Reynolds family

This project is to trace the Reynolds family from its earliest roots up to about 1800, focusing on the descendants of several children of William Reynolds, who came to settle in what is now New England and Virginia.

Notables

• Earliest known ancestor: Carew Reynell
• Immigrated to the US: William Reynolds

Sources

• Christopher Reynolds Family of Isle of Wight County
• The Reynolds Family Association, Organized 1892
• The Abbe / Abbey Family Genealogy
• The Ancestry of Hattie E. J. Bruce - the Electious Reynolds Family
• The Reynolds Family: descendants and forbears of Richard Joshua Reynolds 1850-1918
• Reynolds Family Records
• Vol. IV, pp. 1824-1847 of Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs, edited by Cuyler Reynolds. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1911
• Ray, Deborah W, and Gloria P. Stewart. Loyal to the Land: The History of a Greenwich Connecticut Family. West Kennebunk, Me: Published for Charter Oak Publications by Phoenix Pub, 1990. Print. || Find in a library || Find at Amazon ||
• Line of John Reynolds
• Descendants of Francis Holmes
• Connecticut Ancestry Society, Inc.
• Abstract of Probate Records of the District of Stamfordt, County of Fairfield, and State of Connecticut, 1729-1802, by Spencer P. Mead
• The Robert Reynolds Family
• Leslie, Charles R, and Tom Taylor. Life and Times of Sir Joshua Reynolds: With Notices of Some of His Contemporaries. Eighteenth-century sources for the study of English literature, roll 131. London: J. Murray, 1865. Print.

Geni Master Profile

Names

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FN Reuben MN (blank) LN Coffin MN (blank) Display name is Captain Reuben Coffin

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Places

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Charleston, South Carolina

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Additional Reading

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• Linley, Vernona, and Vernona Linley. Adam Hurd of Stratford, Connecticut, 1649 and Some of His Descendants: James Reynolds of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, 1669, and Some of His Descendants. Middleton, WI: Linley, 2000. Internet resource.

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• Reynolds, Mary K, and Annie R. Day. Descendants of Benjamin Reynolds and Richard Reynolds of South Carolina. Selma, Ala: M.K. Reynolds, 1986. Print.

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• Seaver, J M. Reynolds Family Records. Philadelphia: American Historical-Genealogical Society, 1929. Print.

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• Tillman, Stephen F. The Rennolds, Reynolds Family of England and Virginia, 1530-1948. Washington, D.C: s.n., 1948. Internet resource.

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• Reynolds Homestead History

Searches

Reynolds at Kings Chapel Burying Ground