One of the best genealogy books I've seen. The author traces the Ryves family in 16th century Oxford, England to their arrival in Virginia in the 17th century. He then follows the the expanding Rives/Reaves/Reeves line across the American south, midwest, and west. As with any genealogy book, you must verify, but with this book, the author's extensive documentation seldom fails. The book is available on ancestry.com; however, the Amendments to Reliques of the Rives, which corrected some errors, a More...