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Joseph REYNOLDS, Sr.

Male Abt 1759 - 1840  (~ 81 years)


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  • Name Joseph REYNOLDS 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born Abt 1759  Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Joseph's age is listed as 60-70 in the 1830 census. Because his marriage bond is dated 1780, he must be closer to 70 years old in 1830. These records indicate a birth about 1760.

      Since Hugh Reynolds first appears in the Pittsylvania County area records about 1766, Joseph was born elsewhere. His father appeared on the 1757 tax list for Martic Township, Lancaster Co., Pa and did not arrive in Pittsylvania County unitl about 1766. The diary of Rev. John Cuthbertson, a reformed Presbyterian missionary, shows that he baptised Joseph Reynolds, son of Hew, on 15 Aug 1759 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 15 Aug 1759  Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • Joseph Reynolds, son of Hew, was baptised by Rev. John Cuthbertson in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on 15 Aug 1759.
    Census 1830  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • 1 male 10-15, 2 males 15-20, 1 male 60-70, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 50-60. No slaves.
    Reference Number 4730 
    Died 1840  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4730  Bennetts of Pittsylvania County
    Last Modified 15 Jul 2012 

    Father Hugh REYNOLDS,   d. Between 1809 and 1810, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mary NEALEY 
    Married 30 Dec 1756  Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    • Hugh Reynolds was a member of the Muddy Run Society, a congregation of Covenanters in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Rev. John Cuthbertson was the first Covenanter missionary to America in 1751. He kept a diary of his activities from the first day of his arrival in America. On 30 Dec 1756, he recorded the following, "Rode 6 miles to and from Wm. Neilie's; married Hew Reynolds and Mary K."
    Children 2 children 
    Family ID F1050  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Nancy FORD,   b. Abt 1780 
    Marr Bond 26 Jul 1803  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Children 
     1. Matilda REYNOLDS,   b. Abt 1804,   d. Bef 07 Dec 1821  (Age ~ 17 years)
     2. Berryman REYNOLDS,   b. Abt 1806,   d. Bef 1850  (Age ~ 43 years)
     3. Featherston Ford REYNOLDS,   b. Abt 1808
     4. Demaris B. REYNOLDS,   b. 31 Oct 1809,   d. 13 Sep 1865  (Age 55 years)
     5. Abraham REYNOLDS,   b. Abt 1812
     6. Perry Green REYNOLDS,   b. 23 Sep 1814,   d. 26 Nov 1872  (Age 58 years)
     7. Williamson REYNOLDS,   b. Abt 1817
     8. Nancy Booker REYNOLDS,   b. 15 Mar 1817, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1894, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Married:
    Family ID F795  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Margaret DEVIN,   b. 1760, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1798, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Marr Bond 21 Aug 1780  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12] 
    Children 
     1. Hugh REYNOLDS,   b. 02 Jul 1781, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1832, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     2. John Devin REYNOLDS,   b. 22 Feb 1783,   d. 18 Mar 1831, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     3. Sarah REYNOLDS,   b. Abt 1785, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1847, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 61 years)
     4. William REYNOLDS,   b. Abt 1787, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1816, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 29 years)
    Married:
     5. Mary REYNOLDS,   b. Abt 1789,   d. Abt 1833  (Age ~ 44 years)
    Married:
     6. Elizabeth REYNOLDS,   b. Abt 1791, Museville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married:
     7. Joseph D. REYNOLDS, Jr.,   b. Abt 1793
    Married:
     8. Robert Devin REYNOLDS,   b. Abt 1795,   d. Bef 19 Feb 1844  (Age ~ 49 years)
    Married:
     9. Margaret REYNOLDS,   b. Abt 1797, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1820, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 24 years)
    Family ID F623  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Sept. 15, 1788, Joseph Reynolds, Qualified as executor (Alphabetical Index to the Court Order Books of Pittsylvania County, Virginia 1767- 1800, Plantiffs - J to Z, Vol. II, Genealogical Services, Danville,VA 1982)

      Joseph Reynolds and William Reynolds were both named as executors in the will of their grandfather William Nealy, dated 6 December 1787 andprobated 21 July 1788. (Source: Abstracts of Pittsylvania County, Virginia Wills, 1767-1820, Compiled by Lela C. Adams, Bassett, Virginia,pgs. 65-66)

  • Sources 
    1. [S650] Pennsylvania Births Lancaster County 1723-1777, Humphrey, John T., (Humphrey Publications, Washington, DC, 1997), Entry for Joseph Reynolds.

    2. [S652] Diary of Rev. John Cuthbertson, Fields, S. Helen, (Heritage Books, 2009), p. 48.

    3. [S665] Register of Marriages and Baptisms Performed by Rev. John Cuthbertso, Fields, S. Helen, (S. Helen Fields, Washington, DC, 1934), p. 186.

    4. [S669] Diary of Rev. John Cuthbertson, Entry on15 Aug 1759.

    5. [S534] 1830 Census Pittsylvania Co., VA, (NARA), Joseph Reynolds household.

    6. [S665] Register of Marriages and Baptisms Performed by Rev. John Cuthbertso, Fields, S. Helen, (S. Helen Fields, Washington, DC, 1934), p. 185.

    7. [S669] Diary of Rev. John Cuthbertson, Entry on 30 Dec 1756.

    8. [S64] Marriage Bonds and Ministers Returns of Pittsylvania Co., Va., Catherine Lindsay Knorr, (Southern Historical Press, Greenville, South Carolina, 2002, Original Date, 1956), pg. 70.

    9. [S3] Pittsylvania Co., VA Marriage bonds book 1767-1861, (Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah), p. 28.

    10. [S64] Marriage Bonds and Ministers Returns of Pittsylvania Co., Va., Catherine Lindsay Knorr, (Southern Historical Press, Greenville, South Carolina, 2002, Original Date, 1956), p. 70.

    11. [S3] Pittsylvania Co., VA Marriage bonds book 1767-1861, (Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah), p. 3.

    12. [S72] Abstracts of Pittsylvania County, Virginia Wills, 1767-1820, Compiler: Lela C. Adams, (Southern Historical Press, Inc., Greenville, South Carolina, 1986), Will of William Devin, p. 107.


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