Reeve, Josiah

Summary

Father: Paul Reeve
Mother: Bethiah Young

Birth: c16 Aug 1763
Birth Source: Headstone

Death: 3 Apr 1835
Death Source: Headstone

Spouse1: Juliana Young, m. 12 Dec 1782

Narrative

Children of Josiah Reeve and Juliana Young:

1. Josiah Reeve, Jr.

Marriage from Mattituck Pres Church Records:

• Josiah Reeve | Julianer Young | Dec 12, 1782

Christopher Youngs mentions daughter Julia Reeve and son-in-law Josiah Reeve in his will dated 25 Jul 1799.

Josiah appears in a list of sheriffs by county for Suffolk County in The Evening Post on 28 May 1817.

The Revolutionary War Pension Application file for John Smith of New York contains a statement by Josiah Reeve from 26 Dec 1834 in which Josiah Reeve of Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York stated that he was a son of Paul Reeve, former resident of Riverhead who died in Riverhead in 1827, age 93 years. He also stated that Paul commanded a company of the Militia in Colonel Josiah Smith's Regiment in 1776, known as the Eastern Long Island Regiment.

Research Notes

The Youngs Family book claims Josiah was the father of Abner, Josiah, Anne (m. Matthias Hutchinson), Betsey (m. Mr. Scranton), Warren, Emma (m. Washington Smith), and Francis.

Sources

Marriage1:  Mattituck Presbyterian Church Records - 1751-1809 Record Book
Burial:       Findagrave - Aquebogue Cemetery, Aquebogue, Suffolk County, New York

1790 Census:  Southold, Suffolk County, New York
1800 Census:  Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York
1810 Census:  Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York
1820 Census:  Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York
1830 Census:  Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York

The Evening Post, 28 May 1817
Revolutionary War Pension Application, John Smith, R9761
1799 Will - Christopher Youngs - Suffolk County, New York Surrogate's Court Will Liber B, p91