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Reeve, John ( - 1793 ESS)

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Reeve, John


Summary

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Birth:
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Death: 5 Apr 1793, Braintree, Essex
Death Source: Probate & Diary

Spouse1: Mary

Narrative

Children of John Reeve and Mary:
  1. Mary Reeve, b. 16 Nov 1768, m. Philip Whittle Wood
  2. Sarah Rebecca Reeve, b. 5 Jan 1777, m. Isaac Lake

The probate of the will of John Reeve states that "The testator died at Braintree the 5th Day of April 1793." In his will he describes himself as "John Reeve of Braintree in the County of Essex victualler." He mentions his wife Mary, and two daughters Mary Wood and Sarah Rebecca Reeve. The probate reveals that Sarah Rebecca married Isaac Lake by the time of the probate.

The following items of interest was copied from the blog of Delores Dickson as taken from the Diary of a Ms. Livermore which is found in the Essex Record Office in Chelmsford, Essex:
  • Friday, April 5, 1793 died of the White Lyon John Reeve, a victualler, who formerly lived at Bocking End & ? jorneyman for his brother Jonas.

This proves that this John was the brother of Jonah Reeve of Bocking. Jonah was referred to as Jonas in several other entries in the diary which prove it's the same person being referred to.

The following entries appear at the beginning of the Bocking Independent Register as those baptized by the Rev. Mordecai Andrews of Coggeshall:
  • Mary, Daughter of Jno & Mary Reeve of Bocking
  • Sarah Rebecca Dr of Jno & M Reeve of Bocking

Further details are given in the Coggeshall, Great Stoneham Street Independent Register of baptisms:
Date Name Parents Abode Birth Baptized Where
10 Jul 1777 Mary Jno & Mary Reeve Bocking Nov 16 1768 At Mr Jonas Reeve
10 Jul 1777 Sarah Rebecca Jno & Mary Reeve Bocking Jany 5 1777 At Mr Jonas Reeve


Bocking Parish Register shows that:
  • Mary Reeve m. Phillip Whittle Wood, 12 Jul 1791
  • Sarah Rebecca Reeve m. Isaac Lake, 10 Jun 1794

From Braintree Parish Register:
  • (1792) April 9th John Reeve (buried)

Research Notes


Sources

Burial:       Braintree, St. Michael The Archangel, Essex Parish Register 1740-1812, D/P 264/1/6

1793 Will - John Reeve - Commissary of Bishop of London, D/ABW 113/1/24
RG4, Essex Independent Registers, Piece 1500 (Bocking, 1738-1794), folio 2
RG4, Essex Independent Registers, Piece 2419 (Coggeshall, Great Stoneham Street, 1775-1785), folio 10 reverse
Blog Jonah Reeve 1746-1806 and Elizabeth Houston 1755-1826 by Delores Dickson