Eli Reeves was born around 1775, Prince William Co., VA, son of Asa and Sarah (LAMBERT) Reeves. Died 21, May 1825, Brown Co., Ohio. Married 23, Jan. 1791, Mason Co., KY to Sarah Ann REDMAN, born 31, Jan. 1772, VA, dt. of Daniel and Sarah (NEVILLE) Redman. Died 21, Feb. 1848, Rush Co., IN.
(Asa Reeves, b. about 1739, Prince William Co., VA, son of George Reeves; died 1817, Fleming Co., KY.)
Eli and Sarah (REDMAN) Reeves had 13 known children:
1-Eli Reeves, Jr., b. abt. 1791, Mason Co., KY.
2-Ila/Iley Reeves, b. 29, July 1793, Mason Co., KY; mar. Fannie/Frankie STEPHENSON; died 18, June 1872, Knightstown, Henry Co., IN. They had at least 4 children: Jesse, b. 1818, Brown Co., Ohio; m. Sallie A. Johnson; Miller S., b. 1814, Brown Co., Ohio, m. Rosanna McLaughlin; Jabez Jackson, b. 1831, m. Catherne ?; and Ila J., b. 1835, IN.
3-Daniel Reeves, b. 1795, Mason Co., KY; mar. Nancy LANG/LONG; died: 2, May 1874/75, Hancock Co., IN. They had 8 children: Anna, b. 1822, IN, m. #1-David Wear, 1840; #2-William I. Hutchinson; d. Aug. 1886; John, who was 37 years old when he died, is buried in Hancock Co., IN; Nancy, b. 1834; William J., b. 1836, m. Rebecca J. ? (they moved to Texas); Sena; Mary, b.1841/43, m. Robert Davis; Noah, b. 1842, m. Mary J., d. 1874, IN; and Amanda, b. 1844, m. Joseph Murfin, d. 11, Feb. 1866, IN.
4-Sarah Jane Reeves, b. abt. 1798, Mason Co., KY; mar. James STEEL. (James died 13, Jan. 1838, Hancock Co., IN.
5-Asa Reeves, b. 26, May 1800, Mason Co., KY; mar. Rebecca REED; died: 9, May 1880, Henry Co., IN. They had 4 known children: Ila, b. 1820, Ohio, m. Eliza Apple (dt. of George and Susan (SILVER) Apple; Samuel, b. 1822, Ohio, m. Eliza Brown; Eli, b. 1824, Ohio; Alfred Benton, b. 1828, m. Sarah Ann Hallowell.
6-Anna Reeves, b. abt. 1802, Ohio; Mar. Stephen STEPHENSON.
7-John R. Reeves, b. abt. 1803, Brown Co., Ohio; mar. Nancy ?; died: abt. 1871; 3 known children: Benjamin F., b. 1841, IN; William W., b. 1843, IN and James, b. 1845, IN
8-Jabez Reeves, b. 17, Jan. 1806, Brown Co., Ohio; mar. Nancy COE/COLE, 1824, Ohio; Died: Aug. 1895, Knightstown, Henry Co., IN. 2 known children: William Frank, b. 1827, Brown Co., Ohio, m. Hannah M. Gilson, dt. of Andrew and Mary Gilson; died after 1888; and Milton Monroe, b. 1842, m. Nancy Jane Kirkpatrick, d. Aug. 20, 1890.
9-Neville Reeves, b. Mar. 1808, Brown Co., Ohio; mar. #1-Anna CRAWFORD, 1825; #2-Sarah (ALTMONT) Gibbs; died: 22, June 1862, IN. 8 children by first wife and 7 children by 2nd wife: Carolina, b. 1826, Ohio, m. Bud Lacy, d. 1902; Benjamin F., b. 1828, Ohio, m. #1-Caroline Harlan #2-Nancy Garner; Jane, b. 1829, Ohio, d. 1850, IN; Sarah Ann, b. 1831, Ohio, m. James Sparks; Andrew J., b. 1833, Ohio, m. Mary J. Houdenback, d. 1872, lived in Iowa; Amanda F., b. 1833, Ohio, d. an infant; Elijah G., b. 1835, Ohio, m. Nancy Catherine Barrett; Margaret J., b. 1837, Rush Co., IN, m. J.H. McKown; Asa J., b. 1839, died young; Elizabeth M., b. 1841, Hancock Co., IN, m. Wm. Kimmerly; Rachel, b. 1843, IN, m. John Orr; Riley A., b. 1847, IN, m. Sarah Louise Crane, d. 1922 in Vancover, WA. Also lived in Colorado; Rebecca A., b. 1851, IN, m. #1-Robert M. Brown #2-Wm. H.H. Rock; Joseph P., b. 1853, IN, m. #1-Mary C. Sable?; d. 1922; Elizabeth O., b. 1856, IN, m. Cary Crane. (Neville's 2nd wife had 3 children by her first marriage: Amanda Gibbs, b. 1839, IN; Oliver Gibbs, b. 1841, IN and John Gibbs, b. 1843, IN).
10-Benjamin Reeves, b. 19, Mar. 1810, Brown Co., Ohio; m. Elizabeth J. CRAWFORD; died: 17, Nov. 1889, Hancock Co., IN. 7 known children: Neville, b. 1835, OH, m. Virginia ?; John W., b. 1839, OH; Orpha J., b. 1841/42, IN; Oliver J., b. 1844, IN; Newton O., b. 1845/46, IN; Barbara M., b. 1848/49, IN and Amazeah, b. 1851, IN.
11-Susannah Reeves, b. about 1812, Ohio; mar. Asa C. McNulty.
12-Elijah Reeves, b. 11, Aug. 1814, Brown Co., Ohio; Mar. Jane ROSS, 2, June, 1844 (Jane a descendant of Betsy Ross); died: 8, Sept. 1876. They had 12 children: George Washington, b. 1845, IN, m. #1-Sarah Ann Grass, #2-Tamma Netta LOWE Myers, d. 1921; Alphius M., b. 1846, IN, d. 1973; Louiza L., b. 1848, IN, m. ? Kennedy, d. 1917; Melvina Jane, b. 1850, IN, m. Thomas Johnson; Cyrus Newton, b. 1851, In, m. Julia Copeland; William R., b. 1854, IN, m. Mary J. McCray; Elijah, m. Sarah; Laura Prudence, b. 1857, IN, m. Arthur Franklin Jones; Sarah Margaret, b. 1859, IN, m. Wm. R. Gibb; Phylander (Flavius Dallas Herschel), b. 1861, IN; m. Rhoda Wilson; Charles Barton Lafayette, b. 1862, IN; Aaron Jackson Alexander, b. 1865, IN, m. Della Mazle. (It is said that Jane ROSS Reeves named her children after historical people).
13-Mary A. Reeves, b. about 1815. No other information.
Last Will and Testament of Daniel Reeves
State of Indiana - County of Hancock - dated 23, Jan. 1874: I Daniel Reeves a farmer of dispasing mind and memory having about eight years ago made a will bequeathing to my son Noah Reeves at the death of myself and wife Nancy Reeves all of the property both real and personal of which I might die seized of upon the condition that said Noah should live with us and provide for us comfortable support of myself and wife and family and pay to each of my other children therein named the sum of One hundred dollars and said Noah having failed and refused to provide for the necessary wants of myself and wife and failed to pay part of said children the 100$ and having paid 300$ myself to said children and said Noah having breaked me and his mother with neglect and ____ cruel manner in abusive language to both of us, I destroyed said Will with both hands. I hereby revoke said will and all other wills made or pretended to be made by me and make this my last Will and testament. Item 1st I will and bequesth that my dear wife Nancy shall have the use control and disposal of all personal property and the use and control of all Real Estate of which I may die seized during her natural life if she survives me. Item 2nd At the death of myself and my dear wife I will bequeath that my children shall inherit my Real and Personal Estate each one to have an equal share and the child or children of my sons on or daugher now dead or may die before the demise of myself or wife to inherit the fathers or mothers equal share except that I will that as my son Noah has received in personal property and rents of my farm all I intend him have of my estate he is not to share in the same after the death of myself and wife but my estate to be divided as aforesaid amongist my other heirs or their survivors as aforesaid. I appoint my dear brother Elijah Reeves as the Executor of this will.
Witness my hand and seal this 23rd day of January AD 1874.
Daniel x Reeves
Signed by making his mark after it was carefully read by me. Jan. 23rd, 1874
J. P. A. Philps (?)
Signed and acknowledged in our presence Jan. 23rd, 1874.
Stephen McCray
Joseph Fort
Probate of Will...The State Of Indiana, Hancock County - Be it Remembered that on the 14th day of November AD 1876 Stephen McCray one of the subscribing witnesses to the within and foregoing last Will and Testament of Daniel Reeves lat of said County deceasded personally appeared....
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