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William Reeves (abt. 1740 - abt. 1822)

William Reeves
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Died about at about age 82 in Madison County, Kentuckymap
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Biography

William Reeves was probably born circa 1740 in either Virginia or North Carolina. He was the son of William Reeves. His father settled by 1746 in what had been part of Craven County. This area was later incorporated into Johnston County. Orange County had been part of Bladen and parts of each were included in Wake County when it was created in 1771.

Evidence that his father was William Reeves, Sr. is proved by a deed in Johnston County Deed Book D-1, page 63 dated 10 October 1763 wherein William Reeves, Sr. deeded to William Reeves, Jr. the land south of the Neuse River and east of Ellowby's creek that he had patented in 1746.[1]

He married about 1761 and he and his wife Anne "Any" had the following children (see https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~watsonbev/genealogy/index.html):

  1. Sarah Reeves married Frederick Geer
  2. Mary Reeves married Bartlett Allen
  3. Peter Reeves
  4. William Reeves Jr
  5. Charles Reeves
  6. John Reeves
  7. George Reeves
  8. Jeremiah Reeves

In the 1790 census William was in Wake, North Carolina.[2]

William removed from North Carolina, along with some of his adult children, between 1803 and 1810.

His last appearance in the Wake County Court minutes is in May of 1803 after which he and his son William, Jr., his wife and five children follow the youngest sons, George and Jeremiah to Madison County, Kentucky.[3]

In the 1810 census William was in Madison, Kentucky, United States.[4]

He left no last will and testament, but on October 23, 1822, his six surviving children along with the attorney-in-fact for the heirs of deceased daughter Sarah Reeves Geer conveyed to the youngest, Jeremiah, his land on Otter and Muddy Creeks in Madison County, Kentucky.[5]

Sources

  1. ↑ Deed: Johnston County, North Carolina, Deed Book D-1, pg 63-64 10 Oct 1763, http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/johnston/deeds/reeves516dd.txt
  2. ↑ 1790 Census: "1790 United States Federal Census"
    The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Wake, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 276; Family History Library Film: 0568147. William Rives in Wake, North Carolina.
  3. ↑ Need reference to Court minutes.
  4. ↑ 1810 Census: "1810 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1810; Census Place: Madison, Kentucky; Roll: 7; Page: 219; Image: Kym252_7-0228; FHL Roll: 0181352. William Reves in Madison, Kentucky, USA.
  5. ↑ Need reference to Court record.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Maude Gunn for creating WikiTree profile Reeves-1502 through the import of reeves.GED on Nov 17, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Maude and others.

  • Court Records from William Reeves' Probate in Madison County, Kentucky and Wake County, North Carolina.




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Mike Leach
Reeves-3961 and Reeves-1502 are not ready to be merged because: These look the same to me.
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Stumpenhaus-1 Cathie Stumpenhaus
I agree that these two William Reeves are the same person based on their children. See new bio info that I have added to Reeves-1502.
posted by Cathie Stumpenhaus
Parker-36732 Neal Parker
Reeves-3961 and Reeves-1502 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same wife
posted by Neal Parker
Stevenson-9307 Crystal Stevenson
Reeves-8292 and Reeves-3961 appear to represent the same person because: Possible duplicates?
posted on Reeves-3961 (merged) by Crystal Stevenson

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