Reeve(s), John

Summary

Father:
Mother:

Birth: c1730
Birth Source: Age from Church Records

Death: 6 Feb 1811, Connecticut
Death Source: Church Records

Spouse1: Sarah

Narrative

Children of John Reeve:

1. John Reeve, bap. 22 Jun 1764
2. David Reeve, bap. 1 Nov 1767
3. Sarah Reeve, bap. 16 Jul 1769
4. Noah Reeve, bap. 5 Aug 1771
5. Enoch Reeves, bap. 5 Jun 1774
6. Daniel Reeve, bap. 17 Mar 1776
7. Judith Reeve, bap. 6 Jun 1779
8. Rachel Reeve, bap. 19 Jun ????

This family spelled their names variously as Reeve, Reeves, or Reaves. The above list of children is from Portland, Connecticut, church records. Those records also state: "John & w. Sarah, conf. & restored May 29, 1757; renewed baptismal covenant June 12, 1757."

Sarah died 30 Aug 1818, age 82 according to the church records.

According to census records, John lived in Chatham, Middlesex County, Connecticut.

Samuel Reeve(s) m. Prudence Tyron, Feb 26 1818, mentioned in the church records, may be a close relative of theirs.

Research Notes

Sources

Birth:          Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 (Ancestry)
Death:        Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 (Ancestry)

1790 Census:  Chatham, Middlesex County, Connecticut
1800 Census:  Chatham, Middlesex County, Connecticut