John Leonard Reynolds (1784 - 1846)

Born 25 Dec 1784 in Woodville, Greene, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Alice (Leftwich) Reynolds — married 5 Mar 1811 in Birdstown, Greene county, Georgia

Descendants

Died 24 Sep 1846 at age 61 in Woodville, Greene, Georgia, USA

Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

• ^[1] John was born on Christmas day, December 25, 1784 in Virginia to James Reynolds and Susannah Malone. He was a twin to his sister, Rebecca. His father, James had come from Richmond County, Virginia. John married Mary A. Leftridge (Leftwich) on March 5, 1811 in Bairdstown, Greene County, Georgia. Mary was the daughter of John Leftwich who fought with the Virginia troops in the Revolutionary War. The Leftwich family is traced to Lord Richard de Vernon, who accompanied William the Conqueror to England in 1066, and was awarded the English estate of Leftwich. They had eleven children. John died in Greene County, Georgia in September 1846. His will was probated with the state of Georgia, Greene County on September 22, 1846. It states, "It is my desire that my plantation, livestock and crops be held in trust by my executors until my youngest child becomes of age. My negro man, Dick, to be held in trust and remain on the plantation to work for my minor children. When my children arrive at age of manhood, all my property to be sold and distributed equally among my children: William Reynolds, James Reynolds, Julia Ann Brooks, John Reynolds, Rebecca Boon, Littleberry Reynolds, Austin Reynolds, Lytha Raynolds, Doctor Reynolds and Nancy Reynolds. Appoint best friend and kinsman Samuel D. Durham executor." Wit.: James Reynolds, James Durham, and James Brooks. Recorded 13 October, 1846. Mary, his wife, died before John in 1842, so is not mentioned in his will. His youngest son, Doc Leondus would have been eleven years old at the time of his father's death and is referred to as Doctor Reynolds. Son, Samuel Davis Reynolds, born December 24, 1831 is not mentioned in the will. Information taken from Dept. of Archives and History, Atlanta, Georgia "Butler County in the Nineteenth Century", compiled by Marilyn Davis Hahn, 1978. "Greene County, Georgia---Wills 1786-1877", compiled by Freda Feid Turner, 559 Jerry Steele Lane, PO Box 1054, McDonough, GA 30253, telephone 770-957-9802, page 232. Census Information: 1830 Greene Co., GA Census (This fits with the eight children born before 1830.) John Reynolds 2 males (under 5) Austin, Littleberry 1 male (5-10) Jack 2 males (10-15) James & William1 male (40-50) John 2 females (under 5) Sythia, Rebecca 1 female (10-15) Julia Ann 1 female (30-40) Mary Alice 1 male slave (10-24) 1 female slave (36-55)

• Last Name at Birth: John Reynolds^[2]
• Other Names: John Wheeler Mc Reynolds, John Wheeler Mcreynolds

Family Members

• Father: Robert Mc Reynolds
• Mother: Sallie McDaniel
• Spouse: Mary "Polly" A Leftridge^[3]
• Siblings:
  • Malvina M Mcreynolds,
  • Orpha D. Mcreynolds,
  • Mary Mc Reynolds,
  • Elizabeth Mc Reynolds,
  • William Mc Daniel Mc Reynolds,
  • Sally Mc Reynolds,
  • James McReynolds,
  • Nancy A Mc Reynolds,
  • Martha McReynolds,
  • Robert Y. Mc Reynolds
• Children:
  • John Mc Reynolds,
  • Sally Mc Reynolds,
  • Nancy Susan Mc Reynolds^[4]

• Supplemental profile data collected by Varnell-40 07:59, 27 September 2015 (EDT) from the Rootsweb website of Michael Collier^[5]. It may not be 100% accurate, but it is as close to accurate as we can attain given the information and sources available to us. This profile is a collaborative work-in-progress, always in need of direct and primary sources. Please contribute sources with your information.

Sources

1. ↑ LifeSketch:May, 2000 Written by Donna Wood Wetsel, wife of Johnny D. Wetsel, great grandson of Doc Leondus Reynolds.
2. ↑ "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:M72T-FJ1 : accessed 2015-04-17), entry for John REYNOLDS.
3. ↑ "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:M72T-FV8 : accessed 2015-04-17), entry for Mary A. LEFTRIDGE.
4. ↑ "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MWYP-8LL : accessed 2015-04-17), entry for Nancy S. REYNOLDS.
5. ↑ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=AHN&db=collier94501&id=P310

• WikiTree profile Reynolds-1931 created through the import of Collier, Centola, Di Rocco, Po(1).ged on Oct 14, 2011 by Michael Collier. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Michael and others.

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* LDS source (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:218V-BPQ) accessed by Varnell-40 09:22, 6 March 2015 (EST)