that of her mother-in- law
Inscription reads, Polly NJ Reid died
September %. 1864, in the eightieth
year of her age"
Mary Reid. the fourth child of Sam
uel Reid and Suity Woods, married
William Woods. her cousin, Their
children were William. Angelina, Rice.
Mary. Cabell William Woods, her
husband, represented Garrard county,
I>y.. in the Legislature in 1S57-'59.
1t is said Samuel Reid came from
Scotland and settled in Pennsylvania.
and served in the Revolution TO its
close later coming to Virginia. first
to Amherst. later Nelson county, Va.
Nathan Reid. called n brother OF Sam
uel Reid, was captain OF company
of the Fourteenth Virginia Regiment
in the Revolution. In 177s II was
designated as Captain n. Reds com
pany of the Tenth Virginia Regi-
ment. whose colonel was William
Davies.
among the names OF men who were
Vanished from Edinburgh after being
held prisoners some time after the
battle OF Boutwell, Bridge. the old
Scotch book called "A Cloud of Wit
nesses,' Ammo 1873. gives Anderson.
Browns Campbell, Miller. Reid, walker"
Many by these names later settled in
Augusta. formerly orange county. Va.
In connection with Woods and Reds
the following Henderson notes may ba
interesting; Robert Henderson (bach-
elor) 10 Frankey savage Cspinster).
Note--James Henderson was surety
self wrote the request to the clerk to
issue the license, with James Hender-
son and Andrew Henderson. witnesses
Alexander Henderson, with same
witnesses wrote on the back of the
same paper his permission and re-
quest to the clerk to issue the license
TO his son Robert
1t is our firm belief that said Alex
ander Henderson is our ancestor and
that he married Sarah Wallace. daugh-
ter Of Andrew Wallace and Margaret
Woods, in Virginia. The Hendersons
emigrated to Kentucky about 1857 or
1890, and settled in Paint Lick Creek
Garrard county. Ky. on May S. 1894
tsee deed book of Madison (now Gar
rard) county. Ky. Alexander Hender-
son and Sarah his wife. conveyed TO
Robert Henderson. of same county.
200 acres: witnesses: BAIL Maxwell
Edward Russell. James Henderson on
Sd November 1875, same court records
show John Reid. Lincoln county Ky.
executed deed rDuyGNiucr a la