John of Culpeper Reynolds, Sr.^{[1, 2, 3]}

Abt 1700 - 1784  (~ 84 years)

• Name	John of Culpeper Reynolds
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	Abt 1700	Spotsylvania Co., Virginia Colony
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Aug 1784	Culpeper Co., Virginia   [4]
  Person ID	I80063	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	William Reynolds,   b. Abt 1655, Richmond, Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. 22 Oct 1700, Richmond, Co., Virginia Colony  (Age ~ 45 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Merryman,   b. 1652, Lancaster Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. Bef 1700, Richmond County, Virginia  (Age 47 years)
  Married	Abt 1676
  Family ID	F3618	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jennet Long,   b. Abt 1700, Spotsylvania Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. 1784, living in Culpeper Co., Virginia  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Married	Bef 1722
  Children	+ 1. William of Culpeper Reynolds,   b. 15 Dec 1722, Culpeper Co., Virginia ,   d. 30 Mar 1792, York County, PA  (Age 69 years)   2. John of Culpeper Reynolds, Jr.,   b. Abt 1748, Culpeper Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. 1795, Halifax County, Virginia  (Age ~ 47 years) + 3. Edward 'of Culpepper' Reynolds,   b. Abt 1735, Culpepper Co., Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Mildred Reynolds,   b. Abt 1743, Culpeper Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2013
  Family ID	F518495414	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Document Culpepper Will Bk A Index-Reynolds.jpg John Reynolds Will
  		Document Culpepper Will Bk A Cover.jpg Culpepper Co., VA Will Book A Cover
  		Document Culpepper Will Bk B-C Page 57 Inventory of John Reynolds Culpepper Will Bk B-C Page 57.jpg
  		Document Culpepper Co., VA Will Bk B-C Cover Culpepper Will Bk B-C Cover.jpg
  		John Rennolds Signature john rennolds signature.png
  		Document Culpeper Co., Virginia Will Bk B-C Pg 54 John Reynolds, Sr. Culpepper Will Bk B-C Page 54 John Reynolds Sr..jpg
  		John Reynolds Signature SignCulpeperJohnRennolds.jpg
  		William Reynolds Will wlmreynolds.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  John Reynolds of Culpepper Co., VA Inventory and Appraisal of Estate of John Reynolds, dec'd. Recorded 17 May 1785. Made by John Henshaw, Henry Towles, Zachariah Wall. Culpepper Co., VA Will Bk B-C Page 57

  
  

• Sources

  [S40] Will, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1006754:62347?tid=&pid=&queryId=d45435e5840ac5f6cc755da675fe3288&_phsrc=hgQ567&_phstart=successSource. John Reynolds, Sr. Will is found in Culpepper Co., Virginia written 12 Jun 1784 Proven 16 Aug 1784. He has wife, Jennet, Sons, William, John, Edward and daughter Mildred. It is about the time of his father's death that William of Culpepper, first appears in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. St. Mark's Parrish Name: John Reynolds Residence Date: Abt 1784 Residence Place: Culpeper Probate Date: 16 Apr 1784 Probate Place: Culpeper, Virginia Inferred Death Year: 1784 Inferred Death Place: Virginia Item Description: Mixed Records, Vol C, 1783-1791 Others Listed Relationship John Reynolds William Reynolds, Son John Reynolds, Son Edward Reynolds, Son Mildred Wilhite, Daughter Jennel Reynolds, Wife [S73] Deeds, John Reynolds of Culpeper Co., and Spotsylvania Co., Virginia. TIMELINE JOHN REYNOLDS 1700-1784 CULPEPER, VA 1748 Culpeper formed from Orange. 1734 Orange Co. formed from Spotsylvania Co. 23 Mar 1743 O. S. p 92 Order that be layed from Robert Eastham, Gent. to the courthouse by John Reynolds among several others. 25 Nov 1743 O.S. p 32 Order for a road from courthouse by upper end of Mountpony to Mountain Run Thomas Reynolds and several others. 24 May 1744 O.S. p 104 Grandjury for the body of this county among others Joseph Reynolds. 24 May 1746 O.S. p 489 Order John Reynolds is appointed overseer of the road in the Room of John Favour. Gangs do obey directions of sd Reynolds in clearing and keeping in the sd road. 23 Sep 1746 O.S. p 81 Ordered that Stephen Smith and others with Joseph Reynolds from Pine Stake Church into the road that leads to Starkis Bridge. 23 July 1747 O.S. John Yancy is appointed overseer of the highway from Stonehouses Mountain to Battle Spring in the room of John Reynolds? 27 Nov 1747, O.S. p 81 Court to John Reynolds for setting posts of direction on a road to Bryant Syson for repairing Mountain run Bridge 750. 10 Dec 1747 ? 4 Jan 1747/48 Philip Clayton 300 a Great Fork of the Rappa R. adj his own land and among others John Reynolds land. Orange Co., 29 Nov 1751 O.S Joseph Reynolds and Thomas Chew acknowledged their bond for keeping Ordinary according to law. Orange Co. 28 May 1752 N.S. p 370 Richard Reynolds appointed overseer of road from Wilderness Bridge to the River by Germanna. Orange Co. 23 May N.S. p 5 James Steep appointed overseer of road from Germanna to Wilderness Bridge in the room of Richard Reynolds. 18 Sep 1755 John Barrow & Margaret sell 300 acres tract in the Great Fork of Rappahannock Parish of st. Mark corner to John Reynolds 20 Nov 1755 Robert Coleman & Sarah sell 300 acres adjoining lands of John Reynolds among others. 21 Dec 1758 John Parks & Margaret of St. Marks Parish, Culpeper sold 180 acres next to corner to John Reynolds 18 Jan 1759 Daniel Brown & Frances sell 300 acres to John Yancy ?corner to John Reynolds Feb 1759 (Henings Statutes at Large) Anna Catherine & ?Dorthea Spotswood became entitled to their fortunes?.lands adjoining John Reynolds 21 May 1763 p 364 Ordered that the hands appointed on the road from the courthouse to Thorntion Road under John Reynolds, overseer be exempted from working on other roads. P 564-664 4 July 1768 certain lands were invested and in trust to be sold 221 acres, being part of the tract commonly called Mountponey including the plantation whereon John Reynolds now lives on the north side of the Mountain Run in Spotswood's line...in a line of the Horse Pen tract in Carter's back line in Roane's line..in Reynolds cleared ground ?corner to Threlkild P 626-27 4 July 1768 John Rennolds of Culpeper Co to James Richie & Company of Glascow, N. Brittain mortgage to secure money, negro, 4 feather beds with furniture, fifteen head of cattle. Dd Bk G p 36-37 11 May 1773 between John Reynolds, planter, of Brumfield Parish in Culpeper Co. & John Vawter of the same parish and county for 40 pounds Virginia money purchased 100 acres lying in Culpeper in the great fork of the Rapid ?Ann River?corner Thomas Portors's line of Kilbeys ?. containing all houses, outhouses, buildings, gardens, orchards, fences, woods, meadows and feeding ways and water ways. Signed John Reynolds Pages 287-83 17 Nov 1773 William Williams of Culpeper mortgage to secure money 180 acres in St. Mark?s Par8ish bounded by lands of John Favour, John Reynolds and others. P 130-32 21 Feb 1774 Robert Coleman & Sarah sold land Mountponey, Mountain Run, etc. to John Reynolds line Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants T137 John Reynolds 342 acres (23 Feb 1778) Culpepeer formerly patented adh Joe Wilhoit, Isaac Wall 16 Dec 1788 [S181] Land Records, http://www.ancestraltrackers.net/va/resources/virginia-county-records-v9-10.pdf. Virginia County Records Quarterly Magazine Index to Land Grants Richmond County Book #1 (Continued from Vol. VI) Vol. IX March 1911 No.1 Book 2, Page 8, William and John Reynolds; Page 279; Date: 1697; Number Acres, 139. William and John Reynolds, sons of William Reynolds and Elizabeth (maybe Merriman) [S40] Will, https://reynoldspatova.org/showmedia.php?mediaID=17782. John Reynolds was drawn 26 Oct 1791 and proved 15 Dec 1794. He mentions wife, Elizabeth (Betty), Children: Sally Hopkins, John, Sthrashley. He willed away 26 slaves