William S Reynolds, Sr.

William & Elizabeth lived at Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY.

Resided on Lot 20, Concession A, North Dorchester Township, south of the River Thames, near London, England. Later moved to the Township of West Oxford in Oxford County. He received a grant of one thousand acres of land, and each of his children 200 acres from Governor Simcoe, of Canada, prior to 1800. He was a friend of Chief Joseph Brant (Iroquois), who was loyal to the British

Led a group of 50 to Dorchester, Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada in 1794 to 1796.

The Reynolds and Mudge families lived in the same area.

The descendent of Sir Joshua Reynolds (B. 1723 in England) was of a family member who did not come to the Colonies in 1635. Single or younger couples typically came to the Colonies. Therefore, Sir Joshua and William Reynolds, Sr. could be descended from brothers or cousins.