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Aberella/Arabella 'Abbie' Medcalf[1, 2]

Female 1809 - 1882  (73 years)


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  • Name Aberella/Arabella 'Abbie' Medcalf  [3
    Born 21 Jan 1809  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 30 Aug 1882  Harford County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mt. Vernon United Methodist, Harford County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I547450496  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2021 

    Father Abraham Medcalf/Metcalf/Midkelf,   b. 14 Jan 1785, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1848, America City, Nemaha County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Mary Mitchell,   b. 12 Aug 1787, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1875, Nemaha Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married
    • Mary was married 18 Sep 1806 to Abraham METCALF.
      Mary's parents were Micajah MITCHELL & Aberella (Averilla) HOWELL.
      Abraham's parents were Thomas Curtis METCALF & Phoebe Ann SIDWELL.
    Family ID F518495078  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family David Reynolds,   b. 18 Apr 1806, Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1889, Deep Run, Harford County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married Y  [6
    • REYNOLDS GROUP 16

      Kit 365325
      David Reynolds b 1806 MD d 1889 Harford, MD m Aberella Metcalf (of Abraham Metcalf and Mary Mitchell)
      Reuben C. Reynolds b 1836 Flintville, MD d 1909 Cooper, MD m Martha Cunningham (of Andrew Cunningham and Mary Ruff)
      William Henry Reynolds b 1865 Harford, MD d 1934 East Goshen, PA m Anna Mary Morrison (of Joseph Baughman Morrison & Sarah Consylman)
      Grandparents of kit donor
      Parents of kit donor
      Kit donor Reynolds
    Notes 
    • David Reynolds, aged 88 years, died near Deep Run. (Harford County Intelligence newspaper dated January 3, 1890)
    Children 
     1. Mary Ann Reynolds,   b. 1831, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Lewis Franklin Reynolds,   b. 7 Nov 1833, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1919, Churchville, Harford County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    +3. Reuben C. Reynolds,   b. 21 Sep 1836, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1909, Cooper, Harford County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     4. Martha Jane Reynolds,   b. 1838, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1893, Prospect, Harford County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
    +5. David Harrison Reynolds,   b. 3 Apr 1840, Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1918, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +6. Abraham Metcalf Reynolds,   b. 23 Mar 1844, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1880, Harford County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
     7. Aberella/Arabella W. Reynolds,   b. May 1846, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1901, Harford, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 54 years)
     8. Sarah L. Reynolds,   b. 1850, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1866, Harford County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 16 years)
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2021 
    Family ID F518495076  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents

    Obit. Aberella Metcalf Reynolds

    Aberella's Obit.
    Death Certificate-David H. Reynolds
    Death Certificate-David H. Reynolds
    reynolds-davidh.jpg
    Aberella M Reynolds-Obit
    Aberella M Reynolds-Obit
    The Aegis Intelligencer
    Sep 8, 1882
    David Reynolds-Obit
    David Reynolds-Obit
    The Aegis Intelligencer
    Oct 4, 1889

  • Sources 
    1. [S37] Death Certificate, David H. Reynolds, Son.

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Reynolds+&GSfn=David+&GSmn=H&GSby=1840&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=1918&GSdyrel=in&GSst=40&GScnty=2255&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=75499141&df=all&.
      David Harrison Reynolds
      Birth: Apr. 3, 1840, Nottingham, Chester Co., PA
      Death: Oct. 4, 1918, Chester Co., PA
      Parents:
      David Reynolds (1806 - 1889)
      Aberella Reynolds (1809 - 1882)
      Spouse:
      Emily Jane Flynn Reynolds (1845 - 1908)
      Siblings:
      Lewis F. Reynolds (1833 - 1919)
      Reuben C Reynolds (1836 - 1909)
      Martha Jane Reynolds (1838 - 1893)
      David Harrison Reynolds (1840 - 1918)
      Abraham M Reynolds (1844 - 1880)
      Sarah L Reynolds (1850 - 1866)
      Burial:
      Hibernia Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
      Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

    3. [S240] Lineage.
      365325 Jeffery Allen Reynolds jeff_reynolds@yahoo.com
      Ancestor Spouse
      Gen: 2 Donald Joseph Reynolds Jacqueline Marie Wojtkowksi
      Birth Oct 01, 1930 Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
      Death Apr 22, 2012 Hedgesville, West Virginia, USA
      Marriage Oct 12, 1957 Buffalo, New York, USA
      Gen: 3 Howard Miller Reynolds Elizabeth May Hall
      Birth Nov 15, 1896 Little Brick, Maryland, USA May 17, 1896 East Whiteland, Pennsylvania, USA
      Death Feb 23, 1984 Colmar, Pennsylvania, USA Feb 20, 1982 Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
      Marriage Oct 01, 1919 Malvern, Pennsylvania, USA
      Gen: 4 William Henry Reynolds Anna Mary Morrison
      Birth Mar 12, 1865 Harford County, Maryland, USA Nov 07, 1874 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
      Death Aug 12, 1934 East Goshen, Pennsylvania, USA Mar 12, 1942 Claymont, Delaware, USA
      Marriage Dec 20 1893 Fremont, Pennsylvania, USA
      Gen: 5 Reuben C. Reynolds Martha Cunningham
      Birth Sep 21, 1936 Little Britain, Pennsylvania, USA Aug, 1839 Maryland, USA
      Death Dec 09, 1909 Cooper, Maryland, USA Jul 23, 1914 Harford County, Maryland, USA
      Marriage 1859
      Gen: 6 David Reynolds Aberella Metcalf
      Birth Apr 18, 1806 Maryland, USA Jan 25, 1809 PA
      Death Sep 23, 1889 Prospect, Maryland, USA Aug 30, 1882 Harford County, Maryland, USA
      Marriage Aug, 1830 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

    4. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68068016/aberella-reynolds.

    5. [S146] Reynolds Family Association.
      RFA Dispatch - Reynolds Family Association Jan-Mar 2021 Vol. 10 No.1
      Another daughter of Arabella and David Reynolds is named Catherine (1852-??)
      David and Aberella lived in Little Britain, Lancaster, PA, where they had 4 sons and 5 daughters:
      1. Mary Ann Reynolds, 1832-1893
      2. Lewis Franklin Reynolds, 1833-1919
      3. Reuben C. Reynolds, 1836-1909
      4. Martha Jane Reynolds, 1838-1893
      5. David Harrison Reynolds, 1840-1918
      6. Catharine Reynolds, 1842 (d between 1866 and 1887)
      7. Abraham M. Reynolds, 1846-1901
      8. Aberella W. Reynolds, 1846-1901
      9. Sarah L. Reynolds, 1850-1866
      They moved to Prospect, Harford County, MD sometime between 1850 and 1860, where David worked as a wheelwright and a farmer. They owned a little over 100 acres, which was split between Lewis, Reuben, and David H. upon David's death.
      Aberella died 30 Aug 1882, Harford, MD
      David died 23 Sep 1889, Harford, MD
      They are buried Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church, Whiteford, Harford, MD

    6. [S146] Reynolds Family Association, https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/reynolds-surname-y-dna-study/about/results.