The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Ancestry report for John Reeves, yeoman farmer, son of John Reeves and Mary Reeves [Glyde]
Generation No. 1
1. John Reeves, yeoman farmer was the son of (2) John Reeves and (3) Mary Reeves [Glyde]. He was born 1758 at Brightling, Sussex; christened 16th Sep 1758 at St. Thomas-à-Becket Church, Brightling, Sussex, parents John & Mary Reeves; buried 3rd May 1832 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, aged 73 years, recorded as James
He married Elizabeth Collins on 22nd Jan 1790 at St Mary's Church, Ruckinge, Kent, John of Warbleton, witnesses John Pattenden & Joseph Collins. She was born 1770 at Ruckinge, Kent; christened 15th Dec 1775 at St Mary's Church, Ruckinge, Kent, parents John & Elizabeth Collins; died 6th Apr 1855 at Warbleton, Sussex; buried 15th Apr 1855 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, aged 85 years. They had the following children:
iRebecca who was born c Mar 1790 Warbleton, Sussex; christened 13th Apr 1790 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, parents John & Elizabeth Reeves; buried 27th May 1846 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, aged 56 years
iiSarah who was born 1792 Warbleton, Sussex; christened 28th Oct 1792 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex; buried 10th Aug 1849 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, aged 56 years
iiiRuth who was born 1794 Warbleton, Sussex; died 15th Aug 1846 Warbleton, Sussex, died intestate, administration to brother Robert Reeves; buried 21st Aug 1846 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, aged 52 years
ivRobert who was born 1796 Warbleton, Sussex; christened 18th Sep 1796 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
vMary Glyde who was born 1799 Warbleton, Sussex; died May 1868 Bodle St Green, Warbleton, Sussex, aged 68 years; buried 29th May 1868 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
viAnn who was born 1803 Warbleton, Sussex; buried 2nd Apr 1840 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, aged 36 years, residence Hailsham
 
Generation No. 2
2. John Reeves He was born c 1730 at ??; buried 23rd Feb 1799 at St. Peter's Church, Ashburnham, Sussex
He married Mary Glyde on 27th Jun 1756 at St. Peter's Church, Ashburnham, Sussex, John of Brightling. She was born 1732/33 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 30th Jan 1732 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, parents Solomon & Sarah Glide; buried 3rd Jul 1776 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, wife of John. They had the following children:
iSarah who was born 2nd May 1757 Brightling, Sussex; christened 25th May 1757 St. Thomas-à-Becket Church, Brightling, Sussex; died 3rd Jun 1842 Burwash, Sussex; buried 9th Jun 1842 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, aged 85 years
iiJohn who was born 1758 Brightling, Sussex; christened 16th Sep 1758 St. Thomas-à-Becket Church, Brightling, Sussex, parents John & Mary Reeves; buried 3rd May 1832 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, aged 73 years, recorded as James
iiiMary who was born c 1760 Warbleton, Sussex; buried 20th Jun 1828 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, aged 67 years
ivAnn who was born 1762 Warbleton, Sussex; christened 27th Sep 1762 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, parents John & Mary Reeves
vRebecca who was born 1765 Warbleton, Sussex; christened 9th Apr 1765 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex; buried 15th Nov 1833 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, aged 69 yars, residence Herstmonceux
 
3. Mary Reeves [Glyde] She was born 1732/33 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 30th Jan 1732 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, parents Solomon & Sarah Glide; buried 3rd Jul 1776 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, wife of John
She married John Reeves on 27th Jun 1756 at St. Peter's Church, Ashburnham, Sussex, John of Brightling. He was born c 1730 at ??; buried 23rd Feb 1799 at St. Peter's Church, Ashburnham, Sussex. They had the following children:
iSarah who was born 2nd May 1757 Brightling, Sussex; christened 25th May 1757 St. Thomas-à-Becket Church, Brightling, Sussex; died 3rd Jun 1842 Burwash, Sussex; buried 9th Jun 1842 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, aged 85 years
iiJohn who was born 1758 Brightling, Sussex; christened 16th Sep 1758 St. Thomas-à-Becket Church, Brightling, Sussex, parents John & Mary Reeves; buried 3rd May 1832 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, aged 73 years, recorded as James
iiiMary who was born c 1760 Warbleton, Sussex; buried 20th Jun 1828 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, aged 67 years
ivAnn who was born 1762 Warbleton, Sussex; christened 27th Sep 1762 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, parents John & Mary Reeves
vRebecca who was born 1765 Warbleton, Sussex; christened 9th Apr 1765 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex; buried 15th Nov 1833 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, aged 69 yars, residence Herstmonceux
 

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