John Reeve

Thomas Reeve of Southold married Mary (unknown) Reeve with children:

2. John born about 1652; married 1st Hannah Brown; married 2nd Martha _______; died 15 December 1712

John Reeve1

• b. before 1655, d. 15 December 1712
• Father*: Thomas Reeve b. c 1611, d. 1665 Mother*: Mary b. c 1628

John Reeve was born before 1655 (he was of age in 1675). He married Hannah Browne, daughter of Richard Browne and Hannah King, circa 1678.1 John Reeve married second after January 1699 Martha.2 John Reeve died on 15 December 1712 at Southold, Suffolk Co., Long Island, New York.2 John Reeve resided at Southold, Suffolk Co., Long Island, New York; where he is referred to in the land records from 1677 to 1707, fifteen times.2

His will was dated on 15 December 1712 proved 2 Apr 1713 at Southampton, recorded at New York. Names his wife, Martha; sons John, Elisha, Walter, Jonathan, Nathan, Samuel; daughters Hannah (now wife of Gideon Youngs), Abigail and Martha. Nathan and Samuel described as "my two younger sons." He bequeaths land in Cutchogue and Aquebogue to sons John and Elisha, and between Cutchogue and Toms Creek to sons Nathan and Samuel.

Family 1: Hannah Browne b. c 1658, d. 26 Jan 1698/99

Hannah Reeve+4 b. c 1679, d. 6 Jun 1738 Walter Reeve4 b. b 1682
John Reeve5 b. c 1682, d. 10 Aug 1727
Abigail Reeve+1 b. b 1686
Elisha Reeve4 b. c 1690, d. 10 May 1730
Bathia Reeve4 b. b 1698, d. 5 Sep 1699
Jonathan Reeve4 b. a 1698, d. c 1759

Family 2: Martha b. c 1675, d. 16 May 1762

Martha Reeve4 b. c 1701, d. 13 Feb 1780
Nathan Reeve4 b. 18 Sep 1702, d. 1 Mar 1724/25
Samuel Reeve4 b. 24 Dec 1704, d. 15 Apr 1768

In the 1698 Census (p115) his family is given as follows:

1. John Reeve
2. Hannah Reeve
3. Walter Reeve
4. John Reeve Jr
5. Elisha Reeve
6. Abigail Reeve
7. Bathia Reeve

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We identified the persons listed with John as his wife Hannah and his children (p114-5). Hannah is mentioned in the 1701 will of her brother Richard Brown which refers to meadow at Cutchogue"whichmyfather lent to his sister, late wife of John Reeve" . She was daughter of Richard &Hannah (King) Brown. She died January 26, 1698/9.

He died December 15, 1712 His will dated the sameYear, names his wife Martha as Executrix.

In the will he gives his occupation as weaver - he was also referred to as a weaver in the 1696/7 deed from the Brown brothers mentioned on the previous page. John names in his will his wife (2nd wife) Martha, sons
John, Elisha, Walter, Jonathan, Nathan, Samuel (the last two
termed "my two younger sons") and daughters Hannah ("now wife
of Gideon Youngs"), Abigail &Martha.

Major bequests of land and meadow covered a wide area - in Cutchogue and Aquebogue ' to sons John and Elisha, and between Cutchogue and Toms Creek which embraces the village of Southold) to sons Nathan and
Martha, John's 2nd wife died May16, 1762, 87th yr,buried Southold, next to "Nathan son of John &Martha Reeve“

JOHN REEVE 2 (THOMAS 1)

• 1. Hannah abt 1679,md Lt.Gideon Youngs & died June6 1738
• 2. Walter, before l682,removed from Southold between 1698 and 1712
• 3. John Jr., about 1682, md Dorothy Howell and died Aug.10, 1727, aged 45
• 4. Abigail, b before 1686, probably m Thomas Dickerson 1715; she probably md 2nd March 17, 1757 Charles Wager
• 5. Elisha, b about 1690, md Sarah - and died May10, 1750, age 40
• 6. Bathia, h before 1698, probably died September 5, 1699
• 7. Jonathan, b after 1698, probably md Elizabeth Arnold 1744 and died Morristown, N. J. about 1759
• 8. Martha, b about 1701, md Zebulon Hallock 1720 and died , 1780, age 79
• 9. Nathan, b 1701, died March 1, 1724/5, age 22-
• 10. Samuel, b 1704, md 1764 Hehitable Tuthill and died April 15, 1768, age 65-

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References

• https://sites.rootsweb.com/~brouwergenealogydata/p548.htm#i160009 cites

1. [S2277] Gary Boyd Roberts, Ancestors of American Presidents (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009), page 101. Hereinafter cited as Ancestors of American Presidents.
2. [S2036] Wesley Logan Baker, Study of the Reeve Family of Southold, Long Island, N.Y. (Douglaston, New York: unknown, 1970), page 347. Hereinafter cited as Reeve Family of Southold, Long Island, N.Y.
3. [S2036] Wesley Logan Baker, Study of the Reeve Family of Southold, Long Island, N.Y. (Douglaston, New York: unknown, 1970), page 347 and pages 148-9 (full copy). Hereinafter cited as Reeve Family of Southold, Long Island, N.Y.
4. [S2036] Wesley Logan Baker, Study of the Reeve Family of Southold, Long Island, N.Y. (Douglaston, New York: unknown, 1970), page 348. Hereinafter cited as Reeve Family of Southold, Long Island, N.Y.
5. [S3259] Thomas H. Donnelly, A Genealogy of the Family of Richard Howell of Mattituck, SOuthold Town, Long Island, New York to Seven Generations (Westminster, Maryland: Heritage Books, 2008), page 20. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Family of Richard Howell.

• GEDCOM Note. Collections of the New York Historical Society for the year ... By New-York Historical Society page 342, John Reeve, weaver WILL. John, Elisha, wife-Martha, Walter, Hannah, wife of Gideon Youngs, Samuel, Jonathan, Abigail, Martha dated 15 Dec, 1712 orived 12 Apr 1714