Reavis, Thomas
Summary
Father: Samuel ReavisMother: Nancy Jones
Birth: 1768, North Carolina
Birth Source: Probate of estate of Samuel Reavis, Nov 1789 in Granville NC Wills Vol. 2
Death: 1829, Henry County, Tennessee
Death Source: Will of Thomas Reavis, Will Book Vol. B, pg. 41
Spouse1: Elizabeth Marshall, m. 26 Apr 1793 in Granville County, North Carolina
Narrative
Children of Thomas Reavis and Elizabeth Marshall:- Thomas Clay Reavis, b. 1802
- Samuel B. Reavis, b. c1803
- John M. Reavis, b. 1805
- Henry Whitson Reavis, b. c1808
- William Whitfield Reavis, b. c1810
- James Blount Reavis, b. c1815
- Lucy A. J. Reavis, b. 1815
- Elizabeth G. Reavis, b. c1818
- Lewis W. Reavis, b. aft 1818
- Margaret Reavis, b. aft 1818
- William F. Reavis
Thomas Reeves (sic Reavis) Household in the 1810 Census of Orange County, North Carolina: 3 Males 0-10, 2 Male 10-15, 1 Male 26-44; 1 Female 0-10, 1 Female 10-15, 1 Female 26-44; 2 Slaves
In the 1820 census the household consists of:
2 Males 0-10, 2 Males 10-15, 1 Male 16-18, 1 Male 18-25, 1 Male over 45; 4 Females 0-10, 1 Female 26-44; 2 female slaves
Although there were several Thomas Reeves listed in the 1830 census of Orange County, Thomas Reavis removed to Tennessee sometime around 1824, dying there in 1829.
Research Notes
Sources
Granville County NC, Wills Vol. 2 pgs 292-293North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, online database at Ancestry.com
1810 Census - Orange County, North Carolina
1820 Census - Orange County, North Carolina
1830 Census - Henry County, TN (Elizabeth Reavis HOH)
1829 Will of Thomas Reavis, Henry County, Tennessee Will Book B, p41