Reeve, James

Summary

Father: probably John Reeve
Mother:

Birth:
Birth Source:

Death: cSep 1708, probably Essex
Death Source: Burial

Spouse1: Mary

Narrative

From Sible Hedingham, St Peter, Essex Parish Registers:

• James Reeve Buryed September ye 9th 1708
• Mary Reeve Widw Buryed Decemr ye 19th 1709

James Reeve is not a name frequently found among records from Essex mid-1600s. We know that John Reeve who was present in the Bocking and north-central area of Essex had a son named James who is mentioned in the will of his father John Reeve of Bocking from 1659. There is a baptism entry from Stambourne from 1639 which may match this James. In addition, a James Reeve of Sible Hedingham appears in records associating him with the Bocking family. In 1672, a Jonathan Reeve and James Reeve witnessed an indictment of Edmund Peacocke of Bocking who stole some horses belonging to James and Jonathan. In 1676, "James Reeve yeoman, both of Hedingham Sible, and Joseph Reeve of Gosfield yeoman" were involved in a court case together. "James Reeve gentleman and Mary his wife" were involved in a court case from 1676 which seemed to involve many others from the Hedingham area. Later in midsummer 1676, he along with "Jonathan Reeve of Bocking, yeomen" was to answer for using public funds from his office of surveyor for private use. In 1693, James Reeve of Sible Hedingham was involved in a case in which support was ordered for a bastard begotten of Daniel Bacon of Stambourne upon Sarah Davis of Birdbrook singlewoman. In 1697, James Reeve and John Reeve of Sible Hedingham had to answer for refusing to pay George Wade. In 1699, James Reeve is said to be a constable of Sible Hedingham. The same year is described as yeoman, and accused along with Robert Olliver the butcher of assaulting Samuel Emsden.

Research Notes

This baptism from Stambourne, Essex may be this James:

• James the sonne of John Reve..Sara his wife baptised the ???? of ?April? (1639)

Sources

Baptism:    Stambourne, St Peter and St Thomas, Essex Combine (BM&B) Parish Register 1559-1652, D/P 24/1/1
Burial:       Sible Hedingham, St Peter, Essex Combine (BM&B) Parish Register 1680-1745, D/P 93/1/2

Essex Archives - Indictment of Edmund Peacocke, T/A 418/175/10
Essex Archives - Indictment of Edmund Peacocke, T/A 418/175/11
Essex Archives - Court In Session: Sessions Roll Easter 1676, Q/SR 431/107
Essex Archives - Court In Session: Sessions Roll Easter 1676, Q/SR 431/124
Essex Archives - Court In Session: Sessions Roll Midsummer 1676, Q/SR 432/141
Essex Archives - Court In Session: Sessions Roll Easter 1693, Q/SR 476/17
Essex Archives - Court In Session: Sessions Roll Midsummer 1697, Q/SR 493/26
Essex Archives - Court In Session: Sessions Roll Easter 1699, Q/SR 500/77
Essex Archives - Court In Session: Sessions Roll Easter 1699, Q/SR 500/80