*Mary Frances Reynolds

Notes:

In 1728, William Byrd headed an expedition sent to determine the true boundary between Virginia and North Carolina. One night late that summer, the party camped upstream from what is now Danville, Byrd was so taken with the beauty of the land, that he prophesied a future settlement in the vicinity, where people would live ?with much comfort and gaiety of Heart.? The river along which he camped was named the ?Dan?, for Byrd, supposing himself to be in the land of plenty, felt he had wandered ?from Dan to Beersheba?.
The first white settlement (numerous Native American tribes had lived in the area) occurred downstream from Byrd?s campsite in 1792, at a spot along the river shallow enough to allow fording. It was named 'Wynne?s Falls,? after the first settler. The village has a ?social? reason for its origin, since it was here that pioneering Revolutionary War veterans met once a year to fish and talk over old times.
The establishment by the General Assembly of a tobacco warehouse at Wynne?s Falls in 1793 was the beginning of ?The World?s Best Tobacco Market.? Virginia?s largest market for bright leaf tobacco. The village was renamed Danville by act of the Virginia Legislature on November 23, 1793. A charter for the town was drawn up February 17, 1830, but by the time of its issue, the population had exceeded the pre-arranged boundaries. This necessitated a new charter, which was issued in 1833. In that year, James Lanier was elected the first mayor, assisted by a council of ?twelve fit and able men.?
On July 22, 1882, six of Danville's enterprising citizens founded the Riverside Cotton Mills, which was in its day known the country over as Dan River Inc., the largest single-unit textile mill in the world. The mill is now closed, and many of its buildings have been torn down and the bricks sold. One very important building, "The White Mill," is now being renovated as an apartment complex.
On September 9, 1882, Danville mayor John H. Johnston shot and killed his chief of police John E. Hatcher, after Hatcher demanded an apology for a statement Johnston had made regarding unaccounted fine money. Johnston was charged with murder, and acquitted at trial.

Janice Doss
My favorite squash casserole

2 lbs. yellow squash cut in 1/4 slices (4cups
1/2 cup water
1/2 tsp. salt
1 onion, chopped
1 red sweet pepper, chopped
1/2 cup margarine
1 egg, beaten
1 cup cheddar cheese
1 8 oz. can water chestnuts, drained
2/3 cup mayonnaise
2 tsp. sugar
1/4 tsp pepper

Steam vegetables OR put squash, onions, pepper in the 1/2 cup water with the margarine and cook just until tender. Add beaten egg to mayonnaise, sugar, and pepper and melted margarine if veg. steamed.. Add cheddar cheese and water chestnuts. Spoon all into baking dish and bake at 350 for @30 minutes. Freezes really well.

Mary Frances and A. Boggs are 8th cousins

Mary Frances (Reynolds) Eggleston and A. Boggs are both descendants of Hannah (Crewes) Carter (abt.1655-abt.1735).

1. Mary Frances is the daughter of Frances (Carter) Reynolds [unknown confidence]
2. Frances is the daughter of Joseph Alpha Carter (1874-1930) [unknown confidence]
3. Joseph is the son of George Turner Carter (1850-1940) [unknown confidence]
4. George is the son of William George Carter (abt.1808-abt.1881) [unknown confidence]
5. William is the son of Lemuel Carter (1777-1861) [unknown confidence]
6. Lemuel is the son of Richard Tailor Carter (1747-1796) [confident]
7. Richard is the son of Theodorick Carter II (abt.1697-abt.1778) [confident]
8. Theodorick is the son of Theodorick Carter I (1676-1736) [unknown confidence]
9. Theodorick is the son of Hannah (Crewes) Carter (abt.1655-abt.1735) [confident]
This makes Hannah the seventh great grandmother of Mary Frances.

See: https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Relationship&action=calculate&person1Name=Reynolds-13583&person2Name=Boggs-4397

1. A. is the child of Eliza Frances (Pinnix) Handy (1930-2001) [unknown confidence]
2. Eliza is the daughter of William Beauregard Pinnix (1861-1938) [unknown confidence]
3. William is the son of Harriet Susan (Harrison) Pinnix (abt.1826-) [unknown confidence]
4. Harriet is the daughter of Susannah Burton (Price) Harrison (1805-1852) [unknown confidence]
5. Susannah is the daughter of Maraday Meredith Price (1770-1817) [unknown confidence]
6. Maraday is the son of William Price (1730-abt.1815) [unknown confidence]
7. William is the son of Hannah (Williamson) Price (1714-1751) [unknown confidence]
8. Hannah is the daughter of Susannah (Carter) Williamson (abt.1671-aft.1718) [confident]
9. Susannah is the daughter of Hannah (Crewes) Carter (abt.1655-abt.1735) [confident]
This makes Hannah the seventh great grandmother of A..

Name:
Tee's new house:

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5685-Stewart-Rd-Wade-NC-28395/2079072885_zpid/

*Mary married John Harold "Jack" Jester 12 Jun 1965, Chatham, Virginia; divorced 1983, Henry County, Virginia. John (son of Harold Thomas Jester and Sara Rowland Hughey) was born 13 Feb 1938, Greenville, South Carolina ; died 21 Sep 2010, Fayetteville, NC; was buried , Arlington National Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

1. Living
2. Ashley Elizabeth Jester was born 29 Jul 1974, Martinsville, Henry, Virginia ; died 9 Jun 2018, St. Augustine, Florida.
3. Living
4. Living

*Mary married Living [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Oscar Starling Eanes, s/o John Hubbard and Joyce Washington Johnston Eanes, b 8 Jul 1876 in Henry Co, Virginia; d 11 Sep 1952; m. Henry Co., VA Dec 1900, Rebecca Martha Hankins (b Henry Co., VA, y Sep 1884; d 8 Apr 1955.

Samuel married Frances Hughes Carter 3 Aug 1933, Danville, Virginia. Frances (daughter of Joseph Alpha dna Carter and Madaline 'Mattie' Frances Edwards) was born 31 Oct 1912, Danville, Virginia; died 29 Jun 1995, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Mountain View Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Name:
Mr. Eanes and Mary Lou 'Molly' Reynolds Dunn were never married.

Mr. married Mary Lou "Molly" Reynolds Oscar and Molly Reynolds were never married. Mary (daughter of William Barton "Bart" Reynolds * and Nancy Ann "Nannie" Reynolds *) was born 19 Jan 1879, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia; died 20 Oct 1922, Norfolk, Virginia; was buried , Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk City, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

My Father, was Samuel Lovelace Reynolds---he was the son of Mary Lou (Molly) Reynolds.
Molly married George A. Dunn (Buddy) who abandoned her before Sam was born) The original marriage license, shows the marriage in 1897, and her divorce in 1905. She and Sam are shown on the 1910 Census in Danville, Virginia and again on he 1920 Census in Danville, again with Sam. I was told by my Father that they lived in Norfolk, Va where she ran a boarding house. She remarried Mr. F.L. Harrell in June 1910, and died in 1922 when Sam was 16 years old. I am Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston. mfeggleston@gmail.com



Buried:
Section A, Row 10, Grave #41 Forrest Lawn Cemetery Suffock, Virginia

Notes:

Joseph Alpha Carter's eldest daughter, Thelma delivered her
first child, September 2, 1930, a month after he died. The
10 lb little girl died at birth. Thelma, a gifted
seamstress had her dressed in a christening dress she had
made; held her daughter and said, "daddy wanted to see you".

Reported to Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston by her mother,
Frances Hughes Carter, sister of Thelma Carter. Photo of
head stone taken by Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston.



Joseph Alpha Carter, Sr. was a salesman and then a manager
of Cobb & Crew, Co. Inc. He lived with his family at 672
Jefferson Avenue Danville, Va. from about 1918-1919 until
his death in 1930, after which his family there resided
until 1965-1966 when his widow, Mattie Edwards was
incapacitated.

Danville Virginia City directories 1917-1930.

Name:
Mary Frances Eggleston [mfeggleston AT gmail.com] Family Finder Kit # 343915

Joseph married Madaline 'Mattie' Frances Edwards 13 Dec 1898, Petersburg, Virginia. Madaline (daughter of Addison Lafayette Edwards and Sarah Frances "Sallie Fannie" dna Powell) was born 3 May 1876, Lunenburg County, Virginia; died 10 Sep 1967, Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery-Danville, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
Family Search Document:
Joseph A. Carter, DOB 1874 Halifax Co., VA age: 24 to Madaline Edwards DOB 1876 Halifax Co., VA age 22 DOMarriage 13 Dec 1898 Petersburg, VA Fathers Name G. T.; Mother's name M. S. (Martha Susan Spouse's Father A.L. Spouse's Mother's Name S.F.; Indexing Project (Batch) # M01130-8; System Origin: Virginia-EASy
GS Film # 2048493

Notes:

Examination of the Census Records for 1900 and 1910 show
that Bart and his family are closely situated to the Joshua
Columbus Manning's (married his sister Mary Permelia
"Bettie" Reynolds. They are shown within two households of
one-another on each Census.

Born 28 Sep 1848 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, William
Barton Reynolds, was the fourth child of Allen Gilmer
Reynolds and Martha Ann Jackson. Bart was named for his
father's brother, William Barton Reynolds, Sr. (Barton), a
testament of his father's regard for his brother. The name
Barton first appears in our family when Bart's grandmother,
Sarah Philpott named Bart's uncle in 1827, after her
great-great grandmother, Elizabeth Barton Smoot, born in
1701.

"Bart" became his 'distinguishing name', very early. He
had two older brothers, Levi and James Samuel, each named
for his mother's father and his mother's brother; each
instrumental in her upbringing. Older sister Tabitha Ann
and younger siblings John Henry, Cephus Wilson, Elizabeth
"Bettie' and Texanna composed Bart's family. Texanna, was
born after her mother's brother moved to Texas, and was so
named to commerate the event.

We find no evidence of Bart serving in an official capacity
during the Civil War. Too young, to go away, he served at
home, with a thousand chores and fear everywhere. His
uncles, served in the Home Guard, their sons, so many of
them; gone to fight. Loved-ones left at home, to worry and
fear. Bart grows into manhood while the war rages and
claims his cousins. His brother, Levi, leaves home in 1860
to travel to Pennsylvania and marry; Levi is 23, Bart 12.
Brother James Samuel is 16, John Henry is 5 and Cephus is 2
years old. Sister Bettie is 9; Tabitha is 14 and Texanna
is 7. Levi is the only one of his siblings who will leave
Pittsylvania County to make his home.

During his 25th year, Bart marries the very attractive 18
year old Nancy Reynolds in about 1873. His brother James
Samuel "Jim" marries her sister Bet about the same time.
They knew them well. The girls are the daughters of his
Uncle Bartonnd Aunt Rutha Reynolds. Three other of the
girls also married cousins.

Bart and Nancy farmed on Barn Road in Callands. A family
photograph of their log cabin, taken in 1898 shows all of
their children except the last one, Buster, who was in his
mother's belly for the occasion. Bart is 50, Nancy, 44.
They have buried two newborn babies in the last 3 years,
and she is pregnant again. Their private cemetery marks
their sorrows; two infants graves, marked with fieldstones,
In another six years they will bury their oldest daughter.
Dead before her prime, grieved by her parents, siblings
and all of her grandparents, cousins, and a husband.

Weddings and births, christenings and parties mark the
years as they pass. They have 10 children living before
1900; eight will survive into middle age and most will
bring home their own babies.

Bart has had diabetes for a long time. He lost his right
leg below the knee; an infection that would not heal. The
disease would take its toll before his death, progressing
in a now predictable sequence of events; a disease that
would trickle down through his progeny for the next 110
years.

By 1910 the next generation has begun, and the last
generation is a beloved memory. Bart's mother and father
are dead. Nancy's mother and father died with a year of
each other, nearly 20 years earlier. Bart's oldest son has
a son; his eldest daughter is dead. Molly too has a young
son, and is about to remarry in Norfolk; Essie is settled
with several children; Missy is about to have her first
baby; Kate 29, has moved to North Carolina; Jim, 25, is
courting Sally Fannie Wells, and Claira and Ruth are
striking 18 and 20 year-olds, as yet unclaimed by mates.
Ford is 23 and Buster, his baby son is only 12 years old.

The next 100 years see his progeny increase, and the legacy
of this man's integrity, determination, faith, love and
respect find its way from his genes to ours.
~ Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston
mfeggleston@gmail.com


email dated 20100618

Name:
Married 1st cousin

William married Nancy Ann "Nannie" Reynolds * 26 Nov 1874, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. Nancy (daughter of William 'Barton' Reynolds, Sr. and Ruth Ann "Rutha" Oakes) was born 3 Jun 1854, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia ; died 23 Jan 1924, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia ; was buried , Reynolds Cemetery Callands, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Name:
Married 1st Cousin

Notes:

1870 VA CENSUS HH/FAM 167/168 shows William Carter 62, Betsy 58, Edward and Harriett, George 20. This Richard age 67 appears to be the brother of William; however they are related (not known at this time 2011) Richard Carter age 59 shown in HH/FAM 359 is another Richard Carter who is distinguished by the middle initial "H.".

1860 VA Census Halifax Mt Carmel District shows William Carter 53, HH/Fam 778/759 Elizabeth, 48 (From North Carolina) Martha 17, Mary 16, Edward 12, George 10.
1870 VA Census Halifax Mt. Carmel District shows William Carter 62, HH/FAM 167/168 Betsy 58, Richard 67 (William's Brother) Edward 21, Harriett 16, George T. 20;
1880 Census Halifax Mt. Carmel District shows William 72, Elizabeth 66, next door to George 25, (He is 30) Martha 25, Wm. 7, Joe 5, James 4, Martha 2 George 10/12 (July)
1910 VA Census shows George T. Carter and Sally Fannie Green have been married 25 years have 7 children, 6 of which are living. George and Sally Fannie live beside two of their sons and their families.


William Carter is the father of George Turner Carter. George Turner Carter named his first child William Green. William, for his father, and Green, for his wife's maiden name.
1900 Census shows George T.'s Birth as Nov 1850. The 1880 VA Halifax Census shows William Carter 72, and Elizabeth, his wife, 66 living in HH/Fam 30/33 next door to his son George Carter, 25 Martha (Sue Green) 25, with children, Wm.(William Green)7, Joseph (Joseph Alpha) 5, James 4, Martha (Mattie Carter Powell) 2, and baby George is 10 months old.

Halifax County, Virginia Will Book #46 Page 421; tax certificate page 456

1900 Va Census Halifax Co., Mt.Carmel Dist., Dwell 231, Family 234; line 78-85
Marriage Record: George Carter-Martha S. Green 4 Jan 1872 (MB3/76)

Census lists younger children, Harvey 7/1886, Sue 7/1887, Nannie L.5/1890, George 3/1891, Sally F.12/1893, Addie M. 6/1896

Older children born to first wife Martha Sue "Susie" Green Carter; Joseph A, Mattie, James, & William were born 1873, 1874, 1876, 1877.

1900 Census Va. Halifax, Mt. Carmel District Dwelling 231 Family 234, lists children as Harvey, Sue, Nannie, George, Addie M.

1910 VA Census Halifax Mt. Carmel District, Heritage Quest Series TT624 Roll: 1631 Page: 10, HH 28, 29, 30 are George T. Carter, 59 and two of his sons; William Green, 38; and Harvey Angle 23: It is Harvey and Maggie's (first year of marriage (no children yet) and William Green and wife Mary E. 35, have children Charles E. 14, Ruby M.12, Lois P. 16, Alma L.6, Gilbert 4, Willa 3, and George H. is 4/12..

Name:
Mary Frances Eggleston [mfeggleston AT gmail.com] Family Finder Kit # 343915
NOTE: On the 1890 Documents George T. Carter ALIAS Gravitt

This tidbit of information explains why the wife of Joseph A. Carter, their 2nd child, knew his Mother as Martha GRAVITT, as George was also known as George T. Gravitt. His wife, Martha Susan complete name is Martha Susan Gravitt GREEN. She is the d/o Susan H. Gravitt and Wm. Nathaniel GREEN.

George married Martha Susan Gravitt 'Susie/Sue' Green 10 Jan 1872, Halifax County, Va., Mt. Carmel District. Martha (daughter of William N. [Nathaniel] Green and Susan [Hunt] Gravitt) was born 18 Feb 1855, Halifax County, Virginia; died 7 Mar 1886, Halifax County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Susie Green marries George T. Carter about 1872; they have
8 children, 4 of which die in infancy, and he marries Sally Fanny [Sarah Frances] Green around 1887.

George T. Carter had two wives. Susie Gravitt is found on the death certificate as the mother of Joseph Alpha Carter, Sr.. Both George and Susie are listed as having been from Halifax County, Virginia. Later investigation shows the marriage record as Martha S. Green. An 1890 document shows George T. Carter AlIAS 'Gravitt' is the explanation of my grandmother's recollection. His second wife, Sallie Fanny Green is the sister of his first wife. In 1924 she inherits money from her uncle, John King Gravitt and the 3 of the 4 children of Geo. T. Carter and Sue Green are listed as heirs in this will, as well. By 1930 George T. Carter is listed as widower on the census.


Died:
Martha Susan Green is shown on the 1880 Census in the HH of her husband, George Turner Carter, and living adjacent to the HH of George's Parents, William & Betsy Turner Carter. It is the last time her name will appear on the Federal Census. By 1887 George has remarried, Sally Fannie Green, Susie's Sister. Bible Records for this family show the exact death date of Susan Carter, however, no death record can be located by the State of Virginia.

Notes:

A. L. Edwards is Addison Lafayette Edwards found on the
1860 VA Halifax Co., CENSUS in his father's family HH/FAM
773/775 shows James 60, Elvira B. [Boley] 32, H.S. 19, C.B. 16,
A.L. 20, Arabella 12 and ? B. Edwards 10.

HH/FAM 771/752 shows James 28, family He is s/o James,
brother of Addison married to Elizabeth 25, with children ?
6, Doll 5, Patrick 3 and Ellen l.

HH/FAM 858/841 John Edwards 58 (Brother of James Ann E. 42,
Josephine 19, Emma 18, Richa(rd) 17, Mo A. 15, C.S. 12.

Brothers Addison L. and Christopher B. married sisters,
Sarah Frances and Mary G. Powell
******
Addison L. Edwards was born on October 27, 1845. He enlisted, date unknown, as Pvt., Co. K, 14th Virginia Infantry. Addison was captured at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863 and held as a prisoner of war at Fort McHenry, Ft. Delaware, and Point Lookout, Maryland. He was apparently exchanged as he rejoined his company until December 7, 1863. Addison was captured again at Five Forks on April 1, 1865. He was held as a priosner of war at City Point (Hopewell, Virginia) until transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland where he took the Oath of Allegiance and was released on June 11, 1865.




Addison is my Grandfather-I am Mary Frances Reynolds mfeggleston@gmail.com

Neighbors: The Edwards, Powells, Wesleys, and Carters;
Paul Wesley gives land to daughter Caroline and her husband, James T. Carter
James and Caroline Wesley Carter sell some of this land to Addison Edwards
Addison Edwards is married to Sallie Powell, d/o Mastin and Polly Carter Powell.
Polly Carter, d/o Richard and Susannah Bigger Carter must then be related to James T. Carter.

Addison married Sarah Frances "Sallie Fannie" dna Powell 15 Dec 1869, Caswell County, North Carolina. Sarah (daughter of William Jefferson dna Powell and Elizabeth Allen dna Carter) was born 19 Mar 1840, Crewe, Virginia; died 18 Jan 1913, Crewe, Lunenburg Co., Virginia; was buried , Crewe Cemetery, Lunenburg County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Brothers Addison L. and Christopher B. Edwards married
sisters, Sarah Frances and Mary G. Powell

Sarah Frances Powell married 1st, William T. Edwards; their son Robert is shown on the Census; she later married his brother, Addison Lafayette Edwards, who is shown on the birth record of my grandmother Madaline "Mattie" Edwards

A. L. Edwards is Addison Lafayette Edwards found on the 1860 VA Halifax Co., CENSUS in his father's family HH/FAM 773/775 shows James 60, Elvira B. 32, H.S. 19, C.B. 16, A.L. 20, Arabella 12 and ? B. Edwards 10.

HH/FAM 771/752 shows James 28, family He is s/o James, brother of Addison married to Elizabeth 25, with children ? 6, Doll 5, Patrick 3 and Ellen l.

HH/FAM 858/841 John Edwards 58 (Brother of James Ann E. 42, Josephine 19, Emma 18, Richa(rd) 17, Mo A. 15, C.S. 12.

Brothers Addison L. and Christopher B. married sisters, Sarah Frances and Mary G. Powell

Birth: Oct. 27, 1845
Death: Oct. 22, 1892

Pvt., Co. K, 14th Virginia Infantry, C.S.A.

Addison L. Edwards was born on October 27, 1845. He enlisted, date unknown, as Pvt., Co. K, 14th Virginia Infantry. Addison was captured at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863 and held as a prisoner of war at Fort McHenry, Ft. Delaware, and Point Lookout, Maryland. He was apparently exchanged as he rejoined his company until December 7, 1863. Addison was captured again at Five Forks on April 1, 1865. He was held as a priosner of war at City Point (Hopewell, Virginia) until transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland where he took the Oath of Allegiance and was released on June 11, 1865.

Inscription:
[headstone]
Addison L. Edwards
Born
Oct. 27, 1845
Died
Oct. 22, 1892
[Confederate Stone]
Addison L. Edwards
Co. K
14 Va. Inf.
C. S. A.
Oct. 27, 1845
Oct. 22, 1892

Burial:
Crewe Cemetery
Crewe
Nottoway County
Virginia
Find A Grave Memorial# 34506741

Notes:

Married:
Marriage Records for Addison and Sarah Frances Edwards [widow of James T. Edwards]