Reeve, John

Summary

Father: John Reeve
Mother: Beulah Brown

Birth: c1780s
Birth Source: Census

Death:
Death Source:

Spouse1: Sarah Freedland, m. 27 Apr 1813 1814,

Narrative

Children of John Reeve and Sarah Freedland:

1. Beulah Reeve, b. 24 Apr 1815
2. Charles Reeve, b. 20 Dec 1816
3. Elizabeth Reeve, b. 8 Nov 1818
4. Eleanor Reeve, b. 25 Feb 1821
5. James F. Reeve, b. 17 Apr 1823
6. John Reeve, b. 29 Jan 1826
7. James H. Reeve, b. 24 Mar 1828?
8. Freedland Reeve, b. 18 Jun 1831, d. 28 Jun 1831 (10 days old)

In his marriage record, John is stated to be the son of John and Beulah Reeves, both deceased. Both he and his parents were of Hopewell in Cumberland County.

The children's births are listed in the Green Street Monthly Meeting records. Indicating the parents place of residence shows that John and Sarah were of Hopewell, Cumberland County 1815-1818 and of Greenwich, Cumberland County 1821-1831.

In 1827, John and Sarah were still of Cumberland County when they sold some land they had inherited from Sarah's father, Jonas Freedland.

According to a summary of the Mark Reeve family contained in the HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF FENWICK'S COLONY, John Reeve removed to one of the western states.

From the Fairfield Monthly Meeting at Hendricks County, Indiana held 19 May 1836:
A certificate was read and accepted for John Reeve and his minor children (namely) Charles Elizabeth F Ellen John and James F Reeve from Greenwich monthly meeting of friends Cumberland County New Jersey held 31st of 3 mo 1836.

The marriage record for his son Charles from 24 Mar 1842 states that John was of Hamilton County, Indiana.

Research Notes

Sources

Marriage1:  Union, New Jersey, Rahway and Plainfield Monthly Meetings Index to Marriages, p345 (Ancestry)

1830 Census:  Greenwich, Cumberland County, New Jersey

HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF FENWICK'S COLONY; Bridgeton, N.J., by Thomas Shourds; pub. by George F. Nixon, 1876, p179
1827 Deed - John & Sarah Reeve to Joseph Bassett - Salem County, New Jersey Deed Book JJ, p144
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Green Street Monthly Meeting, Births 1728-1884, Deaths, 1798-1885 (Ancestry)
Indiana, Hendricks, Fairfield Monthly Meeting, Book of Records, 1826-1840 (Ancestry)
Indiana, Hendricks, Fairfield Monthly Meeting, Fairfield Record of Marriage Birth and Deaths White Leck 1st Month 7th 1827, p71 (Ancestry)