Reeve, Puryer

Summary

Father: Hezekiah Reeve
Mother: Jerusha Hallock

Birth:
Birth Source:

Death: c27 Nov 1782
Death Source: Mattituck Church Burial Record

Spouse1: Mary L'homedieu, m. 18 Feb (1752?)

Narrative

Children of Puryer Reeve and Mary L'homedieu:

1. Puryer Reeve, b. 1749
2. Hezekiah Reeve, b. c1752
3. Mary Reeve, b. c1764, m. Mr. Fanning
4. Mahitable Reeve, b. c1764
5. Jerusha Reeve, b. c1765, d. 10 Nov 1766
6. Isaac Reeve, b. c1767
7. Selah Reeve

Puryer's name is spelled numerous ways including "Purriah" in his father's will and "Puryer" in his brother Hezekiah's will. The Salmon Records note that "Purrier" Reeve & Mary L'homedieu were married 18 Feb, the year possibly being 1752.

The following records are including in Mattituck Presbyterian Church records for this family:

• Puryour Reeve son of Puryour & Mary Reeve baptized March 30 1755
• (1764) August 12 Baptized two children of Puryar & Mary Reeve their names were Mary & Mahitable
• (1765) August ye 11 Baptized a child of Puryar & Mary Reeve named Jerusha
• (1766) November ye 10 then died Jerusha ye Daughter of Puryar & Mary Reeve
• (1767) August ye 2 Puryar Reeve & his wife Mary had a child baptized, named Isaac
• (1776) August 25 Puryar Reeve of this Place & Mary Fordam of South Hamton
• (buried) (1782) Novemb 28 Puryar Reeve

He is listed as Perrier Reeve in the 1776 census of Suffolk County, living in Southold.

Puryer's will is dated 25 Nov 1782 and names: wife Mary, children Hezekiah, Mehetabel, Pyryer, Isaac, Selah, Mary Fanning, and nephew (niece) Sarah Lhomedieu. His borther-in-law Benjamin Lhomedieu and wife Mary were executors.

Puryer appears to be buried in the Aquebogue Cemetery, Aquebogue, Suffolk County, New York. However, the marker appears to have been placed much later and indicates he was 101 years of age at death, which is not possible.

Research Notes

Sources

Marriage1:  Salmon Records

1761 Will - Hezeiah Reave - New York Wills, Vol. 27, p441 (Old Liber)
1759 Will - Hezekiah Reeve - Morris County, New Jersey Will Records 131N
1782 Will - Puryer Reeve - New York Wills, Vol. 36, p427 (Old Liber)
U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970 (Ancestry)
1776 Census - Suffolk County, New York