PATRIOT Stephen [49] of Ebenezer Reynolds^[1]

1754 - 1798  (44 years)

• Name	Stephen [49] of Ebenezer Reynolds
  Title	PATRIOT
  Born	3 Jul 1754	Haverhill, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Jul 1798	Vershire, Vermont
  Person ID	I20288	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Ebenezer [Middleton] Reynolds,   b. Est 1715, North Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island ,   d. 4 Aug 1795, Haverhill, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Mother	Abigail Sollis,   b. Est 1725, Beverly, Henrico Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. 3 Oct 1765, Haverhill, Massachusetts Colony  (Age ~ 40 years)
  Married	1747	Haverhill, Massachusetts
  	Children of Ebenezer and Abigail Sollis Reynolds Benjamin [123], b. Mar. 31, 1748. Ebbnezer [133], b. Apr. 21, 1760. John, b. Aug. 14, 1752; d. Sept. 14, 1753. Stephen [136], b. July 3, 1754. John, b. June 18, 1766 ; d. June 16, 1760. Molly (Mary) [146], b. July, 1758. Abigail [158], b. Dec. 7, 1760
  Family ID	F7535	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Chloe Thurston,   b. 1756, Hollis, New Hampshire ,   d. 13 Dec 1807, Topsham, Vermont  (Age 51 years)
  Married	1782	New Hampshire
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2018
  Family ID	F7693	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S126] United States Archives, https://archive.org/stream/agenealogyrunne00runngoog/agenealogyrunne00runngoog_djvu.txt. 186, Stephen' [49] (Ebenezer^, Samuel*), was enrolled, according to the *' History of Haverhill, Mass.," p. 382, among the " Minit men, trained in Capt. Jas. Sawyer's Co., by vote of the town, Mar. and April, 1775 " ; also in the " List of eight months' service men, raised immediately after the battle of Lexington, 1st Co.," ninety-four in all, thus early commencing his Revolutionary career. Afterwards, his name appears, p. 391, among ' those who lost guns at the battle of Bunker Hill, from Haverhill," twenty-one in number, ? an evidence of hard fighting. Also, " Drafted for the Continental service, in 1775-6," p.893. His brother, Nathaniel S. [56], used to say he was 'six years in the revolutionary war, a sergeant, and present at the surrender of Burgoyne." Others make his time as a soldier but three or four years. In the New Hampshire Provincial Records we have "Corporal Stephen Runnels, belonging to the Continental army," to whom the 'Treasurer is ordered to pay 40 shillings discount out of the taxes to be accounted for, out of his depreciation, Feb. 13, 1788." Hardly intelligible ; but the date favors the longer term of service. He was a blacksmith, like his father, and by reason of the latter's investment in Hollis, N. H., he changed his residence to that place in 1777, where also he became affianced to Chloe, dau. of Moses Thurston. Afterwards, when absent as a New Hampshire soldier, he was accustomed to send to Tier his wages, which she faithfully kept in her possession, intending to purchase her marriage outfit with the money. As the currency was depreciating, and likely soon to be worthless, she was advised by a friend, at one time, to lay it out in rye; but she listened to no such suggestion, and when at last she came to " buy her furniture," was obliged to pay '67 for a white cream pitcher," and for other things in like proportion! Haying m., as proposed, in 1782, they followed their brotlier-in-law, the Rev. Stephen Fuller, who m. Phebe Thurston to Vershire, Vt. (1789), where he d. suddenly, July 22, 1798, aged 44. " He had a loving disposition and great muscular powers." She afterwards moved to Fletcher, Vt., but finally settled on the wild lands owned by her husband, in Topsham, Vt., and there d. Dec. 13, 1807, aged 49. The five oldest children b. in Hollis ; the others in Vershire. 137. Stephen, b. 1783 ; d., by scalding, at the age of 13 months. 138. Mary Crocker [445], b. Aug. 4, 1784. 139. Stephen [458], b. Sept. 1, 1785 (HoUls Recs.), 1786 (Family Recs.), yet "13 months younger than Mary." Hannah HoUls), 1788 (Family). Chloe d. Aug. 29, 1804, at Fletcher, Vt. ; Hannah d. 1808, at Topsham, Vt. 142. Moses Thurston [472], b. Mar. 5, 1790, at his uncle Fuller's, in 143. Sarah [475], b. June 14, 1793. 144. Sollis [489], 1707 145. Sewall [600] Named after their two grandmothers, ? the one being a Sollis, the other a Sewall, before marriage. 146. 'Molly' (Mary)3 [51] (Ebenezer^, Samuel^), was m. to William Ayer, of Haverhill, June 9, 1778, at Hollis, N. H., by Rev. Daniel Emerson. [S126] United States Archives, file:///C:/Users/MaryFrances/Desktop/.A%20Genealogy%20of%20Runnels%20and%20Reynolds%20Families%20in%20America%20%20With%20Records.html. Stephen Reynolds became affianced to Chloe, dau. of Moses Thurston. Afterwards, when absent as a New-Hampshire soldier, he was accustomed to send to Tier his wages, which she faithfully kept in her possession, intending to purchase her marriage outfit with the money. As the currency was depreciating, and likely soon to be worthless, she was advised by a friend, at one time, to lay it out in rye; but she listened to no such suggestion, and when at last she came to " buy her furniture," was obliged to pay 67 for a white cream pitcher," and for other things in like proportion ! Haying m., as proposed, in 1782, they followed their brother-in-law ? the Rev. Stephen Fuller, who m. Phebe Thurston ? to Vershire, Vt. (1789), where he d. suddenly, July 22, 1798, aged 44. " He had a loving disposition and great muscular powers." She afterwards moved to Fletcher, Vt., but finally settled on the wild lands owned by her husband, in Topsham, Vt., and there d. Dec. 13, 1807, aged 49. The five oldest children b. in Hollis; the others in Vershire. Children of Chloe Thurston and Stephen Runnals [Reynolds] Stephen, b. 1783; d. by scalding, at the age of 13 months. Mary Crocker [445], b. Aug. 4, 1784. Stephen [458], b. Sept. 1, 1785 (HoUls Recs.), 1786 (Family Recs.), yet "13 months younger than Mary." Hannah ] ^- ^^^' ^^' ^^^^ (Hollis), 1788 (Family). Chloe d. Aug. 29, 1804, at Fletcher, Vt.; Hannah d. 1808, at Topsham, Vt. Moses Thurston [472], b. Mar. 5, 1790, at his uncle Fuller's, Sarah [475], b. June 14, 1793. Sollis [489], >. A__|, K 1707 Skwall [600], 5 *"? ^P"^ ^' ^^^^? Named after their two grandmothers,?the one being a Sollis, the other a Sewall, before marriage.