Edward Ketchum born circa 1765 at Virginia. He immigrated to Blount Co, Alabama. He was American Revolution circa 1776. He and Martha Ketchum resided/tax list in 1779 at Orange Co, North Carolina. He was a witness when Jacob Israel Ketcham purchased land on 19 Oct 1779 at Wilkes Co, North Carolina. He witnessed the death of Jacob Israel Ketcham before 6 Mar 1780 at Wilkes Co, North Carolina. He was a witness to Edward Ketchum's land sold by sheriff to highest bidder (William Lenoir) in 1801 at Wilkes Co, North Carolina. He immigrated to Knox Co, Tennessee. He resided/purchased 200 acres of land in 1803 at Knox Co, Tennessee. He resided/taxed on 163 acres in 1806 at Knox Co, Tennessee. He immigrated before 1819 to Bledsoe Co, Tennessee.He resided in 1819 at Bledsoe Co, Tennessee.
Children of Edward Ketchum (1662) and (--?--) (--?--) were as follows:
1. Martha Ketchum, born between 1780 and 1790 at Washington Co, Virginia; married Robert Raines . 2. Joseph Ketcham, born circa 1787 at Washington Co, Virginia; married Martha Wade. 3. Jacob Ketchum married Mary (--?--) buried at Fannin Co, Texas;born between 1790 and 1800; died 1842 at Fannin Co, Texas. He and Mary (--?--) had no children. He resided received land grant for service in Mexican War at Fannin Co, Texas. He was Mexican War. 4. David Ketchum, born between 1790 and 1800 at Washington Co, Virginia. 5. Peter R. Ketchum born between 1797 and 1800 at Virginia; married (--?--) (--?--) married Arabella Waggoner (1986). Grandfather of Thomas Edward “Black Jack”Ketchum. 6. Catherine Ketchum married John W. Niblett born between 1800 and 1810. 7. Christiana Ketchum married Thomas Ferrell 1824 at Blount Co, Alabama. 8. Christopher Ketchum born 25 Feb 1806 at Tennessee; married Mary Ann Trauber married Polly Brown . 9. Elizabeth Ketchum born 1807. 10. Luther Henderson Ketchum born 10 Nov 1809 at Knox Co, Tennessee; married Elizabeth Niblett; married Susan Gilliland.
Early Settlers of Lee County Virginia and Adjacent counties, Vol. 2, page 593, lists the children of a Peter and Anna Reasor. They had six children, maybe more, one of which was Daniel Reasor born in Montgomery Co., VA b7/23/1782, and another was Mary who is listed first among the six children, indicating that she might have been older than Daniel, but no birthdate given. The only information given for her is that she married Edward Ketchum, and they were in Bledsoe Co, TN by 1811. A son of Edward Ketchum and wife Mary was named Peter Razor (Reasor) Ketchum, named after his wife's father Peter Reasor.