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REEVE Family History, Part I

The Reeve families trace back to Orange County, New York, about 55 miles northwest of New York City near where New York meets Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Two Seybolt sisters from Otisville married two Reeve gentlement (likely close relatives) and their children migrated to Porter Township, Scioto County, Ohio.

There are Reeve relations to five of seven Seybolt siblings in Orange County, New York:

• Elisha Reeve, husband of Phoebe Seybolt (1766-?)
• daughter Mary "Polly" Reeve (1796-1870), who migrated to Porter Township, Ohio
• Elijah Reeve (1757-1817), husband of Mary Seybolt (1754-1783)
• son Gabriel Reeve (1777-1824), native of Otisville who migrated to Porter Township, Ohio
• Abigail Reeve (1761-1832), wife of Frederick Seybolt (1761-1812)
• Gabriel Reeve Mulock (1799-1846), son of William and Rebecca (Seybolt) Muloch
• Gabriel Reeve Taylor, husband of Mahala Seybolt (1801-?), a daughter of John M. Seybolt (Jr.) and niece of Mary, Frederick, Rebecca, and Phoebe

Also check out Joan Sholl Francis'
"Mount Hope Plains Cemetery"

Elijah REEVE (Sr.)¹ (1722-1789)

1. Elijah Reeve (Sr.)¹ was reportedly born on October 5, 1722, in Southold, Suffolk County, New York, near the northeast tip of Long Island. He married Sarah and had as many as eight children:

14.	Elijah Reeve (Jr.)	2 Sep 1757	26 Nov 1817	(60)
(16.)	Abigail Reeve	4 Apr 1761	26 Mar 1832	(70)
17.	Elisha Reeve2	22 Dec 1763	3 Jun 1838	(74)

Elijah Reeve (Sr.) died on November 7, 1789, probably near Otisville, which was then part of Mamkating town in Sullivan County, but later became part of Mount Hope town in Orange County. He was buried on Reeve property that later became known as Whitlock Farm Cemetery, off a side road in Shoddy Hollow between Otisville and Howells.^[Grave]

Sarah Reeve died 20 years later on March 23, 1810, at the age of 74. She was buried with Elijah in Whitlock Farm Cemetery.^[Grave]

Elijah REEVE (Jr.) (1757-1817)

14. Elijah Reeve (Jr.) was born on September 2, 1757, and may have been a brother of Elisha and Abigail Reeve. He married Mary SEYBOLT, a German immigrant and sister of Elisha's wife Phoebe (Seybolt) Reeve², on December 21, 1773, in Otisville, Orange County, New York. They had at least three children:

Mary (Seybolt) Reeve died on August 6, 1783, at the age of about 29 years old. She was buried in on Reeve property that later became known as Whitlock Farm Cemetery, off a side road in Shoddy Hollow between Otisville and Howells.^[Grave]

Elijah went on to remarry to Mary Fox in 1786. Shed died five years later in her early 40s and was also buried at Whitlock Farm Cemetery.^[Grave]

Daughter Keturah (Reeve) Tracy died on July 4, 1799, at the young age of 19 or 20, and was also buried at Whitlock Farm Cemetery.^[Grave]

Elijah Reeve (Jr.) died on either April or November 26, 1817, at the age of 59 or 60. He was buried with his wives and parents at Whitlock Farm Cemetery.^[Grave]

Abigail REEVE (1761-1832)

16. Abigail Reeve was born on April 4, 1761, and may have been a sister of Elisha Reeve, Jr. and Elijah Reeve. She married Frederick Seybolt, a brother of Elisha's wife Phoebe (Seybolt) Reeve², on January 17, 1786, in Goshen, Orange County, New York. They had as many as nine children:

Frederick Seybolt died on April 10, 1812, in Otisville, Orange County, New York, and is buried at Mount Hope Plains Cemetery. He was 50 years old.

Abigail (Reeve) Seybolt died 20 years later on March 26, 1832, in Otisville, and is also buried at Mount Hope Plains Cemetery. She was 70 years old.

Elisha REEVE² (1763-1838)

17. Elisha Reeve² was born about December 22, 1763^[Grave], reportedly on Bull Run Farm near what would become Otisville, Orange County, New York. He married Phoebe Seybolt² on January 3, 1788, in Orange County, New York. They had at least one daughter:

Elisha is reported to have served as a private with Pawling's regiment, Westfall's company, in Ulster County, New York, during the Revolutionary War.

By 1800 the Reeve family was established in Deerpark town, Orange County, and had as many as five daughters and one son.^{[Cen 1800]}

The Reeve family was enumerated in neighboring Wallkill town in 1810. At that time with two apparent daughters and four apparent sons.^{[Cen 1810]}

Elisha Reeve died on June 3, 1838, at the age of 74 years, 5 months, and 12 days. He was buried at Clark's Burial Grounds north of Westbrookville, just over the county line in Sullivan County.^[Grave]

Phoebe (Seybolt) Reeve reportedly died in 1854 in New York. She was about 87 years old.

Continue on to Reeve Family History