Reeve(s), John
Summary
Father:Mother:
Birth: c1741
Birth Source: Headstone
Death: 26 Feb 1800
Death Source: Will Probate & Headstone
Spouse1: Sarah
Narrative
Children of John Reeve:- Susannah Reeve
- John Reeve
- Eber Reeve
- Joab Reeve
John and Sarah are buried in Saint Andrews graveyard in Mt. Holly. His headstone reads: "In/Memory of/John Reeves/who departed this life/February 26th 1800/In the 59th Year of his/Age." The St. Andrews Episcopal church records state John was buried the same day. Sarah's reads: "In memory of/Sarah Reeves/wife of/John Reeves/was born March 4/1737/and departed this life/April 6 1807/Aged 70 years 1 month/and 2 days."
Research Notes
There is a Pennsylvania marriage license for a John Reeves to Sarah Patterson on 8 Jun 1769. It is claimed this is the same couple and that Sarah was previously a Reeves and her first husband, Mr. Patterson, had died. This needs further research.John was probably the son of Joseph Reeve. James Coppucke, who witnessed John's will, would be his brother-in-law in that case. John was also buried nearby Joseph Reeve in the St. Andrews graveyard.
Sources
1794 Will - John Reeve - Burlington County, New Jersey Will Records 11936CBurial: Findagrave - Saint Andrew's Graveyard, Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013 (Ancestry)