John Reed (early Californian)
John Thomas Reed | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1805 |
| Died | 1843 |
| Cause of death | Bled to death |
| Known for | Building a saw mill in Mill Valley |
John Thomas Reed (born 1805, Dublin, Ireland; died 1843, California) was an early California European settler who was the grantee of Rancho Corte Madera del Presidio in what is now Marin County, California.[1]
Life[edit]
Reed went to Acapulco, Mexico in 1820 to apply for a land grant. In 1826, he arrived in Yerba Buena (later named San Francisco). While awaiting his land grant, he established a San Francisco Bay ferry service using a sailboat.[2]
In 1834, the governor of Alta California José Figueroa granted Rancho Corte Madera del Presidio to Reed. The grant encompassed what is now southern Corte Madera, the Tiburon Peninsula, and Strawberry Point.[3] A large central portion of the Tiburon peninsula is presently known as Ring Mountain, most of which is in public ownership and is habitat for a diverse set of native biota.[4]
Reed constructed the first sawmill in Marin County in 1834.[5] The mill cut wood for the San Francisco Presidio. He also raised cattle and horses and had a brickyard and stone quarry. Reed also did brisk businesses in hunting, skins, tallow, and other products until his death in 1843.[6][7][8]
Family[edit]
In 1836, John Reed married Hilaria Sánchez (1817–1872) who was the daughter of the commandant of the Presidio and the sister of alcaldes Francisco Sanchez and José de la Cruz Sánchez.[9][10] The four children of John and Hilaria Reed were: John Joseph (1837–1899) who married Carlotta Saurez; Hilarita (1839–1908) who married Benjamin Lyford (1841–1906); Maria Inez who married Thomas Boileau Deffebach (1822–1884); and Ricardo who died as a child. Hilaria Sanchez married Bernardino Garcia after Reed's death in 1843.[11]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Corte Madera, 2003
- ^ Hogle, Gene NAC Green Book of Pacific Coast Touring (1931) National Automobile Club p.41
- ^ Map of Marin County Ranchos Archived 2016-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ C. Michael Hogan (2008) Ring Mountain, The Megalithic Portal, ed. Andy Burnham
- ^ Marin County State Historical Landmarks, 2008
- ^ Corte Madera del Presidio (Corte de Madera del Presidio) Rancho
- ^ A Brief History of Mill Valley by Doris Bassett Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ History of early Mill Valley by Henri M. Boussy
- ^ "San Francisco History Alcaldes & Mayors". Archived from the original on 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ San Francisco History. Seventy-five Years in San Francisco. Appendix H. The First San Francisco Directory. Mission Dolores Archived 2016-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Heirs To Rancho Corte Madera Del Presidio