Reeve, Richard
Summary
Father: Joseph ReeveMother:
Birth: c1693
Birth Source: Baptismal record
Death: 1757
Death Source: Burial record
Spouse1: maybe Eliz. Fuller (nee Aylett), m. 19 Nov 1716
Spouse2: Sarah Churchman (nee Ruggles), m. 22 Mar 1754, Stisted, All Saints Parish, Essex
Narrative
The Bocking Parish Register contains the following relevant bits:- Richard Reeve son of Joseph Reeve baptized 1 Sep 1693
- Richard Reeve buried 6 Feb 1757, age 63
From the Stisted, All Saints, Essex Parish Register:
- 1754. March 22. Mr Richd Reeve of ye Parish of Bocking Widower and Mrs. Sarah Churchman of Bocking Widow were maryed by Licence
Sarah's maiden name was Ruggles and she had formerly been married to Robert Churchman. From the Bocking, St. Mary the Virgin, Essex Parish Register:
- 1739. March 29. Robert Churchman of Walden in Essex Widower & Sarah Ruggles of this Parish single woman
Since the marriage to Sarah Churchman indicates Richard was a widower, this marriage from Markshall, St Margaret, may be his first. There may have been multiple Richard Reeves from Bocking, so we cannot decide this conclusively yet.
- Richard Reeve of Bocking singleman & Eliz Aylett of Yeldham Widow Nov 19th 1716
Richard left a will which named a number of his siblings and other relatives. He mentions his wife Sarah who had been named Sarah Churchman at the time of their marriage. Others mentioned in the will are:
- Brother Jonathan Reeve
- granddaughter of my sister Susanna Hammond
- daughter of my niece Rebecca Myhill the wife of John Myhill
- daughter of my niece Mary Jackson the wife of Jeremiah Jackson
- my cousin Joseph Reeve of Bocking
- my Brother Thomas Reeve
- Susanna Reeve and Mary the wife of Jeremiah Jackson the two eldest daughters of my late Brother Joseph Reeve
- Mary Reeve widow of John Reeve late of Gosfield
He also mentions the following property:
- my mannor and farm called Boones
- my messuage or tenement called Fletchers... which I bought of my mother and were formerly the estate of my father
Sarah left a will which mentions among others:
- my nephew Thomas Ruggles
- my late Nephew John Ruggles
- my sister Anne Walford
- my Nephew William Walford
- my late dear Brother Sam Ruggles Esqr
- my niece Savill wife of Mr Joseph Savill
Research Notes
There was an Elizabeth, widow of Richard Reeve, who was buried at Stisted 2 Dec 1748, age 70. This may have been Richard's first wife.Further to this Richard possibly being the husband of Elizabeth Aylett (nee Fuller), the following is from the Essex Archives (D/DU 645/1):
- Pre-nuptial Settlement (Lease and Release) [Lease for year missing]
- (i)Eliz. Aylett of Great Yeldham (wid. of Robert Aylett of Great Yeldham, clothier, decd.); (ii) Rich. Reeve of Bocking. gent., and (iii) Isaac Fuller of Finchingfield, clerk (brother of Elizabeth Aylett) and Thomas Walford of Halstead, yeo.
- Messuage and land (1a.)in Great Yeldham abutting W. on Great Yeldham-Sible Hedingham road and E. on river running by Spains Hall Yard [sic] from Great Yeldham to Castle Hedingham, in occupation formerly of Nathaniel Allen, glover, decd., then Elizabeth Aylett and now George Bowyer, clerk
- Recites (i) intended mar. between Richard Reeve and Elizabeth Aylett; (ii) Conveyance (lease and Release), 3 and 4 june 1708, from Ben. Allen of Great Yeldham, glover, to Rob.Aylett; and (iii) Will of Robert Aylett 16 April 1713, devising above-mentioned property to wife Eliz
Sources
Baptism: Bocking, Essex Parish RegisterMarriage1: Markshall, St Margaret, Essex Parish Register 1582-1812, D/P 61/1/1
Essex Archives - Marriage Licence Bond & Allegation - D/ACL 1716/36
Marriage2: Stisted, All Saints, Essex Parish Register 1726-1754 D/P 49/1/4
Burial: Bocking, Essex Parish Register
1754 Will - Richard Reeve - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Piece 837 (Hutton), folio 228
1781 Will - Sarah Reeve - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Piece 1079 (Webster), folio 236 reverse
Bocking, St. Mary the Virgin, Essex Parish Register 1670-1796 D/P 268/1/3
Essex Archives - Pre-nuptial Settlement (Lease and Release) - D/DU 645/1