Reeves of York County, South Carolina
and DeKalb, Fayette & Jasper Counties

William Reeves, Sr. was listed on the South Carolina Census Records, York County, from 1790 to 1810. He was married in 1793 to Elizabeth Thompson who died in 1822. William, Sr. died 1818 in York County.[1] The inventory of his estate was dated 4 March 1818 in York County, with Edmund Aycock named as administrator. A guardian was appointed for the children on 31 January 1822. Widow, Jerusha Reeves. Issue:

• Wiley Reeves, born 1760/1770 in York County, South Carolina, removed first to Jasper County, then to Fayette County, Georgia where he was listed on the 1830 census.[2]
• Willis Reeves.
• Mary Reeves married William Thompson.
• Hardy Reeves, born 1755/1774.[3] He died in York County in 1809.
• Elizabeth Reeves married (1) James Gaulden (2) James B. Glover.
• William Reeves, Jr., born 1756, married Nuttey. His LWT was dated 1838 in DeKalb County, Georgia, and he died after the 1840 Census. Issue:

  1. Joshua Reeves, born 1777[4] in York County, South Carolina, removed to Georgia in 1796. He was a private in the Georgia State Troops Mounted Infantry in 183. Wife, Jemima (born 1772 in South Carolina). He was named in the LWT of his father, William Reeves, Jr. He resided in Jasper County (old Randolph County) where a number of deeds are found dating from 1808 to 1823. He was listed on the 1820 Walton County Census and the 1830 Fayette County Census. He also had a number o f deed transactions in Fayette County dating from 1824 to 1833. He died September 1855 in Tallapoosa County, Georgia. Andrew J. Reeves was appointed administrator of his estate. The estate papers verify the names of his children. Issue:

  1. Bethenia Reeves, born 1804 in Jasper County, married William Pike.
  2. Lurana Reeves, born ca 1805 in Jasper County, married James Crosson on 14 March 1824 in Fayette County.
  3. John Reeves, born 1809 in Jasper County, attorney, removed to Randolph County, Alabama, leaving a son, Columbia Reeves (born 1833 in Fayette County) who inherited the estate of Joshua Reeves.
  4. Andrew J. Reeves, born 1810/1815 in Jasper County and may be the Jasper Reeves mentioned in the History of Heard County, Georgia.
  5. Levina Reeves, born 1810/1815 in Jasper County, married Mr. Evans.
  6. Lucretia Reeves married Irby CHancey of Coffee County, Alabama.

• Lucy Reeves married William Glover on 5 April 1804 in York County, South Carolina.
• Dempsey A. Reeves was listed on the 1830 DeKalb County Census. Issue:

1. Allen Reeves, born 1801 in York County, South Carolina, listed on the 1850 Fayette County Census, married Lucretia Williams on 5 February 1824 in Jasper County. On 13 March 1830, Allen Reeves of Fayette County deeded to John Faulner, 202-1/2 acres of land in the 4th District of Fayette County, being Lot No. 167.
2. Mary Ann Reeves. Was named as the oprhan of Dempsey A. Reeves in a bond dated 19 November 1840 in Fayette County wherein John W. and William Reeves are appointed her guardians.[5]

Sources: [1] Estate of William Reeves, Sr. Case 45, #1904. Heirs receipts: J. B. Glover, Hardy Reeves, Mary Thompson, Willis Reeves, E. Glover alias E. Gaulden, Wiley Reeves, William Glover and William Reeves. Date: 3/3/1823; [2] Deed of Wiley Reeves to John Bates, Jr., 10 January 1825, Jasper County, Georgia; [3] Letters of Administration issued to William Reeves on 8 November 1809 in York County, South Carolina. Administrators Bond given by Wiley Reeves, William Reeves, Willis Reeves and Thomas Roach on 19 November 1803. Persons named in the Sale of the Estate of Hardy Reeves were: Avery Reeves, Wiley Reeves, F. Reeves, William Reeves, Jr., Lawson Reeves; [4] 1850 Tallapoosa County, Georgia Census; [5] Fayette County, Georgia Bonds, Vol. A, page 433.