William Reynolds and Lydia Thomas
Husband William Reynolds 1 2 3 4
Born: 1752 - Worchestershire, England 5 Christened: Died: 30 Jan 1820 - ? Venango Co, PA 5 Buried:
Father: John Reynolds ( - ) 4 Mother: Sarah Fox ( - ) 2
Marriage:
Wife Lydia Thomas 2
Born: Christened: Died: 1826 5 Buried:
Father: Rev. John Thomas ( - ) 2 Mother:
Children
1 M John Reynolds, Esq. 2 5 6
Born: 18 Jun 1782 - Colchester, England 2 Christened: Died: 23 Jul 1871 - Meadville, Crawford Co, PA 7 Buried:Spouse: Jane Judith Ellicott (1778-1845) 8 Marr: 1814 7Spouse: Catharine E. Bell ( - ) 7 Marr: Oct 1851 - Allegheny City, Allegheny Co, PA 7
2 F Eliza Reynolds 4
Born: 5 Oct 1783 - England 4 Christened: Died: 11 May 1804 4 Buried:
3 F Mary Reynolds 4 5 9
Born: 18 Sep 1785 - England 4 9 Christened: Died: 3 Jan 1854 4 9 Buried:
4 F Lydia Reynolds 4 10
Born: 23 Aug 1786 - England 4 Christened: Died: 19 Apr 1864 4 Buried:Spouse: Elijah Stewart (Abt 1783-1847) 10 11
5 F Sarah Reynolds 4 5
Born: 29 Nov 1787 - England 4 Christened: Died: 14 Aug 1852 4 Buried:
6 F Anne Reynolds 4 5
Born: 4 Jun 1789 - England 4 Christened: Died: 17 Sep 1830 4 Buried:
7 F Eleanor Reynolds 4
Born: 27 Oct 1790 - England 4 Christened: Died: 4 Apr 1893 4 Buried:
8 M William Reynolds 5 6 12
Born: 24 Nov 1792 - England 12 Christened: Died: 16 Feb 1868 12 Buried:
9 M Joshua T. Reynolds 5 6 12
Born: 11 Oct 1794 - on the Atlantic Ocean 5 12 Christened: Died: 16 Feb 1868 - Illinois 5 12 Buried:Spouse: Nancy Hamilton ( -1871) 5 13 Marr: 1827 5
10 M Edward Augustus Reynolds 5 6 12
Born: 18 Oct 1797 - Brooklyn, NY 12 Christened: Died: 6 Oct 1876 12 Buried:Spouse: Maria Dunham (1800-1880) 14 Marr: 9 Aug 1821 12
11 F Louisa Reynolds 12
Born: 15 Sep 1802 - Cherrytree Twp, Venango Co, PA 12 Christened: Died: 10 Feb 1885 12 Buried:
General Notes: Husband - William Reynolds
He was a native of Yorkshire, England. [HVC 1890, 1150]
He emigrated to America in 1794, landing in New York City, remained there until 1797, then came to Venango County, Pennsylvania, and settled a tract of land where Cherrytree village would later be located. He being the only settler between Franklin and Titusville, travelers would make his home their stopping place when traveling from Pittsburgh to Erie. When Mr. Reynolds came to Venango County he brought his son John, a lad of sixteen years of age, with him. They came in August of 1797, and commenced their improvements. Leaving his son John on the improvements made, he returned to New York City the following fall to bring his family to his new home. But it was not until in the spring of 1798 that he reached his new home with his family.
An Englishman by birth, he came to America with his son John and upon their arrival at New York they were promptly met by land agents, among whom were the representatives of the Holland Company. The representations of the latter induced them to make a journey to northwestern Pennsylvania. Here they secured a four hundred acre tract on Cherry Tree run, embracing the site of the village and church of that name. This was in 1797. In the following year the father went to Philadelphia to meet the rest of his family and conduct them to their new home west of the Allegheny mountains. They are remembered as people of worth and respectability. The father was a Baptist in faith but extended his hospitality to the ministers of all denominations. In politics he was Democratic. [HVC 1890, 587]
The Reynolds family in England was com-posed of strict Church of England people, but William Reynolds, when a young man, united with the Baptist denomination, and the immediate cause of the immigration of William to America was his sympathy with the French Republican movement of that period, having been a sufferer by the sacking of his house and destruction of his property during the progress of what was known as the Birmingham riots, he having before that time removed to that city. [HCC 1885, 760]
He and his wife had seven daughters and four sons.
1 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 564, 566.
2 —, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 760.
3 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 587.
4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1223.
5 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 564.
6 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 588.
7 —, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 761.
8 Samuel P. Bates, LL.D., Our County and Its People, A Historical and Memorial Record of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1899), Pg 715.
9 —, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 381.
10 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 566.
11 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1052, 1105.
12 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1224.
13 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1050.
14
John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1220.
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