David farmed in Surry County until 1788, when he moved southwest into Rutherford Conty and settled on the Broad River, leaving behind his father, his younger brother James and perhsps his older brother Edward with their respective families. His brother in -law James Doyle appears to have moved his family along with David's into Rutherford.
In the year 1772, we find David-3 located in western North Carolina (Surry County) where, according to the preserved minuted of Dutchman's Creek Baptist Church, "located in the forks of the Yadkin" (present Davie County), David-3 his wife Gemima, and his father's half brother Jesse-2, were three of the seven founders of that church on March 5, 1772."
Fenton Goss-5 has preserved for us some details of the migrating party arrived in Missouri,and the steps taken there to become established in that then frontier territory. It confirms the expressed opinion that David-3 possessed qualities of leadership. Two of Daivd's sons, James Ashley and Samuel with their respective families had gone ahead to Misssouri in 1816. Another son Edward had married and located in Tennessee, still another William married and remained in North Carolina. For the trip, there were Andrew-4 still unmarried, and Joseph -4 with his family and the widow of Jonathan-4 with her children.(Nancy who married William Russell) all of whom joined David-3 and Germima in the migration. Already James A.-4 and SAmuel D-4 had set up a general merchandise business on the Missippi, and from there Samuel leaving his brother in charge, returned to Carolina to guide our the travelers with their wagon train.
His wife was Germima Reed of Virginia, who was born November 18, 1750 and lived to past the age of ninety, after mothering a large family. She passed away April 20, 1841. She has spent the last years of her life in the home of her son-in-law Rev. John B. Longan in Cole County, Missouri. Her burial was beside the remains of her husband in Cooper County in the family burying ground on the old homestead. Her father James Reed (or Read) mentioned his daughter as Gemima Reves in his will, filed in Brunswick County, Virginia, in 1796.
from "The Reavis Family in America since 1700" by Marie Reavis Hall
Children of David Reavis and Germima Reed
1 Rhoda Reavis married George Russell Jr.
2 Nancy b 1770
3 Jonathan b Dec 10 1773
4 William b 4 Nov 1775 d 1867 m Betsy Burge
5 Mary b 8 Mar m Allen Doyle
6 Edward b 1779
7 Elizabeth m John B. Longan b July 26, 1784 in NC
8 Joseph B July 26 1784 d at the age of 90
9 Hannah b 1786 m Dr. David Doyle
10 James Ashley b 10 Dec 1789 m Mary Bagwell
11 Samuel D. b 1792 m Rebecca Steelman
12 Sarah Ann b 8 June 1794 m Hiek Oibtib m Joel Penton
13 Andrew Ashley b 12 Mar 1797 d. 1840 m Susan Shores
In the year 1772, we find David-3 located in western North Carolina (Surry County) where, according to the preserved minuted of Dutchman's Creek Baptist Church, "located in the forks of the Yadkin" (present Davie County), David-3 his wife Gemima, and his father's half brother Jesse-2, were three of the seven founders of that church on March 5, 1772."
Fenton Goss-5 has preserved for us some details of the migrating party arrived in Missouri,and the steps taken there to become established in that then frontier territory. It confirms the expressed opinion that David-3 possessed qualities of leadership. Two of Daivd's sons, James Ashley and Samuel with their respective families had gone ahead to Misssouri in 1816. Another son Edward had married and located in Tennessee, still another William married and remained in North Carolina. For the trip, there were Andrew-4 still unmarried, and Joseph -4 with his family and the widow of Jonathan-4 with her children.(Nancy who married William Russell) all of whom joined David-3 and Germima in the migration. Already James A.-4 and SAmuel D-4 had set up a general merchandise business on the Missippi, and from there Samuel leaving his brother in charge, returned to Carolina to guide our the travelers with their wagon train.
His wife was Germima Reed of Virginia, who was born November 18, 1750 and lived to past the age of ninety, after mothering a large family. She passed away April 20, 1841. She has spent the last years of her life in the home of her son-in-law Rev. John B. Longan in Cole County, Missouri. Her burial was beside the remains of her husband in Cooper County in the family burying ground on the old homestead. Her father James Reed (or Read) mentioned his daughter as Gemima Reves in his will, filed in Brunswick County, Virginia, in 1796.
from "The Reavis Family in America since 1700" by Marie Reavis Hall
Children of David Reavis and Germima Reed
1 Rhoda Reavis married George Russell Jr.
2 Nancy b 1770
3 Jonathan b Dec 10 1773
4 William b 4 Nov 1775 d 1867 m Betsy Burge
5 Mary b 8 Mar m Allen Doyle
6 Edward b 1779
7 Elizabeth m John B. Longan b July 26, 1784 in NC
8 Joseph B July 26 1784 d at the age of 90
9 Hannah b 1786 m Dr. David Doyle
10 James Ashley b 10 Dec 1789 m Mary Bagwell
11 Samuel D. b 1792 m Rebecca Steelman
12 Sarah Ann b 8 June 1794 m Hiek Oibtib m Joel Penton
13 Andrew Ashley b 12 Mar 1797 d. 1840 m Susan Shores
David farmed in Surry County until 1788, when he moved southwest into Rutherford Conty and settled on the Broad River, leaving behind his father, his younger brother James and perhsps his older brother Edward with their respective families. His brother in -law James Doyle appears to have moved his family along with David's into Rutherford.
In the year 1772, we find David-3 located in western North Carolina (Surry County) where, according to the preserved minuted of Dutchman's Creek Baptist Church, "located in the forks of the Yadkin" (present Davie County), David-3 his wife Gemima, and his father's half brother Jesse-2, were three of the seven founders of that church on March 5, 1772."
Fenton Goss-5 has preserved for us some details of the migrating party arrived in Missouri,and the steps taken there to become established in that then frontier territory. It confirms the expressed opinion that David-3 possessed qualities of leadership. Two of Daivd's sons, James Ashley and Samuel with their respective families had gone ahead to Misssouri in 1816. Another son Edward had married and located in Tennessee, still another William married and remained in North Carolina. For the trip, there were Andrew-4 still unmarried, and Joseph -4 with his family and the widow of Jonathan-4 with her children.(Nancy who married William Russell) all of whom joined David-3 and Germima in the migration. Already James A.-4 and SAmuel D-4 had set up a general merchandise business on the Missippi, and from there Samuel leaving his brother in charge, returned to Carolina to guide our the travelers with their wagon train.
His wife was Germima Reed of Virginia, who was born November 18, 1750 and lived to past the age of ninety, after mothering a large family. She passed away April 20, 1841. She has spent the last years of her life in the home of her son-in-law Rev. John B. Longan in Cole County, Missouri. Her burial was beside the remains of her husband in Cooper County in the family burying ground on the old homestead. Her father James Reed (or Read) mentioned his daughter as Gemima Reves in his will, filed in Brunswick County, Virginia, in 1796.
from "The Reavis Family in America since 1700" by Marie Reavis Hall
Children of David Reavis and Germima Reed
1 Rhoda Reavis married George Russell Jr.
2 Nancy b 1770
3 Jonathan b Dec 10 1773
4 William b 4 Nov 1775 d 1867 m Betsy Burge
5 Mary b 8 Mar m Allen Doyle
6 Edward b 1779
7 Elizabeth m John B. Longan b July 26, 1784 in NC
8 Joseph B July 26 1784 d at the age of 90
9 Hannah b 1786 m Dr. David Doyle
10 James Ashley b 10 Dec 1789 m Mary Bagwell
11 Samuel D. b 1792 m Rebecca Steelman
12 Sarah Ann b 8 June 1794 m Hiek Oibtib m Joel Penton
13 Andrew Ashley b 12 Mar 1797 d. 1840 m Susan Shores
In the year 1772, we find David-3 located in western North Carolina (Surry County) where, according to the preserved minuted of Dutchman's Creek Baptist Church, "located in the forks of the Yadkin" (present Davie County), David-3 his wife Gemima, and his father's half brother Jesse-2, were three of the seven founders of that church on March 5, 1772."
Fenton Goss-5 has preserved for us some details of the migrating party arrived in Missouri,and the steps taken there to become established in that then frontier territory. It confirms the expressed opinion that David-3 possessed qualities of leadership. Two of Daivd's sons, James Ashley and Samuel with their respective families had gone ahead to Misssouri in 1816. Another son Edward had married and located in Tennessee, still another William married and remained in North Carolina. For the trip, there were Andrew-4 still unmarried, and Joseph -4 with his family and the widow of Jonathan-4 with her children.(Nancy who married William Russell) all of whom joined David-3 and Germima in the migration. Already James A.-4 and SAmuel D-4 had set up a general merchandise business on the Missippi, and from there Samuel leaving his brother in charge, returned to Carolina to guide our the travelers with their wagon train.
His wife was Germima Reed of Virginia, who was born November 18, 1750 and lived to past the age of ninety, after mothering a large family. She passed away April 20, 1841. She has spent the last years of her life in the home of her son-in-law Rev. John B. Longan in Cole County, Missouri. Her burial was beside the remains of her husband in Cooper County in the family burying ground on the old homestead. Her father James Reed (or Read) mentioned his daughter as Gemima Reves in his will, filed in Brunswick County, Virginia, in 1796.
from "The Reavis Family in America since 1700" by Marie Reavis Hall
Children of David Reavis and Germima Reed
1 Rhoda Reavis married George Russell Jr.
2 Nancy b 1770
3 Jonathan b Dec 10 1773
4 William b 4 Nov 1775 d 1867 m Betsy Burge
5 Mary b 8 Mar m Allen Doyle
6 Edward b 1779
7 Elizabeth m John B. Longan b July 26, 1784 in NC
8 Joseph B July 26 1784 d at the age of 90
9 Hannah b 1786 m Dr. David Doyle
10 James Ashley b 10 Dec 1789 m Mary Bagwell
11 Samuel D. b 1792 m Rebecca Steelman
12 Sarah Ann b 8 June 1794 m Hiek Oibtib m Joel Penton
13 Andrew Ashley b 12 Mar 1797 d. 1840 m Susan Shores
Family Members
Spouse
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
