Sorting out Eden

Update:  Eden is not a descendant of Bethuel Reeve.

Notes on 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.

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.

Facts:

The Silas who died in Lyons, NY left a will naming six children, one of them Eddon (spelling from the will). This Silas died in Lyons, NY in between January 16 and February 10th 1813 per his will. The will mentions his daughter Eunice Foster, which ties him to Suffolk Co. NY through David Haines Foster. This Silas definitely came from Long Island and with the connection to the Haines family I have every reason to believe this is the Silas named in Bethuel's will. I believe his brother Zebulon maybe be in the area as well as there is evidence of a next generation Zebulon. I'm still researching these individuals. Silas was not born in England.

Besides being in the will and listed in military musteres in 1812 and 1813, Eden is in the 1820 census in Phelps (569) Nicholas Larkins is on the previous page (496). He is in the 1830 census in Vigo. Co. IA and he is missing from Palmyra. He is also in the 1840 census in Honey Creek under the spelling Edon. There are clear marriage records for Eden Reeve and Phebe Larkins showing 1815 as the year of marriage, unable so far to confirm a first wife being Eunice Kelsey, but it's possible. Looking closer at the 1820 census, there are children listed over the age of 10, at least 3 in fact, the marrige year if 1815 is well documented so 2 things must be true, there must have been a first wife and Edon must be older. Phebe would have been 20, the census shows 1 male between 26-44, this must be Eden, meaning he was born between, 1776 - 1799, I'll need to examine the other census to narrow it down and see if the listed date is correct, at this point it's at least possible (1820: 1011011200)