Reeve, Jordan

Summary

Father: Abraham Reeve
Mother: Ann(e) Harris

Birth: c1717
Birth Source: Baptism

Death: Oct 1749
Death Source: Burial

Spouse1: Mary Smith, m. 18 Jul 1742, Stratford St Mary, Suffolk

Narrative

Children of Jordan Reeve and Mary Smith:

1. Abraham Reeve, b. c1742
2. Anne Reeve, b. c1743
3. John Reeve, b. c1745
4. Henry Reeve, b. c1747

From Maldon, All Saints and St Peter (St. Peter), Essex Parish Register:

• Jordan the son of Abraham Reeve and Anne His Wife was Baptized March 13th 1717 by Mr Samuel Palmer Vicar (1717/8)

From Langford, St Giles, Essex Parish Register:

• Buryd Mr Jordan Reeve of Bures St Mary in Suffolk in the Tomb in the Church Yard Octr 25th 1749 recd ye Affidvt the same day from recd for ye full fee in ... Mr P Gurdon vic of Bures

The parish register locates him in Bures, St. Mary in Suffolk, which borders the north of Essex. In 1734, the will of Jordan Harris of Horkesley, Essex mentions a "wood called Brockleford Wood in Ardleigh to grandson Jordan Reeve, son of daughter Dame Anne Reeve, widow." Ardleigh is just south of Dedham Parish where the baptisms of Jordan's children are found. His eldest children were named Abraham and Ann which supports him being the son of this Abraham. Stratford St. Mary in Suffolk, where he married Mary Smith, is immediately to the north of Dedham.

From Dedham, St Mary the Virgin, Essex Parish Register:

• Abraham son of Jordan & Mary Reeve was baptized Oct 27 1742
• Anne Daughter of Jordan & Mary Reeve was baptized March 24 1743
• John S. of Jordan & Mary Reeve was baptd Nov 6 1745
• Henry S. of Jordan & Mary Reeve was baptizd Nov 16 1747

Research Notes

Son Abraham is almost certainly Abraham Reeve who moved to Hadleigh, Suffolk.

Sources

Baptism:    Maldon, All Saints and St Peter (St. Peter), Essex Parish Register 1695-1750, D/P 201/1/4
Marriage1:  FamilySearch - England Marriages, 1538–1973
Burial:       Langford, St Giles, Essex Parish Register 1705-1783, D/P 356/1/2

Essex Archives - Copy of Will, 6 May 1734, of Jordan Harris of Horkesley, gentleman - D/DJ 20/8
Dedham, St Mary the Virgin, Essex Parish Register 1742-1812, D/P 26/1/3