Reeve, Jeremiah

Summary

Father: Jeremy Reeve
Mother: Judith Stamer

Birth: c1626
Birth Source:

Death: Apr 1673
Death Source: Burial

Spouse1: Sarah Lagden, m. 4 Mar 1646/7, Great Burstead, Essex

Narrative

Children of Jeremy Reeve and Sarah Lagden:

1. Sarah Reeve, bap. 25 Oct 1651
2. John Reeve, b. c1652
3. Rebecca Reeve, b. c1654
4. Jeremiah Reeve, b. c1656? bu. c1658?
5. Mary Reeve, b. c1658, bu. 9 May 1668

From Gosfield, St Catherine, Essex Parish Register:

• Jeremias filius Jeremia Reeve et Judithia ...baptizatus fuit 8 due Junii (1626, baptized 8 Jun)

From the section on Childerditch in A History of the County of Essex:
In 1672 the houses of John Palmer and Jeremy Reeve were licensed for Presbyterian worship; Thomas Gilson of Brentwood applied to preach at the latter. In 1691 the local congregation was raising about £20 a year to support a minister, Clarke, who also had private means. He was still active in 1700. The meeting seems to have ceased by 1715, but in 1724 an application was made to license John Ballard's house for dissenters' meetings. There were said to be two Presbyterian families in the parish in 1770, but only one in 1776."

From the Great Burstead, St. Mary Magdalene, Essex Parish Register:

• Jeremy Reve singleman & Sara Lagden singlewoma were married March 4th day (1646/7)
• Sarah Reeve ye Daughtr of Jeremiah and Sarah Reeve was baptized the 25th Day (Oct 1651)

From the West Horndon, St. Nicholas, Essex Parish Register:

• (1652?) Jeremiah Reeve sonne to Jer & Sarah Reeve in South Ile (buried?)
• Mary Reeve daughter of Jeremiah & Sarah in ye south isle of ye Chancell at ye east ende May 9th 1668
• Jeremiah Reeve of Childerditch was buried in ye south ende of ye south the April 19 1673

His widow Sarah may be the one who died at Childerditch in 1695:

• Mrs Sarah Reeve widow dyed (as ...aforesaid) in this parish May ye 10th 1695

From Calendar of Essex Assize File [ASS 35/114/1] Assizes held at Chelmsford 30 June 1673:

• Names of Jury to enquire for the King etc., 30 June 25 Charles II:- ...CHAFFORD:- Jeremiah Reeve of Childerditch gentleman [dead];

A Chancery court case reveals that Jeremiah apparently wrote a will on 14 Apr 1673 which appears to have never been probated. The heirs were arguing about various debts and land inheritance and making various appeals to the will to justify the claims. He mentions his daughter Rebecca in the will, who was to receive some land in Stoke and Wixoe in Suffolk. His wife Sarah is mentioned along with son John who was under 21 at the time. Jonathan Lagden and William Burton, apparently his brother-in-law and son-in-law, witnessed the will.

Sources

Baptism:    Gosfield, St Catherine, Essex Parish Register 1538-1733, D/P 165/1/1
Marriage1:  Great Burstead, St. Mary Magdalene, Essex Parish Register 1559-1654, D/P 139/1/0
Burial:        West Horndon, St. Nicholas, Essex Parish Register 1560-1677, D/P 380/1/1

A History of the County of Essex'', Vol. 8, p23
Essex Archives - T/A 418/176/64
Childerditch, All Saints and St Faith, Essex Parish Register 1537-1710, D/P 230/1/1
1676 Complaint & Answer with Will - Mary Smith vs. Sarah Reeve et al - National Archives, Kew - C 5/557/10