Reeve, Ezra

Summary

Father: Hezekiah Reeve
Mother:

Birth: c1780s
Birth Source: Census

Death:
Death Source:

Spouse1: Experience Reeve
Spouse2: Mrs. Deobrah Raynor

Narrative

Ezra Reeve is named as a son in his father Hezekiah's will. This appears to be the Ezra Reeve living in Riverhead from 1810-1830.

Jonathan Reeve states in his will indicates Ezra was his son-in-law and not the best character. The relevant portion is as follows:
"..if my daughter Experience Reeve wife of Ezra Reeve should be left a widow and come to want and nothing left her by her husband then she shall have the priviledge of living in my house and be supported and maintained out of my property left to my Grandsons according to their proportion so long as she stand in need of help and further if she should be under necessity of parting from her husband on account of his bad or hard usage or abuse it is my will that she come home at my house and live there untill such time as she can go and live in peace with her husband."

Ezra probably died between 1832 and 1840. There is a younger Ezra Reeve in Riverhead afterwards who may be his son.

In 1832, there was recorded a statement in deed books stating that "Enoch Youngs do hereby acknowledge that Deborah Reeve the wife of Ezra Reeve who before he marriage to Ezra was the Widow of Nathan Raynor that she has a claim of Dower or thirds" in a piece of land. This seems to be the same Ezra and shows he was married twice.

Research Notes

Sources

1810 Census:  Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York
1820 Census:  Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York
1830 Census:  Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York

1809 Will - Hezekiah Reeve - Suffolk County, New York Surrogate's Court Will Liber C, p481
1823 Will - Jonathan Reeve - Suffolk County, New York Surrogate's Court Will Liber E, p14
Suffolk County, New York Deed Asst. Clerk Book N, p473