1. Henry Reeves Sr., d. ca. 1687 at Essex County, VA

Probably from Middlesex County, England. Granted 600 acres on Tigner's Creek, south side of Rappahannock River in Old Rappahannock County (now Essex County) VA, on 1 Jan 1666.

Spouse: Elizabeth Izard, d. ca. 1711 at Essex County, VA

Married.

Children and grandchildren:

  1. 2. Elizabeth Reeves ( - )
  2. 3. Rebecca Reeves ( - )
  3. 4. Henry Reeves Jr. (1665 - 1729); 3 grandchildren
  4. 57. James Reeves (aft. 1669 - )
  5. 58. Joseph Reeves (aft. 1669 - )
  6. 59. Ann Reeves (aft. 1671 - )
  7. 60. Martha Reeves (aft. 1671 - )
  8. 61. Mary Reeves (aft. 1671 - )

2. Elizabeth Reeves

Father: 1. Henry Reeves Sr. ( - ca. 1687)
Mother: Elizabeth Izard ( - ca. 1711)

3. Rebecca Reeves

Father: 1. Henry Reeves Sr. ( - ca. 1687)
Mother: Elizabeth Izard ( - ca. 1711)

4. Henry Reeves Jr., b. 1665 at VA, d. 1729 at Essex County, VA

Father: 1. Henry Reeves Sr. ( - ca. 1687)
Mother: Elizabeth Izard ( - ca. 1711)
Owned 400 acres in Essex County and many slaves. Bought plantation in Spottsylvania County from Augustine Smith, Sep 9, 1714.

Spouse: Sarah ?, d. 1739 at Essex County, VA

Married.

Children and grandchildren:

  1. 5. Henry Reeves III (ca. 1700 - 1760)
  2. 6. George Reeves (4) (aft. 1700 - 1754)
  3. 7. Thomas Reeves (aft. 1700 - 1760); 1 grandchild

5. Henry Reeves III, b. ca. 1700, d. 1760

Father: 4. Henry Reeves Jr. (1665 - 1729)
Mother: Sarah ? ( - 1739)
Settled in Spottsylvania County, VA, on a plantation bought by his father in 1714.

6. George Reeves (4), b. aft. 1700, d. 1754 at Spottsylvania County, VA

Father: 4. Henry Reeves Jr. (1665 - 1729)
Mother: Sarah ? ( - 1739)

7. Thomas Reeves, b. aft. 1700 at VA, d. 6 May 1760 at Spottsylvania County, VA

Father: 4. Henry Reeves Jr. (1665 - 1729)
Mother: Sarah ? ( - 1739)
Bequeathed his father's Spottsylvania County plantation.

Children and grandchildren:

  1. 8. George Reeves (3) (1735 - 1811); 5 grandchildren

8. George Reeves (3), b. 1735 at VA, d. 1811

Father: 7. Thomas Reeves (aft. 1700 - 1760)
Originally from Drewey's Bluff Community, Chesterfield County, VA. Settled at "Peach Bottom", Augusta (now Grayson) County, VA in 1767. Took the "Oath of Allegiance" in 1777. Served in John Cox's company in the Revolutionary War. Made a lieutenant in James McDonald's company 3 April 1782.

Spouse: Jane Burton

Father: John Burton ( - )
Mother: Elizabeth ? ( - )
Married.

Children and grandchildren:

  1. 9. Jesse Reeves (1760 - ); 2 grandchildren
  2. 52. Mary Ann Reeves (1770 - 1833)
  3. 53. Anna Reeves (1774 - )
  4. 54. George Reeves (5) (1776 - 1811)
  5. 55. John Reeves (1785 - 1863); 1 grandchild

9. Jesse Reeves, b. 1760 at Grayson County, VA

Father: 8. George Reeves (3) (1735 - 1811)
Mother: Jane Burton ( - )

Spouse: Elizabeth Terrill

Married bef. 1809.

Children and grandchildren:

  1. 10. John (Jack) Reeves (1809 - 1883); 1 grandchild

Spouse: Mary Bower

Married bef. 1821.

Children and grandchildren:

  1. 50. Alexander Reeves (1821 - ca. 1880); 1 grandchild

10. John (Jack) Reeves, b. 1 October 1809 at NC, d. 24 January 1883 at Ashe County, NC

Father: 9. Jesse Reeves (1760 - )
Mother: Elizabeth Terrill ( - )
Farmer. Apparently moved to Ashe County in 1850 with his family.

Spouse: Cynthia (Charity) Baker, b. 20 September 1818, d. 22 June 1873 at Ashe County, NC

Father: James Baker ( - 1843)
Mother: Annie Cox (ca. 1775 - )
Some reports have Jack Reeves' wife as Cynthia Cox.
Charity is also know as Cynthia or Cinthia.
Buried Cranberry Cemetary, Alleghany County.
Married.

Children and grandchildren:

  1. 11. Andrew McMillan Reeves (1839 - 1920); 1 grandchild

11. Andrew McMillan Reeves, b. 27 February 1839 at NC, d. 15 April 1920

Father: 10. John (Jack) Reeves (1809 - 1883)
Mother: Cynthia (Charity) Baker (1818 - 1873)
Moved to Ashe County with his father in 1850. Enlisted CSA 5/17/1861. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg. Imprisoned Davids Island, NY 7/17-24/1863. After exchange served again.

Spouse: 51. Mahala Caroline Reeves, b. 16 May 1841 at NC, d. 13 September 1920

Father: 50. Alexander Reeves (1821 - ca. 1880)
Mother: 56. Lydia Reeves (1822 - )
Purdom says Mahala married in 1875. In 1858, Mahala was 17 years old. Her first child was born in 1866. Go figure. Alleghany Count Heritage says married 1875. A handwritten correction in the book says 1865.

Other children: Benjamin Everette, John Frank, Cicero Alexander, Cynthia Elizabeth, Major Emette, Mary Jane, William Bower & George McMillan.

Married 1858.

Children and grandchildren:

  1. 12. George McMillan Reeves Sr. (1879 - 1959); 3 grandchildren

12. George McMillan Reeves Sr., b. 10 October 1879 at Laurel Springs, NC, d. 16 June 1959

Father: 11. Andrew McMillan Reeves (1839 - 1920)
Mother: 51. Mahala Caroline Reeves (1841 - 1920)
Went to Laurel Springs Academy, and attended Carson-Newman College (TN).

Buried Cranberry Cemetery, Allegheny County, NC.

Spouse: Bina Fay Garvey, b. 26 January 1884 at Beaver Creek, NC, d. 6 August 1954 at Verseilles, KY

Father: William Hamilton Garvey (1852 - 1919)
Mother: Sarah Evelyn Howell (1858 - 1933)
Buried Cranberry Cemetery, Allegheny County, NC
Married 25 June 1913 at Beaver Creek, NC.

Children and grandchildren:

  1. 13. Miriam Garvey Reeves (1914 - ); 4 grandchildren
  2. 35. Natalie Mevelyn Reeves (1917 - ); 2 grandchildren
  3. 45. George McMillan Reeves Jr. (1921 - ); 4 grandchildren

13. Miriam Garvey Reeves, b. 20 April 1914 at West Jefferson, NC

Father: 12. George McMillan Reeves Sr. (1879 - 1959)
Mother: Bina Fay Garvey (1884 - 1954)

Spouse: William Elfyn Jones, b. 31 December 1914 at New York, NY

Father: Robert Allen Jones (1888 - 1974)
Mother: Sephora Jones (1887 - aft. 1914)
Moved to Baltimore in 1918. Moved to Chester, PA June 1921. Graduated high school 1932. Worked at Nabisco and a brokerage while taking night classes as Philadelphia School of the Bible (now Phil. Bible College). Began Bob Jones College 1937, finishing Jan. 1940. Attended Eastern Theological Seminary (BDiv1943) and the University of Pennsylvania (MA1944). Became a Southern Baptist preacher in the Carolinas. Settled in Belmont, NC.
Married 25 June 1941 at Spartanburg, SC.

Children and grandchildren:

  1. 14. Miriam Carolyn Jones (1943 - ); 5 grandchildren
  2. 22. Cynthia Joyce Jones (1946 - ); 2 grandchildren
  3. 28. Martha Allen Jones (1950 - ); 2 grandchildren
  4. 31. Elizabeth Bina Jones (1954 - ); 3 grandchildren

14. Miriam Carolyn Jones, b. 5 October 1943 at Baltimore, MD

Father: William Elfyn Jones (1914 - )
Mother: 13. Miriam Garvey Reeves (1914 - )

Spouse: Peter LeRoy Shillingsburg, b. 24 March 1943 at Palmira, Colombia

Father: William Shillingsburg III (1903 - 1991)
Mother: Florence Iva Wright (1910 - )
Born & raised in Colombia, at parents' missions. Attended Ben Lippen High School in Asheville, NC. BA, MA, PhD (1970) from the University of South Carolina. Settled with Miriam in Starkville 1970.
Married 27 November 1967.

Children and grandchildren:

  1. 15. Robert Allen Shillingsburg (1970 - )
  2. 16. George William Shillingsburg (1971 - ); 2 grandchildren
  3. 19. John Anthony Shillingsburg (1974 - )
  4. 20. Miriam Alice Shillingsburg (1976 - )
  5. 21. Anne Carol Shillingsburg (1977 - )

15. Robert Allen Shillingsburg, b. 17 July 1970 at London, England

Father: Peter LeRoy Shillingsburg (1943 - )
Mother: 14. Miriam Carolyn Jones (1943 - )
Grew up in Starkville, MS. Lived a year in New York City (1976-77) and Canberra, Australia (1984-85). Graduated Starkville High School 1988. BA (computer science) from Rice University 1992. MA (computer science) from Princeton University, 1995.

Spouse: Mary Ann Basener, b. 23 September 1970 at Providence, RI

Father: Richard Francis Basener ( - )
Mother: Carol Mary Tambasco ( - )
Married 17 October 1992 at Houston, TX.
Changed surname to Shillner 1 May 1994 at Princeton, NJ.
Divorced 1998.

16. George William Shillingsburg, b. 21 August 1971 at Starkville, MS

Father: Peter LeRoy Shillingsburg (1943 - )
Mother: 14. Miriam Carolyn Jones (1943 - )

Spouse: Amy McCaleb

Married 14 May 1994 at Tupelo, MS.

Children and grandchildren:

  1. 17. Alice Bogan Shillingsburg (1994 - )
  2. 18. Laura Anne Shillingsburg (1996 - )

17. Alice Bogan Shillingsburg, b. 24 November 1994 at Baltimore, MD

Father: 16. George William Shillingsburg (1971 - )
Mother: Amy McCaleb ( - )

18. Laura Anne Shillingsburg, b. 14 November 1996 at Baltimore, MD

Father: 16. George William Shillingsburg (1971 - )
Mother: Amy McCaleb ( - )

19. John Anthony Shillingsburg, b. 17 June 1974 at Starkville, MS

Father: Peter LeRoy Shillingsburg (1943 - )
Mother: 14. Miriam Carolyn Jones (1943 - )

20. Miriam Alice Shillingsburg, b. 28 June 1976 at Starkville, MS

Father: Peter LeRoy Shillingsburg (1943 - )
Mother: 14. Miriam Carolyn Jones (1943 - )

21. Anne Carol Shillingsburg, b. 25 December 1977 at Starkville, MS

Father: Peter LeRoy Shillingsburg (1943 - )
Mother: 14. Miriam Carolyn Jones (1943 - )

22. Cynthia Joyce Jones, b. 20 July 1946 at Spartanburg, SC

Father: William Elfyn Jones (1914 - )
Mother: 13. Miriam Garvey Reeves (1914 - )

Spouse: Harry Floyd Hardie, b. 5 July 1945 at Whiteville, NC

Father: Harry Osborne (Hardie) Dew (021 - )
Mother: Lula (Lura) Jane Ward (022 - )
Married 24 July 1965 at Belmont, NC.

Children and grandchildren:

  1. 23. Elizabeth Ann Hardie (1966 - ); 1 grandchild
  2. 25. Susan Marie Hardie (1968 - ); 2 grandchildren

23. Elizabeth Ann Hardie, b. 14 November 1966 at Charlotte, NC

Father: Harry Floyd Hardie (1945 - )
Mother: 22. Cynthia Joyce Jones (1946 - )

Spouse: David Blake Melton, b. 16 June 1970 at Charlotte, NC

Father: Robert Lee Melton ( - )
Mother: JoAnn Stitt ( - )
Married 18 June 1994 at Belmont, NC.
Divorced 1997.

Children and grandchildren:

  1. 24. Samuel Hardie Melton (1995 - )

24. Samuel Hardie Melton, b. 4 June 1995 at Belmont, NC

Father: David Blake Melton (1970 - )
Mother: 23. Elizabeth Ann Hardie (1966 - )

25. Susan Marie Hardie, b. 11 August 1968 at Charlotte, NC

Father: Harry Floyd Hardie (1945 - )
Mother: 22. Cynthia Joyce Jones (1946 - )

Spouse: Jeffrey Wilson Biggerstaff, b. 3 May 1966 at Rockingham, NC

Father: James Lee Biggerstaff ( - )
Mother: Joyce Ann Wilson ( - )
Married 18 August 1990 at Belmont, NC.

Children and grandchildren:

  1. 26. Sarah Katharine Biggerstaff (1993 - )
  2. 27. Rebecca Wilson Biggerstaff (1995 - )

26. Sarah Katharine Biggerstaff, b. 30 September 1993 at Charlotte, NC

Father: Jeffrey Wilson Biggerstaff (1966 - )
Mother: 25. Susan Marie Hardie (1968 - )

27. Rebecca Wilson Biggerstaff, b. 1 August 1995 at Belmont, NC

Father: Jeffrey Wilson Biggerstaff (1966 - )
Mother: 25. Susan Marie Hardie (1968 - )

28. Martha Allen Jones, b. 7 March 1950 at Winston-Salem, NC

Father: William Elfyn Jones (1914 - )
Mother: 13. Miriam Garvey Reeves (1914 - )

Spouse: Jerry Lawrence

Married 26 June 1971.
Divorced 31 July 1981.

Spouse: Michael Allen Auten, b. 8 November 1945 at Charlotte, NC

Father: Price Auten ( - )
Mother: Agnes Long ( - )
Married 28 December 1985 at Charlotte, NC.

Children and grandchildren:

  1. 29. Allison Reeves Auten (1987 - )
  2. 30. Catherine Allen Auten (1991 - )

29. Allison Reeves Auten, b. 5 February 1987 at Charlotte, NC

Father: Michael Allen Auten (1945 - )
Mother: 28. Martha Allen Jones (1950 - )

30. Catherine Allen Auten, b. 18 April 1991 at Charlotte, NC

Father: Michael Allen Auten (1945 - )
Mother: 28. Martha Allen Jones (1950 - )

31. Elizabeth Bina Jones, b. 14 August 1954 at Winston-Salem, NC

Father: William Elfyn Jones (1914 - )
Mother: 13. Miriam Garvey Reeves (1914 - )

Spouse: Donald Franklin Whitener, b. 13 November 1951 at Charlotte, NC

Father: Mildred Harold Whitener ( - )
Mother: Margaret Moore ( - )
Married 26 June 1976 at Belmont, NC.

Children and grandchildren:

  1. 32. Rebecca Elizabeth Whitener (1982 - 1982)
  2. 33. Anna Marie Whitener (1983 - )
  3. 34. William Harold Whitener (1985 - )

32. Rebecca Elizabeth Whitener, b. 12 February 1982 at Raleigh, NC, d. 10 March 1982 at Raleigh, NC

Father: Donald Franklin Whitener (1951 - )
Mother: 31. Elizabeth Bina Jones (1954 - )

33. Anna Marie Whitener, b. 23 November 1983 at Raleigh, NC

Father: Donald Franklin Whitener (1951 - )
Mother: 31. Elizabeth Bina Jones (1954 - )

34. William Harold Whitener, b. 26 August 1985 at Shelby, NC

Father: Donald Franklin Whitener (1951 - )
Mother: 31. Elizabeth Bina Jones (1954 - )

35. Natalie Mevelyn Reeves, b. 17 March 1917 at West Jefferson, NC

Father: 12. George McMillan Reeves Sr. (1879 - 1959)
Mother: Bina Fay Garvey (1884 - 1954)

Spouse: Thomas Jefferson Powers, b. April 1916 at Selma, AL

Father: William Powers ( - )
Mother: Anna ? ( - )
Married August 1942 at Spartanburg, SC.

Children and grandchildren:

  1. 36. Thomas Jefferson Powers (2) (1946 - ); 2 grandchildren
  2. 39. William McMillan (Mac) Powers (1948 - ); 5 grandchildren

36. Thomas Jefferson Powers (2), b. May 1946 at Louisville, KY

Father: Thomas Jefferson Powers (1916 - )
Mother: 35. Natalie Mevelyn Reeves (1917 - )

Spouse: Barbara McCoy, b. at VA

Married at Richmond, VA.

Children and grandchildren:

  1. 37. Ellen Reeves Powers (1973 - )
  2. 38. Thomas Jefferson Powers (3) (1975 - )

37. Ellen Reeves Powers, b. 8 June 1973

Father: 36. Thomas Jefferson Powers (2) (1946 - )
Mother: Barbara McCoy ( - )

38. Thomas Jefferson Powers (3), b. 22 July 1975

Father: 36. Thomas Jefferson Powers (2) (1946 - )
Mother: Barbara McCoy ( - )

39. William McMillan (Mac) Powers, b. 4 October 1948 at Louisville, KY

Father: Thomas Jefferson Powers (1916 - )
Mother: 35. Natalie Mevelyn Reeves (1917 - )

Spouse: Jenny Murphy

Parents were Baptist missionaries in Israel.
Married.

Children and grandchildren:

  1. 40. Anna Powers ( - )
  2. 41. Martha Powers ( - )
  3. 42. Natalie Powers ( - )
  4. 43. Sarah Powers ( - )
  5. 44. Stephen Powers (1982 - )

40. Anna Powers

Father: 39. William McMillan (Mac) Powers (1948 - )
Mother: Jenny Murphy ( - )

41. Martha Powers

Father: 39. William McMillan (Mac) Powers (1948 - )
Mother: Jenny Murphy ( - )

42. Natalie Powers

Father: 39. William McMillan (Mac) Powers (1948 - )
Mother: Jenny Murphy ( - )

43. Sarah Powers

Father: 39. William McMillan (Mac) Powers (1948 - )
Mother: Jenny Murphy ( - )

44. Stephen Powers, b. March 1982

Father: 39. William McMillan (Mac) Powers (1948 - )
Mother: Jenny Murphy ( - )

45. George McMillan Reeves Jr., b. 18 October 1921 at Spartanburg, SC

Father: 12. George McMillan Reeves Sr. (1879 - 1959)
Mother: Bina Fay Garvey (1884 - 1954)

Spouse: Francine Wickham, b. at France

Divorced.
Married ca. 1950.

Spouse: Carolyn Honeycutt

Married ca. 1964.

Children and grandchildren:

  1. 46. George McMillan (Geordie) Reeves (3) (1968 - )
  2. 47. Marianne Reeves (1970 - )
  3. 48. Kate Reeves (1971 - )
  4. 49. Alison Reeves (1980 - )

46. George McMillan (Geordie) Reeves (3), b. 31 May 1968 at Columbia, SC

Father: 45. George McMillan Reeves Jr. (1921 - )
Mother: Carolyn Honeycutt ( - )

47. Marianne Reeves, b. 10 September 1970

Father: 45. George McMillan Reeves Jr. (1921 - )
Mother: Carolyn Honeycutt ( - )

48. Kate Reeves, b. 27 October 1971

Father: 45. George McMillan Reeves Jr. (1921 - )
Mother: Carolyn Honeycutt ( - )

49. Alison Reeves, b. 27 August 1980

Father: 45. George McMillan Reeves Jr. (1921 - )
Mother: Carolyn Honeycutt ( - )

50. Alexander Reeves, b. 1821 at Ashe County, NC, d. ca. 1880

Father: 9. Jesse Reeves (1760 - )
Mother: Mary Bower ( - )

Spouse: 56. Lydia Reeves, b. 1822 at Grayson County, VA

Father: 55. John Reeves (1785 - 1863)
Mother: Phoebe Osborne ( - )
Married.

Children and grandchildren:

  1. 51. Mahala Caroline Reeves (1841 - 1920); 1 grandchild

51. Mahala Caroline Reeves, b. 16 May 1841 at NC, d. 13 September 1920

Father: 50. Alexander Reeves (1821 - ca. 1880)
Mother: 56. Lydia Reeves (1822 - )
Purdom says Mahala married in 1875. In 1858, Mahala was 17 years old. Her first child was born in 1866. Go figure. Alleghany Count Heritage says married 1875. A handwritten correction in the book says 1865.

Other children: Benjamin Everette, John Frank, Cicero Alexander, Cynthia Elizabeth, Major Emette, Mary Jane, William Bower & George McMillan.

Spouse: 11. Andrew McMillan Reeves, b. 27 February 1839 at NC, d. 15 April 1920

Father: 10. John (Jack) Reeves (1809 - 1883)
Mother: Cynthia (Charity) Baker (1818 - 1873)
Moved to Ashe County with his father in 1850. Enlisted CSA 5/17/1861. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg. Imprisoned Davids Island, NY 7/17-24/1863. After exchange served again.
Married 1858.

Children and grandchildren:

  1. 12. George McMillan Reeves Sr. (1879 - 1959); 3 grandchildren

52. Mary Ann Reeves, b. 1770, d. 1833

Father: 8. George Reeves (3) (1735 - 1811)
Mother: Jane Burton ( - )

53. Anna Reeves, b. 1774 at VA

Father: 8. George Reeves (3) (1735 - 1811)
Mother: Jane Burton ( - )

54. George Reeves (5), b. 1776, d. 1811

Father: 8. George Reeves (3) (1735 - 1811)
Mother: Jane Burton ( - )
Killed in service.

55. John Reeves, b. 1785 at Grayson County, VA, d. 1863

Father: 8. George Reeves (3) (1735 - 1811)
Mother: Jane Burton ( - )

Spouse: Phoebe Osborne, b. at Grayson County, VA

Married.

Children and grandchildren:

  1. 56. Lydia Reeves (1822 - ); 1 grandchild

56. Lydia Reeves, b. 1822 at Grayson County, VA

Father: 55. John Reeves (1785 - 1863)
Mother: Phoebe Osborne ( - )

Spouse: 50. Alexander Reeves, b. 1821 at Ashe County, NC, d. ca. 1880

Father: 9. Jesse Reeves (1760 - )
Mother: Mary Bower ( - )
Married.

Children and grandchildren:

  1. 51. Mahala Caroline Reeves (1841 - 1920); 1 grandchild

57. James Reeves, b. aft. 1669

Father: 1. Henry Reeves Sr. ( - ca. 1687)
Mother: Elizabeth Izard ( - ca. 1711)

58. Joseph Reeves, b. aft. 1669

Father: 1. Henry Reeves Sr. ( - ca. 1687)
Mother: Elizabeth Izard ( - ca. 1711)

59. Ann Reeves, b. aft. 1671

Father: 1. Henry Reeves Sr. ( - ca. 1687)
Mother: Elizabeth Izard ( - ca. 1711)

60. Martha Reeves, b. aft. 1671

Father: 1. Henry Reeves Sr. ( - ca. 1687)
Mother: Elizabeth Izard ( - ca. 1711)

61. Mary Reeves, b. aft. 1671

Father: 1. Henry Reeves Sr. ( - ca. 1687)
Mother: Elizabeth Izard ( - ca. 1711)


Descendant families report created by Gene 4.2.1, Tue, Feb 17, 1998