Lea: I have found a JOHN REAVES srved in American Revolution South Carolina 3rd Regiment. Publication No. M881 - Title: "CCompiles Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War" - Publisher: N|ARA - Date: 1775-1785...State South Carolina - Third Regiment. The Company Pay Roll has the following on it: Dates: 1st Maarch to July - 17(looks like 1783 - no sure) anyway the notation reads: "Was left wounded in the ___not legible__) but has died. If any of you know of this man, his parents, siblings or children, please contact me. He just may be a father or uncle to our interest. Ever, Barb distler5@charter.net Bobbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lea Peacock" <leapeacock@sbcglobal.net> To: <reeves@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 8:37 PM Subject: Re: [REEVES] Jeremiah Descendants > >From the Meriwether Vendicator" > Asa Reeves from Wilkes County settled a plantation near Greenville. He > was > an energetic, sensible and substantial pioneer, and had a fine property at > the time of his deceased in middle life. He belonged to the best class of > citizenry, possessing the old time charcteristics of manhood - > unimpeachable > veracity, honesty and honor. He was one of the kind without envy or > covetousness who would rather have a good neighbor than to own his land > who > had pleasure in the well-being of his fellows. He was a gentleman of firm > convictions through liberal in his views and tolerant toward those who > intelligently differed with him. Mr. Reeves attended diligently to his > personal affairs and took interest in such matters as affected the public > weal. He was loved and respected by his household and slaves and highly > esteemed by his fellow-citizens. We believe he was not a churchman but > moral and upright in his general deportment. He was an old line Whig > favoring the preservation of the American nation and a strictly impartial > and constitutional administration of government. Like most of the > independent country patriots of his time he had no itching for official > distinction. In early life Mr. Reeves was married to Miss Barnes a lady of > attractive personal, bright intellect and parity of character. Mrs. > Reeves > was a sister to the Hon. William Barnes of Senoia, Coweta County. > > William Reeves resident of Alabama, Judge Thom. A. Reeves of Florida and > Hon. Madison reeves of LaGrange, all deceased, were sons of Asa Reeves. > > His brother were the late HON TRYE REEVES - MY ANCESTOR-LEA) and William > Reeves, of this county, and Abner Reeves of Mississippi, also deceased. > Note from Lea: I believe Abner b ca 1775 and wife Sarah (Wright) are the > parents of Tyre and Asa, but so far cannot definitely put this down as > true. > Can you help me? Lea Peacock > > > -----Original Message----- > From: reeves-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:reeves-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of blubirdhr@aol.com > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 8:23 PM > To: reeves@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [REEVES] Jeremiah Descendants > > > I would be very interested in any additional info on Asa. > > > > Hellen Reeves > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lea Peacock <leapeacock@sbcglobal.net> > To: reeves@rootsweb.com > Sent: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 2:43 pm > Subject: Re: [REEVES] Jeremiah Descendants > > > > > This may or may not help you with Asa Reeves. It is from An Article in > the > Meriwether Vindicator about the pioneers of Meriwether Co. Ga. in the Jan > 13, 1905 issue and had the following about the Reeves family: > > Asa Reeves was b orn October 9, 1798 in York Co. S.C. on July 9, 1829 in > Jackson Co. Ga. he married Sarah Elizab eth B arnes. He was in Jasper Co. > Ga. Census of 1830 with one daughter under 5 years. In 1840 he was in > Meriwether Co. with 2 sons under five and two sons five to ten; he had one > daughter 5 to 10 and wife 30 to 40. Asa made his first land purchase in > Meriwether County in 1833. > Asa signed will October 31, 1840 and recorded May 4, 1841 named his wife > Sarah Elizabeth, daughter Martha Ann, and "my dear little children" He > named Thomas Barnes and Abner Reeves as his executors. Sarah E. Reeves in > her will signed July 29, 1862, and recorded in 1863 named her sons > William, > Thomas, Madison and son-in-law David Ellis; Madison was named executor. > In > 1850 Sarah E. and her children were living with Thomas Barnes, age 69 b. > Conn. > > There is more on Asa if this is your Asa. Lea Peacock > > -----Original Message----- > From: reeves-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:reeves-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Barbara Nelson > Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 5:23 PM > To: reeves@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [REEVES] Jeremiah Descendants > > This is mine! Like you, I feel he's the father of Asa 1794-1802 Pendleton > District. So glad you have something on them. > Barb > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Demona Reeves" <demona@arkd.net> > To: <reeves@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 5:37 PM > Subject: Re: [REEVES] Jeremiah Descendants > > >> Have an ASA ....Born abt 1776 in SC...died Clay Co. Tn. 1870. father >> maybe Daniel and grandfather, John, all born in S.C, All three died >> in Tn. >> >> Asa married Annie Ferguson, daughter of William and Mourning Ferguson. >> She >> died enroute to Tn. >> Asa married a second time to a Mary Polly Moore in Tennessee. >> >> demona@arkd.net >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Email and AIM finally together. 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