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Mercy Ann Reynolds

Mercy Ann Reynolds[1, 2]

Female 1816 - 1885  (68 years)

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  • Name Mercy Ann Reynolds 
    Born 29 May 1816  Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 5 Feb 1885  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Died at the home of her brother-in-law Charles Lincoln
    Buried 8 Feb 1885  West Nottingham Friends Quaker Cemetery, Harrisville, Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I547449877  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Henry Reynolds
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2018 

    Father Jacob Reynolds,   b. 8 May 1791, Maryland or Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1869, Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Anna Amelia Moore,   b. 31 Aug 1793, Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1874, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 10 Nov 1811  Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F518494781  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isaac Stubbs Richards,   b. 7 Sep 1819, Richardsmere, Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1864, Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Married 10 Nov 1813  West Nottingham Friends, Harrisville, Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Isaac Richards died near Rising Sun. Maryland
    Children 
     1. Isaac Stubbs Richards,   b. 17 Nov 1848, Harrisville, Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 1880, Harrisville, Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)
    +2. Joseph Thomas Richards,   b. 12 Feb 1845, Rising Sun, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1933, Cape May, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     3. William Franklin Richards,   b. 12 Jan 1855, Rising Sun, Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. July 19. 1859, Rising Sun, Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
     4. Mercy Ann Richards,   b. 24 Sep 1859, Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1859, Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. Lewis/Louis Henry Richards,   b. 12 Mar 1847, Near Rising Sun, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1895, Colorado Springs, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     6. Ruth Anna Richards,   b. 14 Feb 1843, Near Porters Bridge Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1896, Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
    +7. Jacob Granville Richards,   b. 16 Apr 1851, Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1922, Colora, Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2018 
    Family ID F518494840  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Photo
Hospital of Doctor Granville Hampton Richards
Port Deposit, Maryland
    Photo Hospital of Doctor Granville Hampton Richards Port Deposit, Maryland
    Hospital of Doctor Granville Hampton Richards in Port Deposit, Maryland
    -Maryland Inventory of Historic Places
    Granville Hampton Richards Hospital-Port Deposit, md .jpg
    Mercy Ann Richards (nee Reynolds)
    Mercy Ann Richards (nee Reynolds)
    mercy.jpg
    Mercy Ann Richards (nee Reynolds) and Son, William Franklin Richards
    Mercy Ann Richards (nee Reynolds) and Son, William Franklin Richards
    547449889-547449877wm f richards and mothe.jpg
    Isaac S. Richards and wife Mercy and children
    Isaac S. Richards and wife Mercy and children
    isaac richards and mercy ann reynolds fanily.jpg

    Documents
    Death Certificate-Mercy Ann Richards (nee Reynolds)
    Death Certificate-Mercy Ann Richards (nee Reynolds)
    mercy ann richards-isaac stubbs (jacob reynolds-anna amelia moore).jpg
    Maryland, Cecil County probate Estate Files
    Maryland, Cecil County probate Estate Files
    will of Jacob Reynolds, father of Mercy Ann Reynolds Richards
    Obit. from the Cecil Whig Newspaper February 14, 1885 Saturday
    Obit. from the Cecil Whig Newspaper February 14, 1885 Saturday
    Headstone and Obit. for Mercy Anne Reynolds Richards
    Quaker Records for Isaac Richards and Mercy Reynolds and Children
    Quaker Records for Isaac Richards and Mercy Reynolds and Children
    isaac s. richards and mercy ann reynolds quaker records.jpg
    Historic Description of the Home of Isaac Richards
    Historic Description of the Home of Isaac Richards
    home of mercy ann reynolds and isaac stubbs richards.jpg
    Orphan Court Record for Isaac Stubbs Richards' Orphans
    Orphan Court Record for Isaac Stubbs Richards' Orphans
    isaac stubbs richards-mercy reynolds will 1.jpg
    Mercy Ann Richards-Death Notice
    Mercy Ann Richards-Death Notice
    The Philadelphia Times
    Feb 6, 1885

    Headstones
    West Nottingham Friends Cemetery
    West Nottingham Friends Cemetery
    Mercy's babies
    West Nottingham Friends Cemetery
    West Nottingham Friends Cemetery
    Mercy's babies

  • Notes 
    • The following train which brought the remains of Mrs. Mercy A. Richards and friends to Rising Sun on last Sunday consisted of an engine and a handsome car. Many of the relatives being in the railroad employ. Some of whom have about gained the top round of the ladder.

    • Death of an Estimable Woman.
      Mrs. Mercy A. Richards, relict of Isaac Richards, formerly of Porter's Bridge, died at the
      residence of her brother-in-law, Charles A. Lincoln, Philadelphia, on Thursday last. She
      was a woman of superior character and posessesed the confidence of a large circle of
      friends. The funeral took place on Sunday and her remains were interred in the West
      Nottingham Friends burying ground. An address was made by Wm. Way, of Cecil county.
      The deceased was a sister of Benjamin C. Reynolds, of Oxford, and Joseph T. Reynolds,
      of East nottingham, Chester county. Among the many relatives and friends who attended
      the funeral were George Sturges, chief clerk of the Board of Surveyers, Philadelphia; Wm.
      H. Brown, Chief Engineer of the Penna. R. R. ; Charles A Lincoln, Prothonotary U. S.
      Circuit Court, Philadelphia; Lewis Richards, Esq., Media and others. Her son, Jos. T.
      Richards, First Assistant Chief Engineer of the Penna. R. R., was unable to attend the
      funeral, as he is ill with typhoid pneumonia at his residence in Philadelphia. The
      Pennsylvania Railroad Company out of courtesy to her son furnished a special car to
      convey the remains and accompanying friends to the place of interment.



      Cecil Whig Saturday February 14, 1885

  • Sources 
    1. [S37] Death Certificate, Mercy A. Richards (nee Reynolds).

    2. [S161] Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties, Dr. Granville Richards Hospital.

    3. [S37] Death Certificate, Mercy Ann Richards (nee Reynolds).

    4. [S99] Quaker Records, Isaac Richards and Mercy Reynolds and Children.

    5. [S78] Tax Record, Historic Description of Home of Isaac Richards and Family.

    6. [S120] Court Records, Orphans Court Record, Cecil Co., Maryland Estate of Isaac S. Richards 8/22/1864.

    7. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53625819/mercy-ann-richards.
      Mercy Ann Reynolds Richards
      Birth 1816
      Death 1895 (aged 78?79)
      Burial
      Harrisville Friends Cemetery
      Harrisville, Cecil County, Maryland