Well, Lynne reminded me, had this data; he was son of Isham Reavis and Tabitha Strickland. He was born 1820 and died 1877 in Indiana. Jane 1847-1901 IThey had only one daughter: Harriet Elizabeth Reavis married John Lownsdale *B

Revis, Hilliard m/1868 Tn Williamson, Fanny Reavis, Susannah m/1836 Ind Barker, John Alexander D. m/1847 Ind Jane Wilson America m/1850 Ind Martin, Andrew

pg 758 ln 1160 Samuel REEVIS (s/o Wm-2) pg 759 ln 1172 Elizabeth REEVIS 1 male 10-16 1 F'male 26-45 Who is she? One of our missing Reavis widows? But Who? *B

> > Transcribed " will" so much easier to comprehend: > > doing some research trying to find Mary Pritchard's > > sister, Leah who married Huskey...thought to be Luke.. > as well as research on the family of Mary Pritchard who > married Jesse Brasfield. > > > > William's will..left 25 pounds to two unmarried daughters Frankey > > and Mary Pritchard Reavis, ..to be delivered "when they marry OR > > come of age".. > > > > The daughters all, including Betsey Parham and Leah Huskey..were > > to receive the rest of his estate left to his wife..when wife died..or > > .if she remarried, wife was to have an equal share with his daughters > > > > The boys were left the land.. > > Isaac parcel of land on Nuce/Neuse River 310 acres, one filley, > > saddle, and bridle, one cow and calf, one sow and pigs (land > > Wake Co) will d/Oct 30 1784..he signed for Isaac marriage oct 24 > > 1784..to be given him at age 20, so he was under 20 when married > > > > William land lying n side of the w side of the Wildcat branch, > > one horse, bridle (valued at 1500 pounds va money), one cow > > and calf, one sow and piggs (think his land in Northampton co- not sure) > > to be given him at age 20..and he to be free at 20 > > > > Samuel..remainder of the track of land I liv on..section Old Spg Branch to the Great River..one horse, saddle > > and bridle, one cow and calf, one sow and pigs..to be > > given him at twenty yrs old and he to be free at same time > > (his land in Northampton Co) (he purch land 1798 Wake Co) > > > > So really gives you a good feel for the ages of the children, and > > who was married and who was not.. > > > > Of course his will only mentions, "supposedly" his chn still at home.. > > thus he prob gave land, etc., to children already gone..and much > documentation is lacking on them, as well as his marriage(s). This is what Edward-1 did, named only chn frm 2d family. *Barb

This fact changes considerably the arrival dates for Reavis family in Indiana! This has to be considered. *Barb

After much research we have come up with the following data. Mary Pritchard Reavis b1777-1783 married 1804 Wake Co NC Jesse Brassfield bca1774-1776 (this is now a fairly definitive date he prob married a Rachel Smith 1797 in Wake Co..if 21 places his birthdate at ca1776 (a book written in 1959 gave his birthyr as prior to 1778). He had two daughters when he married Mary, Elizabeth 1801 and Nancy 1803 (both married Laffoons) Chn of Mary Pritchard Reavis and Jesse Brassfield were: Jonathon b1805 m/Gordon Michael b1810 m/Freeman William bca1812 m/Fawcett Andrew 1817 James 1821 Carolina b1823 m/Frye Jesse and Mary were in Surry Co by 1810 census. He died there in 1826. She then went to Monroe Co Indiana, earliest land record there was 1837, meaning she had to have been there 2-5 yrs prior, for the land to be proved and title given (not sure about the time limit) She is on the 1840 Monroe Co Ind census in the household of her son Andrew, listed as Mrs. Polly Reavis age 50-60(making her b yr 1780-90) All of this was brought about by trying to idenitfy Abigail REAVIS who married Charles Combs 1819 in Surry Co NC; and the Brasfield family had incld her as d/o Jesse and Mary. Now who was Abigail? Hard to tell. Could be illeg d/o Mary, except that her birth is given as 1806..Mary was married by then; so remains to identify Abigail's parents. *Barb

There is so much research going on and sure would like any input anyone has to offer. It is seeming more and more like William-2 wife Mary, named in his will, may have been the mother of only Samuel and Mary Prit- chard Revis. Trying hard to document their birthyrs. Samuel was a minor in father's will, his father gave his age of majority as 20; find him purchasing land 1798 in Wake Co., and find him and a female (sis Mary maybe?) in the 1800 Wake Co census, both in the 16-26 yr old range. So if he was at least 20 in 1798, he would have been born ca 1778, perhaps yr or two prior. He married 1805, for sure was 21 at least. He was in the war of 1812, so if anyone has source data for that, would you please check for his record? Mary married 1804, so no doubt at least 21, making her born ca1783...in the 1840 Monroe Co Ind census she was listed as between 50-60...so this again would fit. So it would seem that Samuel was born ca1778 and Mary ca1783. Now the other children we know of for William-2 judging by their birth yrs, appears to maybe have had two more wives, ie Leah bca1763, Isaac bca1764, Elizabeth bca1765, Wm bca1766 and Franky bca1768. Then we have the earlier family birth yr starting 1755-1760..or so; of course all of those and the ones listed above could conceivably have been the chn of one wife, but ???????? Appreciate any documentated birth dates. Need help, and we sure need to research the families of William-2! *Barb

For those who are researching this line, HOLD UP..seems Thomas H., was married 4 times, only one wife did not have children. Will pass on the data ASAP, and most importantly as time permits. *Barb

this is a great little article. Gold Hill in Rowan Co, where some of our Reavis family lived, was once an area of gold mines. Check it out...http://members.home.net/teylu/jenkins/gold_nc.html....*B

In a message dated 10/10/2000 10:14:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Samuel was under 20 in the will of 1784..he inherited land in North- > ampton Co..and likely some younger than 20, since Isaac was 2; OOPS, Isaac was 20 in 1784, as his father signed his consent for marriage to Hannah Wallis/Wallace. *B

While I am at it, have been trying to research and DOCUMENT more data on family of William-2. Since most of the chn of second marriage were born 1760's, Samuel and Mary Pritchard Reavis were said to be born later; making me wonder if maybe Mary was his 3d wife? Or only had the later two children Samuel and Mary Pritchard Reavis. Samuel was under 20 in the will of 1784..he inherited land in North- ampton Co..and likely some younger than 20, since Isaac was 2; but in 1798 appears to have purch 150 acres in Wake county; he is on the 1800 Wake Co census 16-26, with a female same age?? He did not marry Nancy Goodin/Goodwin until 1805. His birth yr is given as ca1775 in other records. Accd to these records he could have been born as late as 1784. Of course it is possilble for him to have purch land without being 21 yr of age, I THINK..esp since his father made his "majority age 20" in his will. JUST DON'T KNOW! (now looks like another marriage as well) Amazes me that more people are not researching and documenting the families of William-2. *Barb

In a message dated 10/10/2000 12:27:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > grandpa's cousin was Judge James Simpson of Clark Co., KY. The Judge's > sister married James Brasfield; they had a son, James Simpson Brasfield. I > am wondering if James Brasfield, the husband of Elizabeth Simpson was the > son of Jesse and Mary Reavis. You Reavis's have been our First thank you so much for the data on the marr rec for Jesse and Mary! The one was Avery Parham..supposedly bro in law of Mary.. so this gives us more benefit on our data. Turner seems to be connected to the family somehow, thru the Alabama Jurist Turner Reavis. Brassfield data so inconclusive, have so many dates of birth, starting 1755 thru 1789...something wrong there, not been well researched, I guess. Did find himi on 1810 Surry co NC census, age 45+..which is also a plus for our data! Now Mary and Jesse did have a son James Henderson born ca1821, don't have marr data, but he had sons William Riley and Perry Hender- son, so if these names fit, you have a match. More latere. *Barb

Hi Barb and All, I do have some of the information on the marriage bond for Jesse and Mary. Bond shows date of !! Feb. 1804 in Wake Co., N.C. Tiller Ship and Avera Parham were bondsmen. S. Turner was a witness. Now, I have something I want to present. My grandpa's cousin was Judge James Simpson of Clark Co., KY. The Judge's sister married James Brasfield; they had a son, James Simpson Brasfield. I am wondering if James Brasfield, the husband of Elizabeth Simpson was the son of Jesse and Mary Reavis. You Reavis's have been our cousins for ages and I have been trying to find where we connected, maybe this is one of the places. I found about the marriage bond on GenForum.com; great web-site. Let me know what you think--- Cousin Bonnie -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, October 09, 2000 6:56 PM Subject: [REAVIS] Another puzzle/problem with old data-line of "William-2" >dau Mary Pritchard Reavis bca1770-1778 (I think 1770 more >correct, if same wife of chn born ca1760 thru 1768. > >Wife Mary and chn Samuel, Leah, Isaac, Elizabeth, William >Franky and Mary Pritchard Reavis/Revis were named in >Williams "Will" dated 1784, Northampton Co NC > >Old records indicate that Mary Pritchard Reavis married Jesse >Brasfield, 1804 in Wake Co NC. > >Now Jesse was born either 1785 or 1789..and his wife Mary was >4-5 yrs younger than he, accd to census records. Thus this Mary >who married Brasfield was born ca1790-95, making her possibly >as young as 14 when married.; and of course the birth year does >not fit Mary Pritchard Revis! > >I am working with a couple Brassfield researchers in trying to figure >out this data, and hoping someone might have some additional in- >put; like who is Mary Revis bca1790..a widow Revis, lv in Wake Co? >Does anyone have the names of the bondsman for their marriage. >This just points out, I guess, that we still are missing much info on >especially the first family of William-2 > >Jesse died ca1826 in Surry Co NC and Mary went to Monroe Co Ind., >where she died in 1840, and is buried in the Combs Cemetery there. > *Barb > > >==== REAVIS Mailing List ==== > ----------------- > You can unsubscribe by clicking below for the regular list: > mailto:[email protected] > Click below for the digest list: > mailto:[email protected] > In the BODY include only one word: unsubscribe > ----------------- > >

new data: she rec'd land grant Monroe Co Ind Nov 1837 1840 Monroe Co census Mrs. Polly Brasfield age 50-60 *B

dau Mary Pritchard Reavis bca1770-1778 (I think 1770 more correct, if same wife of chn born ca1760 thru 1768. Wife Mary and chn Samuel, Leah, Isaac, Elizabeth, William Franky and Mary Pritchard Reavis/Revis were named in Williams "Will" dated 1784, Northampton Co NC Old records indicate that Mary Pritchard Reavis married Jesse Brasfield, 1804 in Wake Co NC. Now Jesse was born either 1785 or 1789..and his wife Mary was 4-5 yrs younger than he, accd to census records. Thus this Mary who married Brasfield was born ca1790-95, making her possibly as young as 14 when married.; and of course the birth year does not fit Mary Pritchard Revis! I am working with a couple Brassfield researchers in trying to figure out this data, and hoping someone might have some additional in- put; like who is Mary Revis bca1790..a widow Revis, lv in Wake Co? Does anyone have the names of the bondsman for their marriage. This just points out, I guess, that we still are missing much info on especially the first family of William-2 Jesse died ca1826 in Surry Co NC and Mary went to Monroe Co Ind., where she died in 1840, and is buried in the Combs Cemetery there. *Barb

[email protected] wrote: > > In a message dated 10/7/2000 1:54:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > ust wanted to clarify your message, I have Delilah Reavis-5, (Isham-4, > > Henry-3, Thomas-2, Edward-1), > > married Andrew Jackson Smith having William C Smith, a son who married > > Jennie Lowry. Am concerned about reference to Elizabeth Delilah Reavis. > > Wasn't this Isham's sister who married William Burgess? > > > >From some record I found her name as Elizabeth Delilah b1818, maybe > named after Aunt Elizabeth Delilah b1780. Don't recall off hand where > it came frm, that is how I have it in my records. Could be wrong *Barb Ok. Just didn't want there to be any confusion since the Reavis Book refers to her as Delilah-5 on pgs. 304 and 315. Glenda :-)

> > > Barb, I was wondering if you have ever come across a book called (Zeb's > > Black Baby,) by S.T.Peace,Sr. I > > Believe David has that book, and it contains data on the family > of Samuel-2. I don't have it. *B I do have it. Written 1955. History of Vance County. Tells of Samuel Reavis and his sons, Lewis, Samuel, Thomas, Whitfield coming to the county. Lewis Reavis considered founder of City of Henderson. Town was going to be named Reavisville, not Lewis requested to be named in honor of his late judge friend, Leonard Henderson. Has picture of Lewis Reavis home. Fifth printing 1989 and available from Vance County Historical Society. Vance County was formed in 1881 from Granville County, the part that had a large population of Blacks, who were voting Republican. The Democrats sacraficed Vance (with Blacks) to gain white votes in Granville and Franklin. Zeb Vance was the Democratic Governor at the time. David

Age of birth for Homer Lewis Revis 1913 does not track with father Louis/Lewis Milton dying in 1911. I had children Homer c 1916, William 1912, Eva 1918, Fannie 1915 for him but no doc ,just a gedcom of unsubstantiated origins. Lynne Revis

What Revis did she marry? Other surnames in his will were Parker, Thompson, Searcy, Nichol, Mulligan, Smith and Morton. *B

In a message dated 10/7/2000 6:11:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > e dates I was given was Louis died 1910 and Homer b1913, > until I rec corrected data, cannot post; did not catch error, or > obviously would hope, I would not have posted. :-) *B > Could be descendant meant, Louis married Daisy in 1910, but she has a "d" in front of it. Will know soon, I hope *B