Elizabeth (Houston) Reeve (abt. 1756 - abt. 1826)

Born about 1756 in England

Descendants

Died about 17 Jan 1826 at about age 70 in Bocking, Essex, England

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Biography

Elizabeth Houston born about 1756 ,

She married Jonah Reeve on18 Mar 1773 at St Helen Bishopgate City of London, ^[1]

She died about 1826 and was buried on 17 Jan 1826 in Bocking, Essex, England^[2]

Will of Elizabeth Reeve

WILL OF ELIZABETH HOUSTON REEVE

ELIZABETH REEVE of Bocking, widow, by virtue of authority given by the last will and testament of my late husband, JONAH REEVE, late of Bocking aforesaid, grocer, deceased

Appoint my eldest son JOSEPH REEVE all the messuages & tenements which were late in the occupation of the said Jonah Reeve with the payment to each of my other children ELIZABETH WORSLEY, (wife of JOHN WORSLEY), MARY VIALL, widow, REBECCA TALING, (the wife of JOHN TALING), RUTH ANN BELL, (the wife of ELI BELL), THOMAS HOUSTON REEVE, HEPHZIBAH COOPER, (the wife of WILLIAM COOPER), WILLIAM BECKWITH REEVE, JOHN FORSTER REEVE, SAMUEL HOUSTON REEVE AND SOPHIA REEVE of the son of EIGHTY POUNDS APIECE of lawful British money within nine calendar months next after my decease

I give unto my son, JOSEPH REEVE, his heirs and assigns a parcel of land containing 2 acres now in the tenure of him being in Bocking and desire that my other children do release their several shares of the said piece of land to him and my son JOSEPH and his heirs and pay each of them fifteen pounds apiece for each respective share.

I also give and bequeath unto the seven children of my late daughter, SARAH UNWIN deceased, the sum of 300 pounds given to each when they attain the age of 21 years.

And my will is that all my household goods and furniture, plates, linen, woolen, china be delivered to I give unto my said children, share and share alike

ELIZABETH WORSLEY, MARY VIALL, REBECCA TALING, JOSEPH REEVE, RUTH ANN BELL, THOMAS HOUSTON REEVE, HEPHIZIBAH COOPER, WILLIAM BECKWITH REEVE, JOHN FORSTER REEVE, SAMUEL HOUSTON REEVE And SOPHIA REEVE

I appoint Joseph Reeve and ELIZABETH WORSLEY and Joseph Lambert executors and executrix of this my last will and testament made 6 March 1819

Codicil Made 17 July 1820 JOSEPH REEVE given a part of the personal estate of Elizabeth Reeve his mother and that the legacy of 80 pounds apiece shall not be paid.

Codicil made 6 Mary 1819 declared that Elizabeth Reeve had given her household goods and furniture, plates, linen, woollen, china and other effects to SAMUEL HOUSTON REEVE and my daughter SOPHIA REEVE to be equally divided between them. Now I do revoke the bequest and give the above solely to my daughter SOPHIA REEVE. Executor John Lambert is deceased and appoints RICHARD BANES of Rayne, and her son JOSEPH REEVE and my daughter ELIZABETH WORSLEY as executor and executrix of her last will and testament. Witnesses James Coote, Ezekial Wood, Jno Holmes

Proved at London with 2 codicils 26 May 1826. PCC

Transcribed by Delores Dickson ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, found at Ancestry.com
2. ↑ England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970, found at Ancestry.com
3. ↑ http://elizabethhouston1755.blogspot.com/2013/02/elizabeth-houston-reeve-1755-1826.html Accessed by Trevor Pickup on 9 May 2021

Acknowledgements

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Houston-1141 was created by Buddy Toups through the import of Toups Family Tree (1).ged on Jun 16, 2014.

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Houston-1749 was created by Carl Houston, Jr. through the import of Houston, Jr. Family Tree.ged on Aug 23, 2015.