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Descendants of Robert Ryves

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  ROBERT1 RYVES was born 1490 in Blandford in Dorsetshire, England, and died 1551.  He married JOAN UNKNOWN.  She died Unknown.

     

Children of ROBERT RYVES and JOAN UNKNOWN are:

2.             i.   JOHN2 RYVES, b. 1514; d. 1549.

               ii.   AGNES RYVES, d. Unknown; m. JOHN SWAYNE, Bef. 20 Oct 1549; d. Unknown.

               iii.   UNKNOWN RYVES, d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM HUNTON, Bef. 20 Oct 1549; d. Unknown.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  JOHN2 RYVES (ROBERT1) was born 1514, and died 1549.  He married AMY HARVEY.  She died Unknown.

     

Children of JOHN RYVES and AMY HARVEY are:

                i.   JOHN3 RYVES, d. Unknown; m. ELIZABETH MERVYN; d. Unknown.

               ii.   MARY RYVES, b. Abt. 1538; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM ADEN; d. Unknown.

               iii.   MARGARET RYVES, b. Abt. 1540; d. Unknown; m. RICHARD LAWRENCE, 01 Dec 1559; d. Unknown.

               iv.   JANE RYVES, b. Abt. 1542; d. Unknown; m. THOMAS SYDENHAM; d. Unknown.

3.             v.   RICHARD RYVES, b. Abt. 1547, Damory Court, England; d. Abt. 1591.

               vi.   ROBERT RYVES, b. Abt. 1544; d. Abt. 1576.

              vii.   THOMAS RYVES, b. Abt. 1549; d. Abt. 1596.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

3.  RICHARD3 RYVES (JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born Abt. 1547 in Damory Court, England, and died Abt. 1591.

     

Child of RICHARD RYVES is:

4.             i.   TIMOTHY4 RYVES, b. Abt. 1588, England; d. Sep 1643.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

4.  TIMOTHY4 RYVES (RICHARD3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born Abt. 1588 in England, and died Sep 1643.  He married (1) ELIZABETH UNKNOWN.  She died Unknown.  He married (2) MARY UNKNOWN.  She died Unknown.

     

Children of TIMOTHY RYVES and MARY UNKNOWN are:

                i.   RICHARD5 RYVES, b. Abt. 1623; d. Unknown.

               ii.   TIMOTHY RYVES, b. 09 Aug 1625; d. Unknown.

               iii.   GEORGE RYVES, b. Abt. 1632; d. Abt. 1677; m. JOAN UNKNOWN; d. Unknown.

5.            iv.   WILLIAM RYVES, b. Abt. 1636, Woodstock, England; d. Abt. 1695, VA..

 

 

Generation No. 5

 

5.  WILLIAM5 RYVES (TIMOTHY4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born Abt. 1636 in Woodstock, England, and died Abt. 1695 in VA..

     

Children of WILLIAM RYVES are:

6.             i.   WILLIAM6 RYVES, b. Abt. 1680, VA.; d. Abt. 1751, Granville Co., NC..

               ii.   GEORGE RYVES, d. Unknown; m. FRANCES UNKNOWN; d. Unknown.

               iii.   ROBERT RYVES, d. Unknown; m. SARAH UNKNOWN; d. Unknown.

               iv.   JOHN RYVES, d. Unknown; m. GRACE UNKNOWN; d. Unknown.

                v.   TIMOTHY RYVES, d. Unknown; m. JUDITH UNKNOWN; d. Unknown.

 

 

Generation No. 6

 

6.  WILLIAM6 RYVES (WILLIAM5, TIMOTHY4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born Abt. 1680 in VA., and died Abt. 1751 in Granville Co., NC..  He married MARGARET UNKNOWN.  She died Unknown.

     

Children of WILLIAM RYVES and MARGARET UNKNOWN are:

                i.   JOHN7 RYVES, d. Unknown; m. SARAH THOMPSON; d. Unknown.

               ii.   BENJAMIN REEVES, d. Unknown.

               iii.   JAMES REEVES, b. Chowan Precinct, NC.; d. Abt. 1781, NC.; m. MILLICENT UNKNOWN; d. Unknown.

               iv.   SARAH REEVES, b. Guilford Co., NC.; d. Unknown, Guilford Co., NC.; m. ROBERT HICKS; d. Unknown.

                v.   ELIZABETH REEVES, b. Albermarle Co., NC.; d. Aft. 1751; m. UNKNOWN HODGES; d. Unknown.

               vi.   MARY REEVES, b. Albermarle Co., NC.; d. Aft. 1751; m. UNKNOWN CARPENTER; d. Unknown.

              vii.   JONATHAN DEARDON REEVES, b. Abt. 1700, VA.; d. Aft. 1755.

             viii.   MALACHI REEVES, b. Abt. 1711, Granville, NC.; d. Unknown, York Co., SC..

              ix.   ISAAC REEVES, b. Abt. 1720, Granville, NC.; d. Aft. 1750, Rowan Co., NC..

7.            x.   WILLIAM REEVES, b. Abt. 1723, Granville, NC.; d. 15 Jul 1821, York Co., SC..

              xi.   BURGESS RYVES, d. Unknown; m. FRANCES MAULDIN; d. Unknown.

              xii.   ANN RYVES, d. Unknown; m. UNKNOWN CARPENTER; d. Unknown.

             xiii.   OLIVE RYVES, d. Unknown.

 

 

Generation No. 7

 

7.  WILLIAM7 REEVES (WILLIAM6 RYVES, WILLIAM5, TIMOTHY4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born Abt. 1723 in Granville, NC., and died 15 Jul 1821 in York Co., SC..  He married (1) ELIZABETH LAWSON OR HARVEY Abt. 1763 in Granville, NC.  She died Unknown.  He married (2) ELIZABETH THOMPSON Abt. 1793 in York Co., SC.  She died Unknown.

     

Children of WILLIAM REEVES and ELIZABETH HARVEY are:

                i.   LUCY8 REEVES, d. Unknown.

               ii.   ELIZABETH REEVES, d. Unknown.

               iii.   TABITHA REEVES, d. Bef. 1810, York Co., SC..

               iv.   WILLIAM REEVES, b. Granville, NC.; d. Unknown.

8.             v.   WYLIE REEVES, b. 1760, Granville, NC.; d. Aft. 1850, Fayette Co., GA..

               vi.   MARY REEVES, b. 31 Dec 1764, Granville, NC.; d. Unknown, Carroll Co., GA; m. WILLIAM POLLARD THOMASON; d. Unknown.

              vii.   JOHN HARDY REEVES, b. Abt. 1765, Granville, NC.; d. Abt. 1803, York Co., SC.; m. LUCY REEVES; d. Unknown.

             viii.   WILLIS REEVES, b. 31 Oct 1780, Granville, NC.; d. 12 Aug 1846, Gaston, NC..

 

     

Child of WILLIAM REEVES and ELIZABETH THOMPSON is:

              ix.   THOMPSON8 REEVES, d. Unknown.

 

 

Generation No. 8

 

8.  WYLIE8 REEVES (WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6 RYVES, WILLIAM5, TIMOTHY4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 1760 in Granville, NC., and died Aft. 1850 in Fayette Co., GA..  He married REBECCA THOMASSON 24 Nov 1788 in Granville, NC.  She was born 1770, and died 1840.

     

Children of WYLIE REEVES and REBECCA THOMASSON are:

                i.   WYATT9 REEVES, b. Abt. 1789, SC; d. Abt. 1828, Fayette Co., GA; m. ELIZABETH STURGIS; d. Unknown.

9.             ii.   WILLIAM B. REEVES, b. Abt. 1794, York Co., SC.; d. 04 Dec 1850, Fayette Co., GA..

               iii.   JOHN T. REEVES, b. Abt. 1796; d. Abt. 1876; m. MARY UNKNOWN; d. Unknown.

               iv.   ALLEN REEVES, b. Abt. 1801; d. Unknown; m. LUCRETIA H. WILLIAMS; d. Unknown.

                v.   ALFRED M. REEVES, b. Abt. 1804; d. Abt. 1878; m. (1) SARAH L. WILLIAMS; d. Unknown; m. (2) JANE HUBBARD; d. Unknown.

               vi.   MARIAH A. REEVES, b. Abt. 1805; d. Abt. 1842; m. FRANCIS PATTERSON, JR.; d. Unknown.

              vii.   TABITHA REEVES, b. Abt. 1808; d. Unknown; m. HOWELL BILLINGSLY; d. Unknown.

             viii.   PERMELIA T. REEVES, b. Abt. 1810; d. Abt. 1878; m. THOMAS JONES; d. Unknown.

              ix.   WYLEY DABNEY REEVES, b. Abt. 1814; d. Abt. 1874; m. BARBARA UNKNOWN; d. Unknown.

 

 

Generation No. 9

 

9.  WILLIAM B.9 REEVES (WYLIE8, WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6 RYVES, WILLIAM5, TIMOTHY4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born Abt. 1794 in York Co., SC., and died 04 Dec 1850 in Fayette Co., GA..  He married (1) CAMILLA CLEVELAND 08 Dec 1822 in Jasper Co., GA, daughter of WILLIAM CLEVELAND and RHODA WRIGHT.  She was born Abt. 1800 in GA., and died 01 Dec 1833 in Fayette Co., GA..  He married (2) MARTHA ANN BLACK 30 Apr 1835 in Fayette Co., GA.  She died Unknown.

     

Children of WILLIAM REEVES and CAMILLA CLEVELAND are:

                i.   MARY10 REEVES, b. Abt. 1823; d. Unknown; m. TERRELL A. JACKSON; d. Unknown.

               ii.   JAMES MILTON REEVES, b. 15 Jun 1824, Jasper Co., GA; d. 11 Jul 1897, Crawford Co., GA.; m. LOUISA T. MORGAN, 28 Oct 1845, Fayette Co., GA; b. 03 Jan 1829; d. 29 Jul 1875.

10.          iii.   JOHN RANDOLPH REEVES, b. 27 Nov 1827, Fayettevile, Fayette, Co., GA; d. 20 Mar 1905, Durango Falls Co., TX..

11.          iv.   LOUISIA REEVES, b. 05 Dec 1831, Fayette Co., GA.; d. Aft. 1862, Decatur Co., GA..

 

     

Children of WILLIAM REEVES and MARTHA BLACK are:

                v.   MELISSA CATHEN10 REEVES, b. Abt. 1831; d. Abt. 1890.

               vi.   LETHA ANN REEVES, b. Abt. 1837; d. Unknown.

              vii.   WILLIAM G. REEVES, b. Abt. 1840; d. Abt. 1863.

             viii.   HENRY CLAY REEVES, b. Abt. 1843; d. Abt. 1926.

              ix.   AMOS W. REEVES, b. Abt. 1845; d. Abt. 1863.

               x.   ROBERT H. REEVES, b. Abt. 1847; d. Unknown.

              xi.   SARAH A. REEVES, b. Abt. 1849; d. Abt. 1886; m. HENRY CLAY FORTSON; d. Unknown.

              xii.   MARTHA W. REEVES, b. Abt. 1850; d. Unknown.

 

 

Generation No. 10

 

10.  JOHN RANDOLPH10 REEVES (WILLIAM B.9, WYLIE8, WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6 RYVES, WILLIAM5, TIMOTHY4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 27 Nov 1827 in Fayettevile, Fayette, Co., GA, and died 20 Mar 1905 in Durango Falls Co., TX..

     

Child of JOHN RANDOLPH REEVES is:

                i.   ROMULUS W.11 REEVES, d. Unknown.

 

 

11.  LOUISIA10 REEVES (WILLIAM B.9, WYLIE8, WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6 RYVES, WILLIAM5, TIMOTHY4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 05 Dec 1831 in Fayette Co., GA., and died Aft. 1862 in Decatur Co., GA..  She married ROMULUS WRIGHT MATTHEWS 26 Sep 1849 in Crawford Co., GA., son of LEVI MATHEWS and NANCY HAYES.  He was born Abt. 1829 in Roberta, Crawford Co., GA., and died Aft. 1862 in Decatur Co., GA..

     

Children of LOUISIA REEVES and ROMULUS MATTHEWS are:

12.            i.   REMUS HAYES11 MATTHEWS, b. 20 Jan 1851; d. 28 Aug 1917, Decatur Co., GA..

               ii.   GEORGIA LEE MATTHEWS, b. 22 Sep 1853, GA.; d. 29 Apr 1860, Houston Co., GA..

13.          iii.   MARY E.J. MATTHEWS, b. 14 Jan 1860, Houston Co., GA; d. 29 Oct 1896, Bainbridge, Decatur Co., GA.

               iv.   ROMULUS WRIGHT MATTHEWS, b. 1862; d. Unknown.

 

 

Generation No. 11

 

12.  REMUS HAYES11 MATTHEWS (LOUISIA10 REEVES, WILLIAM B.9, WYLIE8, WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6 RYVES, WILLIAM5, TIMOTHY4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 20 Jan 1851, and died 28 Aug 1917 in Decatur Co., GA..  He married LUCY FRANCES GRIFFIN 31 Jan 1875 in Decatur Co., GA, daughter of BENJAMIN GRIFFIN and ELOISA HULL.  She was born 27 Sep 1853 in Bainbridge, Decatur Co., GA., and died Oct 1938 in Decatur Co., GA..

     

Children of REMUS MATTHEWS and LUCY GRIFFIN are:

                i.   JENNIE LOU12 MATTHEWS, b. 18 Sep 1876; d. Infant.

               ii.   ALMA HAYS MATTHEWS, b. 08 Sep 1877, Bainbridge, Decatur Co., GA.; d. 27 Nov 1965, Decatur Co., GA.; m. JOHN EDWARD SHOLAR, 26 Dec 1897, Decatur Co., GA; b. 17 Feb 1868, Henry Co., AL.; d. 01 Mar 1940, Decatur Co., GA..

               iii.   OSCAR HORA MATTHEWS, b. 18 Jan 1879; d. Feb 1964; m. (1) ANNA BARFIELD; b. Abt. 1904; d. Abt. 1967; m. (2) ADA E. CATO, 15 Nov 1903, Decatur Co., GA; b. 18 Oct 1879; d. 18 Oct 1928.

               iv.   MYRA ELOISE MATTHEWS, b. 04 Apr 1881; d. Abt. 1884.

                v.   BEN HENRY MATTHEWS, b. 19 Jul 1883; d. Abt. 1972; m. KATE WYNN; d. Unknown.

               vi.   JAMES WRIGHT MATTHEWS, b. 28 Dec 1885, Decatur Co., GA; d. 05 Oct 1966, Decatur Co., GA; m. GILBERT DEE NICHOLS, 10 Dec 1926, Decatur Co., GA; b. 12 Jan 1905, Decatur Co., GA; d. Unknown.

              vii.   ROSSIE REEVES MATTHEWS, b. 14 Jul 1887; d. 20 Jan 1968.

             viii.   ROMULUS LEE MATTHEWS, b. 05 Aug 1889; d. Unknown, Naranja, FL.

              ix.   REMUS PAULETTE MATTHEWS, b. 25 Aug 1891; d. 01 Oct 1974; m. (1) LUCY NELL CLOUD; b. 06 Sep 1915; d. 09 Sep 1996; m. (2) ROBA COX; b. 31 Oct 1898; d. 17 Jan 1919.

               x.   ANNA MAY MATTHEWS, b. 08 Sep 1893; d. 13 Jun 1971; m. ALVA ASA ADAMS; b. 22 May 1893; d. 14 Nov 1939.

              xi.   GEORGE RUSSELL MATTHEWS, b. 26 Aug 1895; d. Jun 1969, Douglas, Wyoming; m. TERESA; d. Unknown.

              xii.   FRANCES BELLE MATTHEWS, b. 01 Oct 1898; d. 31 Dec 1978; m. JOSEPH THOMAS FLOYD; b. 18 Jun 1894; d. 24 Jul 1956.

 

 

13.  MARY E.J.11 MATTHEWS (LOUISIA10 REEVES, WILLIAM B.9, WYLIE8, WILLIAM7, WILLIAM6 RYVES, WILLIAM5, TIMOTHY4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 14 Jan 1860 in Houston Co., GA, and died 29 Oct 1896 in Bainbridge, Decatur Co., GA.  She married JAMES R. BABBIT.  He died Unknown.

     

Children of MARY MATTHEWS and JAMES BABBIT are:

                i.   PIERCE12 BABBIT, d. Unknown.

               ii.   NELL BABBIT, d. Unknown.

iii.MARY CLIFFORD BABBIT, b. 15 Oct 1887, Bainbridge, Decatur Co., GA; d. 02 May 1970, Bainbridge, Decatur Co., GA.

 

 

This research on Robert Ryves was done by cousins Tim & Shelly Matthews.

 

Copyright © 2005 Nancy Gay Crawford Updated: April 18, 2005