Reeve(s), Ishmael

Summary

Father: David Reeve
Mother: Mary

Birth: c1753
Birth Source: Baptism

Death: c1821
Death Source: Probate

Spouse1: Elizabeth

Narrative

Children of Ishmael Reeves:

1. Hannah Reeve, m. Mr. Bashford

Ishmael's baptism was recorded in Cutchogue Church Records:

• Nov. 25, 1753 Ishmael s. of David and Mary Reeve

Ishmael is listed in Paul Reeve's Southold Militia Company:

• Ishmel Reeve, 5 ft. 11, light, age 23.

He appears in the 1776 census of Suffolk County, living in Southold. There was an older male (b. bef 1726) in the household with him. He was listed next to a Walter Reeve. Wesley Baker suggests he may have been part of the family of John Reeve.

Ishmael wrote his will on 10 Jan 1818 and it was probated 6 Sep 1821 in Tompkins County, New York. Ishmael states he was living in Lansing in Tompkins County. He mentions his wife Elizabeth, daughter Hannah Bashford, and grandsons Samuel and John Bashford.

Research Notes

Sources

Baptism:    Cutchogue Church Records

1800 Census:  Scipio, Cayuga County, New York
1810 Census:  Genoa, Cayuga County, New York
1820 Census:  Lansing, Tompkins County, New York

1776 Militia List - Paul Reeve's Southold Company
1776 Census - Suffolk County, New York
1818 Will - Ishmael Reeves - Tompkins County, New York Will Book A, p83