Joyce Reynolds

Jester, in the 1956 edition of Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia 1607-1625, (1956) states, "Richard2 Reynolds (Christopher1) ... married Joyce, daughter of Richard Staples." [Isle of Wight Deed Bk 8, p242).

It will be noted that Richard Reynolds with wife Joyce made [p421] a deed 9 Jun 1697, and Joyce was his widow when he died in 1707. [Boddie, Vol. II Historical Southern Families.]

Comments

LK Note: This patent indicates that Richard the Younger, ONLY son of Christopher JR, had come of age 21, and it is probably at this time that he also married though there is no record as to whom he married. Baird notes elsewhere that there is a deed of sale by Christopher Reynolds dated 1749 May 10, in which Christopher identifies himself as the grandson of Richard Staples meaning that his father, Richard Reynolds had been married to a daughter of Richard Staples.The first record (1693) of the wife of Richard Reynolds, son of Christopher JR (II), shows her name to be Joyce, so we may assume that her maiden name was Joyce Staples. However, as Baird notes, Christopher Reynolds must have been born at least 15 years earlier, that is 1678. That fits perfectly with this patent record being the indicator that Christopher the Younger had come of age. I think it is safe to assume that the marriage of Richard Reynolds, son of Christopher, to Joyce Staples took place c. this time, as well as the birth of Christopher Reynolds, son of Richard the Younger.

References

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