William Reaves

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North Carolina Census, 1790-1890
Name: William Reeves
State: NC
County: Wayne County
Township: Early Tax List
Year: 1788
Database: NC Early Census Index

North Carolina Census, 1790-1890
Name: William Reeves
State: NC
County: Wayne County
Year: 1786
Database: NC Early Census Index

1790 United States Federal Census
Name: William Rieves
Home in 1790: Wayne, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 2
Free White Persons - Females: 4
Number of Slaves : 4
Number of Household Members: 12

LAND RECORDS

Apr 1769-1771 Dobbs Co., NC deed from Wm. to Andrew Bass

In 1769 William REAVES and an unknown Timothy REAVES paid the County Poll tax in Dobbs County North Carolina. They were also on the voters list in Dobbs County in 1779. His land records indicate holdings in Dobbs County, Greene County, and Wayne County.

WILL

In the name of God Amen

I William Reaves Planter of the County of Wayne and State of North Carolina, Being in Health of Body, and of Sound and perfect Mind and Memory thanks be to Almighty God for the same. But calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all Men once to die do Constitute, make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in the Following manner and form, Viz./ Principally and first of all I bequeath and recommend my Soul unto the hands of God that gave it, and my Body I Recommend to the Earth to be decently Buried at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named - and as touching such worldly Estate as it hath pleased Got to bless me with in this life, I do give and dispose of the same in manner and form as Followeth . . .

Imprimis /First my Will and disire is that all my Just debts and Funeral Charges be ______ed and paid . . . .

Item) I lend to my Beloved Wife Elizabeth Reaves during her natural life the land and plantation whereon I now life and also for her to have the care of the land which I give to my two youngest sons Lovit, and Lee 'till they come of Age or Marry, also I lend unto my said wife Elizabeth all my stock of every kind household Goods & Plantation Tools, except their might be more than would be necessary for her support - and the raising my younger Children or than can be will taken care of [well taken care of?] on the plantation in which case my desire is that the said Surplus if any be made money of to be put to Interest ----------___ ___ __ disposed as shall be hereafter mentioned which I submit to the discretion of my Executors. . . .

Item) I give and bequeath to my son Stephen Reaves one Hundred and Seventy Acres of land more or less Joining my Son William's land and lying between that and the ______ Branch being part of the same tract of William's land and held by patent granted to me in Governor Caswell's time. to him and his Heirs for ever.

Item) I give and bequeath to my son Lovett Reaves one Hundred and fifty Acres of land more or less lying on Brook's Swamp Beginning at the mouth of Maple Branch and coming up the said Branch with my son John Reaves' line and lying between his line and first Branch above being part of it old patent land I bought of Andrew Bass and the rest containing about seventy-five Acres of New patent land joining it, to him and his Heirs and Assigns forever . . .

Item) I give and bequeath to my son Lee Reaves one Hundred and fifty Acres of Land lying between Stephen and Lovett, being part of the plantation I live on and including the houses after his mothers decease and not for her to be interupted by any construction laid on any former Clause in this Will To him and his heirs forever.

Item) I also lend to my wife Elizabeth Reaves my Three Negros Mingo, Mirth (?) and _____ daughter Hannah during her natural life and after her decease they and Their Increase and all the rest of my personal Estate by sold and Money rising from such sale with any that may be raised in in consquence(sic) of a former Clause be disposed as follows . . .

And in order to set all my children as near on a footing as I can, I desire to state an account of what I have given to each one that has left me and for that to stand as part or all the portion as the case may be in the division . . .

My son Adam Reaves I allow I have Given to the to the (sic) amount of Eighty pounds -- And my son John Reaves In the amount of Eighty five pounds -- And my son Jesse Reaves to the amount of Ninety Pounds

William married Elizabeth Carraway. Elizabeth (daughter of Henry Carraway and Elizabeth Bryant) was born 1742, Wayne Co. NC; died 1800, Wayne Co. NC. [Group Sheet]

1. Adam Reaves was born ca 1760, Wayne Co. NC; died ca 1831, Wayne Co. NC.
2. Lydia Reaves was born 1762, Wayne Co. NC.
3. William Reaves, Jr. was born 1764, Wayne Co. NC; died 16 Apr 1826, Hancock Co. GA.
4. Jesse Reaves was born 1768, Wayne Co. NC.
5. Lovett Reaves was born ca 1769, Wayne Co. NC; died ca 1835, Montgomery Co. AL.
6. Stephen Reaves was born 08 Mar 1771, Wayne Co. NC; died 22 Nov 1830, Talbot Co. GA .
7. Elizabeth Reaves was born 1776, Wayne Co. NC.
8. Margaret (Peggy) Reaves was born 1778, Wayne Co. NC.
9. Richard Lee Reaves was born 1782, Wayne Co. NC.