Dave, This John would be the brother to my Walter Reeve, Jr. Please make note the Walter Sr used the spelling Reeve, no "s", as my family still does today. If you know any Reeve/Reeves from this line, we someone else to take the DNA test. My brother did the DNA but so far no one else has matched. Sally Smith Lake Havasu City, AZ ----- Original Message ----- From: <Famsource@aol.com> To: <ohmeigs@rootsweb.com>; <Schumaker4@aol.com>; <REEVES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 2:14 PM Subject: Re: [REEVES] [OHMEIGS] Ferries Owners 1930 > > Hi ! Connie, > > In response to your posting of Ferry operators of Pomeroy, Just a > tidbit > about a Reeves Ferry operator in Burlington County, New Jersey who was an > ancestor relative of the Reeves that came to Meigs County in 1803. > > John Reeves b. 1674, son of 1652 Walter Reeves of Burlington County, New > Jersey was granted in 1704 "The right to keep a ferry from Burlington to > Philadelphia." > > This was one of the most valuable franchises of that day. The grant was > made > by Governor Cornbury. > > Dave Chandler - > _Famsource@aol.com_ (mailto:Famsource@aol.com) > > In a message dated 5/17/2007 7:08:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > Schumaker4@aol.com writes: > > Athens Messenger > May 27, 1930 > Ferries Are Listed > Pomeroy, May 27, -- A list prepared for the inspection of the grand jury > shows that the following ferries across the river are being operated from > the Ohio > side. E. S. Carney, Portland: Noah Stanley, Ravenswood, W. Kleshing, > Letart > Falls; Jonas Wolf, O.K. Landing at Apple Grove; J. A. Harris, Condeville, > at > the lower end of Syracuse; W. B. Cross, Reedsville, and corporation > ferries > at > Racine, Syracuse and the lower end of Middleport. The coming of the > Pomeroy > Bend Bridge eliminated the steam ferries at Pomeroy and Middleport. > > Transcribed by: Connie Cotterill-Schumaker > > > > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > REEVES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > >