Abraham David 'Abram' Reynolds^{[1, 2]}

1781 - 1838  (57 years)

• Name	Abraham David 'Abram' Reynolds
  	Abraham Reynolds was a poor tobacco farmer in Virginia in the early 1800's. His son Hardin started a plantation at Rock Spring in Patrick county. Hardin's son RJ, the second of sixteen children born there, embarked on a plan to build his own tobacco factory at Winston Salem. It was he who developed the huge tobacco empire that is RJ Reynolds.
  Born	1 Mar 1781	Henry Co., Virginia [later Patrick]
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 May 1838	Critz, Patrick County, Virginia
  Buried	Reynolds Homestead Cemetery Critz Patrick County Virginia
  Person ID	I4384	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	Moses Reynolds,   b. 1766, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 28 Aug 1827, Franklin County, Tennessee  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Susannah, Mrs. Moses Reynolds Koger,   b. Abt 1760, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary 'Polly' Harbour,   b. Abt 1785, Patrick Co., Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	19 May 1809
  Children	+ 1. Hardin William Reynolds,   b. 20 Apr 1810, Patrick County, Virginia ,   d. 30 May 1882, Winston Salem, North Carolina  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F3652	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Histories

  Reynolds by Ronald Stricklin Focus on Abram Reynolds and Henry Reynolds lines in Tennessee Abram is shown as s/o David Reynolds [we believe this is incorrect] stricklin.pdf

  
  

• Sources

  [S107] Family Histories. Memoir of Reynolds by Ronald Eugene Stricklin, July 1994; Bassett Historical Center; See Documents [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13783579. Abram Reynolds Spouse: Mary Harbour Reynolds (1784 - 1853) Children: Hardin William Reynolds (1810 - 1882) David H. Reynolds (1811 - 1836) He was the father of Hardin William Reynolds and the grandfather of R.J. Reynolds. Hardin's oldest son, Abram David, was named for him. The inscription on his grave marker reads: Afliction sore long time I bore physicians were in vain till God did please to give me ease, and rid me of my pain. It also says he lived 57 yrs., 2 ms. 2 ds. [S73] Deeds, http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/patrick/deeds/rynlds01.txt. PATRICK COUNTY, VA - DEEDS - Abram Reynolds, trustee for Thos. H. Watson, to John Sharp, 18 Aug 1824 ----???---- Patrick County, Va., Deed Book 6, p. 327 Grantor: Abraham REYNOLDS, Trustee Grantee: John SHARP Date: 18 August 1824 THIS INDENTURE made this Eighteenth day of Augst. one thousand eigh hundred and twenty four between Abram Reynolds and John Sharp of the County of Patrick and state of Virginia Witnesseth that I the said Abram Reynolds was Trustee between the sd. John Sharp and Thos. H. Watson for a certain tract of Land which I the said Abram Reynolds sold by the virtue of sd. Deed of Trust which I the sd. Abram Reynolds Recd. of the said John Sharp Twenty five dollars and fifty cents and all costs attending the sale at or before the sealing these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath sold, received (?) and confirmed unto the sd. John Sharp one certain tract of land that was conveyed to me by virtue of a deed of Trust situated lying and being in the County aforesd. Containing fifty two Acres be the same more or less and bounded as follows to wit begining at James Ferrils corner chesnut tree in Joel Chitwonds line, thence with Ferrels line North 60 E 58 poles to a poplar on grass of fork of the North Mayo river & up the same as it meanders N. 13E. 156 poles with the sd. Watsons and Lockhearts line to a white Oake thence with a line of the latter S.73. W45 poles to Purdys Corner red oak and with his line S 25 W.84 poles to Chitwands corner Spanish oake and thence with his line S. 5. W. 85 poles to the begining to have and to hold the same unto the sd. John Sharp and the said Abram Reynolds doth Covenant and agree with the sd. John Sharp that he will relinquish all his right and title to the above land and premises as invested in him by the said deed of Trust I the sd. Abram Reynolds do make good no further the right than is invested in him as trustee by the sd. deed I the sd. Abram Reynolds do relinquish all of my claim to the said John Sharp against me my heirs In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written. Abram Reynolds L. S. Patrick December Court 1824 The within written Indenture was acknowledged in open court by the within named Abram Reynolds to be his act and deed & ordered to be recorded. Teste A. Staples C.P.C. http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/patrick/deeds/rynlds01.txt