Person:Peter Reed (8)

Name	Peter Reed
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	16 Feb 1728/29	Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Christening^[1]	23 Feb 1728/29	Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage	7 Nov 1751	Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesto Elizabeth Hartwell
Death^[2]	Bef 16 Feb 1761	Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Record of births, marriages, and deaths to January 1, 1898. (Boston, Massachusetts: Wright and Potter Printing, 1898)
p. 62.

REED
Peter, s. of Peter & Abigail, b. Feb. 16, 1728-29, bp. Feb. 23.
↑ FHL film 0421500, in Massachusetts. Probate Court (Middlesex County). Probate records, 1648-1924. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1964-1967)
Case 18585: "Peter Reed 1761".

16 Feb 1761: Bond of "Bettey Reed Widow" as "Administrat'x of the Estate of her late husband Peter Reed late of Littleton aforesaid Deceased Intestate".
20 Mar 1761: inventory
25 Sep 1764: Bond of Jonathan & Betty Keys and sureties to sell land to pay just debts, in response to "the Petition of the said Jonathan Keys & his wife Betty (admin'x of the Estate of Peter Reed Jun late of Littleton Deced)".
[from Case 18586 "Bettey Read & al 1763"]
24 Jan 1763: Bond of Jonathan Keyes to be Guardian to "Bettey, Charly, Abija, Sarah, Abigail & Molley all minors under the age of fourteen years Children of Peter Reed jun'r late of Littleton".
Note: Source:Reed, Jacob Whittemore. History of the Reed Family in Europe and America, p. 276, suggests Peter "appears to have married Dorothy Parker of Westford" in 1772. Clearly the probate records show this is incorrect and it was not him. In fact, it was his father's 3rd marriage.