Reeves, Gervas/Jarvis

Summary

Father: Richard Reeves
Mother: Elizabeth

Birth: c1814-1817, Derbyshire or Nottinghamshire, England
Birth Source: Census

Death: 14 May 1872, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
Death Source: NJ Deaths

Spouse1: Harriet Radford, m. 26 Sep 1836, Breaston, Derbyshire

Narrative

Children of Jarvis Reeves and Harriett Radford:

1. Alexander Reeves, b. c1837
2. Mary Reeves, b. c1839, m. William B. Willis
3. Sarah Reeves, b. c1839
4. Samuel Reeves, b. c1841
5. Martha Reeves, b. c1843, m. Mr. Carpenter

Gervas Reeves was baptized 4 Jan 1818 in Breaston, Derbyshire. His brother Alexander was baptized the same day. The census records place his birth 1814 to 1817.

The MA 1865 state census states that Jarvis and his daughter Mary were born in Derbyshire and that Harreitt was born in Nottinghamshire. However, the 1841 census states that they were all born in the same County (Nottinghamshire).

In 1850, a William H. Harrison, born c1797 is living with them. In 1860, they are in the household of Robert W. Smith.

Left a will in Essex County naming his children: Alexander Reeves, Mary Reeves now Willis, Samuel Reeves, and Martha Reeves now Carpenter.

1850 census says wife's name was Hannah, but everything else including the 1841 UK Census states Harriett. The marriage of "Gervas Reeves" and Harreit Radford in 1836 in Breaston, Derbyshire, is the best fit for this couple.

Research Notes

Sources

Marriage:   Derbyshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932 (Ancestry)
Death:        New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971 (Ancestry)

1841 Census:  Snenton, Nottinghamshire
1850 Census:  Elizabeth, Essex County, New Jersey
1860 Census:  Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey

1865 MA State Census 00 Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts
Essex County, New Jersey, Will Book R, p456