Reeves, Allen

Summary

Father: Presumed to be Malachi Reeves
Mother: Elizabeth MNU

Birth: c1756, Granville County, North Carolina
Birth Source: Census

Death: before March 1808, York County, South Carolina
Death Source: York County Probate Records, Case Nbr. 62, File 2843

Spouse1: Nancy Whiten Ragland, 10 Aug 1780, Granville County, North Carolina

Narrative

Children of Allen Reeves and Nancy Whiten Ragland:

1. Mary Reeves "Polly", b. c1782, d. before Jan 1818 in Georgia, m. Andrew Wilson
2. William Reeves, b. c1785, d. before Feb. 1818, m. Cynthia Baxter
3. John Reeves, b. c1784
4. Dudley Reeves, d. before Feb 1818
5. Lucy Reeves
6. Kessiah Reeves, d. 1818 in Georgia
7. Nancy Reeves, m. David Garrison

The above are the children of Allen Reeves as named in York District probate records of his estate.

It would appear that Allen Reeves was a son of Malachi Reeves of Granville County, North Carolina. At the time Allen became an adult and married, the only Reeves appearing in Granville County were the families of Malachi, Burgess and a Samuel Reeves whose connection to this family is unknown.

Research Notes:
Per Tommie R. Smith - Mrs. Iris Mayo of Hurst Texas, a descendant of Allen Reeves and author of Those Reeves Girls, traveled to both North and South Carolina researching this family extensively. She reported that Allen at one time left South Carolina and settled in Georgia, moving back to South Carolina before his death. (There is no documentation available of this supposed move.)

Sources

1790 Census - York County, South Carolina
1800 Census - York County, South Carolina