Quote Originally Posted by Morris of Heathfield View Post
Thanks! I've been wondering about a possible ancestor with the surname "Rieve". It had me stumped for a long time, but now I think there's a good possibility the name was a misspelling of "Grieve".

If my Graham genealogy has been done right (and I'm not terribly certain of that), I'm a descendant of Border Grahams, Rutherfords, Eliots, and (G)rieves.
Perhaps a variation of Reeve. According to Black (The Surnames of Scotland) , derived from the office of bailiff or steward. Adam the reeve of Machan was juror on an inquisition by the sherrif of Lanark in 1263.