Reeve, Thomas

Summary

Father: Thomas Reeve
Mother:

Birth:
Birth Source:

Death: 1706
Death Source: Will & Probate

Spouse1: Mary

Narrative

Children of Thomas Reeve and Mary:

1. Thomas Reeve, b. c1670
2. Mary Reeve, b. c1671
3. Elizabeth Reeve, b. c1673
4. Ephrath Reeve, b. c1675
5. Jane Reeve, b. c1679

Baptisms from High Easter, St Mary the Virgin, Essex Parish Registers:

• Thomas Son of Thomas Reeve and of Mary his wife was baptized the seventh day of June 1670
• Mary Daughter of Thomas Reeve and of mary his wife was baptised the first day of July 1671
• Elizabeth ye daughter of Thomas Reeve baptised April ye 10th 1673
• Ephrath the daughter of Thomas Reeve baptised May 7th 1675
• Jane ye daughter of Thomas Reeve baptised February ye 11th 78/9

In his will, written 8 Jun 1706 and probated 3 Oct 1706, Thomas of High Easter, Essex mentions his wife Mary, and children: Elizabeth, Efraw?, Mary & Jane Reeve. He gave "my customary messuage or tenement called Harvies" to his wife and then after her decease to his daughters. This property was mentioned in the will of Thomas as going to "Thomas Reeve my sonne...But if the said Thomas Reeve my sonne shall happen to die..." then the property descends "unto Thomas Reeves sonne of my brother Isaac Reeve." Therefore it's likely that this Thomas is either the son or nephew of Thomas who wrote the will.

Research Notes

Sources

1706 Will - Thomas Reeve - Commissary of Bishop of London, D/ABW 78/264
High Easter, St Mary the Virgin, Essex Parish Combine (BM&B) Register 1654-1730, D/P 46/1/1