Brief Life History of Harris
When Harris Reeder was born in 1800, in Virginia, United States, his father, Benjamin Reeder, was 35 and his mother, Lydia Morgan, was 43. He had at least 1 daughter with Rachel Wheeler. He died after 16 July 1837.
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- Benjamin Reader and his sons Edwin and Harris were on the 1828 and 1829 tax rolls in Wilson Co., Tennessee
- 16 Jul 1837 land grant to Harris Reader for 36 acres on Round Lick Creek, Wilson, Tennessee.
- 28 September 1834 Wilson Co., Tennessee, division of the lands of Benjamin Reeder deceased, listing heirs.
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for someone who used reeds as a roofing material (a thatcher), a derivative of Middle English rede ‘reed’ + -er. Compare Reed and Redman .
English: topographic name for someone who lived by a clearing, a derivative of Middle English rede, ride, rude ‘clearing’ (see Reed ) + -er, synonymous and interchangeable with atte Rede, atte Rude ‘at the clearing’. This type of name, composed of a topographic term + -er, is common in Kent, Surrey and Sussex, and it is also found in Essex.
Dutch and German: variant of Reder 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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