Reeves, Stephen

Summary

Father: Abraham Reeves
Mother: Christina Shykels

Birth: 28 Jul 1797, New Jersey
Birth Source: Family Bible

Death: 9 May 1855, Port Elizabeth, Cumberland County, New Jersey
Death Source: Death Record

Spouse1: Mary Mayhew, m. 4 Aug 1821, Cumberland County, New Jersey

Narrative

Children of Stephen Reeves:

1. Thomas M. Reeves, b. c1829
2. Seeley P. Reeves, b. c1835

Stephen acted as one of the administrators of his father's estate.

Research Notes

This is probably Stephen Reeves, born around 1797 in Cumberland County, who was a seaman and had a proof of citizenship registered in Philadelphia in 1818. There was, however, another Stephen Reeves from Cumberland County who was potentially around the same age.

Sources

Birth:          Abraham Reeves Family Bible
Marriage1:  FamilySearch - New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956
Death:        FamilySearch - New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988

1840 Census:  Maurice River, Cumberland County, New Jersey
1850 Census:  Maurice River, Cumberland County, New Jersey

Extracts from Cumberland Orphans Court Minutes, Book C
1855 Will - Cumberland County, New Jersey Will Records 3039F
FamilySearch - Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Seamen's Proofs of Citizenship, 1791-1861