Reeve, Joseph

Summary

Father: Benjamin Reeve
Mother:

Birth: c1709
Birth Source: Headstone

Death: 3 Feb 1782
Death Source: Headstone

Spouse1: Bethiah Booth, m. 5 Feb 1735

Narrative

Children of Joseph Reeve:

1. James Reeve, b. c1737
2. Bethiah Reeve, m. Benjamin Conkling Jr.
3. Wait Reeve, b. c1741
4. Mehitabel Reeve, b. c1751

Marriage from the Salmon Records:

• 1735 Feb 5 Joseph Reeve & Bethia Booth

From Cutchogue Church Baptisms:

• 1751 May 19 Mehitabel dau. of Joseph and Bethiah Reeve

Joseph is listed in the 1776 census in Southold with one male above 50 (himself), two females above 16, and one below 16.

Joseph Reeve of Southold wrote his will on 12 Jan 1782 and it was proved on 8 Feb 1782. He mentions the following individuals:

• my Beloved Wife Bethiah Reeve
• my Son James Reeve
• my Daughter Bethiah Conckling
• my Grand Daughter Elizabeth Reeve
• my Grand Daughter Sarah Cockling
• my Grand Daughter Wate Woodhull
• my Grandson Ezra Woodhull
• my five Grand Children, Joseph Woodhull, Benjamin Woodhull, Zebulon Woodhull, James Woodhull and Thomas Woodhull

A Jeremiah Reeve witnessed the will, but it is not known who this was.

Joseph's headstone states he died 3 Feb 1782, age 73. Bethiah died 27 Aug 1787, age 73. They both are buried in the Old Burying Ground at Cutchogue.

From the Salmon Record of Deaths:

• 1782 Feb 3 Joseph Reeve 70
• 1787 Oct 27 Bethiah Reeve Relic Josp

Research Notes

Sources

Marriage1:  Salmon Records
Death:        Salmon Records and Headstone
Burial:       Findagrave - Old Burying Ground, Cutchogue, Suffolk County, New York

1782 Will - Joseph Reeve - Suffolk County, New York Surrogate's Court, New York Will Old Liber 34, p451
Findagrave - Bethiah Reeve - Old Burying Ground, Cutchogue, Suffolk County, New York
Cutchogue Church Records
1776 Census - Suffolk County, New York