Jasper-Wilkes-Burke County GaArchives Biographies.....Reeves, Joel Avery 1777 - May 23 1843 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Robert Jeffries rjeffres@charter.net October 8, 2004, 3:04 pm Author: Robert Jeffries Joel Avery Reeves was born about 1777 and died about May 23, 1843 and about 1800 he married Nancy (?) in Wilkes County, Georgia. They had Mary M. Reeves who was born about 1801 and married Wyatt Thomas McHurd about 1820 in Greene County, Georgia Elizabeth Reeves who was born on October 2, 1806, married Burkett N. Jeffries on August 30, 1825, and died on May 28, 1892 James M. Reeves was born about 1808 and married Maude Johnson Nancy S. Reeves, who was born about 1810 and married (?) Terrell John William Lumpkin Reeves who was born about 1814 Martha C. Reeves was born about 1816 and married Eli Boyette Joseph Reeves was born about 1818 married Allie Banks and died before 1868 Sarah P. Reeves who was born about 1820 and married Rev. James Reeves Pleasant Reeves who was born about 1822. (An e-mail message I received, which may or may not, be of help in studying Elizabeth Reeve's parents' family is as follows: Robert, I'm not certain; but, I suspect that your (?) McHurd listed as husband to Mary M. Reeves is my 3rd ggrandfather - Wyatt Thomas Heard. He was born in 1799 in Georgia and married a Mary M. Reeves (maybe yours?) abt 1820 (probably Greene Co., Georgia as that's where most of their children were born). They had: Elizabeth Jane - 1821, Augustin Early - 1823, Dooley Tatnall - 1825, Nancy Sophronia - 1829, Newnan - 1831, Mary Whatley - 1833. Lawrence Pike - 1835 Wyatt Avery - 1838, Hubbard Tompkins - 1840, Thomas Woodson - 1844. If any of these names, etc. sound right, send me a reply and I'll send you what info I have. Good luck. Chuck Johnson) Joel Avery Reeves' will says as follows: "In the name of God Amen, I, Joel A. Reeves of said county and state being of advanced age, and knowing that I must shortly depart from this world, admit (?) right and proper both as respects myself and family. That I should make a disposition of the property with which a kind providence has blessed me. I therefore make and ordain this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and annulling all others heretofore made by me. Item-1st-I desire that my body be buried in a decent and Christian like manner suitable to my circumstances and conditions, my soul I trust shall return to rest with God who gave it, as I hope for eternal salvation through the blessed Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Item-2nd-I desire and direct that all of my just debts be paid with out delay by my Executors herein after named, as I am unwilling my creditors shall be delayed of rights especially as there is no necessity for delay. Item-3rd-I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, Nancy Reeves (with whom I have lived for many years, in comfortable union) during her natural life, the following property, wiz., all the land on which I now live (except the mill lot, consisting of 400 acres, more or less, four slaves, a sufficiency of stock such as horses, cows, hogs, sheep, etc.; and provisions of every description to support her family, also all the household furniture, and kitchen furniture, and a sufficiency of plantation tools, of every description, and whatever else may be thought necessary for her comfort and convenience, by my executors, to hold and use the said property during her natural life, and at her death to be disposed of as hereinafter directed. Item-4th- I direct that if there should be any money, in my possession, at my death, or if there should be any perishable property, than will conduce to the comfort of my wife that it should be sold by my executors and the money arising thereform, together with any already on hand, as any debt be paid due to be loaned and kept as a fund for the support of my wife, should she need it during her lifetime. Item 5th- To my eldest daughters, Mary M. Hurd and Jane B. Heard I think I have given a sufficieny hither to, and now I leave them one dollar each to show that I did not forget them in this testament. Item 6th- To my daughter, Elizabeth Jeffries, wife of Burkett N. Jeffries, I give an equal share of my property as that of my wife and divided as hereinafter directed, and the part given above to my daughter, Elizabeth, Jeffries, to belong to her and her children that survive her death. Item 7th- I give to my son Joseph Reeves, two negro slaves (viz.) Joshua (a boy) and Moses (a boy), one bed and furniture and one half of the land willed to my wife during her natural life and the said land is to be given to him after her death.; Item 8th- I give to my daughter Martha C. Reeves' children that survive her death, one negro slave Ann (a girl), also a horse bridle and saddle and furniture and a cow and calf. I direct that until she marries she be permitted to remain on the plantation of my wife and be boarded on the proceed of the property given to my wife. Item 9th- I give to my son Pleasant W. Reeves two negro slaves (viz.) Jordan (a Boy)and Danny (a boy), a horse, bridle, and saddle, cow and calf, bed and furniture and also one half of the land which I willed to my wife. If they cannot agree, then three disinterested to divide the land for them. This tract includes all the land I now live on excpt the mill lot. The plantation is to stay with his mother with it's proceeds given to my wife. The labor of the slaves be given to him when he becomes 21 years of age Item 10th- I give to my grandson Joel Reeves , elder of JohnW.S. Reeves one negro slave (vis.) Pickney (a boy) also the mill lot of land containing 30 acres more or less, and also the mill and all the appertenca. Thereof. Item 11- I desire and that my three grandchildren Thomas Reeves, John Reeves, Cinthia Reeves, the children of my daughter Sarah P. Reeves be supported from the property given to my wife until the youngest reaches of age, (if my wife should live until that time at the division as herein after directed to receive their mother's share would have received had she lived, the above support to be given provided they live on the plantation with my wife. Item 12- I desire and direct that all the property given to my wife during her natural life as described in item third (except the land) and all the increase thereof at her death be sold and equally divided between Elizabeth J. Jeffries, James M. Reeves, Nancy S. Terrell, John W.S. Reeves, and my three grandchildren: Thomas, John, and Cinthia Reeves, the children of my daughter. Drawing one share on the part of their mother would have drawn had she been in life. Item 13- I give to my daughter Cinthia L. Osburn, wife of Matthew Osburn five dollars in money to be paid soon after my decease as possible. Item 14- I hereby appoint my two sons James M.and Joseph Reeves and my friend and kinsman Leroy Wilson executors on this my last will and testament giving them discretionary power in any manner that does not violate the intention of the foregoing testament In witness whereof I, Joel Avory Reeves have hereinto set my hand and seal the 23rd day of May 1845. Joel A. Reeves Signed, sealed, delivered and published by Joel A.Reeves as his last will and testament in the presence of the subscribers who subscribe our names herunto in the presence of the said testor and each other. May 23, 1845 Nat. Whitfield, George T. Wiley, William A. Whitfield, and Mark L. Newton A Joel Reeves lived in Captain Winnies district of Burke County in 1796. On February 23, 1808 a deed by Jane Reeves, a widow, in Wilkes County, made her son, James Reeves of Randolph County, which later had it's name changed to Jasper County, in which she sold him 202 ½ acres of land for $500. The land had originally been in the 16th district of Baldwin County, but at that time was in land lot #15 of Randolph County. The deed was witnessed by John and Malachiah Reeves and was recorded on October 28, 1808. The last will and testament of Jesse Reeves was proven by David Reeves and Malahiah Reeves in the January term of the 1816 Jasper County Court. Letters of Testimony and the Warrant of Appraisement were issued to Jonathan Reeves. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/jasper/bios/gbs128reeves.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 8.6 Kb