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Reeve, John (c1652 NY - 1712 NY)

Reeve, John

Reeve, John


Summary

Father: Thomas Reeve
Mother: Mary MNU

Birth: c1652, Southhold, Suffolk County, New York
Birth Source:

Death: 15 Dec 1712, Southhold, Suffolk County, New York
Death Source: The Salmon Records, p. 10

Spouse1: Hannah Brown (died c1798)
Spouse2: Martha

Narrative

Children of John Reeve and Hannah Brown:
  1. Walter Reeve
  2. John Reeve, Jr.
  3. Elisha Reeve
  4. Abigail Reeve
  5. Bathia Reeve

Children of John Reeve:
  1. Hannah Reeve, m. Gideon Young
  2. Nathan Reeve, b. c20 Sep 1701
  3. Samuel Reeve, b. c24 Dec 1704
  4. Jonathan Reeve
  5. Martha Reeve

John is listed in the 1675 and 1683 Southold Estimates for tax rates.

He is listed in the 1683 census of Southold with three males and three females in the household.

Children Walter, John Jr., Elisha, Abigail and Bathia are listed in the 1698 Inhabitants of Southold along with wife Hannah.

Hannah, deceased wife of John Reeve, is named in the 1701 will of Richard Brown as his sister.

His will lists wife Martha and children: John, Elisha, Walter, Hannah wife of Gideon Young, Nathan, Samuel, Jonathan, Abigail and Martha. It was witnessed by his brother Joseph Reeve.

Although John doesn't appear to have a headstone, John's widow Martha was buried in the Old Burying Ground of First Pres Southold. Her headstone reads: "In Memory of/Martha ye Wife of/Mr John Reeve/who died May 16th/1762 in the 87th/Year of her Age."

Sources

Death:        The Salmon Records

Findagrave - Martha Reeve - Old Burying Ground of First Presbyterian Church, Southold, Suffolk County, New York

1675 Estimate - Southold, New York
1683 Estimate - Southold, New York
1686 Census - Southold, New York
1698 Census - Southold, New York
1712 Will - John Reeve - New York Will Book 8, p301