Sunday, September 23, 2012

The Reeves of Patrick County, Virginia

In the course of writing a previous post regarding the George Reeves who died in Wilson County, Tennessee in 1816, it became apparent that this was the same George Reeves who is found in the early records of Patrick County, Virginia from around the time of its inception in 1791.

1820 Missouri Land Patent to Thomas Reeves & William Harrison
George Reeves' Wilson County will names only his youngest son Jeremiah and daughter Susannah, making no mention of the older children. Research of Patrick County, Virginia marriage records establish most of George's daughters from the records of his consent to their marriages; however, his sons were apparently all of age and no consent was required. From the tax and deed records of Patrick County, it appears that in addition to Jeremiah, George's children included sons Thomas, Josiah, John and Charles. Daughters Ann who married James Turner, Lucy who married William Witt, and Jane who married James Williams are documented by George Reeves' consents in the Patrick County marriage records. Another daughter Polly was apparently old enough not to require consent to her 1808 marriage to Nicholas Thomas but after his death is found in Wilson County, Tennessee with other family members and as "Polly Thomas" married John F. McDaniel there in 1816.

By the time the 1820 census was taken in Patrick County, all of these Reeves individuals had left the area and are no longer found in any of the records. John Reeves and his wife Hannah Pedigo who had married in 1807 left for Campbell County, Tennessee shortly after 1811 and begin to appear in the census there in 1830. Charles Reeves' last appearance in the Patrick County records was in October, 1816 when he married Elizabeth Lackey and on the 2nd of November 1816, Josiah (sometimes listed as Joseph) & Constandestion Reeves executed a deed to John Mize for the property which had been conveyed to Josiah by his father. The last record in Patrick County of any member of this family is a deed executed by Thomas Reeves on 10 November 1819 (DB5:244).

Harrison Cemetery in Crawford County, Missouri where William Harrison who migrated to Missouri with the Reeves and his descendants are buried.
The youngest son, Charles, apparently settled in White County, Tennessee soon after leaving Virginia. It was there that his wife Elizabeth died in 1821. He is found there in other records throughout the 1830's and may be the Charles Reeves recorded in the 1840 census of Warren County, Tennessee.

I very recently happened upon records in Franklin and Crawford Counties of Missouri for a Thomas and Josiah Reeves who appear to be the individuals who migrated from Patrick County, Virginia. Thomas Reeves and William Harrison, described as of Washington County, Missouri, received a land patent for 80 acres in Crawford County on the 20th of May in 1824. Thomas and Josiah Reeves are both recorded in Franklin County, Missouri in the 1830 census. Thomas must have died between 1830 and 1840 for he is not recorded in any other census. Josiah lived in Crawford County and is recorded there in the 1840 and 1850 census, dying sometime after 1860 when he was recorded in that census in the home of a son, R. B. Reeves, in Texas County, Missouri.


(Photo of Harrison Cemetery marker by P. L. Greenlee for FindaGrave.)
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10 comments:

  1. GenealogygirlOctober 13, 2017 at 12:39 PM

    I believe these are my Reeves ancestors. I am proven as far back as Josiah, of Crawford Co, MO, but not completely sure beyond him. I do believe his father was a George Reeves.

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    1. UnknownApril 2, 2018 at 10:41 PM

      I am also a descendant of Josiah Reeves and would like to get more info.

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    2. UnknownApril 3, 2018 at 5:56 PM

      I am also a descendant of Josiah Reeves

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    3. Beverly WatsonMay 22, 2018 at 2:37 PM

      For those of you who want more information about Josiah Reeves, his page at The Reeves Project with everything I've been able to find in Patrick County can be seen at https://thereevesproject.org/data/tiki-index.php?page=Reeves_Josiah_3897

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  2. Beverly WatsonOctober 13, 2017 at 1:54 PM

    Hi Karyn,
    Glad you found the blog and thanks for the comments. Watch your email because I'm going to answer you in a few minutes.

    Beverly

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  3. UnknownApril 3, 2018 at 5:55 PM

    I am a descendant of Josiah Reeves also

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    1. Beverly WatsonApril 16, 2018 at 5:31 PM

      Danny,

      Have you ever thought about taking a Y-DNA test? That would be a great way to find out exactly who those Reeves in Patrick County were because then you would see which other Reeves' families were a match to your DNA.

      Thanks for writing and think about the DNA test,
      Beverly

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  4. RA DunnJanuary 5, 2020 at 5:43 PM

    Thanks for the post on George Reeves family. I have just gotten back working on my Reeves family again and thought I would have a look around the web and found your blog. I think my 4th greatgrandfather, John A. Reeves is one of his sons. He married Hannah Pedigo/Peregoy in Patrick Co. Va. I was really trying to find more on George and his other children. Thanks

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    1. Beverly WatsonJanuary 28, 2020 at 10:18 PM

      Thanks for your comments. If you ever find proof of George Reeves' origins, please come back and let us know more.

      I'm not related to this particular Reeves' family, but John A. Reeves' wife Elizabeth Longmire was the granddaughter of Hannah Britt and William Longmire. Hannah was the sister of my 3rd great grandmother, they were daughters of William Britt of Goochland County, Virginia.

      Beverly

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  5. UnknownMarch 29, 2020 at 9:36 AM

    I am looking for descendants for John Reeves and Hannah Pedigo. You can email me at amethystangel777@yahoo.com

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