| Henrietta Williams Settle Reid | |
|---|---|
 | |
| First Lady of North Carolina | |
| In office January 1, 1851 – December 6, 1854 | |
| Governor | David Settle Reid |
| Preceded by | Charity Hare Haywood Manly |
| Succeeded by | vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henrietta Williams Settle October 7, 1824 Madison, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | March 3, 1913 Reidsville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Resting place | Greenview Cemetery |
| Spouse | David Settle Reid |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Settle Henrietta Graves |
| Relatives | Thomas Settle Jr. (brother) Thomas Settle III (nephew) |
| Occupation | planter |
Henrietta Williams Settle Reid (October 7, 1824 – March 3, 1913) was an American planter who, as the wife of David Settle Reid, was the first lady of North Carolina from 1851 to 1854.
Reid was born Henrietta Williams Settle on October 7, 1824. She was the daughter of U.S. congressman Thomas Settle Sr. and Henrietta Williams Graves. She was a sister of the judge Thomas Settle.
She married her first cousin, David Settle Reid, on December 19, 1850. They had four children: David Jr., Thomas, Carrie, and Reuben David. They lived at the 700-acre Reid Plantation near the Dan River, where they enslaved twenty-two people. She later lived here as a widow for twenty years. From 1851 to 1854, she served as the state's first lady while her husband served as governor.
Reid died from pneumonia on March 3, 1913 in Reidsville, North Carolina.
References
- ^ Ham, Marie Sharpe; Blake, Debra A.; Morris, C. Edwards (2000). North Carolina's First Ladies 1891-2001, Who Have Resided in the Executive Mansion At 200 North Blount Street. Raleigh, North Carolina: The North Carolina Executive Mansion Fine Arts Committee and the North Carolina Executive Mansion Fund, Inc. p. 101. ISBN 0-86526-294-2.
- "Graves, Henrietta Williams b. 7 Apr 1799 Caswell County, North Carolina d. 1886 Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina: Caswell County Genealogy". Retrieved Dec 28, 2024.
- ^ "Mrs. David S. Reid". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. March 3, 1913. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ "GOVERNOR DAVID S. REID, n.d., 1851-1854". Governors’ Papers. 22 May 2003. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- 1824 births
- 1913 deaths
- 19th-century American women
- 20th-century American women
- 19th-century American planters
- American slave owners
- Deaths from pneumonia in North Carolina
- First ladies and gentlemen of North Carolina
- People from Madison, North Carolina
- Settle family
- Spouses of North Carolina politicians
- Women slave owners