John Reynolds (1638 - 1701)

Born 1638 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Husband of Judith (Palmer) Reynolds — married 16 Jun 1668 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 8 Nov 1701 at about age 63 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

John Reynolds was born around 1638 probably in Wethersfield, Connecticut. His parents were John Reynolds and Sarah Chesterfield.

He married Judith Palmer in 1668 Together they had 8 children:

1. John "The Cooper" Reynolds
2. Judith Reynolds
3. James Reynolds^[1]
4. Mary Reynolds
5. Jonathan Reynolds
6. Joshua Reynolds
7. David Reynolds

He died in November of 1701 in Greenwich, Connecticut.

His Will is dated 21 April 1699,^[2] and probated on 24 November 1701. In his will he mentions his wife Judah, his sons, John, James, Jonathan, David and Joshua, his daughters, Mary and Judah. His will mentions an "old" enslaved woman, but not by name, who is given to his wife. The enslaved woman is also included in the inventory.

The distribution of some land willed to the sons of John Runnels is dated 17 April 1738 and recorded at Fairfield.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Reynolds, Robert Newel. Captain James Reynolds, Esq., From Greenwich to Peekskill to Dutchess County. Online publication at Weebly.com pdf.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9049/images/007627300_00609). Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line], Fairfield, Probate Records, Vol 1-5, 1648-1750, image 609. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data:Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts.
3. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 6-8, 1717-1750”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-TKK9 : 25 April 2021), , FHL microfilm 007627301, image 354, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 7, 1721-1750, Page 195.

• Reynolds, Robert Newel. The Second Generation. Online publication at Weebly.com pdf.
• Abstract of Probate for John Reynolds
• Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut. Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, image 1238-1239, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9049/images/007628187_01238?pId=3047881 : accessed 21 Jun 2021), Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
• Cuyler Reynolds, "Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs, Vol. IV" [database on-line]. Hudson-Mohawk Family Histories, 1911, New York. Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/48326/images/HudsonMohawkIV-003916-1833?treeid=8029974&personid=-507476881&hintid=1025356649843&usePUB=true&_phsrc=bkN43589&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true&pId=293037 : accessed 21 Jun 2021), image 427.
• Gribbel, John Gribbel and Elkins Families (Huntingdon Valley, PA, 1962) Page 42.