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Hi,
My name is Barry Reeves and I have been researching my family history for over 35 years now. Although my primary focus has been the Reeves surname and its various spellings (Reaves, Reeve, Reeves, Reives, Rives, Ryves, etc). I have also done extensive research on many other surnames in both mine and my wife's family. Some of these names are: Alvis, Anderson, Blaize, Bennett, Dexter, Gollier, Hammond, Hawkins, Kay, Manning, McGee, Miller, Morrison, Overton, Parks, Redfairn, Redfearn, Reynolds, Robinson, Rooker, Rumble, Titman, Walker, Wyatt and Wynne.
My Reeves family line goes back to a Robert Ryves who was born about 1490 in Dorset, England and died in 1551 in Dorset, England. The Ryves family were involved in the Wool trade in southern England and were large landowners in Dorset County. Although the Reeves/Reve/Ryves family can be found in England as far back as the Norman conquest, some Reeves researchers including myself believe that the Dorset branch originated in the Languedoc region of southern France prior to 1450 where the name was spelled Rives. There are many references to the Rives family found in the town of Montaillou, France during the 1200's and 1300's. This Rives family of Montaillou was also in the Wool trade. It is thought they had to leave France due to religious persecution. I suspect there is a direct connection between the Rives family in Montaillou, France and Robert Ryves of Dorset, England, although I have yet to find the connection.
I would enjoy any correspondence with other family researchers on any of the surnames or topics mentioned above.
Regards,
Barry Reeves
http://www.reevesregistry.com
My name is Barry Reeves and I have been researching my family history for over 35 years now. Although my primary focus has been the Reeves surname and its various spellings (Reaves, Reeve, Reeves, Reives, Rives, Ryves, etc). I have also done extensive research on many other surnames in both mine and my wife's family. Some of these names are: Alvis, Anderson, Blaize, Bennett, Dexter, Gollier, Hammond, Hawkins, Kay, Manning, McGee, Miller, Morrison, Overton, Parks, Redfairn, Redfearn, Reynolds, Robinson, Rooker, Rumble, Titman, Walker, Wyatt and Wynne.
My Reeves family line goes back to a Robert Ryves who was born about 1490 in Dorset, England and died in 1551 in Dorset, England. The Ryves family were involved in the Wool trade in southern England and were large landowners in Dorset County. Although the Reeves/Reve/Ryves family can be found in England as far back as the Norman conquest, some Reeves researchers including myself believe that the Dorset branch originated in the Languedoc region of southern France prior to 1450 where the name was spelled Rives. There are many references to the Rives family found in the town of Montaillou, France during the 1200's and 1300's. This Rives family of Montaillou was also in the Wool trade. It is thought they had to leave France due to religious persecution. I suspect there is a direct connection between the Rives family in Montaillou, France and Robert Ryves of Dorset, England, although I have yet to find the connection.
I would enjoy any correspondence with other family researchers on any of the surnames or topics mentioned above.
Regards,
Barry Reeves
http://www.reevesregistry.com
posted by Barry | 12:20 PM
3 Comments:
Barry;
Hi my name Is Nancy LeMasters and am the GGGGGGrand Daughter of William Reeves and Eleanor Wiggins. They had My Drucilla Reeves-Endicott who married Thomas Swanson Endicott.. The problem is I am stuck at William and Eleanor. and can't find any info before them. If there is any one out there in our Reeves Family that can help me break down this brick wall I would really appreciate it..
I can either be contacted at my Reeves mail or at EndicottGirl@sbcglobal.net.
Thank you for your help and for such a wonderfull Family site.
Nancy LeMasters
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Barry, your recent posting, which included the following caught my attention. Here is the part that interested me: "My Reeves family line goes back to a Robert Ryves who was born about 1490 in Dorset, England and died in 1551 in Dorset, England. The Ryves family were involved in the Wool trade in southern England and were large landowners in Dorset County. Although the Reeves/Reve/Ryves family can be found in England as far back as the Norman conquest, some Reeves researchers including myself believe that the Dorset branch originated in the Languedoc region of southern France prior to 1450 where the name was spelled Rives. There are many references to the Rives family found in the town of Montaillou, France during the 1200's and 1300's. This Rives family of Montaillou was also in the Wool trade. It is thought they had to leave France due to religious persecution."
The reason for my interest is that I had a recent communication from another researcher who helped me with a grandfather, William Reaves b. circa 1708-1718. She has documentation of him as shown in an excerpt from her email below. She also mentions the Reaves' in France and how they were persecuted when they were JEWS; they fled to England because of this. Do you know anything of the book she mentions? This information seems to follow along the lines of what you posted.
I have been researching Reaves for about 25 years now and just can't get past William, abt 1718 (who I used to think was John[might have been John William or William John]'
Excerpt:
"Hi Hal, My info comes from John's Journal and Stephen's biography. Stephen lists his mother as Elizabeth Purvis.I believe the 1793 comes from William Reaves' father. William Reaves' father was William who married Elizabeth Calloway. His father was William who married Margeret Burgis.I have a book written by a Reaves woman who carries us back to England and France.Our cousin Patrick Reaves says our ancestors were originally French merchants who migrated from France because of the religious persecution they could not endure. They were Jewish. They came to England because Jews were being imprisoned and burned at the stake.They wanted everyone to be Catholic.
I would appreciate any thoughts or ideas.
Hal (hreaves@embarqmail.com)
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