James Reese

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James Reese Veteran

Birth
Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Death
17 Nov 1828 (aged 84)
Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
McCains, Maury County, Tennessee, USA GPS-Latitude: 35.5111298, Longitude: -87.1011902
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Occupation: Served as Commissioner of Confiscated Property and as Tax Collector in Mecklenburg, NC. Moved in 1788 to Sumner Co., TN, where he served on the County Courts in Sumner Co., TN; he was also County Trustee for several years, resigning tht position in 1802.

Son of David Reese b. 11 Feb 1708 in Brecon, Brecknock, Wales, d. 11 Aug 1787 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC, and Susan Ruth Polk b. 8 Jun 1719 in Cecil Co., MD, d. 9 Nov 1800 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC (both buried at the Poplar Tent Cem., Cabarrus Co., NC).

He married in Iredell Co., NC, Elizabeth Brevard (buried at this cem.); they had the following children: Asenath, Thomas Brevard, George Monroe, Sarah, Ruth Elizabeth P., Flavia, Joel Brevard, James Harvey and Susannah Polk Reese.

He and his family were charter members of Shiloh Presby. Church in Sumner Co., which was organized in 1793.
Occupation: Served as Commissioner of Confiscated Property and as Tax Collector in Mecklenburg, NC. Moved in 1788 to Sumner Co., TN, where he served on the County Courts in Sumner Co., TN; he was also County Trustee for several years, resigning tht position in 1802.

Son of David Reese b. 11 Feb 1708 in Brecon, Brecknock, Wales, d. 11 Aug 1787 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC, and Susan Ruth Polk b. 8 Jun 1719 in Cecil Co., MD, d. 9 Nov 1800 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC (both buried at the Poplar Tent Cem., Cabarrus Co., NC).

He married in Iredell Co., NC, Elizabeth Brevard (buried at this cem.); they had the following children: Asenath, Thomas Brevard, George Monroe, Sarah, Ruth Elizabeth P., Flavia, Joel Brevard, James Harvey and Susannah Polk Reese.

He and his family were charter members of Shiloh Presby. Church in Sumner Co., which was organized in 1793.

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North Carolia
Captain
NC Militia