Reeve, Joseph

Summary

Father: Joseph Reeve
Mother: Millicent Wade

Birth: 26 Sep 1756, Salem, New Jersey
Birth Source: Quaker Records

Death: 19 Mar 1820
Death Source: Quaker Records

Spouse1: Martha Carpenter, m. 7 Mar 1787

Narrative

Children of Joseph Reeve and Martha Carpenter:

1. Samuel Reeve, b. 2 Jan 1790
2. Millicent Reeve, b. 31 Aug 1792
3. Thomas C. Reeve, b. 21 Jan 1795, d. 24 Aug 1814
4. Mary Reeve, b. 16 May 1797, d. 17 Apr 1873
5. Joseph Reeve, b. 8 Sep 1801

List of children and births are in Salem, New Jersey, Monthly Meeting records. It appears that siblings Millicent and Joseph were living together in 1850 in Salem County, neither married.

The Will Records file for Joseph contains an inventory dated 17 Jun 1820. Joseph is described as of Mannington in Salem County. Martha and Samuel Reeve were the administrators.

Martha wrote a will in 1842 which mentions her daughter Millicent and son Joseph. It was proved 29 Aug 1844.

Joseph is referred to twice as Joseph Reeve of Mannington in the diary of Samuel Mickle, a clerk of the Quakers in Gloucester County.

Research Notes

Sources

Birth:          Union, New Jersey, Rahway and Plainfield Monthly Meetings Births and Deaths, 1686-1798 (Ancestry)
Marriage1:  Salem, New Jersey, Salem Monthly Meeting, Record of Births, Deaths, p99 (Ancestry)
Death:        Salem, New Jersey, Salem Monthly Meeting, Record of Births, Deaths, p99 (Ancestry)

Salem, New Jersey, Salem Monthly Meeting, Record of Births, Deaths, p98 (Ancestry)
Salem County, New Jersey Will Records 3413Q
1842 Will - Martha Reeve - Salem County, New Jersey Will Records 4537Q
Samuel Mickle Diary