Sarah Ann (Terrill) Reeves (1776 - abt. 1848)

Born 10 Aug 1776 in Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Reeves — married 29 Apr 1801 in Independence, Grayson, Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died about 1848 at about age 71 in United States

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Biography

Sarah, or possibly Ann, was born in 1776 in Virginia. Her parents appear to have been Timothy Terrill and Sarah Robertson. Her father died in 1781, "killed by Indians" in defense of the Cumberland Settlements in what is became Davidson County, North Carolina in 1783.^[1] Her widowed mother reportedly remarried about 1783.

She married William Reeves about 1790, possibly in Grayson County, Virginia. After they were married, they appear to have moved to Ashe County, North Carolina. All of their children were born in Ashe County, North Carolina. They reportedly had the following children:

1. Sylvia Reeves
2. Hannah Reeves
3. John Reeves
4. Obedience Reeves
5. Jennie Reeves
6. Susannah Reeves
7. Ann Reeves
8. Terrell Reeves
9. Lenoir "Noah" Reeves
10. William H Reeves
11. Albert Reeves
12. Gaston Reeves
13. Hetty Reeves
14. Timothy Reeves

An 1800 census record for William Reeves likely represents Sarah, with her husband, living in Morgan, Ashe, North Carolina. Their household included William (free white male 26-44), Sarah (free white female 16-25), and four children: one son and three daughters under age 10. The household also included three enslaved persons.^[2]

Sarah and William remained in Ashe County, North Carolina until after 1821 (birth of youngest son). William was reported in Ashe County in the 1810 (10 children ages 15 and under) and 1820 (8 children, including 5 under age 10) census records.^[3][4]

Before 1830, Sarah and William had removed to Indiana, and in the 1830 census, William was reported in Greene, Indiana. Their household included five of their children including one son under age 10.^[5] Three of their three oldest sons (John, Terrell, Noah, and William Reeves) were also living in Greene County, Indiana.

Before 1840, Sarah and William had moved to Arkansas, and in the 1840 census, William (free white male age 70-80), with what is likely his wife Sarah Ann (free white female age 60-70), was in Van Buren, Conway, Arkansas. Two of their sons, John Reeves and Terrell Reeves were reported as heads of household in adjacent residences.^[6]

She died before 1850, most likely in Arkansas. There are two Find A Grave memorials that have been associated with Sarah Ann (Terrell) Reeves. One memorial describes Sarah Ann as buried, along with her husband William Reeves, in William Reeves Family Cemetery, Pleasant Ridge, Carroll County, Arkansas, United States.^[7] The second memorial describes Sarah Terrell (born 1779) as buried Lt George Reeves Cemetery, Grayson County, Virginia, USA.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Davidson County Census: "Davidson, Sumner, and Tennessee Counties, U.S., Census of the Cumberland Settlements, 1770-1790". Fulcher, Richard Carlton. 1770–1790 Census of the Cumberland Settlements. Davidson, Sumner and Tennessee Counties (In What is Now Tennessee). Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1987.
   Davidson County Census. Timothy Terrill.
2. ↑ 1800 Census: "1800 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1800; Census Place: Morgan, Ashe, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 29; Page: 87; Image: 74; Family History Library Film: 337905. William Reaves in Morgan, Ashe, North Carolina.
3. ↑ 1810 Census: "1810 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1810; Census Place: Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: 39; Page: 71; Image: Ncm252_39-0009; FHL Roll: 0337912. W Reves in Ashe, North Carolina, USA.
4. ↑ 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
   Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Ashe, North Carolina; Page: 22; NARA Roll: M33_81; Image: 25. Wm Reeres in Ashe, North Carolina, USA.
5. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Greene, Indiana; Series: M19; Roll: 31; Page: 156; Family History Library Film: 0007720. William Reeves in Greene, Indiana.
6. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Van Buren, Conway, Arkansas; Roll: 17; Page: 72; Family History Library Film: 0002474. William Reeves in Van Buren, Conway, Arkansas.
7. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
   Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #126228043. Sarah Ann Reeves (born 1776) burial in William Reeves Family Cemetery, Pleasant Ridge, Carroll County, Arkansas, United States of America.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143694731/sarah-reeves : accessed 27 December 2021), memorial page for Sarah Terrill Reeves (Nov 1779–1848), Find A Grave: Memorial #143694731, citing Lt George Reeves Cemetery, Grayson County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Carole Conrad (contributor 46532185) .

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