David Reese
1709 - 1787 (77 years)-
Name David Reese Birth 11 Feb 1709 Brycheiniog, Brecknockshire, (county of Brecknock), Wales 
Gender Male Death 5 Feb 1787 Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC Burial Old Poplar Tent Cemetery, Mecklenburg Co, North Carolina Person ID I4981 MyTree Last Modified 19 Jun 2011
Father Rev. David Ap Reese, b. 1680, Brycheiniog, Brecknockshire, (county of Brecknock), Wales d. Aft 1724, Cecil Co., MD (Age > 45 years) Mother Maude Owens, b. Abt 1685, Brycheiniog, Brecknockshire, (county of Brecknock), Wales d. Yes, date unknown Marriage Abt 1708 Cardiganshire, Wales Family ID F3541 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Susan Ruth Polk, b. Jun 1719, Cecil Co., MD d. 9 Nov 1800, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC (Age 81 years) Marriage 31 Mar 1738 Cecil Co, Maryland Children 1. James Polk Reese, b. 14 Sep 1739, Cecil Co, MD d. Yes, date unknown2. Thomas Reese, b. Jul 1742, Cecil Co, MD d. Yes, date unknown3. Catherine Ruth Reese, b. 23 Sep 1744, Cecil Co., MD d. Yes, date unknown4. David Tasker Reese, b. 1746, Cecil Co., MD d. Yes, date unknown5. Susan Polk Reese, b. 1748, Cecil Co., MD d. Yes, date unknown6. Charles Gullett Reese, b. 1750, Cecil Co., MD d. Yes, date unknown7. George Reese, b. 11 Mar 1752, Cecil Co., MD d. Yes, date unknown8. Mary Joanna Reese, b. 1754, Cecil Co., MD d. Yes, date unknown9. Solomon Trusten Reese, b. 1757, Cecil Co., MD d. Yes, date unknown10. Ruth Elizabeth Reese, b. 1760, Cecil Co., MD d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F4557 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Jul 2017
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Notes - U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Susan Ruth Polk
Gender: Female
Birth Place: MD
Birth Year: 1734
Spouse Name: David Tasker Reese
Spouse
Birth Place: WA
Spouse Birth Year: 1709
Marriage Year: 1750
Marriage State: MD
Number Pages: 1
Family Data Collection - Individual Records
about Susan Ruth Polk
Name: Susan Ruth Polk
Spouse: David Reese
Parents: R Pollock Pollock, O Guillette
Birth Place: Cecil County, MD
Birth Date: 8 Jun 1719
Marriage Place: Cummerland County, PA
Marriage Date: 31 Mar 1738
Death Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC
Death Date: 9 Nov 1800
David Reese (1710 - 1787)
David Reese was one of the original signers of the Meckenburg Declaration of Independence.
Reese’s ancestry varies a little from other signers because he was born in Wales. He inherited many books from his father’s library and was well educated for his time. When he was young, he moved to Cecil County, Maryland, and witnessed a will in that county as early as 1733.
He married Susan Ruth Polk, of Dorchester County, Maryland, whose family was of royal descent. They left around 1753 and 1754 to join the migration to North Carolina and settled around Coddle Creek, which was then in Anson County. This part later became Mecklenburg County in 1762. It is now in Cabarrus County, near Poplar Tent Presbyterian Church.
His home had one and a half stories with 10 rooms and was located on 770 acres. Reese was one of Mecklenburg County’s first magistrates and assisted in organizing the early Presbyterian churches in the area. He served as elder at Rocky River and Poplar Tent Presbyterian Churches. Although he was too old to serve in the Revolutionary War, he served in the Provincial Congress of 1776 to help procure firearms for Mecklenburg troops. He also furnished provisions for the Mecklenburg militia.
Susan and David Reese had ten children, all six sons serving in the Revolutionary War. His oldest son, James Polk, was said to have been present at the signing of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. He later moved to Tennessee. One son, Solomon, married Harriet Jack, a sister of Capt. James Jack.
(Source: Lives and Times of the 27 Signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence of May 20, 1775 by Victor C. King, Charlotte, NC, 1956
Birth and Death dates from "The Polks of North Carolina & Tennessee"
by Mrs. Frank M. Angellotti.
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900