First Presbyterian Church Records

Introduction

Most of these entries come from the book History of the First Presbyterian Church, Morristown, N.J.. Several of the entries not included in that volume are drawn directly from the digitized Church Records available on Ancestry.com.

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Marriages
1744 June 17. Jonathan Reeve & Elizabeth Arnold
1768 Feb 18. Nathan Reeve & Ruth Goble
1769 Jan 19. Usual Tompkins & Martha Reeve
1770 Jan. Samuel Loree & Mary Reeve
1775 Mar 26. John Lyon & Rachel Reeve
1778 May 19. Nathan Reeve & Joannah Day, Widow
1780 Nov 14. David Reeve & Martha Bates
1790 Mar 10. Samuel Ford & Elizabeth Reeve
1806 Dec 30. Ezekiel Reeve, of Morristown, to Mary Youngs, of Hanover
1809 Sep 17. Wm. Reeve, of Morristown, to Hannah Bryant, of Morris Plains, N. J.

Burials in First Church Cemetery
1768 March 12. Elizabeth Reeve, aet. 46
1776 Aug 7 Nathan, s of Nathan Reeve
1776 Aug 11 Samuel s of Nathan Reeve

Bill of Mortality
1769. Samuel Reeve, aet. 21, consumption, March 16
1776 July 26. Jonathan, son of Nathan Reeve, aet. 5, dysentery
1776 July 28. Juba. servant of Nathan Reeve, aet. 2, dysentery
1776 Aug 1. Phoebe, daughter of Nathan Reeve, aet. 4, dysentery
1776 Aug 11. Samuel, son of Nathan Reeve, aet 1, dysentery
1777 Oct 3. Ruth, wife of Nathan Reeve, aet. 30, consumption
1781 Oct. 1. Samuel, son of Nathan Reeve, aet., 2, intermittent fever
1784 Nov 25. Nathan, son of Nathan Reeve, aet. 2, worms
1791 Jan 8. A child of Nathan Reeve
1807 Aug 9. Nathan Reeve, decay, aet. 62

Deaths
1821 Aug 18. Ezekiel Reeves. consumption. age 38

Members
1750 June 20. Jesse Reeve, of Rockaway
1752 Sep 24. Jonathan Reeve
1761 Nov 1. Elizabeth Reeve, wido. Died March 12, 1768, aet. 46 [TRP Note: widow of Jonathan Reeve]
1764 Nov 1. Nathan Reeve

Baptisms
1750 June 20. Jesse Reeve, of Rockaway, ch.-
1753 Oct. 21. Jonathan Reeve & wf., ch. Mary
1755 Sept 14. Jonathan Reeve & wf., ch. Jonathan
1759 June 11. Jonathan Reeve & wf, ch. Jonathan
1772 Jan 6. Nathan Reeve, 2 children, Elizabeth born Mar. 27, 1770, & Jonathan, born June 29, 1771
1775 Apr 6. Nathan Reeve, two chn. bap. at his own house, Phebe, born Sept 6, 1772; Nathan, born Dec 16, 1773
1775 Apr 6. Nathan Reeve, at the same time 2 negro chn., James, born June 25, 1772; Buza, born Aug. 22, 1774.
1776 July 26. Nathan Reeve, ch. Samuel, born July 7, 1775
1780 June 4. Nathan Reeve & wf., ch. Samuel, born Oct. 26, '79
1782 May 26. Nathan Reeve & wf., ch. Nathan, born Jan 3 '82
1784 Sep 26. David Reeve & wf., chn Abraham, born Sept. 9, '81; Daniel, born May 10, '84
1784 Nov 30. Nathan Reeve & wf., ch. Ezekiel born Aug. 16, '84
1786 Oct 29. David Reeve & wf., ch. David Hallock, born Aug. 28, '86
1787 Apr 8. Nathan Reeve & wf., ch. William, born Dec. 3, '86
1787 Aug 19. Ziba Arnold, on wf's acc., twins, Robert & Jonathan Reeve, born July 2, '87
1789 Aug 30. David Reeve & wf., ch. Bathia, born May 9, '89


Half-Way Members
1784 Sep 26 David Reeve & Martha his wf.

Who Can Tell (Date of death or Removal from town. Date of Joining church)
Jonathan Reeve. Sept. 24, 1752

Subscriptions to support College of New Jersey
Nathan Reeve £3

Source

History of the First Presbyterian Church, Morristown, N.J. (1880)
U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970 (Ancestry)