Captain Grindall Reynolds

He participated in the famous Gaspee raid:

"The Gaspee, a Royal vessel of war, had been stationed in Narragansett Bay to prevent smuggling, but its duty was discharged with needless severity, and its commander became exceedingly unpopular. While chasing the sloop Hannah, bound from New York to Providence, the Gaspee ran aground on what is now called Gaspee Point, some miles from Bristol, while the Hannah reached Providence in safety.

That night (June 9, 1772) eight long boats each with five muffled oars started down the bay a little after ten o'clock. Their approach was perceived by the watch on the Gaspee, and shots were fired from the British schooner, and returned by the raiders. The vessel was boarded and after a brief but desperate struggle was captured. The crew were put ashore, and the Gaspee set afire and entirely destroyed. The participants made no effort to conceal the affair, some of them even boasted of their exploit when they reached Providence, but although a reward of 1000 british pounds was offered by the British authorities, no one was ever brought to trial."

The affair was the Rhode Island "Boston Tea Party" and was prompted by very similar causes.

Grindall served creditably in the Revolution, reaching Captain in 1788.

He had six children with two wives in Providence, with only one reaching adulthood. After 1797 and before 1820 he moved to New Hampshire and married a third wife, 40 years his junior, at age 65. They had three children who all lived to adulthood, the youngest of which was born when Grindall was 75 years old. They lived in Boston after 1825.

From "The History and Descendants of Robert and Mary Reynolds (1630-1930) of Boston Mass" compiled by Marion H. Reynolds. (The Reynolds Family Association, 1931)