Key Facts

Snapshot:	Revolutionary War patriot; moved from North Carolina to Georgia; owned slaves
Parents:	968Alexander Reid His mother's identity is unknown.
Born:	May 1746 location unknown
Died:	by November 1824 Gwinnett County, Georgia
Buried:	unknown

484George Reid was born May 1746.1 His father was 968Alexander Reid, as proven by 968Alexander's will:2

This excerpt from 968Alexander Reid's will proves that he is 484George's father. Full page.2

On 20 May 1767, Rowan County, North Carolina issued 484George a bond to marry 485Katherine Chambers,3 and they married the following June.1

1767: 484George's and 485Katherine Chambers' marriage bond. Bigger image.3

A map drawn in 1773 of the Fourth Creek Congregation shows 968Alexander's home.4 The map doesn't seem to be drawn quite to scale, so it's difficult to tell exactly where he lived, but I've marked the general location on the master map.

484George was an American patriot during the Revolutionary War, although I've had difficulty finding details about his service. The DAR recognizes the following pay voucher as the primary evidence of his service.5 *

This pay voucher proves 484George's service in the Revolutionary War. Bigger copy.5

There were other patriots with the same name, so I'm uncertain which additional records might refer to our 484George, but these pay vouchers from Rowan County in 1780 may refer to him: 1, 2, 3.

484George moved his family to Georgia in 1785. He acquired 400 acres in Wilkes County, Georgia that spring6,7 and sold his old North Carolina land the following autumn.8

1785: Part of the grant for 484George's first land in Georgia. Full page.6

He seems to have relocated from Wilkes County to Greene County in late 1790. (An October 1790 deed describes him as of Wilkes County.9 A December deed, however, describes him as of Greene County.10) He seems to have remained in Greene County for about a decade. A 1796 tax book lists him as a taxpayer there, and also mentions that he owned six slaves.11 A 1799 deed specifies that he lived somewhere east of Richland Creek.12

1796: 484George paid tax in Greene County, Georgia. Full page.11

He later moved to Jackson County, judging from a February 1801 deed.13

In 1802 he testified in court to help 486Davis Harrison (the father of his daughter-in-law 243Edith) with a compensation claim for two horses allegedly stolen by Creek Indians.14

By 1820, he was living alone (except for his ten slaves) in Gwinnett County, Georgia.15

1820: 484George living alone (but with ten slaves) in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Full page.15

484George probably developed dementia in his final years. In January 1822 a Gwinnett County court described him as "an insane person" and appointed his son George to be his guardian.16

484George was "an insane person" by January 1822, presumably dementia-related. Full page.16

484George had died by November 1824, as evident from this newspaper notice published on 8 December 1824:17

This newspaper proves 484George had died by November 1824. Full page.17

Footnote:

*	His DAR profile (ancestor A094278) refers you to Roster of the Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution, page 219, which in turn refers you to the abovecited pay voucher.

Sources Cited:

1: George Reid Bible, owned by Judge L. B. Moon of Jefferson, Georgia, transcribed in: Jeannette Holland Austin, ed., Georgia Bible Records (Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 1985), page 310.

2: Rowan County, North Carolina. Wills book A, pages 243-244. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:37SQ-298B-4Z9?i=125&cc=1867501&cat=353379> et seq., accessed 23 May 2021.

3: Rowan County, North Carolina. Marriage bonds 1753-1868, microfilm reel for surnames Mc-R, bond for George Reed and Cath. Chambers dated 20 May 1767. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-67MQ-1HD?i=1098&cc=1726957>, accessed 26 May 2021.

4: William Sharpe, "Map of Fourth Creek Congregation" (1773; published 1847). North Carolina MARS ID 3.1.1.50.1. <https://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ncmaps/id/118>, accessed 24 May 2021.

5: North Carolina Revolutionary pay vouchers, set 5-GG, Salisbury district voucher 3068 for Geo. Reid, dated 28 June 1783. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WB-8JPD?i=494&cc=1498361&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQ2WT-R3XD>, accessed 29 May 2021.

6: Georgia's register of grants, book GGG (1785), page 208, grant dated 26 February 1785 to George Reed for 350 acres in Wilkes County. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-SV99-L3?i=256&cc=1914217&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AZMFV-HD3Z>, accessed 26 May 2021.

7: Georgia's headright and bounty documents, microfilm reel for Adjonadab Read through William Register, a grant dated 7 March 1785 to George Read for 50 acres on the waters of Sherrils Creek, Wilkes County, Georgia. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-91WK-HVP?i=6&cc=1914217&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3ACVRH-G92M>, accessed 1 March 2021.

8: Rowan County, North Carolina. Deed book 10 (1784-1825), page 410, deed dated 19 November 1785 for 380 acres on South Yadkin River and on the east side of Rockey Creek, from George and Catarine Reed of Wilkes County, Georgia to William Summers of Rowan County, North Carolina. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99DH-29B7-3?i=264&cat=328774>, accessed 26 May 2021.

9: Wilkes County, Georgia. Deeds book II (1792-1794), pages 84-85. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKV-TSX3-G?i=72&cat=132643>, accessed 27 May 2021. FamilySearch restricts access to this image, so see a copy here.

10: Greene County, Georgia. Deeds book 3 (1799-1804), page 403. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-SSXJ-X?i=210&cat=197862>, accessed 27 May 2021.

11: Greene County, Georgia. Tax book for the year 1796, section for Captain Robert Melton's lower battalion, page 33, entry for Geo Reid Esq. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSHM-S9HM-7?cat=124308>, accessed 27 May 2021.

12: Greene County, Georgia. Deeds book 3 (1799-1804), pages 66-67. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-SSXG-2?i=38&cat=197862>, accessed 27 May 2021.

13: Greene County, Georgia. Deeds book 3 (1799-1804), pages 129-130. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-SSX9-L?i=69&cat=197862>, accessed 27 May 2021.

14: Mrs. J. E. Hays (ed.), Indian Depredations, 1787-1825, Volume II (1939), page 373, a court record dated 22 October 1802 and signed "G. W. Reid Senr." Copied from Georgia Archives microfilm 184/42. This is a transcription, but you can also see the original document.

15: 1820 U.S. Federal Census. Gwinnett County, Georgia. Page 258, George Reid Senr. household. NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 8. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB9-SDMB?i=1&cc=1803955&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AXHLW-FJS>, accessed 29 May 2021.

16: Gwinnett County, Georgia. Inferior court for ordinary purposes, minutes book for the years 1819-1825, page 11. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4V-J3M3-G?i=12&cat=284922>, accessed 27 May 2021. FamilySearch restricts access to this image, so see a copy here.

17: The Georgia Journal (Milledgeville, Georgia), 8 December 1824, page 2, column 2. Georgia Historic Newspapers, <https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn82014251/1824-12-08/ed-1/seq-2/>, accessed 26 May 2021.