Erastus Reynolds: The Reynolds Family

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1819 - 1889 (69 years)

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Generation: 1

Erastus Reynolds was born 9 Mar 1819, Pennsylvania (son of Eli Reynolds and Elizabeth Mrs. Eli Reynolds); died 20 Jan 1889, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; was buried , New Chestnut Level Presbyterian Cemetery, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Erastus married Martha Jane Ritchie. Martha was born 3 Mar 1825, Pennsylvania; died 5 Feb 1901, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; was buried , New Chestnut Level Presbyterian Cemetery, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

Eli Reynolds was born 5 Mar 1789, Little Britain, Lancaster Co, PA (son of Emanuel 'Manuel' Reynolds and Sarah Sargent/Sergeant); died 1821, Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Eli married Elizabeth Mrs. Eli Reynolds. Elizabeth was born Est 1790, Maryland; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth Mrs. Eli Reynolds was born Est 1790, Maryland; died Yes, date unknown.

Children:

Enos Reynolds was born Est 1810, Northeast, Cecil Co., Maryland; died Yes, date unknown.
1. Erastus Reynolds was born 9 Mar 1819, Pennsylvania; died 20 Jan 1889, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; was buried , New Chestnut Level Presbyterian Cemetery, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Emily J. Reynolds was born 9 Jul 1820, Pennsylvania; died 31 Jul 1861, Fulton, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; was buried , Penn Hill Cemetery, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Generation: 3

Emanuel 'Manuel' Reynolds was born 10 Dec 1762, Little Britain, Lancaster Co, PA (son of Henry Reynolds and Mary Haines); died 12 Jan 1825, Little Britain, Lancaster Co, PA.

Notes:

!DEATH:Southern Lancaster County Records Online, Southern
Lancaster County Historic Society Online Records

Died:
From Quaker Records from Ancestry.
Manuel Reynolds
(originally Emmanuel ) of Little Brittain Twp, Lancaster Co, PA , s Henry & Mary (Haines) of same place b 10-12-1762 d 12- 1-1825 in 63rd yr

Emanuel married Sarah Sargent/Sergeant 8 May 1788, East Nottingham Friends, Cecil Co., MD. Sarah was born Abt 1770, Little Britain, Lancaster Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Sarah Sargent/Sergeant was born Abt 1770, Little Britain, Lancaster Co, PA.

Notes:

Sarah Sergeant Reynolds
dt Jeremiah & Ann (Sidwell) of W Nottingham Twp, Chester Co, PA m 8- 5mo (May) 1788 , at E Nottingham MH, auspices Nottingham MM, MD Ch: Elie b 3- 5-1789 cert Nottingham MM, MD , 17-10-1829 Nathan b 18-12-1790 Hannah b 21- 8-1792 disf unchaste conduct 18-6-1825 Ann b 19- 7-1794 d 5- 4-1827 m Absolom Murry (nm) Mary b 21- 1-1796 cert Nottingham MM, MD , 19-9-1829 Jeremiah b 1- 9-1797 d 13- 9-1799 , age 2y 13d, bur Eastland Henry b 24- 7-1799 Sarah Jr b 21- 4-1801 disf fornication 15-5-1824 Manuel Jr b 22- 6-1804 cert Nottingham MM, MD , 19-9-1828 Sarah gct Nottingham MM, MD , 19-9-1829 ; also her ch Manuel Jr & Mary , gct Nottingham MM, MD , same date; Elie cert same Mtg 17-10-1829

Quaker Record

Notes:

Married:
!MARRIAGE:Gen: Richard Haines & his Descendants, Vol 1,
John Wesley Haines, Richard Haines and His Descendants: A
Quaker Family of Burlington County, New Jersey since 1682
(Carr Publishing, Inc, Boyce, VA, 1961), p 124

Children:

2. Eli Reynolds was born 5 Mar 1789, Little Britain, Lancaster Co, PA; died 1821, Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Nathan Reynolds was born 18 Dec 1790, Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
Hannah Reynolds was born 2 Aug 1792, Little Britain, Lancaster Co, PA; died Yes, date unknown.
Ann Reynolds was born 19 Mar 1794, Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
Mary Reynolds was born 21 Jan 1796, Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
Jeremiah Reynolds was born 9 Jan 1797, Little Britain, Lancaster Co, PA; died 13 Sep 1799, Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Little Britain Friends, Lancaster Co., PA.
Sarah Reynolds was born 21 Apr 1801, Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
Emanuel (Manuel) Reynolds was born 22 Jun 1803, Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
Henry M. Reynolds was born 4 Jul 1799, Little Brittain, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 18 Apr 1862, Harford County, Maryland.

Generation: 4

Henry Reynolds was born 1 Apr 1725, West Nottingham, Nottingham Twp., Chester Co., PA (son of Henry 'Preacher' Reynolds, Jr. and Hannah Brown); died 7 Feb 1809, Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Eastland Friends, Lancaster Co., PA.

Notes:

!BIRTH:PA Chester Co.: Early Church Records: Nottingham
Quakers, Births, Deaths and Marriages of the Nottingham
Quakers 1680-1889, Beard, Alice, Westminster, MD: Family
Line Publications, 1989, p. 81

Henry Reynolds donated land for the building of Eastland Friends Church and Cemetery.

Henry married Mary Haines 29 Apr 1747, West Nottingham Friends, Cecil Co., MD. Mary (daughter of Jacob Haines and Mary Coles) was born 10 Feb 1731, West Nottingham, Nottingham Twp., Chester Co., PA; died 27th of 12th mo., 1817, Little Britain, Lancaster Co, PA; was buried 28th of 12th mo, 1817, Eastland Friends, Lancaster Co., PA. [Group Sheet]

Mary Haines was born 10 Feb 1731, West Nottingham, Nottingham Twp., Chester Co., PA (daughter of Jacob Haines and Mary Coles); died 27th of 12th mo., 1817, Little Britain, Lancaster Co, PA; was buried 28th of 12th mo, 1817, Eastland Friends, Lancaster Co., PA.

Notes:

BIRTH:PA Chester Co.: Early Church Records: Nottingham
Quakers, Births, Deaths and Marriages of the Nottingham
Quakers 1680-1889, Beard, Alice, Westminster, MD: Family
Line Publications, 1989, p 40; BURIAL:p. 84

Gen: Richard Haines & his Descendants, Vol 1,
John Wesley Haines, Richard Haines and His Descendants: A
Quaker Family of Burlington County, New Jersey since 1682
(Carr Publishing, Inc, Boyce, VA, 1961), p 124

Notes:

Married:
!MARRIAGE:Gen: Richard Haines & his Descendants, Vol 1,
John Wesley Haines, Richard Haines and His Descendants: A
Quaker Family of Burlington County, New Jersey since 1682
(Carr Publishing, Inc, Boyce, VA, 1961), p 124

Children:

Nathan Reynolds was born 12 May 1749, Little Britain, Lancaster Co, PA; died 1827, Little Britain, Lancaster Co, PA.
Mary Reynolds was born Est 1750, West Nottingham,Chester Co., Pennsylvania; died 10 Jan 1793.
Jacob of Henry Reynolds was born 2 Aug 1751, Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
Samuel Reynolds was born 13 Oct 1754, Burlington, New Jersey; died 1821, Little Britain, Lancaster County, PA.
Henry Reynolds was born 31 Jan 1757, Little Britain, Lancaster Co, PA; died 16 Jul 1845, Little Britain, Lancaster Co, PA; was buried , Eastland Friends Cemetery, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Hannah Reynolds was born 30 Jun 1759.
4. Emanuel 'Manuel' Reynolds was born 10 Dec 1762, Little Britain, Lancaster Co, PA; died 12 Jan 1825, Little Britain, Lancaster Co, PA.
Joshua Reynolds was born 28 Feb 1766, Little Britain, Lancaster Co, PA; died 4 Jan 1841, Pennsylvania; was buried , Eastland Friends Cemetery,Lancaster Co., PA.
Sarah Reynolds was born 14 Nov 1774, Little Britain, Lancaster Co, PA; died Yes, date unknown.