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Richard Coleman Reynolds

Richard Coleman Reynolds

Male 1829 - 1910  (81 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Richard Coleman ReynoldsRichard Coleman Reynolds was born 19 Mar 1829, Williamson Co., Tennessee (son of Reuben Reynolds and 'Polly', Mary Elizabeth Gillespie); died 3 Jun 1910, Williamson Co., Tennessee; was buried , Moses Steele Cemetery Williamson County Tennessee.

    Richard married Susan R. Scales. Susan was born 10 Oct 1835, Tennessee; died 3 Aug 1916, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Reuben Reynolds was born Abt 1791, Rowan Co., North Carolina (son of Spencer Reynolds and Phoebe Wagener [Waggoner]); died 25 Mar 1870, Williamson Co., Tennessee; was buried , Moses Steele Cemetery Williamson County Tennessee.

    Reuben married 'Polly', Mary Elizabeth Gillespie 22 Jul 1816, Williamson Co., Tennessee. 'Polly', (daughter of Isaac Lemuel Gillespie and Mary Ann McGuire) was born 26 Jan 1794, Rowan Co., North Carolina; died 13 Mar 1860, Williamson Co., Tennessee; was buried , Moses Steele Cemetery Williamson County Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  'Polly', Mary Elizabeth Gillespie was born 26 Jan 1794, Rowan Co., North Carolina (daughter of Isaac Lemuel Gillespie and Mary Ann McGuire); died 13 Mar 1860, Williamson Co., Tennessee; was buried , Moses Steele Cemetery Williamson County Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Married:
    Children of Reuben and Polly Gillespie Reynolds
    Harriet Elina Reynolds Rogers, 1820-1872
    John G. Reynolds, 1825-1858
    Richard Coleman Reynolds, 1829-1910
    William G Reynolds, 1832-1901
    Elizabeth Catherine Reynolds Brittain, 1836-1916

    Children:
    1. 1. Richard Coleman Reynolds was born 19 Mar 1829, Williamson Co., Tennessee; died 3 Jun 1910, Williamson Co., Tennessee; was buried , Moses Steele Cemetery Williamson County Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Spencer ReynoldsSpencer Reynolds was born 1767, Henry Co., Virginia (son of Richard Spencer Reynolds, M.D. and Sarah Ann Doggett); died 18 May 1830, Williamson County, Tennessee; was buried , Moses Steele Cemetery, Flat Creek, Williamson County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Will of Spencer Reynolds (page 561)
    Williamson County
    Tennessee
    In the name of God Amen, the twentieth day of May Eighteen hundred and twenty six. I Spencer Reynolds, in the County of Williamson, and State of Tennessee being much indisposed and weak in body, but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God therefore, and calling to mind the mortality of my body, knowing that it is appointed for all men and to die, do make and
    ordain this my last will and testament.
    That is to say, principally and first of all, I recommend my Soul to God, who gave it, and my body to return to its mother earth: and as touching such worldly estate, where
    with it hath pleased God to bless me, in this life, I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form. It is my will and I order that all my just debts, general charges, be paid.
    Item: I give and bequeath to my beloved son Richard C. Reynolds, heirs Ten dollars to be paid in twelve months after my death. I also will and ordain that all
    of property of every kind be sold and the money equally divided between my beloved children as follows, to wit: Green Reynolds, Nancy Kennerly, George Reynolds, Catharine Barber, Spencer Reynolds, Coleman Reynolds, Elizabeth Barber, Reuben Reynolds, Matilda Reuben Reynolds, Executors of this my last will and testament, wholly and solly,
    and I do hereby disallow, revoke and disannul all and every other will and testament, bequested and execution by me at any time before named, will or bequeath, ratifying this and no other to be my last will and testament.
    Spencer Reynolds (seal)
    signed, sealed in presents of us, Thomas Wilson, Robert Wilson
    ****
    Proved July Session 1830
    ****
    Reuben Wagener vs Catharine Allen, widow of Fisher Allen, dec'd, SPENCER REYNOLDS AND WIFE PHOEBE, Thomas Marshall and wife Myrtylla, John Hughes and wife Ann, Jacob Mitchell and wife Catherine, which said Catharine, Phoebe, Myrtella, Ann and Catharine are children and heirs of Greensby Waggoner, dec'd.
    (Issue of 14 Sept 1802)
    (Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 42, No. 4 (Oct-Dec), 1998, p. 299,300, Culpeper County. Chancery. 17 Aug 1802)
    ****



    Name: Spencer REYNOLDS
    Sex: M
    Birth: 1757 in Henry Co., VA
    Death: 19 MAY 1830 in Williamson Co., TN
    Burial: Reynolds Cemetery, Riggs Crossroads, Williamson Co., TN

    Will of Spencer Reynolds(page 561)
    Williamson County
    Tennessee

    In the name of God Amen, the twentieth day of May Eighteen hundred and twenty six. I Spencer Reynolds, in the County of Williamson, and State of Tennessee being much indisposed and weak in body, but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God therefore, and calling to mind the mortality of my body, knowing that it is appointed for all men and to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament.
    That is to say, principally and first of all, I recommend my Soul to God, who gave it, and my body to return to its mother earth: and as touching such worldly estate, where
    with it hath pleased God to bless me, in this life, I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form. It is my will and I order that all my just debts, general charges, be paid.

    Item: I give and bequeath to my beloved son Richard C. Reynolds, heirs Ten dollars to be paid in twelve months after my death. I also will and ordain that all of property of every kind be sold and the money equally divided between my beloved children as follows, to wit: Green Reynolds, Nancy Kennerly, George Reynolds, Catharine Barber, Spencer Reynolds, Coleman Reynolds, Elizabeth Barber, Reuben Reynolds, Matilda Durham. And I do likewise constitute make and ordain my sons Spencer Reynolds and my son Reuben Reynolds, Executors of this my last will and testament, wholly and solly, and I do hereby disallow, revoke and disannul all and every other will and testament, bequested and execution by me at any time before named, will or bequeath, ratifying this and no other to be my last will and testament.

    Spencer Reynolds (seal)

    signed, sealed in presents
    of us

    Thomas Wilson
    Robert Wilson
    ________
    Proved July Session 1830
    ________
    Reuben Wagener vs Catharine Allen, widow of Fisher Allen, dec'd, SPENCER REYNOLDS AND WIFE PHOEBE, Thomas Marshall and wife Myrtylla, John Hughes and wife Ann, Jacob Mitchell and wife Catherine, which said Catharine, Phoebe, Myrtella, Ann and Catharine are children and heirs of Greensby Waggoner, dec'd.
    (Issue of 14 Sept 1802)
    (Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 42, No. 4 (Oct-Dec), 1998, p. 299,300, Culpeper County. Chancery. 17 Aug 1802)

    Spencer married Phoebe Wagener [Waggoner] Abt 1785. Phoebe was born Abt 1753; died 1823, Williamson Co., Tennessee; was buried , Moses Steele Cemetery Williamson County Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Phoebe Wagener [Waggoner] was born Abt 1753; died 1823, Williamson Co., Tennessee; was buried , Moses Steele Cemetery Williamson County Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Richard C. Reynolds was born 27 Nov 1771, Williamson Co., Tennessee; died 8 Nov 1825, Williamson Co., Tennessee.
    2. Nancy Ann Reynolds was born Abt 1775, Culpepper Co., Virginia Colony; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Coleman Reynolds was born Abt 1785, Georgia; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 'Green', Greensby [LZHL-QJB] Reynolds was born 1786, Henry County, VA; died 1853, Walton Co., Ga..
    5. Catherine Reynolds was born Abt 1789, Culpeper Co., Virginia ; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 2. Reuben Reynolds was born Abt 1791, Rowan Co., North Carolina; died 25 Mar 1870, Williamson Co., Tennessee; was buried , Moses Steele Cemetery Williamson County Tennessee.
    7. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Reynolds was born Abt 1795, Williamson Co., Tennessee; died 1893, Williamson Co., Tennessee; was buried , Moses Steele Cemetery Williamson County Tennessee.
    8. Matilda Reynolds was born Abt 1795, Georgia; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. George Washington Reynolds was born Abt 1799, Oglethorpe Co., Georgia; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Isaac Lemuel Gillespie was born 28 Mar 1750, North Carolina Colony (son of Thomas Gillespie, Sr. and Naomi Thompson); died 1826, Williamson Co., Tennessee; was buried , Moses Steele Cemetery, Williamson Co., TN.

    Isaac married Mary Ann McGuire 12 Apr 1791, Rowan County, N. Carolina. Mary was born 1779; died 1828, Williamson Co., Tennessee; was buried , Moses Steele Cemetery, Williamson Co., TN. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Ann McGuire was born 1779; died 1828, Williamson Co., Tennessee; was buried , Moses Steele Cemetery, Williamson Co., TN.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Isaac Gillespie's Rowan County marriage bond to Mary Anne McGuire is dated 12 April 1791, with John McGuire as bondsman.

    Children:
    1. 3. 'Polly', Mary Elizabeth Gillespie was born 26 Jan 1794, Rowan Co., North Carolina; died 13 Mar 1860, Williamson Co., Tennessee; was buried , Moses Steele Cemetery Williamson County Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Richard Spencer Reynolds, M.D. was born Est 1734, Culpeper Co., Virginia Colony (son of James of Surry Reynolds and Susannah "Sukie" Lindsay); died 17 Sep 1793, Wilkes Co., Georgia.

    Notes:

    http://genforum.genealogy.com/reynolds/messages/9805.html

    Served in the Revolutionary War with Thomas Henderson's Company of the Virginia State Line. According to Page 187 of the 1983 edition of Virginia Military Records, Richard Reynolds, 32, was the first individual listed as a member of this company of the Henry County, Virginia, Militia. Bartlett Reynolds was only other Reynolds listed with the Militia as a member of James Dillard's Company.
    General Order was issued by Col. Abram Penn, dated March 1781. Colonel Abram was the commander of the Militia from Henry County, preparatory to the battle of Guilford C. H. in North Carolina which took place on March 14-15. Col Penn was "ordered to march the Militia to Hillsborough, NC, or any post where General Stevens may be with the men under his command, observing to avoid a surprise by the enemy, by the best route to be found."
    The Battle of Guilford's Courthouse and Revolutionary War events leading up to it are summarized in the following excerpt from Grolier's Encyclopedia: " As the guerrillas tied down Cornwallis, still a third American army formed in the South under Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene, who then launched the most effective military campaign of the war. Greene's basic plan was to keep his numerically superior antagonist, Cornwallis, off balance by a series of rapid movements and by cooperating with the South Carolina guerrilla leaders. Greene audaciously divided his small army, sending Brig. Gen. Daniel Morgan into western South Carolina, where he destroyed Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton's Tory Legion at Cowpens (Jan. 17, 1781). When Cornwallis pursued Morgan, Greene united his army, led Cornwallis on an exhausting chase into North Carolina, and finally fought him to a draw at Guilford Courthouse (Mar. 15, 1781). While the British general limped eastward and then northward to the Virginia coast, the resourceful Greene returned to South Carolina, and between April and July picked off, one by one, every British post save Charleston and Savannah, where the enemy remained isolated and impotent until peace came. "
    It is not known whether the Virginia troops arrived in time to participate in the battle. This is the only mention of Richard Reynolds, Henderson's Company, or the Henry County Militia found to date.
    Prior to the war Reynolds lived an extended period in North Carolina, to which he returned after the war. How long he lived in Henry County, Virginia, is not known. It appears that most of the couple's 15 children were born in Virginia, if the birthdates are reasonably accurate. He died in Wilkes Co., Georgia

    http://genforum.genealogy.com/reynolds/messages/9598.html
    Orange Co Virginia deed bk. 13, p. 103-6. Indenture 6 Jul 1754 bet. John Spotswood & Richard Reynolds for rents & covenants hereinafter mentioned, to farm lett 200 ac...Natural lives of RICHARD, SPENCER & GEORGE Reynolds, or longest liver...1000 lbs tobacco. Signed John Spotswood & Richard Reynolds; wit. Robert Spotswood, W. McWilliams, F. Fox, rec. 28 aug 1760.

    Another researcher with whom I'm working believes this was a lease that included Spencer and George, the two young sons of Richard, in order to maximize the term of the lease.

    Also, in Orange Co. VA court records dated March 29 1754,
    Richard Reynolds is named as a defendant in a lawsuit, and George Doggett is providing securities for Richard. I believe, as indicated in my earlier posting, that Richard married Sarah Ann Doggett, not Sarah Hamilton; this suggests that perhaps father-in-law George Doggett was providing securities for his son-in-law in this suit.

    Although there appear to be transactions in both Orange Co. and Culpeper Co. VA records, it looks as though this Richard may have owned land on Cedar Run in Culpeper Co.
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    http://genforum.genealogy.com/reynolds/messages/9807.html
    Williamson (Co.), TN, Marriages, 1800 - 1850:
    Reynolds, Spencer m. Parker, Sally, Apr 06, 1812.
    **************

    Spencer Reynolds was in born Henry County, Virginia. Spencer died 1830 in Williamson County, Tennessee. He is buried at the Reynolds Family cemetery in that county at Riggs Crossroads.
    His Will is on file in Williamson County, Tennessee. Issue: Richard C.; Green; Nancy, who married Kennerly; George Washington; Sally; Catherine, who married Barber; Coleman, born 1785; Spencer, born 1800; Elizabeth, who married Barber; Reuben, born 1784; Matilda, who married Durham; Phebe, who married Thomas Smith; and William C.

    Died:
    Wilkes Co., Georgia 14 of March 1793; Court orders an inventory of Richard Reynolds estate administered by Sarah Ann Reynolds, decd unadministered...

    Richard married Sarah Ann Doggett 1763, Henry County, Virginia. Sarah (daughter of George Doggett and Ann Chattin) was born 1747, Culpepper Co., Virginia; died 1793, Wilkes Co. GA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Sarah Ann Doggett was born 1747, Culpepper Co., Virginia (daughter of George Doggett and Ann Chattin); died 1793, Wilkes Co. GA.

    Notes:

    Sarah Ann Doggett is proved by the Will of her father, George Doggett found in Culpepper Co., VA SEE Documents
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    Culpepper Co., Virginia
    Will Book A, page 185-86
    Will of George Doggett dated 6 Jan 1758
    Daughter Sarah Ann Reynolds (Richard Reynolds also found in local deeds)

    ++++++++++++++++


    Name:
    Named Sarah Ann Reynolds in her father's Will.

    Children:
    1. Benjamin Franklin Reynolds was born Abt 1763, Caroline Co., Virginia; died Abt 1844, Wabash Co., Illinois.
    2. Rachel Reynolds was born Abt 1765, Caroline Co., Virginia Colony; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Thomas Reynolds was born 1766, Wilkes Co., Georgia; died Bef 6 Sep 1796, Hopkins County, Kentucky.
    4. 4. Spencer Reynolds was born 1767, Henry Co., Virginia; died 18 May 1830, Williamson County, Tennessee; was buried , Moses Steele Cemetery, Flat Creek, Williamson County, Tennessee.
    5. Ann Reynolds was born 1763, Louisa County, Virginia Colony; died 1820, Prob. Henry Co., Virginia.
    6. Joseph Reynolds was born 1770, Henry Co., Virginia Colony; died 1822, Hickman Co., Kentucky.
    7. Richard Coleman Reynolds was born 27 Nov 1771, Henry County, Virginia Colony; died 8 Nov 1825, Cow Creek, Owsley Co., Kentucky; was buried , Old Richard Reynolds Cemetery, Owsley, Kentucky.
    8. George Reynolds was born 1772, Culpeper County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Reynolds was born 1773, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown, Georgia.
    10. John G. Reynolds was born 22 Feb 1783, Caroline/ Orange Co., Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Hannah F., Mrs. Millenton F. Reynolds was born Est 1775; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 12.  Thomas Gillespie, Sr. was born 1719; died 13 Dec 1796, Rowan Co., N. Carolina; was buried , Thyatira Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mill Bridge, Rowan Co., NC.

    Thomas married Naomi Thompson Abt 1749, Likely Rowan Co., NC. Naomi was born 1728; died 1796, Rowan Co., N. Carolina; was buried , Thyatira Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mill Bridge, Rowan Co., NC. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Naomi Thompson was born 1728; died 1796, Rowan Co., N. Carolina; was buried , Thyatira Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mill Bridge, Rowan Co., NC.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Daughter of William & Sarah Evans Thompson of Augusta Co., Virginia Colony

    Children:
    1. 6. Isaac Lemuel Gillespie was born 28 Mar 1750, North Carolina Colony; died 1826, Williamson Co., Tennessee; was buried , Moses Steele Cemetery, Williamson Co., TN.