Asa Reeves Sr. (abt. 1736 - bef. 1823)

Born about 1736 in Northumberland, Prince William County, Colony of Virginia

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Died before 3 Nov 1823 before about age 87 in Fleming County, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Asa Reeves Sr. has English ancestors.

Asa was born in Prince William, Virginia around 1739 to George Reeves and Mary Ann Doggett.^[1][2][3][4]

He married Sara Lambert^[3][4] around 1764. During the Revolutionary War, he furnished supplies to the soldiers.^[5][6] He moved to Kentucky around 1787.

Asa died on 23 Nov 1822 in Fleming, Kentucky.^[4][7]

Research Notes

There are some genealogical claims that Asa married a woman named Elizabeth around 1800 and that they had a daughter, Cynthia, around 1806 and there are traces of DNA that seem to support that although certainly not conclusive. The date of death for Sarah (Lambert) Reeves is of interest as divorce was rare. Some contend she died in 1796 and others as late as 1810. We do know that Elizabeth Satterfield had a daughter named Cynthia Reaves who was ostensibly born in Warren Kentucky far from Fleming, Kentucky and married in 1825.

It is not known whether Asa Reeves ever traveled to Warren County. There is certainly evidence of a several men in that county with the surname REEVES during the 1810-1820 time frame but no knowledge if they were related to Asa Reeves.

s we know Elizabeth was married to Isaac Satterfield when her daughter married, a search for her marriage to Isaac reveals that it was in 1815 - years before the death of Asa.

That Elizabeth and Asa were ever married seems unlikely. That he might have traveled to Warren County or she to Fleming County and conceived a child is possible but not supported by any evidence other than DNA and that evidence, being between distant cousins is quite weak. In any case, the daughter Cynthia garnered no mention in the will.

Asa Reeves Patriot, furnished supplies, Beef Wagon and four horses and driver, to give aid to the Colonist during the American Revolution.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2H-YD3 : accessed 4 February 2019), Asa Reves, Flemingsburg, Fleming, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 92, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 181,351.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLR-XM5 : accessed 4 February 2019), Asa Reeves, Fleming, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 41, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 21; FHL microfilm 186,181.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} The book "Daughters of the American Colonists in Missouri History and Lineaage book", page 310-311, states that Asa was born about 1730, and in 1751 he was old enough to receive a deed of land from his father, George Reeves. He was executor of his father's estate in 1774. He married Sarah...... who was living in 1789, when they sold their land in Prince william co., Virginia on the branch of the Occoquan River, reserving three-quarters of an acre for graveyard. This land lay on the road to Dumfries.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2}

   Family Data Collection - Individual Records

   Edmund West, comp., 2000, Provo, UT, USA

   Name	Asa Reeves
   Spouse	Sarah Lambert	Parents	George, Mary Ann Rives, Doggett
   Birth Place	Prince William, VA	Birth Date	1739
   Death Place	Fleming, KY	Death Date	1822

5. ↑ A roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution : commemoration of the United States of America
6. ↑ Asa is listed in the DAR Patriot Index - Centennial Edition. Dates of birth, death, and wife all match. Centennial Edition, Part 3, at page 2430 contains the following listing under REEVES: "Asa: b c 1739 VA d a 11-3-1823 KY m Sarah --- PS VA. Also found researcher notation _Asa Reeves was a patriot of Virginia who fought in the Revolutionary War. He also gave 225 pounds of beef, four horses, and four wagons to the Continental Army of Virginia. His sons, William, Benjamin and perhaps Eli also fought in the war."
7. ↑ Fleming County Clerk's Office, Flemingsburg, KY. Will Book C, pp. 106-7: "In the name of God Amen. I Asa Reeves of Fleming County and State of Kentucky being weak in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory considering the uncertainty of this mortal life do make and publish this my last will and testament in the manner and form following that is to say. First it is my will and desire that all my just debts be speedily and punctually paid. Item I give and bequeath to William Reeves one hundred acres of land lying in Fleming County and State aforesaid being part of the tract of land I now live on it being the land that I gave the said William Reeves the privilege of selling which he has done. Item I give to Elias Reeves one hundred acres of land being part of the tract that I now live on which I gave him the privilege to sell and he has sold it. Item I give and bequeath to Jabez Reeves one hundred acres of land being part of the tract of land I now live on which I have made a deed of gift for which will show the boundaries of said land. Item I give and bequeath to Asa Reeves one hundred acres of land being the place that I purchased of my son Wm. Reeves and is part of that I now live on. Item It is my will and desire that the ballance (sic) of my land be equally divided between George Reeves and Isaac Reeves and that Isaac Reeves' part is to be laid off so as to include the buildings and orchard where I now live. Item All the remainder of my Estate it is my will and desire that it be equally divided amongst my six daughters Ann Dogget Crooke, Susannah Reeves, Sally Collinsworth Mahan, Elizabeth Jones, Margaret Burk, Jane Carter, and my adopted son Benjamin Reeves. I appoint my son George Reeves Executor to this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the seventh day of July one thousand and eight hundred and nineteen.Asa X Reeves sealmarkSigned and sealed published and declared by the above named Asa Reeves to be his will and testament in Presence of usJames Blair, Thomas Summers, William W. Blair

See also:

• Reeves Review Book II (c) 1982 by Emma B. Re eves (2) Nancy Jane Reeves Rudd, Glasford, Illinois (Nov 1993)

• Published information: Military record or discharge: birth: about 1739; Prince William, Virginia, United States Ancestor # A094980

• Reeve, Derral William. Reeve and Lamberton Family History, Part 1. Nevada, IA: Oak Park Academy Press, 1976.

• "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F474-RYS : 11 February 2018), Asa Reeves in entry for Mathew Mahan and Sarah Reeves, 11 Apr 1795; citing , Mason, Kentucky, reference ; FHL microfilm 281,840.

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QD-Q4RB : 26 September 2018), Asa Reeves in entry for Mathew Mahan and Sarah Reeves, 11 Apr 1795; citing Marriage, , Mason, Kentucky, United States, district clerk, court clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 281,840.
• A roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution Vol. II, page 266; his children and who they married are listed, "Eli to Sarah Redman".

• Marriage: "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900"
  Source number: 143.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BR1
  Ancestry Record 7836 #1005032 (accessed 6 January 2024)
  Asa Reeves marriage to Sarah Lambert.

• VA Court Petition, 1779: Ancestry Record 6131 #520127669 (accessed 6 January 2024)

• 1790 Census: "Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1787-1890"
  Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Kentucky Census, 1810-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes
  Ancestry Record 3549 #8726849 (accessed 6 January 2024)
  Asa Reeves in Mason, Kentucky.

• KY Tax List 1800: "Kentucky, U.S., Tax Lists, 1799-1801"
  Original data: Clift, G. Glenn. Second Census of Kentucky, 1800. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3720 #23074 (accessed 6 January 2024)
  Name: Asa Reeves; Residence County: Fleming; Residence Year: 1800.

• Will of Asa Reeves: Fleming Co., KY, signed 7 Jul 1819, filed 3 Nov 1823.