Reeves, Jesse Tinion (Justinion)

Summary

Father: John Reeves
Mother: Courtney Taylor

Birth: c1785, Craven County, North Carolina
Birth Source: 1790 Will of John Reeves

Death: before 1850, Pike County, Alabama
Death Source: Son James is HOH for family including wife Martha and son Charles in 1850 census.

Spouse1: Martha Murphy, m. 20 Aug 1808, Hancock County, Georgia

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Narrative

Children of Jesse Tinion Reeves and Martha Murphy:

1. John Hamilton Reeves, b. 10 Jan 1811, d. 22 Feb 1886
2. William Murphy Reeves, b. 1812, d. 1872
3. James Reeves, b. c1815
4. Elizabeth S. Reeves, b. 30 Aug 1818, d. 25 Mar 1897, m. James Julius Sellers
5. George Washington Reeves, b. 1820, d. 29 Oct 1901
6. Rebecca Jane Reeves, b. 1821 to 1825
7. Lucius Reeves, b. 26 Mar 1827, d. 11 Jun 1906
8. Charles Akin Reeves, b. 22 Apr 1829, d. 21 Nov 1918, m. Martha E. Dykes
9. Martha Jane Reeves, b. 4 Sep 1831, m. William Franklin Harper Edwards

Jesse Tinion Reeves was a private in Alexander's Battalion Riflemen of the Georgia Militia during the War of 1812.

On 17 Apr 1829, Jesse received an Alabama Land Grant of 80.05 acres and on 20 Sep 1839, he received 3 more for 40.18, 79.97 and 79.93 acres.

Sources

1790 Will of John Reeves, Craven County NC Will Book A, p. 229
Georgia Marriages to 1850, Online Database - Ancestry.com
Alabama Land Records BLM
1830 Census - Pike County, Alabama
1840 Census - Pike County, Alabama
1850 Census - Pike County, Alabama (HOH - James Reeves age 37, includes Martha age 60 and Charles age 21)
1860 Census - Pike County, Alabama (HOH - Martha Reeves age 72, James age 43 and Charles A. age 30)