Reeve, Francis

Summary

Father: Francis Reeve
Mother: Hellen Ramsey

Birth: c1686
Birth Source: Baptism

Death: 1733
Death Source: Burial

Spouse1: Elizabeth

Narrative

Children of Francis Reeve and Elizabeth:

1. Francis Reeve, b. c1717/8, bu. 21 Feb 1723/4
2. William Reeve, b. c1720
3. Thomas Reeve, b. c1725/6

Francis was a butcher, like his father, according to a Sessions roll from 1710.

From Ingatestone, St. Edmund and St. Mary, Essex Parish Register:

• Was Baptized Francis ye son of Francis Reev & Hellen his wife; June ye 7th 1686
• Francis ye son of Francis Reeve was bapt March ye 5th (1717/8)
• William ye son of Francis Reeve & Elizabeth his wife was baptizd July ye 10th (1720)
• Francis ye son of Francis Reeve was buried Feb ye 21st (1723/4)
• Thomas ye son of Francis Reeve was baptizd Feb ye 14th (1725/6)
• Francis Reeve was buried June ye 6th (1733)

From the Essex Archives:

• Recognizance of Francis Reeve of Ingatestone and John Fuller of Fryerning butchers; Reeve to keep the peace to John Barker of Danbury "brawn man". Continued to the next Sessions. (29 Sep 1710, Q/SR 545/36)
• Recognizance of John Fuller of Fryerning and Francis Reeve of Ingatestone butchers; Fuller to keep the peace (as in 36). Continued to the next Sessions. (29 Sep 1710, Q/SR 545/37)
• Copy of court roll: Conditional surrender of Helen Reeve of Fryerning, Widow. Francis Reeve, of the same, and Elizabeth his wife. To use of Edward May of Purleigh, yeoman. 'Sawyers' or 'Banyards' (31/2ac.), Great Baddow (7 Mar 1712, D/DHt T10/7)

Note that Fryerning sits between the two parts of Ingatestone.

Research Notes

Sources

Baptism:    Ingatestone, St. Edmund and St. Mary, Essex Parish Register 1558-1732, D/P 31/1/1
Burial:       Ingatestone, St. Edmund and St. Mary, Essex Parish Register 1558-1732, D/P 31/1/1

Essex Archives - Q/SR 545/36
Essex Archives - Q/SR 545/37
Essex Archives - D/DHt T10/7