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Francis Reynolds[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1684 - 1760  (75 years)


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  • Name Francis Reynolds 
    Born 15 Aug 1684  Chester, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1760  Chichester, Chester Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10798  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Henry Reynolds
    Last Modified 25 Oct 2019 

    Father Henry Reynolds,   b. 23 Sep 1655, Chichester, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1724, Reynoldsville, Jefferson Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Prudence Clayton,   c. 20 Oct 1657, Lewes, Chichester Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1727, Chester, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Married 10 Nov 1678  Burlington MM, Burlington Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • MARRIAGE:NJ Burlington Co.: Church Records Vol 1, Early
      Church Records of Burlington County, NJ, Volume I, Meldrum,
      Charlotte D., Westminster, MD: Family Lines Publications,
      1994 -
    Family ID F3445  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Acton,   b. 26 Apr 1690, Salem MM, Salem County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1760, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 10 Sep 1712  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Samuel Reynolds,   b. 31 Jan 1735, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1786, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     2. Prudence Reynolds,   b. 16 Jan 1713,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Lydia Reynolds,   b. 24 Feb 1716, Chichester, Chester Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Christian Reynolds,   b. 22 Apr 1718, Chichester, Chester Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +5. Henry Reynolds, Jr.,   b. 12 Jun 1720, Delaware Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1765, Chichester, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
     6. Benjamin Reynolds,   b. 26 Aug 1722, Chichester, Chester Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1798, Delaware County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     7. John Reynolds,   b. 13 Dec 1725, Chichester, Chester Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2017 
    Family ID F3450  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Will of Francis Reynolds
    Will of Francis Reynolds
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    Quaker Meeting Records, Chester County, Pennsylvania (births)
    Quaker Meeting Records, Chester County, Pennsylvania (births)
    Births of the children of Francis Reynolds and Elizabeth Acton
    Births of the Reynolds children
    Births of the Reynolds children
    Francis Reynolds and Elizabeth Acton
    From the book History of Chester County, Pennsylvania with Genealogical and....by John Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope
    From the book History of Chester County, Pennsylvania with Genealogical and....by John Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope
    Francis Reynolds and children
    Henry Reynolds-Sarah Davis Quaker Marriages (Chester County, Pennsylvania) Participants, Family Attending, and Relatives
    Henry Reynolds-Sarah Davis Quaker Marriages (Chester County, Pennsylvania) Participants, Family Attending, and Relatives
    henry reynolds-sarah davis marriage.jpg
    Henry Reynolds/Prudence Clayton (some family information from Google Books)
    Henry Reynolds/Prudence Clayton (some family information from Google Books)
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  • Notes 
    • Francis Reynolds, Chichester; Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834: January 3 1760 January 19, 1760 Provides for wife Elizabeth. To son Henry 1/2 of plantation of which I now live in Chichester containing about 198 acres. To son Francis the other 1/2 of said plantation with mansion house. To sons John and Samuel tract of land in Chichester containing 8 acres bought of Joseph Booth. Remainder to be sold and divided among all children, viz., Henry, Benjamin, John, Samuel, Francis, Lydia, Christina and daughter Prudence Dutton's children. Executors: Wife and sons Henry and Francis. Witnesses: Hugh Linn, David Clayton, John Harding. Reynolds Family Association Centennial Collection. Francis' birth and the births of his 6 oldest children are recorded in Quaker records of Chichester MM, PA. He inherited 290 acres in Chichester Twp., Chester Co., PA from his father, and resided there. Francis' will dated 1760-Jan-3, bequeathed to his loving wife Elizabeth, one third his personal estate, profits of one third of his real estate, on room in the mansion house, 2 feather beds and furniture, all the kitchen furniture, a horse and a cow. He left half of his plantation 290 acres, to his son Henry and the other half, along with the mansion house, to his son Francis. His sons John and Samuel received 8 acres of land in Chichester Twp. The rest of his real and personal estate was to be sold in divided among his 7 children and his daughter, Prudence's children.
    • Name: Francis Reynolds
      Gender: Male
      Birth Place: PA
      Birth Year: 1684
      Spouse Name: Elizabeth Acton
      Marriage Year: 1712
      Marriage State: PA
      Number Pages: 1
    • http://www.historicpa.net/bio/2TThomas-Reynolds-Sr.html
      Thomas Reynolds' line out of Henry Reynolds' 3rd son, Francis

      Francis' birth and the births of his 6 oldest children are recorded in Quaker records of Chichester MM, Pa.
      A hand made, white bone-handled razor with its history carved on both sides was in the possession of Miss Sarah B. Reynolds in 1916. On one side was carved: "1779. Abrm. Reynolds Got this raor from his father, Samuel) who said it 'shaved his grandfather' (Henry). On the reverse side, "who came in the first vessel in the DELAWARE IN THE YEAR 1661. This would make Henry six years old when he came to America. Possibly an error was made recording the date in the Bible and this error was continued when the razor handle was engraved in 1779. The location of this razor, or the Bible, is unknown.
      History of William Reynolds by Carol Love Gipson; GippyHouse@aol.com
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      Francis Reynolds, Chichester; Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834: January 3 1760 January 19, 1760 Provides for wife Elizabeth. To son Henry 1/2 of plantation of which I now live in Chichester containing about 198 acres. To son Francis the other 1/2 of said plantation with mansion house. To sons John and Samuel tract of land in Chichester containing 8 acres bought of Joseph Booth. Remainder to be sold and divided among all children, viz., Henry, Benjamin, John, Samuel, Francis, Lydia, Christina and daughter Prudence Dutton's children. Executors: Wife and sons Henry and Francis. Witnesses: Hugh Linn, David Clayton, John Harding. Reynolds Family Association Centennial Collection. Francis' birth and the births of his 6 oldest children are recorded in Quaker records of Chichester MM, PA. He inherited 290 acres in Chichester Twp., Chester Co., PA from his father, and resided there. Francis' will dated 1760-Jan-3, bequeathed to his loving wife Elizabeth, one third his personal estate, profits of one third of his real estate, on room in the mansion house, 2 feather beds and furniture, all the kitchen furniture, a horse and a cow. He left half of his plantation 290 acres, to his son Henry and the other half, along with the mansion house, to his son Francis. His sons John and Samuel received 8 acres of land in Chichester Twp. The rest of his real and personal estate was to be sold in divided among his 7 children and his dt. Prudence's children.

    • Name: Francis Reynolds
      Spouse: Elizabeth Acton
      Parents: Henry Reynolds, Prudence Clayton
      Birth Place: Chester, Goshen, PA
      Birth Date: 15 Aug 1684
      Marriage Place: Chester, PA
      Marriage Date: 29 Oct 1712
      Death Place: Chichester, Chester, PA
      Death Date: 1760

  • Sources 
    1. [S130] Wikipedia.
      Francis Reynolds
      Gender Male
      Birth? 15 AUG 1684 Chester Co, PA
      Marriage 29 OCT 1712 to Elizabeth Acton
      Death? 1760 Chester Co., PA

      Francis REYNOLDS was the third of Henry and Prudence REYNOLDS' ten children, all born in the village of Chester. Henry married fellow Quaker Elizabeth Acton in the fall of 1712. She was the daughter of Benjamin Acton and Christiana England and was a member of the Goshen Montly Meeting. Apparently after the marriage he moved to her home area of Chester County, Pennsylvania, just to the west of Delaware County where his home village of Chester was located. There they raised a family of five sons and three daughters. The early and middle 1700's saw a torrent of mmigrants flood into eastern Pennsylvania, with what had been predominantly English colonists being joined further to the northwest by a large contingent of Germans pouring into Berks, Lancaster and Lebanon Counties. This incursion of white faces alarmed the Indians, who cast aside the peace that William Penn had fostered and began sporadic attacks against the new settlers. The raids were often incited by the French, who had built forts in Western Pennsylvania to stem the advance of the British and maintain their tenuous claim to the region spreading eastward from the Mississippi River. They enjoyed good relations with the Indians because they were traders and did not set up permanent colonies. There is no record of any REYNOLDS family victims during this period, probably because they lived in the more established and protected Southesastern corner of the colony. Both Francis and Elizabeth died around 1760 at ages 76 and 70, respectively. (Taken from: A Family History, by Donovan Faust)
      References
      A. Donovan Faust (Foust). A Family History: The Ancestors of Thomas Wilson Faust. (1997).
      http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Francis_Reynolds_%286%29

    2. [S40] Will.
      Name: Francis Reynolds
      Description: Son
      Date: 12 Apr 1720
      Prove Date: 16 Aug 1724
      Book/Page: A:164
      Remarks: Henry Reynolds of Chichester. April 12, 1720-8/16/1724. A. 164. To son Francis the Plantation where I live in Chichester containing 290 acres, he paying his brother William when 21, £20. To son John, tract of land in Chichester, containing 210 acres, paying his brother Wm. £20. To son Henry tract of land in Nottingham containing 490 acres. To son Wm, tract in Nottingham [being a south lott], containing 490 acres. To each of my daughters, viz Margaret, Prudence, Deborah and Hannah 1 shilling each. To wife Prudence all personal estate, also executrix. Witnesses: William Clayton, John Hanby.

    3. [S99] Quaker Records.
      Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
      Original data:
      Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
      North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.
      Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana. Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records; Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.
      Description
      This collection of Quaker meeting and vital records is one of the first of its kind. These records from monthly meetings have been brought together to form the most extensive searchable online database.

    4. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135550753/francis-reynolds.

    5. [S100] Internet Source, https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/databestanden-boezeman/I21000.php.