Reeves, James

Summary

Father:
Mother:

Birth: c 31 Jan 1762
Birth Source: Phipps Family Bible

Death: 9 Feb 1849
Death Source: Phipps Family Bible

Spouse1: Margaret Solmon, m. 26 May 1785

Narrative

Children of James Reeves:

1. John Reeves
2. Martha Reeves, m. Mr. Porch
3. Mary Reeves, m. Mr. Tempest
4. Eliza Reeves, m. Lewis Phipps
5. Edith Reeves, m. George Loudenslager

Trinity Episcopal Church records from Woolwich, New Jersey include a marriage record for James and "Margret Solmon" which describes James as of Deptford Township.

In an 1808 deed, James and Margaret are described as of Greenwich Township in Gloucester.

A Phipps family Bible records the following relevant information:

• Lewis Phipps married Eliza Reeves, daughter of James Reeves of Glocester ... County, New Jersey, on 9/22/1825; Rev. Dr. Broadhead, of Philadelphia, officiating.
• Margaret Reeves, wife of James Reeves, died 6/15/1819, at 55 yrs of age.
• James Reeves died on Fri, 2/9/1849, at one o'clock in the morning, at the age of 87yr and 10 days.
• Edith (Reeves) Loudenslager, (or Loudenslages), widow of George Loudenslager, died on 1/20/1873 at 7:20pm, at age 73yr, 11mo, and was buried in the Biddle Reeves Graveyard near Woodbury, NJ.
• Eliza Phipps, widow of Lewis Phipps, and fourth daughter of James Reeves of Gloucester County, NJ, died on Tuesday, 1/19/1875, 11:20pm, after a protracted illness. She was buried on 1/23, in the Biddle Reeves Graveyard, north of the railroad near Woodbury.

Research Notes

There is a marriage record for a James Reeves to Sarah Chew in 1839 in Gloucester County. It's not clear who this was.

Sources

Marriage1:  Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013 (Ancestry)

1830 Census:  Gloucester County, New Jersey
1840 Census:  Gloucester County, New Jersey

1808 Deed - James & Margaret Reeves to William Allen - Gloucester County, New Jersey Deed Book AA, p509
1849 Will - James Reeves - Gloucester County, New Jersey Will Book E, p44
Phipps Family Bible