Kims Reeve Genealogy Blog
This Blog is a record of genealogical theories, research, questions and discoveries related to the Reeve and Reeves families originating on Long Island, New York.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Some deeper census analysis...
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Zebulon Reeve
It does interest me that young Zebulon follows his Uncle Silas to the Palmyra area. I suspect that there are some more connections up there to be uncovered.
Source
The mother of Mr. Throop, also, was married a second time, to George W. Hatch, of Johnstown. By this marriage she had two sons and two daughters. The eldest son, who was named after his father, is one of the partners in the well-known firm of Rawdon, Wright and Hatch, bank-note engravers ; the younger, Israel T. Hatch, is a prominent citizen of Buffalo. One of the sisters married Zebulon Reeves, of Palmyra. The other became the wife of Gershom Powers, who represented the Cayuga district in the 21st Congress; after his death she married William B. Rochester, long a distinguished politician in the state of New York, and the Bucktail candidate for Governor in 1826, in opposition to De Witt Clinton; Judge Rochester was one of the unfortunate passengers on board the ill-fated steamer Pulaski, and was drowned in attempting to escape from the conflagration that destroyed her; his widow has since married a Mr. Fitch, a merchant at Buffalo.
After the death of her second husband, the mother of the governor remained a widow for twenty years, and died of apoplexy, in 1846, in the eighty-fourth year of her age. She was a woman of estimable character, of strong good sense and of vigorous mind; and she was warmly loved and venerated by her numerous descendants.
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The principal mechanics and manufacturers, were Jessup and Palmer, Benson, Wm. Sexlon, Hussey, Amos Reed, Wagstaff (the father of the well known Capt. Robert Wagstaff, of Buffalo, and the Lakes, more recently of California,) Asa Lilly, Salmon Hathway, Shattuck, Robinson, Zebulon Reeves, David Jackways, Enoch Lilly; and some others, whose names are not now recollected. Soon after 1818, and before the completion of the canal, there was a large accession to population, merchants and mechanics. Pliny Sexton, commenced there as a silver smith and watch repairer, in 1819 or, '20; afterwards, was one of the first to introduce the cooking stove into W. N. York; engaged in the Hardware business ; and is now associated with George Cuyler in the banking business.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Sorting out Eden
listed in Military history of Wayne County, NY p 233-234. Section titled “Rolls of the companies in the thirty-ninth infantry, as they were in the summer of 1813. In Cpt. George Culver’s company, June and July, 1812, with brother Rufus. Silas Reeves listed in Culver’s company in 1813, and Rufus and Eden are missing.
Post from 2002 billmaxey@compuserve.com UNKNOWN ACCURACY
Name: Eden REEVES
Birth Date: 24 Jan 1775
Birth Place: Newark, New York
Death Date: 17 Dec 1846
Death Place: Vigo Co., Indiana
Burial Place: HullsCemetery
Spouse: Eunice
Children: Susan
William Kelsey
Annie
Spouse: Phebe LARKINS
Marriage Date: About 1815
Children: Eunice
Cyrus E.
John
Helen Louisa
Cassius E
Notes:
1820 census in Phelps twp, Ontario Co, New York.
1830 census in Harrison twp, Vigo Co, Indiana
Helen Reynolds Burnham in her letter of 1933 says that her great
grandfather Eden Reeves served in the war of 1812.
According to the military records of Eden Reeves he served 7 days with Capt
George Culver's Comapny of Militia, 39 Reg't (Howell's New York) of
Infantry in the War of 1812 from July 11th to the 18th.
****** 1820 census in Phelps Twp, Ontario Co., New York.
1830 census in Harrison Twp, Vigo Co., Indiana
Helen Reynolds Burnham in her letter of 1933 says that her great
grandfather Eden Reeves served in the war of 1812.
According to the military records of Eden Reeves, he served 7 days with
Capt. George Culver's Company of Militia, 39 Reg't (Howell's New York) of
Infantry in the War of 1812 from July 11th to the 18th.
From ancestry poss. dates b. 24 Jan 1775, d. 17 Dec. 1846, uncited.
Phebe Larkins b. 1795 poss Richmond, RI. uncited
more confusion:
2867. Larkins — Reeves.—Phebe Larkins was b. in R. I. about 1795, and was the dau. of Nicholas Larkins. She m. Eden Reeves (who was born in or near Newark. N. J., in Jan., 1775). Eden was the son of Cyrus or Silas Reeves, who was born in England, left home when quite young, joined the English Navy and afterwards settled in this country and married. What was the name of his wife? Did Phebe Larkin have any Rev. ancestors? There were ten Larkins who served from R. I., mostly from Hopkinton or South Kingston, and one of them was named David. The name of David has been handed down in the family here. Both the Larkins and the Reeves families moved to New York, and any information in regard to them will be greatly appreciated.—H. L. R.
http://www.ingenweb.org/invigo/lostcreek.htm
April 10, 1850, Mr. Oilman married Miss Helen Reeves, the fourth in order of birth of the five children of Cyrus and Phoebe (Larkins) Reeves. To this union have been born four children: Helen L., wife of James B. Reynolds; Anna; Frank, who married Alice Lee; and Harry, married to Jennie Feltus.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Vigo Co.
Eden Reeve's Family in Vigo Co.
http://www.ingenweb.org/invigo/lostcreek.htm
April 10, 1850, Mr. Oilman married Miss Helen Reeves, the fourth in order of birth of the five children of Cyrus and Phoebe (Larkins) Reeves. To this union have been born four children: Helen L., wife of James B. Reynolds; Anna; Frank, who married Alice Lee; and Harry, married to Jennie Feltus.
Zadock Reeve (1796-1885) in Vigo Co. He may be the grandson of Zadok Reeve (1741-abt 1820 L.I., NY) m. Phebe Tappen. Zadok may have had up to 10 children at least Silas, Zadock, John and Jane, perhaps Elias, one of the sons maybe father to Zadock (1796-1885) possibly Elias, no solid proof on this.
http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofvigocou00brad/historyofvigocou00brad_djvu.txt
MART M. REEVE, Glenn, Lost Creek township, was born in the township where she now resides, June 25,. 1836, a daughter of Zadoc and Mary M. (Col ton) Reeve, natives of New York, former of whom was born October 14, 1796, and latter April 11, 1800. They were married December 29, 1816. Zadoc Reeve was a house and ship-carpenter, and was one of the pioneer settlers of this county. He laid ofip the first school district in Lost Creek township, and bought the farm on which Mrs. Reeve no\^ resides, containing eighty acres, before the National Road was made. He had a con- tract on the National Road from Clear Creek to Cory's Creek; also constructed the bridges across Lost Creek, Sugar Creek and Clear Creek, and built the first schoolhouse in Lost Creek township, which was called " Reeve's school-house." Mr. and Mrs. Reeve had a family of nine children, of whom Mary M. is the eighth in order of birth. Mr. Reeve was a Master Mason; he served as school trustee. He died March 7, 1885, and his wife died August 15, 1862. Mary M. Reeve has two sons: David M. and Zadoc, who are industrious and prominent farmers.
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=stobie&id=I251241
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John Melton Coltrin (John Coltrin8, William Coltrin7, Rebecca Maxham6, Abigail Ellis5, Gideon Ellis4, Freeman Ellis3, John Ellis2, John Ellis1) was born 24 APR 1824 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, and died 21 FEB 1880 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. He married Minerva Reeve 24 DEC 1848 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, daughter of Zadoc Reeve and Mary M. Colton. She was born 6 SEP 1826 in Sullivan County, Indiana, and died 14 SEP 1913 in Harrison Township, Vigo County, Indiana. She was buried in Highland Lawn Cemetery.
Child of John Melton Coltrin and Minerva Reeve is:
+6i.
John Coltrin was born 6 SEP 1859 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, and died 19 APR 1916 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana.
Pieces of the puzzle...
Silas's will lists his children, two of who are Annie Reeve and Eden Reeve. Annie marrys Thomas Franklin and both her family and her brother Eden's family end up about ten miles apart from each other in Vigo Co, Indiana. Thomas and Annie Franklin settle in Sugar Creek and Edan and his family settle in Harrison. These two townships are part of twelve townships that ring Terre Haute Indiana.
Vigo County Indiana sparked something in my memory about Zadock. If you look back in my blog here Zadok, you'll see a passage about him from my favorite source, Baker. Notice there's a notation about Vigo, County. How interesting.....
A little more research show Zadock, probably Zadok's son, living in Lost Creek, Vigo Co. Indiana. Well, Lost Creek also happens to be one of the twelve townships surrounding Terre Haute, in fact Zadock Jr. is living only about ten miles from Annie and Eden. Now isn't that a coincidence, in all the country, these Reeve descendants end up living 10 miles apart. Except that experience has taught me that in genealogy coincidence is often more that coincidence. Might there be more here than an odd coincidence.
It's my theory that Bethuel and Zadok were brothers. Bethuel had son Silas who moved to the Palmyra, New York area. Zadock had son Zadock Jr. who moved to the Vigo Co. Indiana area. Silas and Zadock Jr. were cousins. Silas had Annie and Eden. Something traumatic happens to the family and Silas, his wife and Rufus his first born son die within the first three months of 1813. The British burn almost the whole town of Sodus, NY, where they were living in June of 1813. Annie and Eden also end up in Vigo, Co. Indiana just ten miles from Zadock Jr.
How do we choose where to go, where to live, where to settle down? Sometimes we stay put. Sometimes we stay near family. Sometimes we venture out to find new territory with friends or family members. Maybe family members tell us about how nice it is where they live and we decide to go try it out.
In the Reeve line, Rumsey and Wines followed their brother Bethuel to Renslaerville (all sons of Joel). Silas and possibly Zebulon (Bethuel's sons) followed David Haines Foster to Palmyra. They were distant cousins and Silas and David's children eventually married. I can rattle off names and example, some times close family, sometimes more distant, sometimes just friends or neighbors. As humans, we tend to follow what is familiar or know to us in some way, even when we strike out into new territory. Now, I could be completely wrong here, but it's quite coincidental to have them all within ten miles. Really, you have to ask what made Eden and Annie up and move to Vigo Co. Indiana when their other siblings stayed in the Palmyra area. Did they just stick a pin in the map? Or did a family member mention, oh I think Cousin Zadock moved to Vigo Co., Indiana, he always writes how beautiful it is there. Maybe there was some other reason, maybe more will be come clear as I dig deeper.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Silas's Will
The town of Sodus is one of only two towns in Wayne County to ever experience a military battle within its borders. In the morning of June 19, 1813, during the War of 1812, the British attacked Sodus Point. The British seized the stores in the warehouses and burned the town.
In the name of God, Amen. I Silas Reeves of thetown of Lyons, in the county of Ontario, being
weak in body, but of sound and perfect mindand memory that is to say fit. I give and bequeathto my three daughters all my household furniture and (?)able belonging to my house Mrs. Eunice Foster, AnneyFranklin and Elizabeth Reeves and I do also giveand bequeath to my son Silas Reeves all my freeholdestate real and personal not be fore (?) to hisheirs and assigns forever I do also give to my sonRufus Reeves one hundred dollars to be paid outof my real or personal estate I do also give to myson Edden Reeves fifty dollars to be paid out ofmy real or personal estate and after the (?)(?) to my three daughters above named I doalso give unto my daughter Elizabeth Reeves solong as she shall live unmarried one quarter grantof my real estate after the (secured legacy?) is paid for heruse so long as is a (??) I do also hereby appointRufus Reeves and Silas Reeves sole executrixof this my last will and testament hereby revokingall former wills by me made in (?) where of Ihave here unto set my hand and seal the sixteenth dayof January in the year of our Lord one thousand eighthundred and thirteen.Signed sealed (?) and Silas Reeve (signed)(?) by the above namedSilas Reeves to be his last willand testament in the presence of uswho have hereunto subscribed ournames as witnesses in the (?)of the testator.David H. FosterLuke MasonJames Reevesappears to have been proved 10 Feb 1813