My line: Edward Reavis; William Reavis; Isaac Reavis; William Wallis/Wallace Reavis; William Reavis; Amma G. Reavis. Always spelled 'Reavis' except when someone else (census taker, for example) wrote it. On the will of William Reavis in 1784, it is spelled out 'Reavis' several times and Isaac witnessed it clearly as 'Reavis'. On Isaac's will in 1788, it is 'Reavis'. In various deeds in Monroe County, Georgia of my great great grandfather, William Reavis (William Wallis Reavis), it is William Reavis, Josephine Reavis, Fanny Reavis, W. J. Reavis. In his will in 1864, it is 'Reavis' throughout, including his signature. Also Reavis is on the tombstones of William Reavis, Fannie Reavis, W. J. Reavis. Our family has never spelled it differently. Other witnesses of different surnames sometimes signed with an 'X', but the Reavises never did. On the Marriage Bond of William Reavis and Fanny Parham in Wake County, NC in 1816, it is William Reviss and this is the spelling in the Wake County Tax Records. In the Monroe County, GA Land Lottery of 1821 records show a William Reaves drew land but when it was sold a short time later, it was as William Reavis. The Tax Digest of 1829 shows him as William Reivis. The census takers always wrote his name as 'Revis' or 'Reves'. When his widow and children sold land after his death in 1869, it was referred to as 'the place where William Reavis once lived'. This is more than you asked for, but once I got started, I couldn't stop! It is rather 'jumbled up', too, but maybe you can make sense of it! I enjoy all the postings and appreciate all the research. Amma C. Crum [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2000 4:05 PM Subject: [REAVIS] REVIS POLL........ALL THAT TRACE THEIR REVIS TO EDW-1 > PLEASE SIGN IN..........SAVE ME HRS OF RESEARCH... > > JUST LIST YOUR FAMILY LINE..PROVED BACK TO EDWARD-1 > > EXAMPLE; > > REVIS THRU LINE OF JOHN-2..what gen chng'd spelling > > THIS WILL GIVE US AN IDEA OF HOW MANY CHANGED FRM > REAVIS TO REVIS..IF NOT GOOD RESULTS, WILL START > DIGGING :-) I know there are many, some frm ln of James-2 > thru Joseph-3, some frm ln of Isham, some frm ln of Geo-3, > some frm line of John-2, line of Wm-2, and so on...thanks *Barb > > > ==== REAVIS Mailing List ==== > ----------------- > Support free volunteer genealogy. > Contribute your data and your time. For details see: > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > RootsWeb supports our research by hosting our mailing list! > Do you support RootsWeb? > ----------------- > >