Somewhere in my files I have a little phamphlet on Samuel Posey Reese.

I believe this would be the older Samuel Reese that was here on the 1840 and 1850 censuses of Forsyth County.

In 1840 the census taker wrote REECE
In 1850 we have two oder Reese families

645 -
J. B. Reese 49 SC
Melinda 50 NC
James H. 18 NC
Francis M. 16 NC
Solomon D. 14 NC
Harriet N. 11 GA
John L. 8 GA

405-
Samuel Reese 54 SC
Elizabeth 45 SC
George J 9 GA

1122
William Reese 24 SC
Mary M 24 GA
Joseph T 2 GA

also Henry Reese md Matilda Martin 26 Apr 1844 A p. 194

Are any of these names familiar to you?