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Robert Rives Reeves 1743 – 1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jul 1743

Birth Location: Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 1807

Death Location: Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States

Father: William Rives

Mother: Mary Pegram

Spouse(s): Martha Hardaway

Children(s): Robert Rives, Richard Rives, Thomas Rives, Thomas Rives, Benjamin Rives, Clarissa Rives, Mary Rives, Martha Rives

The story of Robert Rives Reeves began in 1743 in Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, United States. Robert Rives Reeves married Martha Peterson Hardaway, and had children including Robert Rives, Richard Augustus Rives, Thomas Rives, Thomas Hardaway Rives, Benjamin Rives, Clarissa Rives, Mary Rives, Martha Peterson Rives. Robert Rives Reeves passed away in 1807 in Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Rives Reeves began in 1743 in Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, United States.
  • Robert Rives Reeves married Martha Peterson Hardaway, and had children including Robert Rives, Richard Augustus Rives, Thomas Rives, Thomas Hardaway Rives, Benjamin Rives, Clarissa Rives, Mary Rives, Martha Peterson Rives.
  • Robert Rives Reeves passed away in 1807 in Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Rives
1712 – 1786
Birth Location: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
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Mary Pegram
1724 – 1755
Birth Location: Williamsburg, York, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Martha Hardaway
1754 – 1806
Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Robert Rives
1778 – 1795
Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
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Richard Rives
1780 – 1819
Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
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Thomas Rives
1782 – 1845
Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
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Thomas Rives
1782 – 1819
Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
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Benjamin Rives
1785 – 1860
Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
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Clarissa Rives
1788 – 1865
Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
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Mary Rives
1791 – 1818
Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
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Martha Rives
1795 – 1845
Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
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Robert Reeves's Ancestors

Self
Robert Reeves
1743 – 1807
Birth Place: Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, United States
Parents
William Rives
1712 – 1786
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Mary Pegram
1724 – 1755
Williamsburg, York, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
George ((7)) Rives
1683 – 1745
, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Frances (Elizabeth (7)) Bishop
1665 – 1757
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Timothy Rives
1625 – 1692
unknown Timothy
2nd-Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM RYVES
1636 – 1695
ELIZABETH PEGRAM
1645 – 1702

Robert Reeves's Descendants

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Robert (Rives) Reeves (13 Jul 1743 – 1807) m. Martha (Peterson) Hardaway (10 Jun 1754 – 1806)
  1. 1. Robert Rives (1778 – 1795)
  2. 2. Richard (Augustus) Rives (ABT 1780 – 1819) m. Ann Rivers (Abt. 1784 – 14 Nov 1844)
    1. 1. William (Augustus) Rives (1802 – 1875) m. Dionetia WHITMORE (1807 – 1851) m. Mary (P) ROGERS (1810 – )
      1. 1. Richard (Hardaway) RIVES (Abt. 1825 – Abt. 1846)
      2. 2. Virginia RIVES (1828 – )
      3. 3. William (Augustus) RIVES (1 Nov 1830 – 10 Sep 1896)
      4. 4. Lucius RIVES (1838 – 1865)
    2. 2. Julia (A) Rives (1804 – 1874)
    3. 3. Richard (Hardaway) Rives (15 Apr 1807 – Jul 1879)
    4. 4. Eliza Rives (Abt. 1810 – 8 May 1890)
  3. 3. Thomas Rives (3 Nov 1782 – 28 May 1845)
  4. 4. Thomas (Hardaway) Rives (3 Nov 1782 – 1819)
  5. 5. Benjamin Rives (1785 – 1860)
  6. 6. Clarissa Rives (16 Apr 1788 – 17 Oct 1865)
  7. 7. Mary Rives (1791 – 1818)
  8. 8. Martha (Peterson) Rives (2 Apr 1795 – 1 Jun 1845)

Robert Reeves's Timeline

2 Records

1743
13 Jul 1743
Birth of Robert Rives Reeves in Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, United States
Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, United States
1807
1807
Age 64
Death of Robert Rives Reeves in Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1743
    Event Place: Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1807
    Event Place: Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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