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1808 - 1896 (87 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Ira Reynolds was born 6 Aug 1808, Little Brittain, Chester, PA; died 15 Mar 1896, Horseshoe Farm, Chester County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Eastland Friends Cemetery, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Notes:
http://www.octoraro.org/~balmat/hsratlas/timeline.html
1826
"Land passed into the Reynolds Family, where it remained until the early part of the 20 Century."
(MacElree, p. 156, 1933) "The property was purchases by Samuel Reynolds (listed on 1830 Census
as living in Nottingham) the purchase price was 300 dollars and paid for in dried peaches and sheep.
(Jones, p. 1, 1958)
1828?
Ira, approximately 18-30 years old, purchased land from his dad. The sum was $1,100.
He constructed a large double-deck barn, a wagon shed, and smoke house over the years.
1847
Andrew B. Reynolds is born, apparently son of Ira Reynolds. (Census records
Ira married Hannah Iva Ferguson Bef 1852. Hannah was born 1819, Ireland; died 21 Jan 1899, Reynolds Horseshoe Farm, Chester County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Eastland Friends Cemetery, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Samuel Thomas Reynolds was born 3 Nov 1853, Pennsylvania; died 17 Oct 1921, Lehigh, Pennsylvania; was buried , Union Hill, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
- 3. Mary Ann Reynolds was born 24 Apr 1855, Rising Sun, Maryland; died 13 May 1933, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Lancaster Cemetery, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
- 4. Harriett Reynolds was born 1860, Cecil, Maryland; died Yes, date unknown.
- 5. Margaret Reynolds was born 1858, Little Brittain, Chester, PA or Cecil, MD; died Yes, date unknown.
- 6. Benjamin Franklin Reynolds was born 31 Oct 1857, Cecil County, Maryland; died 26 May 1931, Chester County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Eastland Friends Cemetery, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
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Generation: 2
2. | Samuel Thomas Reynolds (1.Ira1) was born 3 Nov 1853, Pennsylvania; died 17 Oct 1921, Lehigh, Pennsylvania; was buried , Union Hill, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Notes:
John Franklin Reynolds was the Uncle to Samuel.. John Franklin passed away in 1902 Cecil County, Maryland and is buried in West Nottingham Friends Cemetery. John Franklin Reynolds lived with Samuel till his death in 1902.
1900 Cecil County, Maryland census
Name: John F Reynolds
Age: 69
Birth Date: Apr 1830
Birthplace: Maryland
Home in 1900: Rising Sun, Cecil, Maryland
Street: Wilson Ave
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Uncle
Father's Birthplace: Maryland
Mother's Birthplace: Maryland
Occupation: Farmer
Samuel T Reynolds 46
Mary E Reynolds 37
Name:
Death Certificate says 1838 but census says 1853
Samuel married Mary Elizabeth Wason/Wasson 16 Dec 1880 (by the Rev. A. Michael), Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Mary was born 24 May 1862, Maryland; died 9 Mar 1931, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Union Hill Cemetery, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 7. Mabel V. Reynolds was born 24 Feb 1883, Cecil County, Maryland; died 17 Oct 1921, Allentown, Pennsylvania; was buried , Union Hill Cemetery, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
- 8. Lillian May Reynolds was born 26 Jun 1883, Rising Sun, Cecil County, Maryland; died Mar 1968, Pinellas, Florida.
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3. | Mary Ann Reynolds (1.Ira1) was born 24 Apr 1855, Rising Sun, Maryland; died 13 May 1933, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Lancaster Cemetery, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Mary married Samuel Werntz 16 Dec 1878, Eloped by rail train to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Samuel was born 1842, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 9. Alotta B. Werntz was born 1 Oct 1891, Pennsylvania; died 4 Jul 1951, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; was buried , St. Mary's Cemetery, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- 10. Eva Amy Werntz was born 10 Aug 1881, Maryland; died 6 Feb 1951, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Lancaster Cemetery, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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5. | Margaret Reynolds (1.Ira1) was born 1858, Little Brittain, Chester, PA or Cecil, MD; died Yes, date unknown. |
6. | Benjamin Franklin Reynolds (1.Ira1) was born 31 Oct 1857, Cecil County, Maryland; died 26 May 1931, Chester County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Eastland Friends Cemetery, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Benjamin married Anna Nichols 14 Feb 1883. Anna was born Sep 1853, Pennsylvania; died 17 Dec 1937, Avondale, Pennsylvania; was buried , Eastland Friends, Lancaster Co., PA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 11. Mary Elva Reynolds was born 11 Jun 1885; died 13 Mar 1898; was buried , Eastland Friends, Lancaster Co., PA.
- 12. Sara Hannah Reynolds was born 17 Jan 1884; died 1975; was buried , Eastland Friends, Lancaster Co., PA.
- 13. Lydia Ann Reynolds was born 23 Sep 1886, Rising Sun, Cecil County, Maryland/Pennsylvania; died 19 Jul 1992, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Bradford Cemetery Marshallton, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
- 14. Ahia Brinton Reynolds was born 13 Apr 1888, West Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania; died 5 Apr 1979; was buried , Longwood Cemetery, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
- 15. Violette Reynolds was born 31 Mar 1890, Rising Sun, Maryland; died 4 Nov 1963, Claxton, Georgia; was buried , Atglen Methodist Cemetery, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
- 16. Florence Rebecca Reynolds was born 15 Nov 1892, Pennsylvania; died 4 Nov 1963, Claxton, Georgia; was buried , Eastland Friends, Lancaster Co., PA.
- 17. Laura Reynolds was born 1896; died 1986; was buried , Eastland Friends, Lancaster Co., PA.
- 18. Samuel Evan Reynolds was born 1 Dec 1898, Horse Shoe Farm, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; died 2 Oct 1945, Chester County, Pennsylvania; was buried , New Garden Cemetery, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
- 19. Ira Isaac Reynolds was born Est 1886, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown, No dates on stone; was buried , Eastland Friends, Lancaster Co., PA.
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Generation: 3
7. | Mabel V. Reynolds (2.Samuel2, 1.Ira1) was born 24 Feb 1883, Cecil County, Maryland; died 17 Oct 1921, Allentown, Pennsylvania; was buried , Union Hill Cemetery, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Mabel married Norman Elwood Michener 27 Apr 1904 (by the Rev. David Shaw), Chester County, Pennsylvania. Norman was born 22 Mar 1881, Lower Oxford, Pennsylvania; died 4 Aug 1965, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Union Hill Cemetery, Chester County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 20. Pearl Elizabeth Michener was born 3 Jul 1911, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania; died 12 Dec 1911, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Union Hill Cemetery, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
- 21. Horace W. Michener was born 21 Feb 1909, Cecil County, Maryland; died 11 Oct 1985, Pennsylvania; was buried , Grand View Cemetery, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
- 22. Nelda Spencer Michener was born 25 May 1916, West Chester, Pennsylvania; died 9 Dec 2004, Pennsylvania.
- 23. Mary Bernice Michener was born 25 Dec 1914, Pennsylvania; died 6 Feb 1988, Pennsylvania; was buried , Saint Agnes Cemetery, West Chester, Pennsylvania.
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9. | Alotta B. Werntz (3.Mary2, 1.Ira1) was born 1 Oct 1891, Pennsylvania; died 4 Jul 1951, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; was buried , St. Mary's Cemetery, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Notes:
Name:
Married Michael Donnelly
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10. | Eva Amy Werntz (3.Mary2, 1.Ira1) was born 10 Aug 1881, Maryland; died 6 Feb 1951, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Lancaster Cemetery, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. |
12. | Sara Hannah Reynolds (6.Benjamin2, 1.Ira1) was born 17 Jan 1884; died 1975; was buried , Eastland Friends, Lancaster Co., PA. Sara married Theodore Temple Pyle 25 Mar 1916, married at the Reynolds home- from records of the little britain monthly meetings. Theodore was born 27 Feb 1882, New London, Pennsylvania; died 1956. [Group Sheet]
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13. | Lydia Ann Reynolds (6.Benjamin2, 1.Ira1) was born 23 Sep 1886, Rising Sun, Cecil County, Maryland/Pennsylvania; died 19 Jul 1992, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Bradford Cemetery Marshallton, Chester County, Pennsylvania. |
14. | Ahia Brinton Reynolds (6.Benjamin2, 1.Ira1) was born 13 Apr 1888, West Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania; died 5 Apr 1979; was buried , Longwood Cemetery, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Notes:
http://sakima.ivy.net/~asmith/old.octoraro.org/history/reynolds.jpg
Photo of Home/Farm
1904
Picture of farm as it appeared in 1904 shows A.B. Reynolds standing in foreground. He looks
like a middle-aged man about 40 years old. There are 4 other males in the picture, scattered on the property, and 3 females wearing white standing on the porch of the white house
http://www.octoraro.org/~balmat/hsratlas/timeline.html
Name:
Father Benjamin Franklin Reynolds
Ahia married Mary Cloud 15 Feb 1912 (Friends Ceremony), Chester, Pennsylvania. Mary was born 20 Feb 1881, Chester County, Pennsylvania; died 1971, Chester County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Longwood Cemetery, Chester County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 24. Martin Cloud Reynolds was born 24 Mar 1913, Pocopson Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania; died 22 May 1996, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Longwood Cemetery Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
- 25. Elva Mary Reynolds was born 13 Jul 1914, Chester County, Pennsylvania; died 18 May 1916, Chester County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Longwood Cemetery, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
- 26. Anna Nichols Reynolds was born 1917, Pocopson Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania; died 7 Sep 2012, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Birmingham-Lafeyette Cemetery .
- 27. Elizabeth Reynolds was born 5 Apr 1919, West Chester, Pennsylvania; died 18 Jan 2014, Calvert, Cecil County, Maryland; was buried , Rosebank Cemetery, Calvert, Cecil County, Maryland.
- 28. Ahia Brinton Reynolds, Jr was born 18 Jul 1922, Pocopson Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania; died 17 Sep 2011, Lehigh Acres, Lee County, Florida.
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15. | Violette Reynolds (6.Benjamin2, 1.Ira1) was born 31 Mar 1890, Rising Sun, Maryland; died 4 Nov 1963, Claxton, Georgia; was buried , Atglen Methodist Cemetery, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Notes:
Died:
died in a car crash with sister Florence on their way to Florida.
Violette married Leroy L. Harris 22 Jun 1927, West Chester, Pennsylvania. Leroy was born 16 Jul 1894, Pennsylvania; died 19 Feb 1935, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware; was buried , Atglen Methodist Cemetery, Chester County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]
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16. | Florence Rebecca Reynolds (6.Benjamin2, 1.Ira1) was born 15 Nov 1892, Pennsylvania; died 4 Nov 1963, Claxton, Georgia; was buried , Eastland Friends, Lancaster Co., PA. Florence married Ernest Schultz 14 Aug 1919, West Chester, Pennsylvania. Ernest was born 28 Oct 1892, Long Island, New York; died 6 Sep 1942, Chester County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Eastland Friends, Lancaster Co., PA. [Group Sheet]
Florence married Ernest Schultz 14 Aug 1919, West Chester, Pennsylvania. Ernest was born 28 Oct 1892, Long Island, New York; died 6 Sep 1942, Chester County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Eastland Friends, Lancaster Co., PA. [Group Sheet]
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17. | Laura Reynolds (6.Benjamin2, 1.Ira1) was born 1896; died 1986; was buried , Eastland Friends, Lancaster Co., PA. Laura married August Wohltmann. August was born 12 Dec 1882, Stove, Germany; died 1 Oct 1973; was buried , Eastland Friends, Lancaster Co., PA. [Group Sheet]
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18. | Samuel Evan Reynolds (6.Benjamin2, 1.Ira1) was born 1 Dec 1898, Horse Shoe Farm, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; died 2 Oct 1945, Chester County, Pennsylvania; was buried , New Garden Cemetery, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Notes:
Name: Evan S Reynolds
Birth Date: 1 Dec 1898
Birth Date on Image: 01 Twelfth 1898
Birth Place: Risinig Sun, Maryland
Marriage Age: 26
Marriage Date: 26 Sep 1925
Marriage Date on Image: 26 Ninth 1925
Marriage Place: Chester Co, Pennsylvania
Father: Benj Franklin Reynolds
Mother: Anna Nichols Reynolds
Spouse: Carsye Bowers
Spouse Father: Joseph P Bowers
Spouse Mother: Josephine Fletcher Bowers
Event Type: Marriage
Monthly Meeting: New Garden Monthly Meeting
Historical Meeting Data: Search for this monthly meeting in the 'Quaker Monthly Meetings Index'
Yearly Meeting: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Title: Membership Records, 1807-1935
Meeting State: Pennsylvania
Meeting County: Chester
1898
Last known male of the Reynolds family from the Horseshoe Farm, Samuel E., was born in December, 1898. Perhaps this is the "Grandfather of Granville Reynolds" that MacElree discusses.
http://www.octoraro.org/~balmat/hsratlas/timeline.html
Samuel married Carsye Mae Bowers 26 Sep 1925, Quaker marriage by New Garden Friends, Pennsylvania. Carsye was born 1898, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; died 1973, Chester County, Pennsylvania; was buried , New Garden Cemetery, Chester County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]
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19. | Ira Isaac Reynolds (6.Benjamin2, 1.Ira1) was born Est 1886, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown, No dates on stone; was buried , Eastland Friends, Lancaster Co., PA. |
Generation: 4
20. | Pearl Elizabeth Michener (7.Mabel3, 2.Samuel2, 1.Ira1) was born 3 Jul 1911, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania; died 12 Dec 1911, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Union Hill Cemetery, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania. |
21. | Horace W. Michener (7.Mabel3, 2.Samuel2, 1.Ira1) was born 21 Feb 1909, Cecil County, Maryland; died 11 Oct 1985, Pennsylvania; was buried , Grand View Cemetery, Allentown, Pennsylvania. |
23. | Mary Bernice Michener (7.Mabel3, 2.Samuel2, 1.Ira1) was born 25 Dec 1914, Pennsylvania; died 6 Feb 1988, Pennsylvania; was buried , Saint Agnes Cemetery, West Chester, Pennsylvania. Mary married David F. Keen 9 Nov 1932, Chester County, Pennsylvania. David was born 17 Dec 1911, Uniontown, Pennsylvania; died 9 Apr 1932, Chesrter County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Saint Agnes Cemetery, West Chester, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 29. Edward Michael Keen was born 18 Nov 1939, West Chester, Pennsylvania; died 21 Oct 1942, West Chester, Pennsylvania; was buried , Saint Agnes Cemetery, West Chester, Pennsylvania.
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24. | Martin Cloud Reynolds (14.Ahia3, 6.Benjamin2, 1.Ira1) was born 24 Mar 1913, Pocopson Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania; died 22 May 1996, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Longwood Cemetery Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania. |
25. | Elva Mary Reynolds (14.Ahia3, 6.Benjamin2, 1.Ira1) was born 13 Jul 1914, Chester County, Pennsylvania; died 18 May 1916, Chester County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Longwood Cemetery, Chester County, Pennsylvania. |
26. | Anna Nichols Reynolds (14.Ahia3, 6.Benjamin2, 1.Ira1) was born 1917, Pocopson Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania; died 7 Sep 2012, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Birmingham-Lafeyette Cemetery . Anna married Charles W. Davis, Jr 28 Nov 1946, Chester, Pennsylvania. Charles was born 1909, Delaware County, Pennsylvania; died 27 Jan 1990, West Chester, Pennsylvania; was buried , Birmingham-Lafayette Cemetery, Chester County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]
Anna married George Steele 21 Sep 1996. George was born 1918, Chester County, Pennsylvania; died 20 Aug 2012, Chester County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Birmingham-Lafayette Cemetery, Chester County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]
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27. | Elizabeth Reynolds (14.Ahia3, 6.Benjamin2, 1.Ira1) was born 5 Apr 1919, West Chester, Pennsylvania; died 18 Jan 2014, Calvert, Cecil County, Maryland; was buried , Rosebank Cemetery, Calvert, Cecil County, Maryland. Notes:
Elizabeth Hilaman, 94, passed away January 18, 2014. She was active in many organizations, among them Calvert Grange, Calvert PTA, and Rosebank United Methodist Church. She was a homemaker and secretary/treasurer for Hilaman Milling, Inc. She is survived by sons, Charles R. Hilaman, Robert L. Hilaman, and James E. Hilaman; daughters, Mary Beth Bickel, Debbie Pierce, and Susan Vadala; 19 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, C. Raymond Hilaman; parents, A. Brinton and Mary Cloud Reynolds; two brothers; and a sister.
(Posted May 29, 2014) (from the Earlham College yearbook)
Elizabeth married Charles Raymond Hilaman 31 Dec 1944, Meeting House, Chester, Pennsylvania. Charles was born 10 Jun 1919, West Grove, Pennsylvania; died 3 Dec 2010, Elkton, Maryland; was buried , Rosebank Cemetery, Cecil County, Maryland. [Group Sheet]
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28. | Ahia Brinton Reynolds, Jr (14.Ahia3, 6.Benjamin2, 1.Ira1) was born 18 Jul 1922, Pocopson Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania; died 17 Sep 2011, Lehigh Acres, Lee County, Florida. Ahia married Virginia White 25 Nov 1944 (by the Rev. Otis P. Jefferson), Pensinula Methodist Church, Wilmington, Delaware. Virginia was born Abt 1925, Maryland; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
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