Rieves, William Cook

Summary

Father: William Rives
Mother: Mary Young

Birth: c. 1775, Virginia
Birth Source: Estimated

Death: c. 1819, Chester Co., South Carolina
Death Source: Chester Co., SC, Will

Spouse1: Mary Culp

Narrative

Children of William Cook Rieves and Mary (Culp?):

1. Rody Rieves
2. Mary Rieves
3. Kattey Rieves
4. Jinsey Rieves

From Reliques of the Rives:
William Cook was born about 1775 in Virginia and died about 1818 in Chester county, South Carolina. On March 16, 1816, he purchased from Robert Rock for $220 a tract "whereon I the said Robert Rock now live upon containing 102 acres as will appear by a plot of a survey made by John Junkins and being part of a tract originally granted to Patrick Hamilton and by him granted to Daniel Cooke and by the said Cooke to John McCrory and said McCrory to me." A few months later on July 26th, William C. Rives made over this land to Elizabeth Rives (his sister). William Rives married Mary, daughter of John Culp, and made his will October 18, 1818, probated March 1, 1819, in Chester county, giving his wife, Mary, 180 acres of land and all his personal property, and after her death all to go to his surviving children Rody, Mary, Kattey, and Jinsey. The will, which mentions also his father-in-law, was witnessed by John McCrory, Robert Robinson, and Elizabeth Titman.

Other Info:
William's will mentions "my plantation situated between Fishing Creek & the Mill Creek...resurvey...made by...John McCreary...given to me by my Father William Rieves." He indicates that his father had purchased the land from Hyatt Williams. William also mentions his "father-in-law John Culp."

Sources

Childs, James Rives. Reliques of the Rives, p300
1818 Will of William Cook Rieves - Chester County, South Carolina Will Book G, p118
1816 Mortgage - William C Reeves to Elizabeth Reeves Chester County, SC Deed Book S, p1