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William Thomas 'Will' Reynolds

William Thomas 'Will' Reynolds

Male 1872 - 1938  (66 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Thomas 'Will' ReynoldsWilliam Thomas 'Will' Reynolds was born 9 Jul 1872, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (son of John Ward Reynolds and Rebecca Mahan); died 11 Aug 1938, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Highland Burial Park Danville, Virginia.

    William married May Frances 'Fannie' Powell 8 Jun 1905. May (daughter of Samuel J. Powell and Frances 'Fannie' Giles) was born 13 Feb 1888, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 21 Feb 1970, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Highland Burial Park Danville, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Willie Ward Reynolds was born 13 Aug 1906, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 23 Aug 2001, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Highland Burial Park, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    2. Frances Rebecca 'Fannie' Reynolds was born 22 Jun 1908, Callands, Virginia; died 15 Aug 1972, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Highland Burial Park Cemetery, Danville, Virginia.
    3. Ruby May Reynolds was born 12 Apr 1914, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 15 Dec 2015, Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Greenpond Baptist Church Cemetery Climax, Virginia.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Ward ReynoldsJohn Ward Reynolds was born 24 Sep 1831, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (son of Berryman Reynolds and Nancy Adkins); died 3 May 1910, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , John Reynolds Family Cemetery Rondo, VA.

    John married Rebecca Mahan 22 Dec 1857. Rebecca (daughter of David Patrick Mahan and Susanna Giles) was born 27 Sep 1833, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , John Reynolds Family Cemetery Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Rebecca MahanRebecca Mahan was born 27 Sep 1833, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (daughter of David Patrick Mahan and Susanna Giles); died Yes, date unknown; was buried , John Reynolds Family Cemetery Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Rebecca is named for her Father's Sister, Rebekah born January 25, 1797 (See Bible Page)

    Notes:

    Married:
    !MARRIAGE:Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, Eggleston, Mary
    Frances Reynolds

    Children:
    1. Susan Frances 'Susie' Reynolds * was born 5 Oct 1858, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 11 Apr 1937, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Hollywood Baptist Church Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    2. Carolina Virginia Reynolds was born 8 Mar 1860, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 3 Feb 1940.
    3. Nancy Ward "Nannie" Reynolds was born 9 Sep 1863, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 18 Dec 1915, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Rondo, Virginia.
    4. Mary Gillie Reynolds was born 6 Jun 1865, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 3 May 1903.
    5. John Henry Reynolds was born 21 Apr 1867, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 20 Feb 1937, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Greenpond Baptist Church Cemetery Pittsylvania County, VA.
    6. Elizabeth C. dy Reynolds was born 18 Jan 1869, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 27 Jan 1877, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , John Reynolds Family Cemetery, Rhondo, Pitts. Co., VA.
    7. Joseph Alexander 'Joe' Reynolds was born 6 Dec 1869, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 24 Nov 1954, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Leemont Cemetery Danville, Virginia.
    8. 1. William Thomas 'Will' Reynolds was born 9 Jul 1872, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 11 Aug 1938, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Highland Burial Park Danville, Virginia.
    9. James Wyatt Reynolds was born 28 Apr 1874, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 13 May 1955, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Greenpond Baptist Church, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Berryman Reynolds was born 1806, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (son of Joseph M. Reynolds and Nancy Ford); died Bef 1850, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    Berryman married Nancy Adkins 16 Nov 1829, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Nancy (daughter of Henry L4B6-MF4 Adkins and Elizabeth [L5FR-GS3] Rossett) was born Abt 1803, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 20 Oct 1862, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Nancy Adkins was born Abt 1803, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (daughter of Henry L4B6-MF4 Adkins and Elizabeth [L5FR-GS3] Rossett); died 20 Oct 1862, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Date of Will Probate

    Children:
    1. 2. John Ward Reynolds was born 24 Sep 1831, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 3 May 1910, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , John Reynolds Family Cemetery Rondo, VA.
    2. Henry Gilmer Reynolds was born 1837, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1864, C.S.A..
    3. Julia A. Reynolds was born 25 Jul 1839, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    4. Joseph David "J. D." Reynolds was born 23 Nov 1841, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 23 Dec 1928, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Greenpond Baptist Church Cemetery Pittsylvania County, VA.
    5. John Wyatt Reynolds was born 1847, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Reynolds was born 1845, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  David Patrick Mahan was born 7 Sep 1798, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (son of Alexander W. Mahan and Catherine Ball); died 21 Apr 1882.

    Notes:

    http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/g/i/l/George-Gile
    s-Va/GENE1-0003.html
    SUSANA4 GILES (JOHN A.3, JOHN CRISTIE2, GEORGE1) was born
    1802 in Loudon Co., Va., and died Unknown. She married
    DAVID MAHAN March 18, 1823 in Pittsylvania Co., Va.. He was
    born September 07, 1798 in Pittsylvania Co., Va., and died
    Unknown.

    Children of SUSANA GILES and DAVID MAHAN are:
    i. SUSAN5 MAHAN, b. July 05, 1835; d. November 01,
    1855.
    ii. ALEXANDER M. MAHAN, b. 1837; d. Unknown.
    iii. MARTHA FRANCES MAHAN, b. 1838; d. Unknown.

    !NAME:Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, Eggleston, Mary
    Frances Reynolds

    David married Susanna Giles 18 Mar 1823, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Susanna (daughter of John A. Giles and Ann Mrs. John Giles) was born 21 Aug 1801, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Bef 1866, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Susanna Giles was born 21 Aug 1801, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (daughter of John A. Giles and Ann Mrs. John Giles); died Bef 1866, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    Notes:

    http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/g/i/l/George-Gile
    s-Va/GENE1-0003.html
    SUSANA4 GILES (JOHN A.3, JOHN CRISTIE2, GEORGE1) was born
    1802 in Loudon Co., Va., and died Unknown. She married
    DAVID MAHAN March 18, 1823 in Pittsylvania Co., Va.. He was
    born September 07, 1798 in Pittsylvania Co., Va., and died
    Unknown.

    Children of SUSANA GILES and DAVID MAHAN are:
    i. SUSAN5 MAHAN, b. July 05, 1835; d. November 01,
    1855.
    ii. ALEXANDER M. MAHAN, b. 1837; d. Unknown.
    iii. MARTHA FRANCES MAHAN, b. 1838; d. Unknown.

    !NAME:Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, Eggleston, Mary
    Frances Reynolds

    Notes:

    Married:
    !MARRIAGE:Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, Eggleston, Mary
    Frances Reynolds

    Children:
    1. 3. Rebecca Mahan was born 27 Sep 1833, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , John Reynolds Family Cemetery Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    2. Talitha C. Mahan was born 8 Jul 1844, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 7 Jul 1930, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried 8 Jul 1930, Burried on her birthday.
    3. Elizabeth Mahan was born Abt 1826, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1918, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Joseph M. ReynoldsJoseph M. Reynolds was christened 15 Aug 1759, Muddy Run, Martock, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (son of Hugh of Pittsylvania [dna] Reynolds and Mary Neely/Nealey/Neilee/Neeley); died Abt 1840, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ; was buried 1840, Pittsylvania County, Virginia .

    Notes:

    Slaves of Joseph Reynolds are named as follows: Eliza Seamore; Charles Seamore, David B., Richard and Rob.

    Diary of Rev John Cuthbertson 1751-1791 records Marriage of Hew Reynolds and Mary ? at Wm. Nieley's and later the Baptism of Joseph son to Hew Reynolds.



    Oaths of Allegiance 1777 Pittsylvania County, Virginia
    NOTE: Hugh Reynolds and his son Joseph are found on this 1777 list. Hugh's son William, is not, The record for William Reynolds is found in Virginia Court Records, page 125, also dated 1777. Joseph's Baptism of 15 Aug 1759 gives us his age. William is shown on court records in 1788 when he inherits the land of his grandfather, William Neeley. Both Joseph and William are Qualified as Executors (Book 6/170 Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Court Records 1787-91)
    Another record dated 22 Mar 1796 for William Reynolds and Charles Lewis must be our William, as the other William Reynolds of Culpepper has died in 1791. No connecton has been documented for William of Culpepper having any connection to the Hugh Reynolds family. -Mary Frances Reynolds

    Name:
    Capt. Hankins List ~ Oaths of Allegiance - 1777 Pittsylvania County, VA Revolutionary War Records VIRGINIA SECTION IV page 592-593 Lived along Tomahawk Creek.

    Joseph married Nancy Ford 26 Jul 1803, Prob. Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. Nancy was born Est 1780, Virginia; died 1847, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Nancy Ford was born Est 1780, Virginia; died 1847, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    Children:
    1. Matilda Reynolds was born 1804, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 4. Berryman Reynolds was born 1806, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Bef 1850, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    3. Featherston Ford Reynolds was born Abt 1808, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. John B. 'Jube' Reynolds was born 1810, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Damaras/Damaris B. Reynolds was born 31 Oct 1809, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 13 Sep 1865, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Adkins-Oakes Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A..
    6. Perry Green 'Bay' Reynolds * was born 23 Sep 1814, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 26 Nov 1872, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    7. Williamson Reynolds was born Abt 1817, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Abraham to Georgia Reynolds was born 1812, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Nancy Booker Reynolds was born 15 Mar 1817, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 16 Aug 1894, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Adkins-Oakes Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia .

  3. 10.  Henry L4B6-MF4 AdkinsHenry L4B6-MF4 Adkins was born Abt 1782, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (son of William Vortimer Adkins and Mary Anne 'Polly' Hartman); died 4 Aug 1875, Pittsylvania County, Virginia .

    Notes:

    !NAME:Eileen Adkins, Adkins, Eileen, email dated Jan. 18,
    2011

    Henry married Elizabeth [L5FR-GS3] Rossett 7 Oct 1799, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Elizabeth was born 1783, Virginia; died 1860, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth [L5FR-GS3] RossettElizabeth [L5FR-GS3] Rossett was born 1783, Virginia; died 1860, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Henry Adkins (1782-1867 )and Elizabeth Rossett(1785-1875)daughter of Sam DeRossett and a woman from the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians name not recorded from Catahoula, Louisiana...Henry and Elizabeth are my great grandparents x4 Henry is the son of William III and brother of Owen .

    Notes:

    Married:
    Elizabeth Rossett is the daughter of Sam Rossett; surety
    for marriage, William Reynolds
    http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vapittsy


    Children of HENRY ADKINS and ELIZABETH ROSSETT are:
    ...i....JOSEPH ADKINS, m. BATHINA MARTIN, January 18, 1830.
    184....ii....NANCY ADKINS, b. Abt. 1801.
    ...iii....AGNES ADKINS, b. Abt. 1804; m. HENRY GIBSON,
    August 26, 1833.
    185....iv....WYATT ADKINS, b. Abt. 1804, Pittsylvania Co.,
    Virginia; d. 1869, Grant County, Indiana.
    186....v....ANDERSON ADKINS, b. August 05, 1806,
    Pittsylvania County, Virginia; d. March 01, 1876,
    Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    187....vi....JOHN WARD ADKINS, b. Abt. 1811; d. Warren
    County, Missouri?.
    188....vii....CALEB ADKINS, b. Abt. 1820, Pittsylvania
    County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1893.
    189....viii....ELIZABETH M. ADKINS, b. June 1823,
    Pittsylvania County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1903, Pittsylvania
    County, Virginia.
    ...ix....HENRY ADKINS, b. Abt. 1825; m. NANCY BLAND NAPIER,
    November 22, 1850; b. Abt. 1833, Pittsylvania County,
    Virginia. In 25 October 1850 census for Northern District,
    Pittsylvania Co. VA, next door to Henry and Elizabeth
    Adkins, are Henry Adkins Jr., age 25, laborer, and wife
    Nancy, 17.
    190....x....JACKSON ADKINS, b. Abt. 1819.


    !MARRIAGE:Eileen Adkins, Adkins, Eileen, email dated Jan.
    18, 2011

    Children:
    1. 5. Nancy Adkins was born Abt 1803, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 20 Oct 1862, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    2. John Ward Adkins was born Abt 1810, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1903, Clinton, Tennessee.
    3. Anderson Henderson Adkins was born 5 Aug 1806, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ; died 1 Mar 1876, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ; was buried , Adkins-Oakes Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    4. Elizabeth M. Adkins was born Jun 1823, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1903, Callands, Virginia; was buried , Henry Adkins Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    5. Wyatt Adkins was born 1801, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1869, Grant County, Indiana.
    6. Agness 2739-QM4 Adkins was born 1814, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died Yes, date unknown, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

  5. 12.  Alexander W. Mahan was born 22 Aug 1767, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (son of Father of James & Alexander Mahan and Mother James & Alexander Mahan); died Yes, date unknown.

    Alexander married Catherine Ball 26 Jun 1790, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Catherine (daughter of John Ball and Mary 'Molly' Ball) was born 9 Aug 1769, Tomahawk, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died Yes, date unknown, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Catherine Ball was born 9 Aug 1769, Tomahawk, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia (daughter of John Ball and Mary 'Molly' Ball); died Yes, date unknown, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    Notes:

    Married:
    Marriages of Pitts. CO. VA 26 Jun 1790 Alexander Mahan and Catherine Ball, dau of John Ball who consents. Sur. George Robinson p. 13

    Children:
    1. Mary "Polly" Mahan was born 21 Mar 1794, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 6. David Patrick Mahan was born 7 Sep 1798, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 21 Apr 1882.
    3. Elizabeth Mahan was born 18 Jan 1802, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Abner Mahan was born 1804, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1882.
    5. John Alexander Mahan was born 24 Jun 1806, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Naaman Mahan was born 12 Jul 1810, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Catherine Ann Mahan was born 1812, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1869, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , George K. Smith Cemetery, Museville, Virginia.

  7. 14.  John A. Giles was born Abt 1770, Louden County, Virginia; died 1849, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    John married Ann Mrs. John Giles Abt 1805. Ann was born Abt 1785; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Ann Mrs. John Giles was born Abt 1785; died Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. Rebecca Giles was born 1809, Banister, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 8 Jun 1861, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    2. Ann Giles was born Est 1810, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 7. Susanna Giles was born 21 Aug 1801, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Bef 1866, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.