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Elizabeth (Reeves) Phipps (1765 - 1850)

Elizabeth Phipps formerly Reeves
Born in Orange, North Carolinamap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , , , and
Wife of — married 5 Jul 1783 in , Wilkes, North Carolina, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , and
Died at about age 85 in Amelia, Alleghany County, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Contents

Biography

Birth

Elizabeth 'Betty' Reeves was born about 1765.

Death

She passed away about 1850.

Burial

She is buried in Samuel Phipps Cemetery, Amelia, Alleghany County, North Carolina [1]
From Find A Grave: Memorial #113133363
Born ca 1765
Daughter of Lt George Reeves, local militia leader in Rev War and Jane Burton.
Wife of Samuel Phipps. Married ca 1783
Died between 1840-1850
Buried on their home site off Fish Camp Rd.
Children:
  1. John
  2. William
  3. Jesse
  4. Isaiah
  5. Benjamin aka Big Ben
  6. George aka Devilish George
  7. Joseph

Research Notes

Note ambrose Phipps and the Reeves Connection
Posted on August 20, 2012 | Leave a comment
One of our readers submitted a very interesting comment to an earlier post titled "Dudley Phipps and Family: North Carolina to Tennessee 1781-1870:"
A little background on Ambrose Phipps and the Reeves connection:
This Ambrose Phipps married Susan Holloway on 14 Feb 1828 in Wake County. Susan was the daughter of James Holloway, brother of Elizabeth Holloway Reeves (died c1820) and brother-in-law of John Reeves (died 1824). James Holloway was guardian of the 7 minor Reeves children and bought most of these children's portions of their father's land. Notice that Deborah Reeves' dower which Ambrose Phipps purchased at the rsheriff's sale joined his father-in-law James Holloway's land.
As for the county designations, these individuals lived on the south side of the Neuse River, east of Ellerby's (Eleby's) Creek in Wake County. Granville County was on the north side of the Neuse River and Orange County was a very few miles to the west. See the Fendol Beavers
map at UNC http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/ncmaps/id/241.
The Oak Grove district of Wake County in the upper northwest corner is the area where Ambrose Phipps land would have been located between Eleby's Creek and Panther Creek.
FYI this is the same Reeves' family whose DNA is a match to that of George Reeves of Grayson County.
  • Fact: Also Known As Betty
  • Fact: Residence (February 1812) Land Grant Grayson, Virginia, United States
  • Fact: Burial (April 1850) Amelia, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States
  • Fact: Findagrave.com (1850) Memorial # 113133363
  • Fact: Parentage Mentioned in 1811 deed as heir of George Reeves (Grayson Co., VA Deed Book 3, p. 59)
  • Fact: Research Note See N. Brent Kennedy, The Melungeons: The Resurrection of Proud People, rev. ed., Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press, 1997, especially at p. 60


Sources

  1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 12 October 2020), memorial page for Elizabeth “Betty” Reeves Phipps (1765–1850), Find A Grave: Memorial #113133363, citing Samuel Phipps Cemetery, Amelia, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Carole Conrad (contributor 46532185) .


  • "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 22 January 2023, 15:38), entry for Elizabeth Reeves (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:MRVC-FZJ ); contributed by various users.
  • SLC FHL Ancestral File; supplemental REEVES family research contributed by John MULLINS (author of "The PHIPPS Family of N.C. and Va.") to the So. West Va. Ancestors, V. 7, Winter '93, #4, pgs. 35-38; "Pioneer Settlers of Grayson Co., Va." by Benjamin Floyd NUCKOLLS, SLC FHL film #0873858
  • Firefox screenshot URL not found... Birth dates, marriage to Samuel Phipps, parents and children, census information all in source.
  • Elizabeth Betty Reeves in the Family Data Collection - Births Ancestry Record 5769 #3712294
  • Elizabeth Reeves in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Ancestry Record 7836 #1005148
  • The History of Owen County 1994 page 262 , DAR 677962 A727

Acknowledgments

  • Thank you to Angelee Mullins for creating WikiTree profile Reeves-1481 through the import of Mullins-Rose 11-6-2013.ged on Nov 7, 2013.
  • Thank you to Merilee Burton for creating WikiTree profile Reeves-1591 through the import of burton[1].ged_2013-12-25.ged on Dec 26, 2013.




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Martin-17123 Lilly Martin
According to the book by Lisa Alther, Betty Reeves was called a "Portuguese Indian". That would point to a Melungeon ethnicity perhaps. Perhaps White and Cherokee, or another tribe.

I would like to hear any comments on this. Concerning ethnicity: what are the dna test results showing? I am a Swindle, Swindall, Toliver, Howell, and the Phipps and Osborne family feature in my family line. Ashe Co NC and Grayson Co VA.

posted by Lilly Martin
Hamilton-23245 Amy Hamilton
A few of the GEDMatches listed do not work. I do match Peggy Kirby, Tessie Rose, and Jack Adams. My GedMatch #QG9415421. I dna match to a R. Phipps 3rd-5th cousin and D. Phipps 3rd to distant cousin and a J. W. Cox 3rd to distant cousin who shares the Phipps cousins with me on My Heritage. My direct maternal line is Reeves. The names I am dna matching to on this profile and in My Heritage associated with this Reeves profile I know to be on my dad's side of the tree (Taylor), so I am now wondering which of line/lines are not connected on wikitree on my mom's and my dad's side of the tree. Gerald Witt Gedmatch A513101 and Marc Reeves GedMatch GW3720112 are both confirmed dna cousins of mine on my Reeves line. If anyone would like to see if they match either of them to help solve this mystery and connect the family lines that would be great. Thank you:) Amy
posted by Amy Hamilton
edited by Amy Hamilton
Carruth-363 Linda (Carruth) Peterson
Reeves-7829 and Reeves-1481 appear to represent the same person because: same spouse, same dates, possibly duplicated child.
posted by Linda (Carruth) Peterson
Downey-1809 Teresa Downey
Reeves-6582 and Reeves-1481 appear to represent the same person because: same name, exact same spouse (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Phipps-612), exact same parents, similar birth year, same death year and location
posted by Teresa Downey
John Ashe Jr.
Reeves-5044 and Reeves-1481 are not ready to be merged because: I feel that Jane's father was not Hutchins Burton, but Nowell Burton, his brother. Also Richard Burton seems to have been married twice. I have not seen any evidence that there was a marriage to a Pleasants. There is a document which lists his wife as Ann. I think further work is needed to confirm Jane's parents.
posted by John Ashe Jr.
Dodge-4214 Robin (Dodge) Shaules
Reeves-5044 and Reeves-1481 appear to represent the same person because: they are the same person.
posted by Robin (Dodge) Shaules

Rejected matches › Elizabeth (Reeves) Cox (abt.1798-) › Elizabeth (Caldwell) Reeves (abt.1786-abt.1865) › Elizabeth (Kedy) Reeves › Elizabeth (Reeves) Ensor (1728-) › Elizabeth (Reeves) Dickens (abt.1786-) › Susan Elizabeth (Reeves) Wilkins (1860-1927) › Elizabeth (Reeves) Hutchins › Elizabeth Reeves (1835-) › Elizabeth Phillips (1765-1852) › Margaret Elizabeth (Reeves) Chance (1764-1838) › Elizabeth Reeves (bef.1791-)

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