John Reynolds (abt. 1625 - bef. 1691)

Born about 13 May 1625 in England [uncertain]

Husband of Anne (Holbrook) Reynolds — married 1650 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died before 14 Jan 1691 before about age 65 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut

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Biography

This profile is part of the Reynolds Name Study.

"John Reynolds of Stonington, Conn., the first ancestor of this family so far found in New England, was born, probably in England, about 1625-30. His earliest appearance here is at Weymouth, Mass., where he had a grant of five acres of land in the first division of Dec. 14, 1663, numbered the 77th lot from the "Brauntry lyne" and a lot of 15 acres, numbered the 14th, in the second division of the same date. He does not appear in previous divisions of 1636 and 1651-2, though he perhaps lived in the town soon after the latter date, about which time his oldest son, Thomas, was born. But one child, Mary, b. March 15, 1660, is recorded to him and his wife, Anne Holbrook, in Weymouth, though two or three older children may have been born there."^[1]

Children of John and Anne (Holbrook) Reynolds

1. Thomas, b. 1652; d. Oct. 21, 1723; m. Sarah Clark, Newport, Oct. 29, 1683.
2. Hannah. b. 1653; d. after 1711; m. Dec. 28, 1681, Joseph Wells.
3. Mary, b. March 15, 1660, Weymouth; d. --; m. tradition says to Benj. Burdick
4. John, b. about 1662; d. April 13, 1734; m. Abigail -----.^[2]

Disputed Origins

This profile was previously connected as a child of William Reynolds of Providence Plantations. No evidence exists to confirm the relationship and the profiles have been detached.

Sources

1. ↑ The Reynolds Family Association (RFA) - John Reynolds of Weymouth, Mass. And Stonington, Conn. By Mrs. Mary Reynolds Fosdick, RFA Annual 1922 : accessed 12 Apr 2018.
2. ↑ Annual Report of the Reynolds Family Association. Brooklyn, NY: Press of the Brooklyn Eagle, 1922. Page 135.

• Documented American Progenitors, Line 11
  • John Reynolds of Weymouth, Mass. and Stonington, Conn.

See also:

• Ancestry Family Tree: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=152737918&pid=1444

• Extensive genealogy of John Reynolds.