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From: John Reeb <>
Subject: Re: [GUS-REEB] Introductions Please
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 12:49:44 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <001701c48b78$2eddca00$0100a8c0@Aileen>


I just wanted to remind Aileen because I am sure she knows but actually my great great Grandfather, Archibald Rape, and Aileen's great grandfather, Henry R. Rape were brothers. Their father was John Rape, born in Lancaster County, SC about 1790/1791 was son of Johann Peter Reeb born 1759 in Philadelphia and became known in NC as Peter Rape. John Rape is known in Union County, NC where a bronz plaque shows him as the contractor who bid to construct a wooden arbor 60 by 150 feet for use of the Methodists in the area near Mineral Springs, NC to hold services during two weeks in the summer during a time out from the crops etc. The arbor was built in 1830 and with a couple of short periods of being not used it does continue to be used this day. The arbor is in the center of the Pleasant Grove Camp grounds which contain besides the arbor the Pleasant Grove Methodist Church and small one or two room cabins which are owned by members of the church who stay in these cabins during th!
e two
weeks when the revival meetings are held in the summers. John Rape's first wife was Millie Forbes, daughter of Hugh Forbes, a son of a William Forbes who I believe was an immigrant from Scotland and who settled in Guilford County, NC. Hugh Forbes was married to Mary McCorkle, a daughter of John McCorkle. Hugh Forbes is buried in the Waxhaw, Union County County cemetery which is commonly known as the Roundtop Baptist Church Cemetery. Hugh Forbes was a soldier during the American Revolution and his grave is marked as such. John Rape and Millie Forbes Rape had 9 children of whom Archibald was the eldest born in 1810 and Henry R. the youngest born 1835? At some times after Millie Forbes Rape's death John Rape married Mary Osborne and had 4 or 5 children. Then not too long before 1850, John was with a third wife, I believe her name was Martha and they had a young daughter Mary Jane Rape born in 1850. Just to compare relationships, let me say that John Rape was a first nephew !
to
Catherine Rape Funderburk and Elizabeth Rape Shute Hancock and of Gustavus Rape. John was a first cousin once-removed to Henry Reeb/Reb, Harlan's ancestor who was the son of Johann Michael Reeb. Henry Reeb/Reb was first cousin to John's father Johann Peter (Reeb) Rape b. 1759 and Gustavus (Reeb) Rape b. 1762. John was a first cousin to Peter, son of Gustavus Rape; to Polly (Rape) Funderburk, daughter of Gustavus Rape.

While I am at it I would appreciate it if others who have not yet introduced themselves to the list please feel welcome to do so.

John V.

Aileen Norris <> wrote:
My name is Aileen Greer Norris, I live in Rock Hill, York County, SC; not
far from the Union County area where my Rape leads. My lineage follows John
V. Reeb's in that our direct ancestors were brothers Archibald and John
Rape.

Aileen Greer Norris (me)
Margie Baker Greer (my Little Mama)
Mary Armentha "Minnie" Rape Baker (my grandmother)
Henry R. Rape (my great grandfather)
John Rape (my great great grandfather)
Johann Peter (Reeb) Rape (my 3rd great grandfather)
> Johann Peter (Reeb) Rape (my 4th great grandfather)
> Gustavus Reeb (my 5th great grandfather)
> Johann Peter Reeb (my 6th great grandfather)
> Johann Nicolaus Reeb (my 7th great grandfather)
> Heinrich Reeb (my 8th great grandfather)

It was not until I met John V. Reeb that I was able to get beyond Henry R.
Rape. I knew he was from the Monroe, Union County area of North Carolina but
that was as far as I could get. My mother was the youngest child for her
mother who was the youngest child of Henry R. Rape; he died when she was
eight year of age; the family just did not know anything about him. But John
V. Reeb had the whole family line but did not have Henry R. Rape's
descendants. He had found my great grandfather in the courthouse records of
the orphans court in Lancaster County, SC. Right here in my back yard! I
will forever be grateful to John for all his help and encouragement.

Aileen Greer Norris





----- Original Message -----
From: "John Reeb"
To:
Sent: Thursday, 26-August-2004 00:10
Subject: [GUS-REEB] Introductions Please


> Dear Cousins,
>
> As I am sure that all of you know the purpose of this e-mail list is for
the purpose of discussing our family history, or more precisely the Reeb
family who resided in the Countdom of Saarwerden in earlier times which is
now the westernmost portion of Bas-Rhin, France, aka Alsace-Bossue, or
possibly more commonly known to some in our group as "the Keskastel area."
I would like to request that all present subscribers please post an
introduction to the list and let all of us know something about your direct
Reeb lineage.
>
> I know that most if not all of you already know something about my own
lineage but just in case here is a brief summary of my lineage.
>
> John V. Reeb (me)
> William Augustus Rape (my father)
> William Parks Rape (my grandfather)
> John Augustus Rape (my great grandfather)
> Archibald Rape (my great-great grandfather)
> John Rape (my great-great-great grandfather)
> Johann Peter (Reeb) Rape (my 4 greats grandfather)
> Johann Peter (Reeb) Rape (my 5 greats grandfather)
> Gustavus Reeb (my 6 greats grandfather)
> Johann Peter Reeb (my 7 greats grandfather)
> Johann Nicolaus Reeb (my 8 greats grandfather)
> Heinrich Reeb (my 9 greats grandfather)
>
> John V. Reeb
>
>



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