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Reeve, John (c1593 ESS - 1672)

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Reeve, John


Summary

Father: Richard Reeve
Mother:

Birth: c1593, Epping, Essex
Birth Source: Alumni Cantabrigienses

Death: Feb 1671/2
Death Source: Burial

Spouse1: Rachel

Narrative

Children of John Reeve and Rachel:
  1. John Reeve, b. c1621
  2. Thomas Reeve, b. c1623, bu. 18 May 1624
  3. Richard Reeve, b. c1625
  4. Robert Reeve, b. c1627, bu. 23 Oct 1651
  5. Elizabeth Reeve, b. c1628, m. Mr. Cheney
  6. George Reeve, b. c1630
  7. Rachel Reeve, b. c1632, m. John Winter
  8. Thomas Reeve, b. c1635
  9. Margret Reeve, b. c1637
  10. Ann Reeve, b. c1639
  11. Samuel Reeve, b. c1644

From Shellow Bowells, St Peter and St Paul, Essex Parish Register:
  • John Reeve son of John Reeve Rector of this Parish and Rachell his wife baptized the first day of May Ano Dm 1621
  • Thomas Reeve the sonne of John Reeve Rector of this prish & Rachell his wife was baptized the xvth day of May 1623
  • Richard Reeve the sonne of John Reeve and Rachell his wife was baptized the xxvith day of January 1624 (1625)
  • Thomas Reeve the sonne of John Reeve and Rachell his wife was buried the xviiith day of May 1624
  • Robert Reeve the sonne of John Reeve and Rachell his wife was baptized the xxiiith day of January 1626
  • Elizabeth Reeve the daughter of John Reeve rector of this pish & Rachell his wife was baptized the xith day of November 1628
  • George Reeve the sonne of John Reeve rector of this pish & Rachell his wife was baptized the third day of October Anno Dmni 1630
  • Rachell Reeve the daughter of John Reeve and Rachell his wife was baptized the xxiiith day of December 1632
  • Thomas Reeve the sonne of John Reeve and Rachell his wife was baptized the xiith daye of Aprill 1635
  • Margret Reeve the daughter of John Reeve rector of this pish and Rachell his wife was baptized the 23th daye of March 1636 (1637)
  • Ann Reeve the daughter of John Reeve rector of this pish and Rachell his wife was baptised Januarie 27th 1638
  • Samuel Reeve the sonne of John Reeve rector of this pish and of Rachell his wife was baptized the 23th daye of April 1644
  • John Winter of St. Giles Criplegate London and Rachell Reeve of this pish were married August the 20th 1657
  • Robet Reeve sonne of John Reeve Rector of this pish was buried the 23th daye of October 1651
  • Mr John Reeve Rector was buryed February ye 12th (1671/2)
  • Mrs Rachell Reeve widow was buryed Novembr ye 20 (1672)

The following statement is included in the Shellow Bowells Parish Register:
  • Johannes Reeve in Artibus Magister Rector huius Ecclesia Institus primo die mensis Maii Annisg Regni Dm Jacobi Dei gra Anglie Francie et Hiernia decimo nono et Scotia Quinguagesimo quarto Anno Dm 1621
    (Approximate translation: John Reeve, Master of Arts (as in MA, see "Alumni Cantabrigienses" extract below), Rector of this Church, instituted (installed) on the first day of May of the year of the Reign of King James (by the) grace of God (of) England France and Ireland the nineteenth and Scotland the fifty-fourth in the year 1621). See Research Note 9 below.

In his will, written 23 Feb 1663/4, John refers to the following individuals:
  • my eldest son John Reeve
  • my son Richard Reeve
  • my son George Reeve
  • my son Samuel Reeve
  • my daughter Elizabeth Chinah
  • my daughter Rachel Winter
  • my daughter Ann Reeve
  • Rachel Reeve my dear & beloved wife
  • my loving Brother Mr Samuel Reeve citizen of London and my loving Brother in law Mr Nicholas Burton of Abas Roothing

The will of his brother-in-law Nicholas Burton was dated 27 Aug 1675 and states "...unto my said loving wife Jone and the heires of her body lawfully begotten or to bee begotten And for default of such issue then I give and devise the same wth all and singular the appurtenances unto my cozen John Reeve sonne of my Brother in Law John Reeve Deceased his heires and assignes forever Also I give and bequeath to the said John Reeve and to George Reve, Samuell Reeve Elizabeth Cheyney Rachaell Winter Anne Reeve children of my said Brother in law John Reeve and to my Godsonne Richard Reeve sonne of Richard Reeve deceased the one hundred pounds wch is due unto me by Bond..."

The Alumni Cantabrigienses (Cambridge Alumni) includes the following about him:
REEVE, JOHN. Matric. pens, from Christ's, Easter, 1612. B. at Epping, Essex. B.A. 1614-5; M.A. 1618. Ord. deacon (London) May; priest, Sept. 1619, age 26. Perhaps V. of Bumham, Essex, 1619; R. of Shellow Bowels, by 1628; there till 1672. Recorded as an able and preaching minister in 1650; conformed at the Restoration. Died 1672. Probably father of John (1636). But see Al. Oxon. for a contemporary. (Peile, I. 285.)

The Cambridge Alumni information places his birth at Epping around 1593. This matches the baptism for John, son of Richard in 1592 at Epping:
  • 1592 December 26 John the sonn of Rych Reeve

Furthermore, the will of this Richard Reeve was witnessed by Nicholas Burton, whom John states was his brother-in-law. Nicholas was the son of Cressie Burton whom Richard mentions as a friend in his will. This provides further evidence that this John was the son of Richard Reeve of Epping.

Research Notes

(1) The following reference might possibly be to his brother Samuel's infant child. If so, this could suggest John had connections to Middlesex:
  • Samuell Reeve infant sonn of Samuell Reeve of Stepney and Margrett his wife (nureed? at Barnish Rothing) was buried in this pish the twentieth daye of November Anno Dom 1639
(2) The Parish Register notes John was installed as Rector of Shellow Bowells on 1 May 1621. CCEd indicates he was appointed on 21 April 1621.
(9) Historical Background     —     The King James referred to in the Parish Register extract above is King James VI and I. He became King James VI of Scotland on 24 July 1567 and additionally James I of England and Ireland from 24 March 1603. So his 19th regnal year would span the period 25 March (1603+19=) 1621 to 24 March 1622 and his 54th regnal year would span the period 20 June (1567+54=)1621 to 19 June 1622. Now this document already gives an exact date of 1 May, but this approach can be useful where no exact date is given. In this example the period is narrowed down to between 24 March 1622 (start of his 19th E&I regnal year) and 19 June 1622 (end of his 54th Scottish regnal year.

Sources

Baptism:    Epping (Later Epping Upland), All Saints, Essex Parish Register 1558-1632, D/P 302/1/2
Burial:       Shellow Bowells, St Peter and St Paul, Essex Parish Register 1553-1783, D/P 339/1/1

1664 Will - John Reeve - Consistory Court of London, DL/C/422/013
1675 Will - Nicholas Burton - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Piece 364 (Bath), folio 137 reverse
Shellow Bowells, St Peter and St Paul, Essex Parish Register 1553-1783, D/P 339/1/1
Venn, J. A., comp.. Alumni Cantabrigienses. London, England: Cambridge University Press, 1922-1954. pt. 1, Vol. 3, p438
CCEd (Clergy of the Church of England Database https://theclergydatabase.org.uk/jsp/persons/CreatePersonFrames.jsp?PersonID=74479