Reeves, Thomas

Summary

Father: Thomas Reeves
Mother:

Birth: c1786
Birth Source: Death Certificate

Death: 6 Apr 1840, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death Source: Family Bible

Spouse1: Hannah Seagreaves, m. 11 Feb 1809

Narrative

Children of Thomas Reeves and Hannah Seagreaves:

1. Mary Reeves, b. 6 Apr 1810, m1. Dr. Thomas Forrest Ash, m2. Gen. A. N. Reynolds
2. Elizabeth Shinn Reeves, b. 18 Apr 1811, d. 24 Feb 1813
3. Thomas Christy Reeves, b. 8 Jun 1813, d. 26 May 1815
4. Hannah Reeves, b. 27 Feb 1815, m. Mr. Randall
5. Adeline Reeves, b. 11 Jan 1817, d. 6 Feb 1819
6. Charlotte Reeves, b. 5 Dec 1818, d. Dec 1819
7. Cordelia Elizabeth Reeves, b. 16 Jun 1821, m. Mr. Ash
8. Josephine Reeves, b. 20 May 1823, m. Mr. Wood
9. Thomas Augustus Reeves, b. 4 Mar 1824
10. Sarah Matilda Reeves, b. 6 Feb 1827
11. Louis Reeves, b. 16 Sep 1829

Thomas and Hanna were married 11 Feb 1809 by Mr. Abecrombie. The event was recorded in Christ Church Philadelphia records.

The Thomas Reeves Family Bibles gives the birth and death dates of all their children. This Thomas is styled "Jr." in the Bible.

Thomas's Philadelphia Death Certificate notes he died of Inflammation of the Heart and Dropsy of the Chest.

Hannah died 30 Mar 1847.

Thomas and Hannah were accepted to the First Church in Philadelphia (Dutch Reformed) by confession of faith April 1820.

R.R. Bringhurst and Co. Records from Philadelphia mention a coffin made 8th Apr 1840 ordered by the estate of Thomas Reeves Jr. and sent to Laurel Hill.

Research Notes

Sources

Marriage1:  Christ Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Register 1800-1900, p4680
Death:        FamilySearch - Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915

Thomas Reeves Family Bible
U.S., Selected States Dutch Reformed Church Membership Records, 1701-1995 (Ancestry)
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, R.R. Bringhurst and Co. Records, 1840, p78 (Ancestry)