James Reid (c. 1755–1821)
James Reid of Virginia served as a lieutenant in the Patriot forces during the Revolutionary War. He subsequently was a partner in Huie, Reid & Co, a Dumfries-based mercantile firm that specialized in tobacco and other commodities. Reid died on 20 July 1821 in Dumfries, having bequeathed his entire estate to one Elizabeth P. Owens and her children.
James Reid Papers, Special Collections Research Center, The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Bessie Wilmarth Gahn, "Letters That Bring Back the Past," Washington Post, 18 May 1930.
Will of James Reid in Virginia Wills and Probate Records, 1652–1900 (Ancestry.com).
Revolutionary War Patriots and War of 1812 Veterans Known to be Interred in Historic Dumfries Territory at HMdb.org: The Historical Marker Database.
James Reid at Prince William County, Virginia Genealogy and History (Genealogy Trails History Group).
James Reid at Find a Grave.