Annals of the Sinnott, Rogers, Coffin, Corlies, Reeves, Bodine and allied families . e, 20 September, 1787,Christina Shykels. 5. Meribah Reeves*, married, license, 20 September, 1783, Edward Jane Reeves*, born 1764; died 14 June, 1783; married, 18 July, 1782, James Coppuck. Henry Reeves*, above (Joseph^, William*, Walter*), had twelve children, of whom BenjaminFurness Reeves^, born at or near Port Elizabeth, New Jersey, 7 July, 1793 ; died 6 March, 1862; buriedat Port Elizabeth; married Rachel, daughter of James and Abigail (Weaver) Godfrey, born 6 July,1797 ; died 23 July, 1870;
Annals of the Sinnott, Rogers, Coffin, Corlies, Reeves, Bodine and allied families . e, 20 September, 1787,Christina Shykels. 5. Meribah Reeves*, married, license, 20 September, 1783, Edward Jane Reeves*, born 1764; died 14 June, 1783; married, 18 July, 1782, James Coppuck. Henry Reeves*, above (Joseph^, William*, Walter*), had twelve children, of whom BenjaminFurness Reeves^, born at or near Port Elizabeth, New Jersey, 7 July, 1793 ; died 6 March, 1862; buriedat Port Elizabeth; married Rachel, daughter of James and Abigail (Weaver) Godfrey, born 6 July,1797 ; died 23 July, 1870; and became the father of Henry Reeves^ born 5 April, 1825 ; married (i), 13November, 1852, Sarah Jane, daughter of Permenas C. Lee. Samuel V. Reeves, a son of this lattermarriage, born i May, 1854, and now residing at Haddonfield, New Jersey, has for more than twentyyears been engaged in gathering data for a Reeves genealogy, and his untiring, generous effort haspreserved a much larger list of the descendants of Walter Reeves than is given in this chapter onthe Reeves Family. 114. THE REEVES FAMILY ix. Samuel Reeve, died circa 1737; married (license granted 2 January, 1735) MaryHill. His will, dated 2 December, 1737, names wife Mary, and Samuel, sonof my brother William. 2. JOHN REEVES^ (Walter^), who was no doubt the eldest son ofWalter Reeve, was probably born in England, although it is possible that hewas born at Southold, Long Island. He resided in Burlington County, NewJersey, where, in 1704, he was granted the right to keep the ferry between thetown of Burlington and the city of Philadelphia. Ferry privileges in colonialtimes were established by the public authorities, and were among the mostvaluable franchises granted. The grant in this case was made by GovernorCornbury, and reads: Edward Viscount Cornbury, Captain-General and Governor-in Chief in and over herMajesties provinces of New Jersey New York, and all the territories and tracts of landdepending thereon in Americ
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