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47. Henry Reynolds was born in 1624 in Isle Of Wight Co, VA and died between 9 Jun 1681 and 0018 in Isle Of Wight Co, VA.

General Notes: Isle of Wight Co, VA (given the will dated 9 jun 1681, this date wou ld ha ve to be considered unsupoported at this time)
Isle of Wight Co, VA; Probater records (bk 2-52); Henry Reynold s. by wi ll appointed his relict, Joyce, extx, proven 18 jun 1681

Noted events in his life were:

· Alt. Death: 6 Apr 1669.

· Will: 9 Jun 1681.

Henry married Joyce. Joyce was born about 1630.

Noted events in her life were:

· Will: 9 Jun 1681.

Children from this marriage were:

   102 M    i. Thomas Reynolds was born about 1650 and died about 1712 in Essec Co, VA about age 62.

+ 103 M    ii. Henry Reynolds was born about 1650 in Isle Of Wight Co, VA and died on 11 Feb 1723 in Isle Of Wight Co, VA about age 73.

+ 104 M    iii. John Reynolds 5 was born in 1650 in Richmond, Henrico Co, VA.

   105 M    iv. William Reynolds was born about 1655 and died about 1700 in Richmond, VA about age 45.

   106 M    v. Edward Reynolds was born about 1657 in Isle Of Wight Co, VA and died about 1744 in Maryland about age 87.

   107 F    vi. Sarah Reynolds was born about 1660.

   108 F    vii. Mary Reynolds was born about 1660.

Noted events in her life were:

· Probate: 10 Jan 1674.

58. Richard Reynolds was born in 1641 in Cypress Creek, Lower Parrish, Isle Of Wight Co, VA and died before 27 Jun 1711 in Newport Parrish, Isle Of Wight, VA.

General Notes: Isle of Wight Co, VA; Probate records (bk a-46) of Christopher Reynold s; n amed as son
Isle of Wight Co, VA; Probate of Richard Reynolds of Newport, bk 2-53 6; pr oven 26 may 1712
Rod Stucker Jul 2002;
Richard Reynolds, II, was the son of Richard Reynolds, I w ho w as bo rn about 1642 in Isle of Wight Co, Virginia. He was known as Ri cha rd Reyno lds, Sr., who married Elizabeth Sharpe, the daughter of Richa rd S harpe, Sr ., of Isle of Wight Co, Virginia. Isle of Wight Co, Virgin ia rec ords li st the following for the family of Richard Reynolds, Sr., a nd h is wife, El izabeth Sharpe:
27 Jul 1711, Isle of Wight County Wills and Administrati on s, B k. 1, p. 536; Will of Richard Reynolds, of Newport Parish, list s: Leg ate es - Wife Elizabeth; son Richard; son Sharpe; son Christoph er t he la nd on which Richard Jackson lives; grandson ------Reynold s; wh at is due El izabeth Lewis one of the daughters of Richard Lew is to be pai d. Executo rs my wife and sons. Recorded 26 May 1712. Witness es: Arthur Sm ith, Gil es Driver and Jane Benn (Doc.#132q-132r)

26 May 1712, The Library of Virginia, Index to Wills and Admini st ra tions Card Catalog, Isle of Wight County Wills and Administrati on s, B k. 2, 1661-1719, p. 536-8; Will Proved for Richard Reynolds, of Ne wpo rt Pa rish (Doc.#143c)
27 Jul 1711, Isle of Wight County Wills and Administrati on s, B k. 1, p. 536; Will of Richard Reynolds, of Newport Parish, list s: Leg ate es - Wife Elizabeth; son Richard; son Sharpe; son Christoph er t he la nd on which Richard Jackson lives; grandson ------Reynold s; wh at is due El izabeth Lewis one of the daughters of Richard Lew is to be pai d. Executo rs my wife and sons. Recorded 26 May 1712. Witness es: Arthur Sm ith, Gil es Driver and Jane Benn (Doc.#132q-132r)

26 May 1712, The Library of Virginia, Index to Wills and Admini st ra tions Card Catalog, Isle of Wight County Wills and Administrati on s, B k. 2, 1661-1719, p. 536-8; Will Proved for Richard Reynolds, of Ne wpo rt Pa rish (Doc.#143c) \\\\

Noted events in his life were:

· Probate: 1 May 1654.

· Will: 27 Jul 1711.

Richard married Elizabeth Sharpe in 1669 in Cypress Creek, Isle Of Wight Co, VA. Elizabeth was born about 1647 in Lower Parrish, Isle Of Wight Co, VA.

Noted events in her life were:

· Will: 27 Jul 1711.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 109 M    i. Richard Reynolds was born in 1669 in Cypress Creek, Lower Parrish, Isle Of Wight Co, VA and died on 5 Sep 1754 in Surry Co, VA at age 85.

   110 F    ii. Elizabeth Reynolds was born about 1670 in Cypress Creek, Lower Parrish, Isle Of Wight Co, VA and died on 11 May 1765 in Louisa Co, VA about age 95.

Elizabeth married John Nevill about 1688 in Lower Parrish, Isle Of Wight Co, VA. John was born about 1665.

   111 M    iii. Sharpe Reynolds was born about 1672 in Cypress Creek, Lower Parrish, Isle Of Wight Co, VA and died on 5 Sep 1754 in Newport Parish, Isle Of Wight Co, VA about age 82.

Noted events in his life were:

· Will: 27 Jul 1711.

· Will: 8 Jul 1754.

· Estate: 3 Oct 1754.

+ 112 M    iv. Christopher B. Reynolds was born about 1674 in Cypress Creek, Lower Parrish, Isle Of Wight Co, VA and died on 5 May 1763 in Lower Parrish, Isle Of Wight Co, VA about age 89.

   113 M    v. John Reynolds was born about 1676 in Cypress Creek, Lower Parrish, Isle Of Wight Co, VA and died on 5 Oct 1710 in Lower Parrish, Isle Of Wight Co, VA about age 34.

Richard next married Joyce Staples in 1690.

64. Elizabeth Reynolds 9 was born about 1635 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut and died in 1703 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut about age 68.

General Notes: The History and Descendants of John and Sarah Reynolds ; Autho r: Ma ri on H. Reynolds; Call Number: CS71.R464 1. ELIZABETH REYNOLDS: on ly kno wn daughter of the emigrants John and Sara h, was born about 16 35 in Water town or Wethersfield. As her mother is supp osed to be the 'Sa rah Reynol ds aged twenty,' who came alone in the ship El izabeth the la st of Apri l, 1634, and as her father was supposed to be alre ady in Water town at th at time, it is scarcely likely that Elizabeth was bo rn befo re 1635. Alv ah Reynolds of Altona, Ill., suggests this daughter w as chri stened to com memorate the above name of the ship in which her moth er ca me over. Of h er death we know only that she died after Jany. 2, 166 4, a nd before Ju ly 25, 1705. Elizabeth may well have been younger than Jon at han and bo rn about 1637.

She m. Peter Ferris of Stamford. 'Peter Ferris and Elizabeth Rineal ls jo yn ed ye 15 July 1654.' This Peter Ferris, b. Sept. 28, 1636, liv ed at Sta mfo rd and was one of the grand jurors who in September, 1692, t ried and c onde mned to death Marcy Disbrough for witchcraft, a very famo us case in w hi ch 200 witnesses were called. Peter was the son of Jeffr ey Ferri s, o ne of the seven original proprietors of Greenwich, who ha d, like Jo hn Reyn olds, removed from Watertown to Wethersfield, and to St amford in 1 641. B ut Jeffrey settled within the bounds of Greenwich, whe re he died M ay 31, 1 666. Jeffrey's third wife, Mrs. Judith Palmer, wid ow of Henry Pal mer, w as the mother of Judith Palmer, wife of John2 Reyno lds, broth er of our Eli zabeth.

Peter had been made Freeman of Stamford, 1662; Representative to the G en er al Court (Colonial Legislature), 1667. After the death of Elizabe th Rey nol ds, Peter married, July 25, 1705, Mrs. Ruth Weed--fifty-one yea rs h ad elap sed between his first and second weddings! Peter died Sept. 2 8, 17 06. A ll his children, given below, were by Elizabeth Reynolds. Of t he fol lowin g, Mead in History of Greenwich, states that Peter was the th ird chi ld a nd was born June 20, 1660; and that Elizabeth was the secon d, b. No v. 2 8, 1658, and d. May 2, 1660. For a further record of the des cendan ts of Pe ter and Elizabeth (Reynolds) Ferris read The Ferris Genea lo gy in Mead's Hi story of Greenwich, pp. 536-45; also Stamford Record s, p p. 55, 74, 76, 98.

Elizabeth married Peter Ferris on 15 Jul 1654 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut. Peter was born on 20 Sep 1636 in Westchester, New York.

Children from this marriage were:

   114 M    i. Joseph Ferris was born on 20 Aug 1657 in Stamford, CT.

   115 F    ii. Elizabeth Ferris was born on 28 Jan 1658 in Stamford, CT and died on 5 Apr 1660 at age 2.

   116 M    iii. Peter Ferris was born on 20 Jun 1660.

   117 F    iv. Mary Ferris was born on 2 May 1662.

   118 F    v. Elizabeth Ferris was born on 2 Jan 1663 in Stamford, CT.

66. Jonathan Reynolds 9 was born between 1635 and 1637 in Wethersfield, Connecticut and died about 13 Jan 1673 in Greenwich, Connecticut.

General Notes: Seems to have lived in Stamford from 1641 to 1653 and then went to Gre en wi ch, Ct. Here he was listed 2nd of 27 proprietors of 1672 who purch as ed t he 'Horseneck Tract'. Reynolds Family History by J. Montgomery Se av er Sent to the General assembley in 1667 Died intestate at age about 3 6. \ \\\ JONATHAN REYNOLDS, the second known child of John and Sarah, w as bo rn abo ut 1635-37, probably in Wethersfield, Conn.; d. in Greenwic h, Conn ., betwe en January 13th and 23rd, 1673-74. As he signed the submi ssi on to the N ew Haven Colony, 1656, and John, his brother, did no t, it is l ikely he w as then of age and born at least by 1635. He m. Rebe cca Heuste d, about 165 6. She was the daughter of Angell and Rebecca Heus ted. Ange ll was b. in En gland about 1620; settled in Greenwich and d. th ere Apri l, 1706; witness J uly, 1640, to the Indian deed of Old Town Gree nwi ch to Robert Feaks and Da niel Patrick and was one of original patente es n amed in patent to To wn of Greenwich, May, 1665. He was son of Robe rt Heus ted, b. probably C o. Somerset, England, 1596; sailed for Massachu setts 16 35, where he remain ed a few years, and then removed to Stamfor d, Con n. He was also witne ss to Indian deed just mentioned, and was gran ted la nd at Stamford, Oct ., 1642, and d. there 1652, owning land in bo th Stamfo rd and Greenwich. H is widow, Elizabeth, survived him and d. Sta mford, 165 4. From the time the father of Jonathan came from Wethersfie ld to Stamfor d, 1 641, until about 1653, Jonathan seems to have liv ed in Stamford; a nd he w as then probably a youth, if the above assumed d ate of birth is an ywhere n ear correct. About 1653 Greenwich received lar ge additions from S tamfor d, and among these earliest settlers was this J onathan2. Oct. 14, 1 65 7, he witnessed a deed in Stamford, Joshua Knapp a nd Wm. Hoobert. Aft er h is removal he appears but once in the Stamford to wn records: 'Jan y. 7, 1666: Wm. Grimes for swearing veanly by ye na me of God, it bei ng fu lly proved by Mr. Jones and Jonathan Renolds and J os. Knapp, ye sa id Grim es is fined ten shillings and to pay all charg es of his being to St amfo rd which is four shillings to each man.' This W illiam Grimes at that ti me was an 'inhabitant' of Greenwich as we re t he witnesses, 'Renolds and K napp.' Grimes, as we shall see in our acco u nt of John2 Reynolds, broth er of Jonathan, later, must have 'got religi on ,' for later on he handsome ly redeemed himself by his bequest of his l an ds for town purposes. He act ually named the Rev. Eliphalet Jones, w ho abo ve complained of him, and Jo hn Reynolds, brother of his other accu se r, as trustees of this philanthro pic gift, which proves he bore no ha rd fe elings. Grimes' will is print ed on page 33 in this book. In Greenwi ch Town Records is an account of t he first town meeting, Feb y. 5, 166 4, at which it was proposed to divi de the 'common lands by a ru le of pro portion, according to what each man 's estate shall be visab le . . .' T he 'Seven Proprietors' are named as fo llows: 'Jeffre Ferris, Se nr.; Josh ua Knapp, Senr.; Joseph Ferris; Jonath an Reynolds; Angell Heuste d; Jo hn Mead, Senr.; John Hobbe.' It may be int eresting to note in these old G reenwich, Stamford and Wethers field recor ds that the name is spelled var iously as, Renols, The modern spelling is H usted. \\\\d

Noted events in his life were:

· Alt. Birth: 1636. 6

· Alt. Death: 1672.

· Alt. Death: Bef Jun 1727.

Jonathan married Rebecca Husted about 1656 in Greenwich, Connecticut. Rebecca was born in 1640 and died in 1706 at age 66.

Noted events in her life were:

· Alt. Birth: 1640.

· Alt. Death: Apr 1706.

Children from this marriage were:

   119 F    i. Rebecca Reynolds was born in 1657 in Wethersfield, Connecticut.

+ 120 M    ii. Jonathan Reynolds 9 was born in 1660 in Greenwich, Connecticut and died before 1728.

   121 M    iii. John Reynolds 9 was born in 1662 in Greenwich, CT and died in 1736 in Greenwich, CT at age 74.

Noted events in his life were:

· Will probate: 22 Sep 1732.

· Alt. Death: Mar 1735.

John married Ruth Knapp, daughter of Unknown and Unknown, before 1694. Ruth was born about 1665 of Greenwich, CT.

Noted events in her life were:

· Alt. Birth: Abt 1675.

+ 122 F    iv. Sarah Reynolds 9 was born on 5 Nov 1665 in Wethersfield, Connecticut and died after 1708.

+ 123 F    v. Elizabeth Reynolds 9 was born in Aug 1667 in Wethersfield, Connecticut.

+ 124 M    vi. Joseph Reynolds was born in 1669 in Wethersfield, Connecticut and died before Jun 1727.

+ 125 M    vii. Ebenezer Reynolds 9 was born between 1673 and 1674 in Wethersfield, Connecticut and died in 1749 in Posthumously, Greenwich, CT.

67. John Reynolds 9 was born in 1638 in Wethersfield, Connecticut6 and died in 1701 in Greenwich, Connecticut at age 63.

General Notes: young
The family of John2 and Judah (Palmer) Reynolds apparently dates a bo ut t en years later than that of his brother Jonathan. All of the chil dr en of b oth brothers were born in Sound Beach (then Stamford) and Green wic h, Con n. The mention of the ages of the children of Jonathan2 in t he sett leme nt of his estate in 1673 enables us to set the years of the ir birt h. But t he following children of John and Judah, and possibly oth ers w ho may ha ve died in infancy, are arranged in order of birth, but t he dat es of bir th are not wholly reliable:

John married Judith Palmer 6 in 1668 in Greenwich, CT. Judith was born about 1640 and died before Aug 1716.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 126 M    i. John 'The Cooper' Reynolds 9 was born in 1670 in Sound Beach Or Greenwich, CT6 and died in Dec 1732 in Sound Beach Or Greenwich, CT at age 62.

+ 127 F    ii. Judith Reynolds was born about 1672 and died after 1734.

+ 128 M    iii. James Reynolds 6 was born in 1674 in Greenwich, CT, died on 14 Feb 1767 in Amenia, Dutchess Co, NY at age 93, and was buried in Smithfield Burying Ground, Dutchess Co, NY.

   129 F    iv. Mary Reynolds was born about 1679.

Mary married Peter Palmer. Peter was born about 1675.

+ 130 M    v. Jonathan Reynolds 9 was born in 1682 in Greenwich, CT and died in 1709 in Greenwich, CT at age 27.

+ 131 M    vi. Joshua Reynolds 9 was born about 1685 in Greenwich, CT and died in 1765 about age 80.

   132 M    vii. David Reynolds 9 was born about 1687 in Greenwich, CT and died in 1750 in Greenwich, CT about age 63.

David married Penelope Wright about 1705 in Prob Oyster Bay, L.I., NY. Penelope was born about 1690.

David next married Mary Mead, daughter of Joseph Mead and Sarah Reynolds, after 1709. Mary was born about 1690.

68. John Reynolds was born in 1646.

John married someone.

His child was:

   133 M    i. Jonathan Reynolds was born about 1675.

69. John Reynolds was born about 1620 and died on 22 Jul 1702 in Norwich, CT about age 82.

General Notes: John and Sarah (Backus) Reynolds of Saybrook, Lyme, and Norwich, Con n; o ri ginally edited and compiled by Marion H. Reynolds, A.B., with addi tio ns a nd corrections by Pat Daniels (1992) copyright Reynolds Family as soci atio n, 1992; http://www.narnet.com/rfa/line15/index.html Chapter 1 T he Fi rst and Second Generations; The family of John and Sarah (Backu s) Re ynol ds was originally published by the RFA in 1928. Marion Reynol ds was as sis ted in compiling the family data by Mrs. Anna Rippier. Ma ny recor ds of t he family can be found in the Norwich CT town records. T he RFA is f ortuna te to have had the assistance of Pat Daniels of Dese rt Hot Spri ng s, CA in updating the information on the descendants of Jo hn and Sara h. The First Geneation; This genealogy is an account of John a nd Sarah (Ba cku s) Reynolds and their descendants. Their history is assoc iated with t he ea rly southern Connecticut towns of Saybrook, Lyme and No rwic h. We do not kn ow anything of John prior to 1659, but it seems proba ble t hat he was bo rn in England between 1615 and 1635. In Hotten's lis ts of ea rly immigrants we find the following:
'John Reynolds, aged 23, sailed from, Gravesend, Englan d, A pr il 3, 1635, for St. Christopher's in the 'Paul' of London.'
'John Reinolds. aged 20, and Thomas Reinolds, aged 18, sa il ed M ay 21, 1635, for St. Christophers in the 'Matthew' of London .' We ha ve been puzzled by the mention of an Elizabeth Reynolds of wh om we kn ow n othing else, who married Richard Jennings in New London 't he begin ni ng of June 1678.' Both were immigrants from the Barbados, Brit ish We st Ind ies, and had Samuel b. Mar. 11, 1679; Richard b. 1680; and E linor w ho m. R ichard Manwaring. [Hotten, Original Lists, Immigrants to A merica 1 600-170 0] There is some likelihood that John came to Ameri ca by way of S t. Christ opher's Island in the British West Indies. The re were so many Jo hns among the early Reynoldses of New England that li t tle, however, c an be argued from such disconnected fragments of evide nc e. At this time t here were a John Reynolds, wife Naomi Latimer, in Wet hers field, CT Anoth er John, wife Anne Holbrook, lived in Stoningto n, CT A thi rd John liv ed in Greenwich-Stamford, CT, and another in Ports mouth, N.H. A nother Jo hn Reynolds, evidently an apprentice in Hartfor d, in 1646 was fin ed for h elping to harbor escaped prisoners. One narrat ive of John of Norwi ch rela tes that he came from England in 1635 and set tled at Saybrook. T he da te in this assertion is probably an unsupport ed inference from the re cor ds in Hotten's Immigrants. John Reynolds ear ly lived in that part of Saybr ook on the east side of t he Connecticut Ri ver which is now called Lyme [V ol. II of the NE Hist. Ge n. Reg.]. On De c. 3, 1658, John sold his house a nd land in Lyme to Wolst on Brockway, a nd with other Saybrook settlers we nt up to found Norwich. Th eir plac es in Lyme were filled mostly by a lat er generation. From Lym e, CT La nd Records I:25, Record of Deed from Jo hn Reynolds to Wolston Broc kwa y, December 3, 1659; recorded July 10, 167 4, with other deeds held by B r ockway. Original volume in CT State Librar y, Hartford. A deed of Saile fr om John Rennolls to Wolston: Brockway. 'Art ikles of agre ments maid betwi xt John Rennolls & Wolston Brockway of Seabr ook as folowet h. John Rennol ls doth deed unto the said Wolston Brockway h is house & a ll his Land bo th upland & Medow that he hath one ye east s id of the Riv er over agan st the towne of Saybrooke; all that was grant ed him by the tow ne of Sayb rooke as also all the Commanige tharunto belon ging & Also all t he fenc is that is alredy maid & the flowers of the ho us & the tow Laders t hat b elong to the house & the barne; all thes pertic klers above specifi ed t he said John doth sell unto the said Wolston for t wenty pounds ster .: Se ven pounds ten shiling to be payed in cattell or ki nd, at or befo re t he furst of may next and the other fivety shili ng to be payed in go od marc hantabell corne at or before the last of Ju ne next and the oth er ten poun ds is to be payed next (mithelmoth?) come t welvemonth: in cat tell and cor ne as before menshoned. Wharunto we sett o ur hands: t he R mark of John Renalds ; Wolstone Brockway. W itness: Jo hn Tulley, William Ward this 3th December 1659' By trade John Re ynol ds of Norwich was a wheelwright, and he lived in Norwi ch, probably wo rki ng at his trade, some forty-two years. It was this Jo hn Reynolds of No rw ich who with Simon Huntington, Thomas Adgate, John Po st and William Bac k us in October 1663, was made a Freeman at Hartford, t he seat of the co lo nial government. When Norwich was settled in the spring of 1660, Jo hn w as assigned land ne xt to his 'kinsman,' Ensign Thomas Leffingwel l, in t he southeastern pa rt of Norwich. There are several varying descri ptio ns of his land. The ho me lot was laid out in November 1659; the fir st div ision of town lands w as in April 1661. John Reynolds' house, purpo rted ly built in 1659, was sti ll standing in 1928, and was still in the p osses sion of descendants of t he original owner. Since the first chi ld of wh om we have record was born in August 1655, Jo hn Reynolds and Sar ah Back us were married, probably in Lyme, around 165 0. Sarah was rear ed in Ly me and was the daughter of William Backus and h is first wife, wh ose na me is unknown. The first three children of John a nd Sarah Reynold s, and p ossibly the fourth, were born in Lyme, then an out lying pa rt of Saybroo k. The births of eight children are recorded at Norwi ch, th ough without m ention of John's wife. John and Sarah had been about fifte en years in Norw ich when their first so n, John Jr., was murdered by t he Indians. Major Pa lmer of New London wro te on January 29, 1675/76 [Tru mbull, CT Rcds. II:40 3]: 'This morning early came post from Norwich wi th the sad intelligen ce of t wo men and a boy being taken and killed, w ho went over Shetucket R iv er to spread flax, viz.: Josiah Rockwell and h is boy, and John Renold s, Ju n.; both of Norwich, and said J. Rockwell a nd John Renolds, Jr., we re fou nd dead and thrown down ye River bank, the ire scalps cutt off, t he b oy is not yet found, and supposed to be cary ed away alive.' The Rockw ell boy, then aged between 13 and 16, was lat er found alive. Jo hn Reynol ds was killed January 28, 1675/76. These t wo men were killed on t he ea st side of the Shetucket River not far fr om Norwich. This John J r. of Nor wich was at his death about twenty yea rs old, and so far as we kn ow, unma rried. His brother Joseph Reynolds, t hen about fifteen, was the on ly s on of John and Sarah to marry and car ry on the family in Norwich. John Rey nolds Sr. became a Selectman of Norw ich in 1669. In 1690, accordi ng to ea rly custom, John deeded to his on ly living son, Joseph, half of t he hou se and homelot, and the other ha lf in reversion upon the death of hi mse lf and wife. John Reynolds, the i mmigrant, died at Norwich July 22, 170 2, after livi ng there some forty-t wo years from 1660. On a record dated J anuary 31, 170 1/2, he is mention ed as one of the first settlers 'now surv iving.' His wi ll is dated Ju ly 15, 1702, seven days before his death. T he will mentio ns as survivo rs his wife Sarah, only son Joseph, and four m arried daughter s, Sarah Po st, Mary Lathrop, Elizabeth Lyman and Lydia Mil ler. His house a nd land s, subject only to the widow's right of dower, a nd his farm impleme nts a nd wheelwright's tools he bequeathed to his on ly living son, Josep h, w ho continued all his life in Norwich. At his dea th John owned abo ut 79 a cres or more in Norwich. After naming the widow S arah and son Joseph exec utors, he adds, 'I do ma ke choice of my loving ki nsman Ensign Thomas Lef fingwell an overseer e, to be helpfull to them.' Le ffingwell had been amo ng those who had remov ed with John from Saybro ok to Norwich, and his pro perty in Norwich was ne xt west of John's. The f irst John and his wife a nd many descendants are pr obably buried in the o ld town cemetery in Norw ich. The eight known children of John and Sarah (B ackus) Reynolds were:
1 John Reynolds Jr. b. Lyme, CT August 1655, killed and s ca lp ed by Indians near Norwich January 28-29, 1675/76. It is not reco rd ed th at he was married, but a Mrs. Sarah Reynolds m. John Sill at Ly me Fe b. 1 2, 1677.
*2 Sarah Reynolds b. November 1656, d. Norwich May 11, 1 70 3; m. 16 85 John Post Jr. She was a widow in 1702 when her father died.
3 Susanna Reynolds b. October 1658; nothing further known, p er ha ps died young.
*4 Joseph Reynolds b. March 1660, d. Norwich Feb. 1, 1728 /2 9; m. 1 688 Sarah Edgerton.
*5 Mary Reynolds b. April 1664, d. Norwich Jan. 31, 17 27 /2 8; m. 1) 1689 John Edgerton; m. 2) 1697 Samuel Lathrop.
*6 Elizabeth Reynolds b. November 1666, d. Lebanon CT Feb. 2 1, 1 74 2; m. 1) Lebanon Aug. 3, 1687 Jonathan Fowler; m. 2) before 1702 S amu el Ly man.
7 Stephen Reynolds b. January 1669, d. Norwich Dec. 19, 1 68 7, ag ed almost 19.
8 Lydia Reynolds b. February 1671, d. Windham CT Ja n. 7, 1 75 6; m. Mar. 2, 1693/94 Benjamin Millard. He, in 1700, was allow ed ' to s et up the trade and employment of tanning.' Benjamin Milla rd of Be ar Hil l, Norwich CT, bought his land of Thomas Leffingwell, a th ousand-ac re allo tment, at the horse-shoe, a part of which is still he ld by his des cendants . The Second Generation 2 Sarah Reynolds: (John) bo rn Lyme (Saybr ook), CT Nov. 1656, died Norwi ch May 11, 1703. She marri ed Norwich Dec. 2 4, 1685 John Post Jr. He was bo rn at Saybrook Apr. 1 2, 1657, d. Norwich J uly 15, 1690, son of John and He ster (Hyde) Post. [ Norwich VR]
Children, Post:
21 Sarah Post b. Norwich Dec. 1, 1686, d. Canterbury CT F eb 2 4, 17 60; m. Canterbury Jan. 26, 1708/9 Deacon Timothy Backu s, b. Oc t. 7, 168 2, d. Canterbury, CT Feb. 28, 1762, son of Stephen a nd Sarah (Sp encer) Bac kus of Norwich. Children, Backus, b. Canterbury CT :
211 Stephen Backus b. Nov. 10, 1709, d. Canterbu ry Se p. 2 8, 1751; m. Coventry CT Oct. 11, 1750 Abigail Brown
212 Sarah Backus b. Apr. 5, 1711; m. 1st Canter bu ry Fe b. 9, 1729 John Pike
213 Thomas Backus
214 Mary Backus b. Jan. 31, 1713, d. Preston CT 1 77 2; m. F ranklin CT Dec. 22, 1730 Nathaniel Rudd
215 John Backus
216 Timothy Backus Jr. b. Nov. 18, 1717, d. Cant er bu ry CT Mar. 5, 1790; m. Canterbury Nov. 14, 1739 Mary Bacon
217 John Backus b. May 5, 1720; m. Canterbury Ju ne 2 6, 17 46 Johannah C. Downing
218 Eunice Backus b. Dec. 9, 1722, d. Canterbu ry Oc t. 5, 1 749; m. Canterbury June 25, 1744 David Cleveland
22 John Post b. Norwich July 14, 1689, d. Norwich July 1 5, 16 90 4 Joseph Reynolds: (John) born Norwich March 1660, or shortly bef ore h is f ather's removal to Norwich, died there Feb. 1, 1728/9. He marri ed Ja n. 1 0, 1688 Miss Sarah Edgerton, born Norwich Apr. 1667, d. there A ug. 1 4, 171 4, daughter of Richard and Mary (Sylvester) Edgerton. Sarah 's broth er Jo hn married Mary Reynolds, Joseph's sister. [Norwich VR] Jos eph and S arah were of the Congregation of Rev. James Fitch [Caul ki ns p. 173]. In 1 714, Joseph Reynolds was licensed by the Selectm an to ke ep a tavern in No rwich. In 1717/18, his wife having died in 171 4, he dee ds to his son, Joh n, his house and home-lot, 'excepting reservi ng' to hims elf 'ye West Roo m, ye lodging Room, with ye porch Chamber,' e tc. 'duri ng my natural life ,' and then makes the provision 'if I do mar ry again a nd it shall plea se God to remove me by death, and leave my wi fe survivi ng that she sha ll have ye free use and benifet and ye west roo ms and ye Lo dging Room, et c., during ye time of her living in sd hou se a widow.' In 1711/12 he was a llowed liberty 'to sett the shop, he ha th already se tt up the frame o f, to sett the one halfe of sd shop in t he street, a nd so to continue dur ing the towne's pleasure.' This may ha ve been the o ld house which former ly stood facing the south, close to t he street. Children of Joseph and Sar ah, all of whom were born and rear ed in Norwi ch [Norwich VR]:
*41 John Reynolds b. Feb. 21, 1691, d. Norwich Nov. 16, 1 74 2; m. D ec. 6, 1720 Miss Lydia Lord
42 Mary Reynolds b. Mar. 10, 1693/94, d. Norwich Oct. 1 8, 1 78 1; m. before 1717 Robert Warren, b. 1694, d. 1786
*43 Joseph Reynolds b. Jan. 26, 1695/96, d. Norwich Se p. 1, 1 75 6; m. Nov. 10, 1717 Hannah Bingham
*44 Stephen Reynolds b. Sep. 27, 1698, d. Norwich Nov. 2 9, 1 73 1; m. Mar. 1, 1724/25 Mary Sanford
45 Daniel Reynolds b. July 6, 1701, d. Norwich Nov. 23, 1701
46 Lydia Reynolds b. Feb. 14, 1702/03; nothing further known
47 Daniel Reynolds b. Dec. 4, 1705, d. Norwich Apr. 1, 1706/07
*48 Sarah Reynolds b. June 7, 1707; m. May 11, 1725 Jonathan C au lk ins 5 Mary Reynolds: (John) born Norwich Apr. 1664, died Norwich Ja n. 3 1, 1727 /28. She married 1st Norwich Mar. 20, 1689/90 John Edgert on of Nor wich, bo rn Norwich June 12, 1662, d. Norwich May 1692, son of R ichard a nd Mary (Sy lvester) Edgerton. She married 2nd Norwich Dec. 30, 1 697 Samu el Lathro p, as his second wife. Child:
Edgerton:
51 John b. Norwich Feb. 26, 1690/91, d. Norwich Feb. 1 5, 1 76 8; m. 1st Norwich Dec. 27, 1714 Ruth Adgate, dau. of Deacon Thom as a nd Ru th (Brewster) Adgate, b. Norwich Mar. 27, 1692/93, d. there Fe b. 2 3, 1728/ 29. He married 2nd Mrs. Phebe (Harris) [Crank] Prentis, b. N orwi ch Jan. 2 4, 1700, d. Norwich July 29, 1763, dau. of Joseph and Ma ry Harri s. Her fir st husband was John Crank, and her second was Steph en Prenti s. 6 Elizabeth Reynolds: (John) born Norwich, CT November 166 6, died Leb an on CT Feb. 21, 1742/3. She married 1st Norwich Aug. 3, 16 87 Jonathan Fo wle r. He was born 1650, d. June 10, 1696, son of Capt. Wil liam and Mary ( Tap p) Fowler of Milford, CT. Jonathan had been married pr eviously and h ad so ns John and Thomas from this first marriage. Jonath an had lands fr om his f ather at New Haven and was of Norwich 1683 to 16 93 when he mov ed to Windh am with his family. Elizabeth married 2nd Samu el Lyman, born N orthampt on MA Apr. 16, 1676, died Lebanon CT May 9, 169 9, son of Richa rd and Eliza beth (Cowles) Lyman. The Fowler children a re named in the acc ount of their father's estate by M rs. Elizabeth Fowl er on Sep. 2, 1697. T he widow Fowler is mentioned incide ntally in 16 98 in Norwich. [Norwich V R; History of Norwich p. 230] Children:
Fowler:
61 Elizabeth b. Norwich Mar. 10, 1688/89, d. Lebanon CT Ju ly 1 8, 1 742; m. Jan. 8, 1713 Thomas Loomis
62 Joseph b. Norwich Sep. 28, 1691, d. Lebanon June 23, 1 76 8; m. L ebanon Jan. 8, 1712/13 Elizabeth Powell
63 Sarah b. Norwich Dec. 20, 1693, d. Coventry CT Aug. 2 5, 1 75 1; m. Lebanon Nov. 14, 1714 John Bissell
64 Jonathan b. Norwich May 20, 1696, d. Coventry CT Oct. 2 2, 1 75 6; m. Suffield CT Jan. 7, 1720 Hannah Smith
Lyman:
65 Samuel b. Lebanon CT May 22, 1700, d. Lebanon Fe b. 4, 1 75 4; m. Suffield CT Jan. 13, 1721/2/3 Elizabeth Smith
66 Jabez b. Lebanon Oct. 10, 1702; m. Lebanon Jan. 29, 17 30 Ma rt ha Bliss
67 Daniel b. Lebanon Feb. 18, 1704/5; m. Lebanon Mar. 3, 17 30 /1 Me hitable Porter
68 Hannah b. Lebanon b. June 27, 1707, d. young
69 Unnamed child, died in infancy \\\\

John married Sarah Backus about 1650 in Prob Lyme, CT. Sarah was born about 1625.

Children from this marriage were:

   134 M    i. John Reynolds was born in Aug 1655 in Lyme, CT and died on 28 Jan 1675 in Norwich, CT at age 19.

+ 135 F    ii. Sarah Reynolds was born in Nov 1656 in Lyme, CT and died on 11 May 1703 in Norwich, CT at age 46.

   136 F    iii. Susanna Reynolds was born in 1658 in Prob Lyme, CT.

+ 137 M    iv. Joseph Reynolds 10 was born in Mar 1659 in Norwich, CT and died on 1 Feb 1728 in Norwich, CT at age 68.

+ 138 F    v. Mary Reynolds was born in Apr 1664 in Norwich, CT and died on 31 Jan 1727 in Norwich, CT at age 62.

+ 139 F    vi. Elizabeth Reynolds was born in Nov 1666 in Norwich, CT and died on 21 Feb 1741 in Lebanon, CT at age 74.

   140 M    vii. Stephen Reynolds was born in Jan 1668 and died on 19 Dec 1687 in Norwich, CT at age 19.

   141 F    viii. Lydia Reynolds was born in Feb 1670 and died on 7 Jan 1756 in Windham, CT at age 85.

Lydia married Benjamin Miller on 2 Mar 1693. Benjamin was born about 1670 of Bear Hill, Norwich, CT. Another name for Benjamin was Benjamin Millard.

71. John Reynolds was born in 1641 and died in 1721 at age 80. Another name for John was John Runnells.

General Notes: William and Alice (Kitson) Reynolds of Duxbury, MA and Cape Porpo is e, M E; by Susan Rogers Clement © Reynolds Family Association, 1992 htt p:/ /www.narnet.com/rfa/line13/index.html The family of Rev. M. T. Runne ls T2- 4444 JOHN REYNOLDS, of William (4443) and Alice (Kitson) Reynold s, b. 1 63 1, m. 1669 (Mrs.) Sarah Wiley Crawford, and settled Portsmout h, Nova Sco t ia. Issue: Job, John, Jacob, b. 25 January 1692, and others.

Noted events in his life were:

· Alt. Birth: 1631.

John married Sarah Wiley in 1669. Sarah was born about 1645.

Children from this marriage were:

   142 M    i. Job Reynolds was born about 1670.

   143 M    ii. John Reynolds was born about 1675.

+ 144 M    iii. Jacob Reynolds was born on 25 Jan 1691 and died on 31 Jan 1755 of New Bedford, Mass at age 64.

73. Job Reynolds was born in 1645. Another name for Job was Job Runnells.

General Notes: Carrie Holbrook <familygirlaz@cox.net> has this Samuel & his brothe r, Jo b, as GRANDCHILDREN of William and Alice Kitson Reynolds, through th eir so n, Job, rather than son of this Job and Sarah Crawfor

Job married Sarah Crawford.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 145 M    i. Samuel Reynolds 11 was born about 1674 in Prob Port Royal, Nova Scotia?, Canada and died on 27 Oct 1745 in Bradford, Mass about age 71.

+ 146 M    ii. Job Reynolds was born about 1680 of Durham, NH.

79. John Reynolds was born on 12 Oct 1646 and died in 1675 at age 29.

John married Sarah Ayers. Sarah was born about 1650.

Children from this marriage were:

   147 M    i. John Reynolds was born about 1670.

+ 148 F    ii. Sarah Reynolds was born in 1673 and died in 1743 at age 70.

80. James Reynolds was born on 28 Oct 1650 and died in 1712 at age 62.

James married Nora. Nora was born about 1645.

Children from this marriage were:

   149 M    i. Henry Reynolds was born about 1670.

   150 M    ii. Robert Reynolds was born about 1670.

   151 M    iii. Joseph Reynolds was born about 1670.

   152 M    iv. John Reynolds was born about 1670.

+ 153 M    v. Peter Reynolds was born in 1679.

James next married Mary Greene. Mary was born about 1660.

Children from this marriage were:

   154 M    i. William Reynolds was born about 1680.

   155 F    ii. Elizabeth Reynolds was born about 1680.

   156 M    iii. James Reynolds was born in 1685.

James next married Joanna Potter. Joanna was born about 1650.

81. Joseph Reynolds 3 was born on 27 Nov 1652.

Joseph married Mary about 1671. Mary was born about 1654.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 157 M    i. Joseph Reynolds 3 was born about 1672 in N. Kingston, Washington Co, RI and died in Apr 1722 about age 50.

   158 F    ii. Deborah Reynolds was born in 1674.

   159 M    iii. Robert Reynolds was born in 1676.

   160 M    iv. Samuel Reynolds was born about 1677.

   161 F    v. Mary Reynolds was born about 1679.

Mary married Thomas Bentley. Thomas was born about 1675.

   162 M    vi. James Reynolds was born in 1681.

   163 M    vii. Benjamin Reynolds was born in 1683.

Benjamin married Experience Hull. Experience was born about 1685.

   164 F    viii. Hannah Reynolds was born in 1685.

Hannah married Samuel Crandall. Samuel was born about 1680.

+ 165 M    ix. John Reynolds was born in 1688.

   166 M    x. Clement Reynolds was born about 1690.

   167 F    xi. Mercy Reynolds was born in 1690.

Joseph next married Mercy about 1700. Mercy was born about 1655.

Children from this marriage were:

   168 F    i. Sarah Reynolds was born on 21 Oct 1701.

   169 F    ii. Susannah Reynolds was born about 1710.

   170 F    iii. Alice Reynolds was born about 1714.

   171 M    iv. Robert Reynolds was born about 1719.

Joseph next married Susanna Spencer after 1719. Susanna was born about 1655.

84. Francis Reynolds was born on 2 Oct 1662.

Francis married Elizabeth Berry. Elizabeth was born about 1665.

Francis next married Elizabeth Green. Elizabeth was born in 1668 and died in 1721 at age 53.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 172 M    i. Francis Reynolds was born in 1689 and died in 1768 at age 79.

+ 173 M    ii. Peter Reynolds was born about 1690.

   174 M    iii. James Reynolds was born in 1692 and died in 1756 at age 64.

James married Hannah Jenkins. Hannah was born about 1695.

   175 M    iv. Jabez Reynolds was born in 1695 and died in 1795 at age 100.

Jabez married Mary Bailey. Mary was born about 1695.

   176 F    v. Elizabeth Reynolds was born about 1700.

+ 177 F    vi. Mary Reynolds was born in 1703.

   178 F    vii. Susannah Reynolds was born about 1717.

   179 F    viii. Deborah Reynolds was born about 1718.

93. Henry Reynolds was born on 1 May 1650 in County Sussex, Eng, died on 7 Aug 1724 in Reynoldsville, Jefferson Co, PA at age 74, and was buried in Burlington, Burlington Co, NJ.

General Notes: Chester Co, PA
Henry Reynolds of Chichester, Pennsylvania, compiled by Maril yn J. Ne wt on in collaboration with Eugenia Cloud, and copyright by The R eynolds F ami ly Association, 1992; http://www.narnet.com/rfa/line18/index .html; Ma ny people can trace their ancestry back to Henry Reynolds, who i mmigr at ed from England to settle in Chichester PA. Henry's descendants w ere pi one ers in many areas of the United States. His descendants c an be trac ed in P A, NC, OH, IN and points west. Note: A list of abbrevia tions us ed and loca tions of Quaker Monthly Meetings follows this genealo gy on pa ge 655.

A. WILLIAM REYNOLDS was born in Kent, England. Research in English r ec or ds has been unable to locate any source listing William's father. W il li am married 1644-Mar-6, St. Pancras Parish, Chichester, Sussex, En gl an d, to Margaret Exton who was baptized 1625-Feb-5, St. Pancras Par is h, d t. of John & Alis (Fivins) Exton. William is recorded as the Pay ma st er to the Garrison of Chichester. The will of William Reynolds of S t. P anc ras without the East Gate, Chichester, Sussex, 'gent,' dated 1660 -Feb- 18 w as probated 1664-Apr-9 in Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Lond on, wh ich i ndicates he was either a man of property of held land in mo re than o ne ecc lesiastical jurisdiction, or both.

Margaret (Exton) Reynolds' second husband was John Carter. Margaret 's w il l, dated 1684-Dec-8, was probated 1688-Oct-15.

No primary sources have been located to indicate William came to Am er ic a. Since his children's births from 1645-1655 are recorded at Chich es te r, England, and his will, dated 1660, lists his residence as Chiches te r, E ngland, it is very unlikely he immigrated to America.

Children of William and Margaret (Exton) Reynolds:
i. Margaret Reynolds: b. 1645-Dec-4, St. Andrews Parish, Chi ch es ter, Sussex; m. Joshua Kinch.
ii. Elizabeth Reynolds: b. 1646/7-Feb-24, buried 1647-Dec -2 6, S t. Peters, Chichester, Sussex.
iii. John Reynolds: bap. 1650-Oct-25, St. Pancras Parish.
iv. Francis Reynolds: b. 1652-Oct-27, St. Pancras Parish; m. 1 68 1- Jan-23, Mary Mowbrook 1.
v. Henry Reynolds, which see, below.
vi. William Reynolds: mentioned in his father's will.
vii. Mary Reynolds: b. 1657-Jun-10, d. before 1660.
viii. Samuel Reynolds: mentioned in his father's will.
ix. James Reynolds: mentioned in his father's will. ////

Noted events in his life were:

· Alt. Death: 7 Aug 1724.

Henry married Prudence Clayton on 10 Nov 1678 in Burlington, Burlington Co, NJ. Prudence was born on 20 Aug 1657 in Lewes, Chichester, Sussex, Eng and died on 2 Apr 1728 in Chester Co, PA at age 70.

Marriage Notes: Burlington, NJ

Noted events in their marriage were:

· Alt. Marriage: 11 Oct 1678.

Children from this marriage were:

   180 F    i. Margaret Reynolds was born on 25 May 1680 in Chester Co, Pennsylvania Colony.

   181 F    ii. Mary Reynolds was born on 13 Sep 1682 in Burlington Co, NJ.

+ 182 M    iii. Francis Reynolds was born on 15 Aug 1684 in Burlington Co, NJ.

   183 F    iv. Prudence Reynolds was born on 20 Mar 1687 in Chester Co, PA.

   184 F    v. Deborah Reynolds was born on 16 Jun 1689 in Chester Co, PA.

   185 M    vi. William Reynolds was born on 20 May 1691 in Chester Co, PA and died on 29 Jun 1693 in Chester Co, PA at age 2.

+ 186 M    vii. Henry Reynolds was born on 16 Aug 1693 in Chester Co (Now Delaware Co), PA and died on 17 Dec 1779 in Nottingham, Cecil Co, PA at age 86.

   187 M    viii. John Reynolds was born about 1695 in Chester Co, PA and died in 1729 about age 34.

+ 188 F    ix. Hannah Reynolds was born on 11 Jan 1697 in Chester Co, PA and died on 13 May 1726 at age 29.

+ 189 M    x. William Reynolds 12 was born on 5 Jul 1701 in Chester, Delaware Co, PA, died on 29 Oct 1772 in Guilford Co, NC at age 71, and was buried in Burlington Co, NJ.

94. Francis Joseph Reynolds was born in 1652 and died in 1747 in Lancaster Co, PA at age 95.

Francis married Rebecca Crook. Rebecca was born about 1680.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 190 M    i. Francis Joseph Reynolds was born in 1703.

   191 M    ii. Joseph Reynolds was born in 1707.

   192 F    iii. Jane Reynolds was born in 1710.

+ 193 M    iv. John Reynolds was born in 1714 and died in 1784 at age 70.

   194 M    v. William Reynolds was born in 1715.

   195 F    vi. Sarah Reynolds was born in 1717.

   196 F    vii. Bridget Reynolds was born in 1719.

   197 F    viii. Ann Reynolds was born in 1721.

   198 F    ix. Margaret Reynolds was born in 1723.

   199 F    x. Elizabeth Reynolds was born in 1726.

   200 F    xi. Mary Reynolds was born in 1727.

96. John Reynolds was born about 1656 in Eng and died about 1690 about age 34.

General Notes: County Sussex, ENG
St. Pancras Parrish, Chichester, Sussex, ENG

Noted events in his life were:

· Alt. Birth: Abt 1650.

· Bapt: 25 Oct 1650.

John married ? Waddey. ? was born about 1660.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 201 M    i. John Reynolds was born about 1680 in Delaware.

+ 202 M    ii. John Reynolds was born about 1680 in Delaware.

98. William Reynolds was born about 1658 and died in 1727 about age 69.

William married Mary. Mary was born about 1660.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 203 M    i. Robert Reynolds was born about 1680.

   204 M    ii. David Reynolds was born about 1682.

   205 F    iii. Agnes Reynolds was born about 1684.

   206 F    iv. Martha Reynolds was born about 1686.

   207 F    v. Margaret Reynolds was born about 1688.

100. John Reynolds was born about 1627 in Eng and died WFT Est 1665-1718 in Bermuda about age 38.

General Notes: Bermuda

John married Joane Cooke on 13 Oct 1649 in Eng. Joane was born about 1630 in Eng.

Children from this marriage were:

   208 M    i. Joshua Reynolds was born about 1650.

   209 M    ii. William Reynolds was born about 1655.

+ 210 M    iii. John Reynolds was born about 1662 in Bermuda and died in Cumberland Co, PA.

101. Robert Reynolds was born in 1642.

Robert married Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born about 1645.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 211 M    i. Robert Reynolds was born in 1685.


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