James was born about 1703. He was the son of William Rives and Martha Wiley. He passed away in 1781.
Husband of Millicent Reeves (Benjamin)
Father of Jeremiah Rives; Malachi Rives; Elizabeth Holmes (Rives); Judith Moon (Rives); Delilah Russell (Rives); and Rhoda Parker (Rives).
Brother of John Jonathon Deardon Rives (Rives) I; Benjamin Rives; Malachi Rives I; Elizabeth Hodges (Rives); Mary Carpenter (Rives); William Harvey Rives; Isaac Samuel Rives (Rives); Sarah Elizabeth Hicks (Rives) and Jeremiah Rives.This Information provided by Lee Brian Reeves Jr.
James Rieves and his son Malichi are listed on the 1755 Tax Lists in Granville county, North Carolina
Three sons of James and Milissent Reeves: Malichi, James and John, served in the Granville County Militia
Malachi Rieves, James and John are listed as a residents of Granville county, in the Colonial America 1607-1789 Book
In 1781, James Reves and his wife Milissent [sic] are listed in Guilford county, North Carolina. (Note: Guilford county was established in 1771) Children of James and Milissent are: Malachi, Jeremiah, William, Elizabeth Holmes, Judith Moon, Delilah Russell
A military man, James was serving in 6 Dec 1754 according to a record, and was in the United States Militia under the command of Captain John Sallie. From Reeves Review II
Source: S-2105882761 Repository: #R-2145921411 1810 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. Nationa Note:
Source: S-2106519962 Repository: #R-2145921411 1790 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Gro Note:
Source: S-2109029467 Repository: #R-2145921411 1820 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M33, 142 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Censu Note:
Source: S-2109666369 Repository: #R-2145921411 North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. (P.O. Box 740, Orem, Utah 84059) from county marriage records on microfilm located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Note:
Source: S-2109666422 Repository: #R-2145921411 North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.Original data - State of North Carolina. An Index to Marriage Bonds Filed in the North Carolina State Archives. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977.O Note:
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James: