Reeve, Nancy

Summary

Father: James Cooper Reeve
Mother:

Birth: c1837, New York
Birth Source: Census

Death: 17 Oct 1865
Death Source: Probate, Headstone

Spouse1: Daniel Jessup, Jr, m. 5 Feb 1861, Goshen First Presbyterian Church, Goshen, Orange County, New York

Narrative

In 1850, she was living in the household of her father Cooper Reeves. She was 13.

In 1860, she was living in Goshen, age 24, in the household of her brother Charles A. Reeve (34). Her sisters Joanna (30) and Sarah (27) were also with her along with a John Tompson (14).

She wrote her will on 21 Jul 1865 and it was proved 23 Nov 1865. She mentions:

• my brother Isaac Reeve and Charles A. Reeve
• Mary Ann Booth, Matilda Booth, Sarah Booth and Hanah Booth
• my sister Joann Ketchum
• my Brother in law Joseph Ketchum

The following information is from cemetery transcriptions of the Hamptonburgh Cemetery where Nancy is buried:

• Jessup, Mrs. Nancy. Died 17 Oct 1865. Daughter of James C. Reeve

Research Notes

Sources

Marriage1:  Goshen First Presbyterian Church Records, Marriages 1849-1885, p26
Burial:       Orange County Genealogical Society. (1980). Cemeteries of Town of Hamptonburgh, p8

1850 Census:  Goshen, Orange County, New York
1860 Census:  Goshen, Orange County, New York

1865 Will - Nancy Jessup - Orange County, New York Will Book 29, p405