tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852277249790452050.post7611505663499581287..comments2023-10-17T08:25:58.745-05:00Comments on Reeves, Reaves, and More Rives: Interesting New DevelopmentsCarolyn in ARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541328486840313169noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852277249790452050.post-5699847927858617082019-06-26T09:38:11.732-05:002019-06-26T09:38:11.732-05:00In regard to the information you found at the LDS ...In regard to the information you found at the LDS site connecting your line to the Ryves family of Robert Ryves, please take all those lineage pedigrees "with a grain of salt". A book published twenty years or so ago ascribed numerous different Reeves families now known to be completely different families per DNA testing to the Ryves lineage of Dorset, England.<br /><br />Your Reeves/Reaves family's Y-DNA connects it to William Reeves who died in Granville County, North Carolina in 1751. Sadly, we really have no idea who his ancestors were. My Reeves line is similarly a mystery. My Reeves ancestor appeared in North Carolina in 1746 and I have been unable to find any link to his origins after 40 years of searching.<br /><br />Thank goodness Y-DNA testing is now available so that we know all these completely separate Reeves' families are unrelated. Maybe in time, we'll find ways to discover more about them.<br /><br />BeverlyBeverly Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651072473717710158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852277249790452050.post-87835931382201714312019-06-06T20:50:18.013-05:002019-06-06T20:50:18.013-05:00I found this very interesting as I have traced my ...I found this very interesting as I have traced my Reaves family to the same William Reaves of Wayne County North Carolina. His son Stephen was the only child to change or carry the EE spelling, however his children carried the EA spelling of the name. If my calculations are correct, William Reaves is my GGGG Grandfather. I have traced all of Stephen's children and his son Samuel Jesse Reaves is my GG Grandfather. His son Samuel Jesse, Jr was my Great Grandfather and buried at Gilmer, TX. Some of his brothers are buried in Camp County Texas at Reeves Cemetery. I did hit a roadblock and used the LDS site to find that I am one of those "related" to Lord John Robert Ryves. There are so many duplicate names for children and siblings from that point on that it is hard to distinguish who begot who. I am satisfied to end at William Reaves of Wayne County North Carolina. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852277249790452050.post-34907376909172348192014-06-05T13:07:51.274-05:002014-06-05T13:07:51.274-05:00HI Beverly
So excited to read this post, as I am ...HI Beverly<br /><br />So excited to read this post, as I am directly paternally descended from this line of Reeves.<br /><br />I hope you still keep this blog active and receive this comment. Please feel free to contact me at cwreeves@gmail.com<br /><br />I have a document titled "The Reaves in Wayne and Duplin Counties, North Carolina" written by one Charley E. Reaves in 1986. I'd love to forward a copy to you if you don't already have one.Checkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05300496238832937685noreply@blogger.com