PATRIOT Samuel R.3 Reynolds^[1]

1730 - 1810  (79 years)

• Name	Samuel R.3 Reynolds
  Title	PATRIOT
  Born	19 Dec 1730	Bradford, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Apr 1810	Boxford, Essex Co., Massachusetts
  Person ID	I20286	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of James Reynolds
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Samuel Middleton [MASS] Reynolds,   b. 17 Dec 1706, Haverhill, Massachusetts ,   d. 1784, Boxford, Essex Co., Massachusetts  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Anna, Widow Sessions Reynolds,   b. 1690, Bradford, Massachusetts ,   d. 20 Sep 1746, Haverhill, Massachusetts  (Age 56 years)
  Married	3 Mar 1728	Bradford, Massachusetts [prob]
  Family ID	F7538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joanna Platts,   b. 1734, Bradford, Massachusetts ,   d. 16 Dec 1809, Boxford, Essex Co., Massachusetts  (Age 75 years)
  Married	26 Feb 1757	Bradford, Massachusetts
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F7539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S126] United States Archives, United States Archives, https://archive.org/stream/agenealogyrunne00runngoog/agenealogyrunne00runngoog_djvu.txt. 17. Samuel^ [3] (SamueP), was admitted to full communion with the Cong. Church in BradLford, as " Samuel son of Samuel," PART I. ? SECOND GENERATION. 9 "Mar. 3, 1728." He m., 1st, Mrs. Anna Sessions, Feb. 18, 1730. Her crumbling gi'avestones were accidentally found, 1871, in the old Bradford cemetery, near the grave of Samuel [1]. Inscriptions with difficulty deciphered as follows : Head, " Here lies buried the body of Anna, the wife of Mr. Samuel Runels (Jun.), " who died 20th of September, 1746, and in the 56th year of her age." Foot, "Anna Runels." This makes the year of her birth 1690, while the date of her death agrees with the Bradford Recs. He m., 2nd, Hannah Emerson, of Haverhill, Nov. 19, 1747. (Haver. Recs.) He is called a "House Wright," "June 3, 1738," when Maxwell Hazeltine conveyed to him, for £36, " a parcel of marsh or meadow, scituate lying and being in Rowly, on Plumb Island" "May 1, 1747," he bought of Eben Sherwin "for £650, old tenor, two pieces of land in Boxford, 51 acres." From these and seven othex deeds, we infer that within twenty years after his first marriage he added to the small property given him by his father (and probably, by his own industry at his trade) some forty acres of land in Bradford and at least eighty acres in Boxford ; also that his estate at first was near that of his father's and the line of the two towns, at Little Pond, where he lived, perhaps at a home furnished by his first wife as the widow Sessions, till between 1747 and 1749. He then became, probably at his second marriage, a resident of Boxford, on the other side of Little Pond, at the homestead still occupied by some of his posterity. Two deeds are also found of "Apr. 2 " and " May 20, 1777," the latter giving him possession of a small "tract of marsh" in Newbury ; and the following deed will show to his Concord (N. H.) descendants the origin of their Horse Hill estate : " July 26, 1777 ; John and Benja. Jones of Beverly to Samuel Runnels of Boxford, Gentleman for £48 a certain lott of land situated in Concord, in the county of Hillsboro' and State of N. Hamp., being a certain 80 acre lot in said township, lying at or near Horse Hill, so called." Tradition says that he was a lieut. in the old French war of 1756, with his son as a drum-major. He d. Apr. 12, 1783, aged 76 ; and " P'^eb. 3, 1784, administration of the Estate of Samuel Runnels, late of Boxford, gent., deceased, was granted to Samuel R, his son." His Inventory was given in, "Apr. 6, 1784." Property amounted to £699 4.-^., including farm, personal property, and one quarter part of a " gondola." rated at £2 58., defined by Coffin (Histoiy of Newbury) as a " hay boat," and probably used by Samuel [3] on Merrimack River for visiting his Plum Island and Newbury purchases. Return of commissioners, appointed for division of his estate, was made " May 8 " ; and " assignment made by Judge of Probate to Samuel Runnels and Anna Page, his only children July 6, 1789." Children: ? 18. Samuel [93], b. Dec. 19, 1730, in Bradford (1st wife) ; bap. as " Son of Samuel Jun., Dec. 20, 1730 " 19. Anna [102], b. 1748-9, probably in Boxford; but bap. at the Bradford Church, "Feb. 25, 1749," as a "daughter of Samuel and Hannah B." [nee Emerson] ******** Samuel R.3 93. Samuel [18] (SamueP, SamueU), being the only son of his father, was closely connected with him for many years in various other relations. They were fellow-soldiers in the old French war, occupied the same house and homestead in Boxford, and are named as joint purchasers of real estate in six deeds before 1772, " Samuel Runnels and Samuel Runnels, jun., both of Boxford," with " gentleman " attached to the former, and 'yeoman' to the latter, or " husbandmen " to both. " Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for " father and son thus " to dwell together in unity!" *' Oct. 28, 1,764," they bought of Stephen Merrill, for £20, " a certain parcel of flatts and crick grass, laying in Newbury, and known by the name of Dole's Banks," thus adding to the purchase of their father and grandfather in that vicinity; but they seem to have enlarged their estate far more in Bradford than elsewhere, probably near the " old place," making, among other purchases, *' June 20, 1769," *'a certain measurage or tract of land lying in Bradford, commonly known by the name of Dismal Hole^ containing about six acres of woodland, for £63 16s.," to which, three years later, four and one half acres were added for £26 7.' near a place known by the name of Dismal Ball" The following reminiscence of his service in the Fi'ench war is handed down by tradition from his own lips, substantially. He was on duty with his fellow-soldiers," probably in the vicinity of Lake George, N. Y. (Gen. Johnson vs. Dieskau, 1755), when 'the French made a sudden attack upon the British troops; and the latter, being few in number at that point, fell back behind a breast- work of fallen trees. There they stood their ground under a brisk fire from the enemy, who made desperate and long-continued efforts to dislodge them, but were finally obliged to retire. After the action," as he used to say, " he could cover with his two hands " {spread as to the fingers, no doubt) " no less than forty ball-holes in the log by which his own head had been protected." After this service, he m. Joanna Platts, of Bradford, Mar. 14 (published Feb. 26), 1757. She d. in Boxford, " Dec. 16, 1809, aged 75," and was hence b. in 1734, probably a daughter of "Jonas Platts," a part of whose estate, ' ten acres in Bradford," they deeded " to N. Wallingford, for £114 13s. 4d., Jan. 17, 1773." ??' Mar. 12, 1790," he conveyed a lot of land in Concord, N. H., to William Stickney, for £43 Is, 6d., ? the '* home lot," doubtless, near Concord Street, on which his grandfather " erected a house in 1731." Having received a lieutenant's commission, he served in the revolutionary war as a " minute man," the gun which ' he used in that capacity being still in the possession of his great-grandson, Cyrus Runnels, of Concord, marked " 1757," and originally more than six feet in length! Hence the Boxford Records give his name as Lieut, Samuel Runnels, both in the '* tax-lists" from 1784 onwards, and among the "families." His taxes in 1790 were, in the column of " Heads" ^two in number), " 5-6" ; " Real," " 9-11 " ; " Personal," " 3-6 " ; probably shillings and pence ; and if so, his taxes were remarkably low. Yet he seems to have become somewhat reduced in pecuniary affairs, as his "Inventory," rendered April 30, 1810, was only $456.55. He survived his wife but about three months, and d. Mar. 12, 1810, in the eightieth year of his age. " May 8, 1811," receipts for $23.43, as paid by his administrator, are given from each of the four following children : Jonathan Runnels, Jonas Runnels, Benajah Burns and Anna, his wife, and Amasa Peabody and Louisa, his wife, the last acknowledging this amount " out of the estate of our honored father," but *' excepting" (as not relinquished) " our share in his pew in Boxford West meeting-house," His children were all b. in Boxford : ? 94. Joseph [341], b. Oct. 19, 1758 (though Bouton's Hist, of Concord gives "Nov. 18, 1769''). 95. Jonathan, h. Dec. 16, 1760; d. within Ave years. 96. Rhoda [352], b. Apr. 30, 1763. 97. Jonathan [362], b. Aug. 8, 1765. 98. Lois (Louisa) [364], b. Apr. 18, 1768. 99. Samuel [366], b. July 20 (17), 1770. 100. Hannah (Anna), b. Jan. 6, 1773; m. Benajah Bums, miller, 1808; and d. Dec. 1, 1860, at East Haverhill, Mass., in her 88th year, where also he d. July 27, 1865. 101. Jonas [372], b. Aug. 20, 1775. 102. Anna3 [19] (Samuel^, SamueU), is styled "Anna R., spinster, of Boxford," "Aug. 10, 1770," in deed, with others, of a piece of land and a meadow in Methuen, to Jacob Whitcher, of M. Afterwards m. Joshua Page, of Haverhill, son of Joshua, b. May 4, 1746, in H., and there d. May 28, 1806, aged 60. She d. Aug. 1, 1806, aged 58. " They lived in the west part of Haverhill, near the brick-yard," where their children were born : ? 103. Hannah (Page). 104. Samuel. 105. Caleb. 106. Joseph ; d. young. 107. Sally. 108. Moses. [S126] United States Archives, https://archive.org/stream/agenealogyrunne00runngoog/agenealogyrunne00runngoog_djvu.txt. 93. Samuel^ [18] (SamueP, SamueU), being the only son of his father, was closely connected with him for many years in various other relations. They were fellow-soldiers in the old French war, occupied the same house and homestead in Boxford, and are named as joint purchasers of real estate in six deeds before 1772, " Samuel Runnels and Samuel Runnels, jun., both of Boxford," with " gentleman " attached to the former, and ' yeoman " to the latter, or " husbandmen " to both. " Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for " father and son thus " to dwell together in unity. *' Oct. 28, 1,764," they bought of Stephen Merrill, for £20, " a certain parcel of flatts and crick grass, laying in Newbury, and known by the name of Dole's Banks," thus adding to the purchase of their father and grandfather in that vicinity; but they seem to have enlarged their estate far more in Bradford than elsewhere, probably near the " old place," making, among other purchases, *' June 20, 1769," *'a certain measurage or tract of land lying in Bradford, commonly known by the name of Dismal Hole^ containing about six acres of woodland, for £63 16s.," to which, three years later, four and one half acres were added for £26 7«., '' near a place known by the name of Dismal Ball" The following reminiscence of his service in the Fi'ench war is handed down by tradition from his own lips, substantially. He was on duty with his fellow-soldiers," probably in the vicinity of Lake George, N. Y. (Gen. Johnson vs. Dieskau, 1755), when ??' the French made a sudden attack upon the British troops ; and the latter, being few in number at that point, fell back behind a breastwork of fallen trees. There they stood their ground under a brisk fire from the enemy, who made desperate and long-continued efforts to dislodge them, but were finally obliged to retire. After the action," as he used to say, " he could cover with his two hands " {spread as to the fingers, no doubt) " no less than forty ball-holes in the log by which his own head had been protected." After this service, he m. Joanna Platts, of Bradford, Mar. 14 (published Feb. 26), 1757. She d. in Boxford, " Dec. 16, 1809, aged 75," and was hence b. in 1734, probably a daughter of "Jonas Platts," a part of whose estate, *' ten acres in Bradford," they deeded " to N. Wallingford, for £114 13s. 4d., Jan. 17, 1773." ??' Mar. 12, 1790," he conveyed a lot of land in Concord, N. H., to William Stickney, for £43 Is, 6d., ? the '* home lot," doubtless, near Concord Street, on which his grandfather " erected a house in 1731." Having received a lieutenant's commission, he served in the revolutionary war as a " minute man," the gun which ' he used in that capacity being still in the possession of his great-grandson, Cyrus Runnels, of Concord, marked " 1757," and originally more than six feet in length Hence the Boxford Records give his name as Lieut, Samuel Runnels, both in the '* tax-lists" from 1784 onwards, and among the "families." His taxes in 1790 were, in the column of " Heads" two in number), " 5-6" ; " Real," " 9-11 " ; " Personal," " 3-6 " ; probably shillings and pence ; and if so, his taxes were remarkably low. Yet he seems to have become somewhat reduced in pecuniary affairs, as his "Inventory," rendered April 30, 1810, was only $456.55. He survived his wife but about three months, and d. Mar. 12, 1810, in the eightieth year of his age. " May 8, 1811," receipts for $23.43, as paid by his administrator, are given from each of the four following children : Jonathan Runnels, Jonas Runnels, Benajah Burns and Anna, his wife, and Amasa Peabody and Louisa, his wife, the last acknowledging this amount " out of the estate of our honored father," but *' excepting" (as not relinquished) " our share in his pew in Boxford West meeting-house," His children were all b. in Boxford : ? 94. Joseph [341], b. Oct. 19, 1758 (though Bouton's Hist, of Concord gives "Nov. 18, 1769''). 95. Jonathan, h. Dec. 16, 1760; d. Y 96. Rhoda [352], b. Apr. 30, 1763. 97. Jonathan [362], b. Aug. 8, 1765. 98. Lois (Louisa) [364], b. Apr. 18, 1768. 99. Samuel [366], b. July 20 (17), 1770. 100. Hannah (Anna), b. Jan. 6, 1773; m. Benajah Bums, miller, 1808; and d. Dec. 1, 1860, at East Haverhill, Mass., in her 88th year, where also he d. July 27, 1865. 101. Jonas [372], b. Aug. 20, 1775. 102. Anna3 [19] (Samuel^, SamueU), is styled "Anna R., spinster, of Boxford," "Aug. 10, 1770," in deed, with others, of a piece of land and a meadow in Methuen, to Jacob Whitcher, of M. Afterwards m. Joshua Page, of Haverhill, son of Joshua, b. May 4, 1746, in H., and there d. May 28, 1806, aged 60. She d. Aug. 1, 1806, aged 58. " They lived in the west part of Haverhill, near the brick-yard," where their children were born : ? 103. Hannah (Page). 104. Samuel. 105. Caleb. 106. Joseph ; d. young. 107. Sally. 108. Moses.