Key Facts

Parents:	486Davis Harrison 487Phoebe Hood
Born:	circa 1782 North Carolina
Last known record:	15 January 1853 Carroll County, Georgia
Buried:	unknown

243Edith Harrison was born circa 1782 in North Carolina.1 Her parents are 486Davis Harrison and 487Phoebe Hood, as explained below.

Problem: Resolved Who are 243Edith's parents? On 5 August 1835, 243Edith personally appeared in a Carroll County, Georgia court and deposed that her father was 486Davis Harrison.2 "Eady Reid and after being Sworn deposeth and saith on Oath that her father Davis Harrison" This court record proves that 243Edith's father was 486Davis Harrison. Full page.3 Identifying 243Edith's mother, however, is mildly more challenging. First I'll prove that 486Davis' wife was 487Phoebe Hood, and then I'll explain why 487Phoebe is the most plausible (and basically the only plausible) woman who could've borne 486Davis' children, followed by an additional, affirming consideration. 486Davis married 487Phoebe Hood: 486Davis was acquainted with 974Tunis Hood (487Phoebe's father) by 1779, since 974Tunis witnessed a deed for 486Davis on that date.4 Although we lack an actual marriage record, we know that 486Davis did marry 487Phoebe, since 974Tunis' will, dated 12 April 1797, names "my beloved daughter Phebe Harrison" as an heir,5 and because 487Phoebe is mentioned alongside 486Davis in some later records.6-8 487Phoebe is the most plausible woman to have borne 243Edith: Since 486Davis was acquainted with 974Tunis Hood by 1779,4 since we know that 486Davis married 487Phoebe,5 and since 243Edith was born circa 1782,1 it seems overwhelmingly likely that 487Phoebe bore 243Edith. Hypothetically, 486Davis could've had another wife before 487Phoebe, and this hypothetical first wife could've borne 243Edith. However, there's no other evidence to suggest that 486Davis had an earlier wife, and this hypothesis seems very unlikely considering the overall evidence presented above. Another consideration: In 1850 243Edith and her husband 242Henry were living with a young man named T. H. Reid.1 His marriage record reveals that his fuller name was Teunis H. Reid.9 As is proven elsewhere on this website, 974Tunis Hood is the father of (243Edith's proposed mother) 487Phoebe Hood. The naming pattern helps to affirm that 243Edith's mother is indeed 487Phoebe.

243Edith married 242Henry Reid. For more information on their marriage, their lives together, etc., see his profile since most of that information won't be repeated here.

In 1835 243Edith signed a deposition (in relation to a compensation claim for horses that Indians had stolen from her father decades earlier), so we can see how she signed her name.3

1835: 243Edith's signature on a court deposition. Full page.3

243Edith and her husband testified in a Carroll County, Georgia court on 15 January 1853.10 This is the last known record of them.

The last known record of 243Edith, 15 January 1853, Carroll County, Georgia.10

Sources Cited:

1: 1850 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Division 11, Carroll County, Georgia. Page 65B, dwelling 903, family 903, T. H. Reid household. NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 63. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DBBQ-M6V?i=130&cc=1401638&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMZYN-1MV>, accessed 6 June 2021.

2: Mrs. J. E. Hays (ed.), Indian Depredations, 1787-1825, Volume II (1939), page 395, a court record dated 1 July 1835. Copied from Georgia Archives microfilm 184/42.

3: Georgia Archives, file II names, Eady Reid, a documented signed 5 August 1835. Virtual Vault, <https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/FileIINames/id/57260/rec/10>, accessed 18 September 2023.

4: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Deeds book 9, pages 265-268. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9983-ZQFK?i=135&cat=168633>, accessed 8 June 2021.

5: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Wills book D (1777-1829), pages 16-17. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9GW-BLL7?i=291&cat=358218>, accessed 8 June 2021.

6: Christian County, Kentucky. Deeds book E, pages 415-416. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSTN-L7FJ-3?i=280&cat=115353>, accessed 8 June 2021.

7: Greene County, Georgia. Deeds book FF, page 5. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-97F7-G?i=430&cat=197862>, accessed 8 June 2021.

8: Christian County, Kentucky. Wills book C (1815-1823), pages 93-95. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GPSY-9QL6?i=99&cc=1875188&cat=131620>, accessed 8 June 2021.

9: Carroll County, Georgia. Marriage book C (1827-1866), page 95, marriage of Teunis H. Reid and Francis Weisenhunt, dated 19 December 1839. You can see a copy of the certificate here.

10: National Archives microfilm series M804 (Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1906), reel 2021 (James Reewar - Michael Reigel), folder for Alexander Reid (starting on image 0307), image 313.