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OUR HISTORY: Our family roots began in the beautiful continent of Africa many decades ago. DNA tests revealed that some of our ancestors hailed from Angola and Ghana. See Our African Heritages. Our ancestors were taken against their will from their homelands in West and West-Central Africa. After being forcibly transported to America, our ancestors first lived in slavery in North & South Carolina and Virginia before they were taken to Mississippi. Although our family lived in Tate County, Mississippi, the roots of the Reed Family have been successfully traced back to Abbeville County, South Carolina. There in 1846, the first Reed in our family was born into slavery on the late Dr. William H. Barr’s plantation. Our ancestor was given the name William, but he was mostly known as "Bill". His father, who was also enslaved on the Barr farm, was named Pleasant (Pleas). Through genealogical research, there is evidence that his mother was named Isabella. See The Paper Trail. According to oral history, the Barr Family of South Carolina sold Grandpa Bill to the Reids... More here
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