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Joseph Benjamin Reynolds

Joseph Benjamin Reynolds

Male 1889 - 1945  (55 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Joseph Benjamin ReynoldsJoseph Benjamin Reynolds was born 6 Sep 1889, Virginia (son of George Gilmer Reynolds and Blanche Martin); died 27 Feb 1945, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Spotsylvania Confederate Cemetery Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Family Bible record has his name as Josiah. There was another child born but died young with the name Joseph.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  George Gilmer Reynolds was born 4 Feb 1856, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (son of Josiah Reynolds and Mary Magdaline Julius); died 15 Aug 1928, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Confederate Cemetry Spotsylvania Court House.

    George married Blanche Martin 31 Oct 1883, Halifax, Virginia. Blanche was born January18, 1859, Halifax County, Virginia; died 30 Jan 1935, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Confederate Cemetry Spotsylvania Court House. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Blanche Martin was born January18, 1859, Halifax County, Virginia; died 30 Jan 1935, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Confederate Cemetry Spotsylvania Court House.
    Children:
    1. Joseph Martin Reynolds was born 2 Jan 1885, Virginia; died 2 Jul 1885, Virginia.
    2. George Gilmer Reynolds, Jr. was born 15 May 1887, Virginia; died 22 Jul 1930, District of Columbia; was buried , Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
    3. 1. Joseph Benjamin Reynolds was born 6 Sep 1889, Virginia; died 27 Feb 1945, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Spotsylvania Confederate Cemetery Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
    4. Charles Hunter Reynolds was born 16 Apr 1892, Virginia; died 14 Jun 1952, Richmond, Virginia; was buried , Spotsylvania Confederate Cemetery Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
    5. Claude Swanson Reynolds was born 30 Sep 1893, Virginia; died 8 Jul 1984, Richmond, Virginia; was buried , Spotsylvania Confederate Cemetery Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
    6. Delia Martin Reynolds was born 13 Aug 1895, Virginia; died 27 Aug 1989, Richmond, Virginia; was buried , Spotsylvania Confederate Cemetery Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania County, Virginia.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Josiah ReynoldsJosiah Reynolds was born 28 Sep 1816, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (son of John Devin Reynolds and Sarah Ann "Sally" dna Philpott); died 24 Feb 1891; was buried , Lovelace Cemetery Mt. Herman, Pittsylvania Co., Va ..

    Josiah married Mary Magdaline Julius 11 Nov 1844, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Mary (daughter of Jacob Miller Julius and Eva Ann Decker) was born 27 May 1827, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 18 Mar 1859, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Hodges Cemetery Edmund & Moses on Anderson Road, Chatham, Pittsylvania Co., VA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Magdaline Julius was born 27 May 1827, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (daughter of Jacob Miller Julius and Eva Ann Decker); died 18 Mar 1859, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Hodges Cemetery Edmund & Moses on Anderson Road, Chatham, Pittsylvania Co., VA.

    Notes:

    !NAME:Rigg Website, Rigg Website, viewed 22.Feb.2003

    Birth:
    Mary Magdaline Julius...If you enlarge her headstone you can read her birth/death dates..findagrave has her birth as 1822

    Children:
    1. John William Reynolds was born Abt 1846, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Aft 1860, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    2. Charles Beverly Reynolds was born Jul 1847, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 25 Apr 1907, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    3. Josiah Reynolds, Jr. was born Abt 1849, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Eva Anna Elizabeth Reynolds was born 22 Nov 1851, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 17 Jan 1914, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Lovelace Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    5. Robert 'Bob' Reynolds was born 5 Feb 1853, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Worlds, Rt. 807, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
    6. 2. George Gilmer Reynolds was born 4 Feb 1856, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 15 Aug 1928, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Confederate Cemetry Spotsylvania Court House.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Devin ReynoldsJohn Devin Reynolds was born 22 Feb 1783, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (son of Joseph M. Reynolds and Margaret "Peggy" Devin); died 18 Mar 1831, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ; was buried , Worlds Cemetery, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia .

    Notes:

    DAR Patriot Index Lookup
    PHILPOT, CHARLES THOMAS; A090845
    Child/Child : SARAH PHILPOTT m. JOHN DEVIN REYNOLDS
    Service: MARYLAND Rank: SERGEANT
    Birth: 11-20-1753 CHARLES CO MARYLAND
    Death: 2-29-1836 HENRY CO VIRGINIA
    Pension Number: *S5924
    Service Source: *S5924
    Service Description:
    1) CAPTS ENEAS CAMPBELL,MONTJOY BAILY
    2) COL JOHN GUNBY
    Chancery Court record dated Aug 1805
    DOD apparently listed in chancery suit

    ['Modern' headstone replaced by Mrs. Ruth Marlowe, (Ruth Mae
    Reynolds) granddaughter, along with a marker for Allen
    Gilmer Reynolds and wife Martha Ann Jackson.-mfe]

    Sarah Ann Philpott
    Buried: Worlds Cemetery, Callands, Pittsylvania Co., Va.
    Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston
    Mary Leigh, Boisseau, Mary Leigh


    John Devin Reynolds is the 2nd son of Joseph M. Reynolds and his wife, Margaret Devin. Named for his Uncle John, and his Mother's Maiden name [Devin], he was born in 1783. He died 18 Mar 1831. His death was not an easy one. He writhed in agony from what we know today, as kidney stones, and after 9 days, finally succumbed to his exhaustion. His wife, described his agony and mortification in a letter to her daughter, Herodias in Missouri.

    Because John's father, Joseph M. Reynolds had two wives, he enjoyed the company of 17 siblings. Eldest brother, Hugh is beginning his family in the same year his father produces his final heir.

    Absolute documented proof, and multiple dna matches, confirm the father of Joseph M. Reynolds, and grandfather of John Devin Reynolds, is Hugh Reynolds of Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Pittsylvania County Virginia.

    John married Sarah Ann "Sally" dna Philpott 19 Jul 1808, Henry County, Virginia . Sarah (daughter of Charles Thomas Philpott and Elizabeth Garrett) was born 1 Oct 1784, Frederick County, Maryland; died Abt 1863, Pittsylvania County, Virginia C.S.A.; was buried , Worlds Cemetery Callands, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Sarah Ann "Sally" dna Philpott was born 1 Oct 1784, Frederick County, Maryland (daughter of Charles Thomas Philpott and Elizabeth Garrett); died Abt 1863, Pittsylvania County, Virginia C.S.A.; was buried , Worlds Cemetery Callands, Virginia.

    Notes:

    Sarah Ann Philpott is buried with her husband John Devin
    Reynolds in the Reynolds/Adkins Cemetery in Worlds, Pittsylvania County, Virginia


    Name:
    Sally Philpott is the sister of Cassandra Philpott who is a dna match on GEDMATCH to Mary Frances Reynolds.

    Notes:

    Married:
    !MARRIAGE:Boisseau, Mary Leigh, Boisseau, Mary Leigh

    Children:
    1. Herodias Philpott Reynolds was born 6 Nov 1808, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ; died 17 Oct 1877, Henry County, Missouri; was buried , Adkins Cemetery, Henry County, Missouri.
    2. Elizabeth Reynolds was born 27 Dec 1812, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 20 Nov 1826, Pittsylvania County, Virginia .
    3. John Philpott Reynolds was born 8 Aug 1809, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ; died Aft 1854, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ; was buried , Adkins-Oakes Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    4. William Garrett Reynolds was born 2 Apr 1811, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ; died 23 Jan 1868, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ; was buried , Pittsylvania County, Virginia .
    5. Charles Thomas Reynolds * was born 2 Oct 1814, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ; died 4 Feb 1882, Pittsylvania County, Virginia .
    6. 4. Josiah Reynolds was born 28 Sep 1816, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ; died 24 Feb 1891; was buried , Lovelace Cemetery Mt. Herman, Pittsylvania Co., Va ..
    7. Allen Gilmer Reynolds was born 10 Oct 1818, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ; died 6 Jul 1887, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ; was buried , Worlds Cemetery, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia.
    8. Hugh "Hughey" Reynolds was born Abt 1824, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ; died 1 Apr 1889, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    9. Sarah Ann "Sally Ann" Reynolds was born Abt 1822, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ; died Bef 1859, Lafeyette County, Illinois ; was buried , Lafeyette County, Illinois .
    10. William 'Barton' Reynolds, Sr. was born 27 May 1827, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ; died 25 May 1890, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ; was buried , Worlds, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

  3. 10.  Jacob Miller JuliusJacob Miller Julius was born 5 Jun 1783, Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania; died 23 Jan 1854, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Hodges Cemetery Edmund & Moses on Anderson Road Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    Notes:

    Name:
    s/o Phillip & Elizabeth Miller Julius

    Jacob married Eva Ann Decker Abt 1805. Eva was born 1795, Pennsylvania; died 1868, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Hodges Cemetery Edmund & Moses on Anderson Road, Chatham, Pittsylvania Co., VA. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Eva Ann Decker was born 1795, Pennsylvania; died 1868, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Hodges Cemetery Edmund & Moses on Anderson Road, Chatham, Pittsylvania Co., VA.

    Notes:

    Name:
    d/o Christopher & Elizabeth Decker

    Notes:

    Married:
    Children of Eva Ann Decker and Jacob Julius
    George Julius, 1818?1899
    Rebecca Decker Julius Hedrick, 1821?1890
    Mary Magdaline Julius Reynolds, 1822?1859
    Jacob Julius, 1822?1887
    Susan Ann Julius Hodges, 1823?1892
    Peter Julius, 1830?1898
    David Julius, 1833?1875

    Children:
    1. Susan Ann Julius was born 1823, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1892, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Adams-Hodges Family Cemetery, Gretna, Pitts. Co., VA.
    2. 5. Mary Magdaline Julius was born 27 May 1827, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 18 Mar 1859, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Hodges Cemetery Edmund & Moses on Anderson Road, Chatham, Pittsylvania Co., VA.