Rives, James

Summary

Father: Timothy Rives
Mother: Priscilla Turner

Birth: 29 Aug 1788, Columbia, South Carolina
Birth Source: Reliques of the Rives, Headstone

Death: 17 Mar 1855, Columbia, South Carolina
Death Source: Reliques of the Rives, Headstone

Spouse1: Agnes Rea, m. 16 Jul 1812

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Narrative

Children of James Rives and Agnes Rea:

1. James Edward Rives, b. 2 Jul 1813, d. 11 Oct 1814
2. Harriett Margaret Rives, b. 27 Jul 1814, d. 10 May 1815
3. Ainsley Hall Rives, b. 23 Mar 1816, m. Edward Horlbeck
4. Anna Elizabeth Rives, b. 13 Sep 1817
5. William Timothy Rives, b. 12 Jun 1819
6. Martha Priscilla Rives, b. 31 Jul 1821
7. Benjamin Turner Rives, b. 13 Jan 1822
8. Henry Pendleton Rives, b. 13 Sep 1824
9. Richard Augustus Rives, b. 3 Apr 1829

James is named as a legatee in the 1820 will of his father Timothy Rives which was probated in Richland District SC in 1822.

James and his wife Agnes Rea Rives are buried in the Trinity Episcopal Churchyard, Columbia, South Carolina.

Research Notes

Sources

Burial:       Findagrave - Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery Richland County, South Carolina

1820 Census:  Richland County, South Carolina
1830 Census:  Richland County, South Carolina
1840 Census:  Richland County, South Carolina
1850 Census:  Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina

Childs, James Rives. Reliques of the Rives, p143
Will of Timothy Rives, Richland District SC WB G, p. 180-182
Findagrave - Agnes Rives - Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery Richland County, South Carolina