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SOUTHERN NEW YORK- Volume 1

1.     Jonathan--Jonathan--Jonathan--John.

Their eldest child was Jonathan, who was born in 1683, and who married, April 13, 1703, Rebecca Seaman, and had:  1. Rebecca, b. Feb. 12, 1704, married, Jan. 29, 1727, Isaac Knapp.  2. Sarah, b. 1706, married, Feb. 7. 1744, Benjamin Holmes, and had Enoch Holmes.  3. Jonathan, b. Jan. 26, 1707-08; married, May 6, 1731, Elizabeth Briggs, dau. of Daniel Briggs, of Stanford, by whom he had: 1. Mercy, b. June 23, 1736.  2. Daniel, b. Aug. 7, 1739.  3. Hannah, b. Jan. 21, 1742.  4. Phillip, b. Mch. 30, 1744.  5. Samuel, b. Mch. 29, 1747.

Abigail, fourth child of Jonathan and Rebecca Seaman, was born about 1700, and married July 17, 1731, John Martin and had John Martin, b. Dec. 24, 1731, and possibly others.

2.     John--Jonathan--Jonathan--John.

John, the second child of Jonathan and his wife, Nevill Ridewere, was born about 1684, and m. Hannah Jessup, dau. of Edward Jessup of Stamford.  His will, dated at North castle, Westchester County, new York, June 14, 1764, proved in New York city, liber 246, p. 590, Oct. 25, 1764, mentioned his wife Hannah and his children:  1. Margaret, m. Andrew Purdy.  2. Robert, of Bedford, N. Y., who, in his will, executed Apr. 8, 1808, proved at White Plains, April 10, 1810, mentioned his wife, Ann, widow of John Kipp, his brother Sutton, and his children.

     1. Elijah, of New Castle, who will, executed Jan. 26, 1814, proved at White Plains Nov. 1st. that year, mentioned his wife Abigail and his daughter Ann Maria, who died unm., and whose will is probated at white Plains, Apr. 9, 1829.

     2. Elias, who will, executed Oct. 7, 1814, probated at White Plains, Nov. 1st, 1814, mentioned no children.

     3. 3. Rebecca, of Bedford, who died unm., and whose will is probated at White Plains, Mch. 2d, 1818.

     John, the third child of John Reynolds and Hannah Jessup, lived at North Castle, Westchester County, New York, and married Ann  Finch, who died in 1787, and had:  1. Jonathan, b. 1761, m. Sarah St. John, and d. at Bedford, N. Y., in 1823.  2. Solomon, b. June 3d, 1763, m. Joanna Miller, and d. Jan. 23, 1848, at Elmira, N. Y., leaving 1st. Isaac, b. Feb. 13, 1786, d. at Elmira, 1864, and 2d, Wright, b. Dec. 10th, 1787, d. Mrch, 14, 1855.  Rebecca, third child of John and Rebecca Rundell, m. timothy Newman and moved to Rensselaer County, N. Y.  4. Robert, m. Lydia St. John.  5. Jonah, m. (first) Polly Tilton, and (second) widow Betsy white.  6. John, m. Esther -------, and d. 1809.  7. Jesse, d. at Poundridge.  8. Richard, who d. young.

     Ann, second child of John Reynolds and Ann finch, m. Stephen Edgett, and removed to Nine Partners, N. Y.  3.  Sarah, m. John Knapp, and removed to Nine Partners, N. Y.  4. Polly, m. (first) Jehiel Davis, and (second) David Cook and removed to Delaware County, N. Y.  5. Edward, who m. Polly Chapman.  6. Lizzie, m. John Banks, d. at North Castle.  7. Jessup, m. Millicent Green.  8. Hannah, m. Jeremy Green and resided in Westchester County.  9. Jerusha, m. Jonathan Finch, and lived in North Castle.  10. Jonah, m. -------Ireland.  11. Deborah, m. James Smith, moved to northwestern part of New York State.

     Nothing is known about Joseph, the fourth child of John Reynolds and his wife Hannah Jessup.

     5. Richeson had a son Richeson.  6. James.  7. Sutton, was of New Castle, Westchester County, N. Y. and his will, executed August 12, 1824, probated April 9, 1829, mentions his wife anna and his children:  1. Amy.  2. Sutton, who lived at Billings, in town of Beekman, Dutchess County, N. Y. and  m. Phebe Seaman, and may, who m. James Johnson.  Sutton and his wife Anna also had 3. Hannah, wife of Thomas Dodge.  4. Joseph.  5. Jonathan.  6. Andrew.

     Nothing is known of Andrew, the eighth child of John Reynolds and Hannah Jessup.    

3.     Nathan--Jonathan--Jonathan--John

Nathan, third child of Jonathan and his

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wife, Nevill Ridewere, was born about 1688, and d. in 1748, and m. Ruth Reynolds, and had John, b. Aug. 16, 1727. 

4.     Peter--Jonathan--Jonathan--John 

4. Peter, son of Jonathan and his wife Nevill Ridewere, was born about 1691.  We have no other information concerning him.

          5. Josiah, b. Jan. 13, 1708, m. may 1, 1735, Barbara Briggs, dau. of Daniel Briggs, and had:  1. Elizabeth, b. Mch. 23, 1737.  2. Martha, b. Dec. 29, 1739.  3. Sarah, b. May 21, 1742.  4. Barbara, b. Nov. 14, 1744.  5. Josiah. B. July 31, 1747.  6. Jonathan, b. May 6, 1750.  7. Odebiah, b. Jan. 21, 1753.  8. Briggs, b. July 21, 1754.

3. John--Jonathan--John.

     John, third son of Jonathan, the eldest son of the emigrant John, was born in 1662, and married Ruth Knapp, b. 1667, dau. of Joshua Knapp; he d. in 1736, and his will executed Sept. 22, 1732, proved Apr. 6, 1736, sates that he leaves no issue, but leaves his property to his wife, Ruth.  He describes himself as "the present Deacon of West society."  Ruth, his widow, when the will was proved, described herself as the wife of Ebenezer Mead.

5.     Sarah, b. Nov. 5, 1665, m. Joseph Mead, 5. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 1667, m. Mch. 16, 1687, Joshua Knapp.

6.     Joseph--Jonathan--John.

6. Joseph, b. in 1669, m. in 1698, Abigail finch; d. in 1727.  His wife Abigail was dau.

of Joseph Finch, of Greenwich.  She d. in 1715, and he then m. Abigail Rundell.

          On June 6, 1727, Andrew Burr, judge of the court of probate of the county of Fairfield, appointed the widow Abigail and his eldest son, Joseph, as administrators of his estate.  The widow, Abigail Reynolds, joined the Second Society at Greenwich, December 16, 1728, and the church records show that Abigail Reynolds, who was probably identical with the above, was married at the church, Nov. 19, 1729, to John Benedict, of Norwalk. 

1.     Joseph--Joseph--Jonathan--John

Joseph and his wife, Abigail Finch, had:  1. Joseph, b. at Greenwich, May 15,

1699, m. Ruth Ferris, Mch. 5, 1721-22.  They joined the church Feb. 28, 1733.  He had by her three children, and the others were by a second wife; he removed with his brother Nehemiah to Nine Partners, or North-east Patent, now Pine Plains, Dutchess County, N. Y. where he owned an immense tract of land.  He had the following children:  1. Ruth, b. Dec. 13, 1722.  2. Rosanna, b. Sept. 6, 1724.  3. Joseph, b. Aug. 27, 1727.  He was of Crum Elbow in 1748, and d. Nov. 12, 1799.  He m. on Jan. 21, 1745, Ruth Rich, who d. Aug. 5, 1750; he m. at Bedford, N. Y. for his second wife, Lydia Parker, May 12, 1751; she d. March 28, 1789.

          Joseph and Ruth Rich had the following children:

          1. Joseph, b. July 23, 1746, m. Lydia Jenks; d. in 1799.  2. Ruth, b. Aug. 5, 1749; bpt. At Amenia, N. Y., Oct. 25, 1752, and d. Aug. 5, 1776.

          Joseph had by Lydia parker:  3. Lydia, b. Feb. 20, 1752; d. Sept. 1, 1804; m. Joseph Jenks.  4. Israel, b. Dec. 25, 1753; bpt. At Amenia, N. Y., Mch. 17, 1754; lived at Peru, I  northern N. Y., and d. Nov. 22, 1812.  He m., Mch. 5, 1778, Deborah, Thacher, who was b. Apr. 9, 1760, and d. Jan. 26, 1813, and had the following children:  1. Lucy, b. Jan. 6, 1779, d. Dec. 6, 1852; m. Simeon Frisbie, Apr. 10, 1796, and removed to Essex County, N. Y., and left issue.  2. Leonard, b. Jan. 9, 1781.  3. Solomon, b. Sept. 5, 1783.  4. Raymond, b. Feb. 18, 1786.  5. Josiah, b. Aug. 10, 1788.  6. Irena, b. Sept. 2, 1790.  7. Harvey, b. Aug. 26, 1793.  8. Seneca, b. Mch. 7, 1796; d. Apr. 14, 1782, removed from Vermont to Michigan, and m. Ann -----; July 3d, 1823, and had:  1. George, b. Feb. 19, 1825, d. Dec. 30, 1892.  2. Preston, b. May 5, 1828, d. Oct. 1, 1847.  3. Edmund, b. Mch. 18, 1831, d. Dec. 13, 1904. 4. Myron, b. Aug. 12, 1839.

          Israel and his wife, Deborah Thacher, had also a ninth child, Israel, b. July 11, 1800, removed to Michigan. 

          Joseph and his wife, Lydia Parker, had a fifth child, the Rev. Parker, b. Oct. 10, 1755, at Nine Partners, d. at Canton, N. Y., 1826, m. first Esther Dagett, and second Rhoda Carter and had:  1. Lydia, b. July 4, 1778; m. Ethan Branch.  2. Esther, b. July 4, 1780, m. Benjamin Warren.  3. John Parker, b. Sept. 21, 1782, m. Rebecca Newell, and second Patience Wilson and had Laura Patience, b. Oct. 23, 1818, at Middletown, Ohio; m. Andrew Campbell.  Ruth, fourth child of the Rev. Parker, was b. Mch. 7, 1785.  5. Cynthia, b. May 20, 1787.  6. Werden Peter, b. Feb. 6, 1789; m. 1. Emme, dau. of Asa Reynolds;

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and Beulah Wentworth; 3d Nancy Purdy.  7. Lynas, b. Nov. 3, 1790; m. Alice Baker.

          Nothing is known of Joanna, the sixth child of Joseph Reynolds and his wife, Lydia Parker.  Asa, the seventh child, d. Aug. 8, 1729.  All of the above seven children were born at Nine Partners, New York. 

          Samuel, the fourth child of Joseph, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonathan, the son of John the emigrant, was born Aug. 8, 1729.  5. Roolah, b. Nov. 8, 1731.  6. Israel Jacob, b. Jan. 16, 1734.  7. Reuhama, b. Feb. 2, 1735.  8. Rachel, b. Aug. 16, 1738.  9. Johanna, b. Dec. 21, 1740.  10. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 9. 1744; m. Calvin Averill. 11. Phebe, b. Feb. 25, 1749; m. John Howe.

2.     Abigail--Joseph--Jonathan--John.

Joseph had a second child, Abigail, b. Apr. 3, 1701; m. David Reynolds, son of John,

the third child of John  the emigrant.  Their marriage occurred Nov. 14, 1720, and the issue will be found under the record of her husband.

3.     Samuel--Joseph--Jonathan--John.

Samuel, third child of Joseph, was born July 16, 1703; m. Jan. 26, 1727-28, Rebecca,

dau. of Ephraim Palmer.  He d. Mch. 6, 1727-28, and had Rebecca, b. Nov. 1727; m. Joseph Palmer, Jr., of Crum Elbow, N. Y.

4.     Benjamin--Joseph--Jonathan--John.

4.     Benjamin, b. Mch. 26, 1705; d. in 1727.

5.     John--Joseph--Jonathan--John.

5. John, b. May 23, 1708; m. Nov. 19, 1729, Ruth, dau. of John Reynolds.  "The

Cooper,"  the son of John, the son of John the emigrant, and had:  1. Ruth, b. Sept. 28, 1730.  2. John, b. Nov. 7, 1732.

6.     Nehemiah--Joseph--Jonathan--John. 

Nehemiah, sixth child of Joseph, was b. Apr. 8, 1709, at Greenwich.  In a deed of May 20, 1743, he described himself as being of Filkintown, Nine Partners, N. Y., and together with Peter Palmer sold over 4,000 acres to Joseph Reynolds.  He m. first Abigail, who, in the above deed, resigned her right of dowry, and second in 1743, at Nine Partners, N. Y., Mary -------.  He had the following children:

          1. Nehemiah, who m. first, Mary Armstrong, and had:  1. Jacob, b. 1761; d. 1831; lived at Chatham N. Y., m. first, Sarah Hart, and had: 1. Robert, b. 1798; lived at Austerlitz, Columbia County, N. Y., and m. Amelia Horton, and had:  1. Lewis Hart, b. 1822.  2. Truman Horton, b. 1842.  3. Clarissa, b. 1826; m. David E. Hawes.  4. Fidelia, b. 1828; m. Anson E. Barrett.  5. John Moffitt, b. 1832; m. Lucy Rhodes.  6. Rhoda Elizabeth, b. 1834; m. James H. Milling.  7. Robert Edwin, b. 1837; m. Mary Reynolds.  8. Milton Duane, b. 1839; m. Ellen H. Smith.  9. Samuel Moore, b. 1842.

          Jacob and his wife, Sarah Hart, had:  2. Hiram, m. Rachel Westcott, and had: 1. Henry.  2. Hiram.  3. Betsy.  4. Frank.  5. Robert.  Jacob and Sarah Hart had also:  3. Salome.  4. Phebe.  5. Hart.

          Jacob, after the death of his wife, Sarah Hart, m. Mary Olds, and had by her:  6. Nehemiah.  7. Milton.  8. George.  9. Elizabeth.  10. Serepata.  11. Leonard.  12. Sarah.  13.  Mehitable.  14.  Jacob Alonzo.

          Nehemiah had by his wife, Mary Armstrong:  2. Benjamin.  3. Nehemiah.

          After the death of Mary Armstrong, Nehemiah m. -------- Anstres, and had by her:  4. David N., b. Oct. 3, 1785; d. 1867; m. 1807 Amy, dau. of Solomon Reynolds, and had:  1. Edward W., b. at Chatham Sept. 3, 1836; d. June 18, 1838.  2. Lewis, b. Oct. 21, 1809; d. Jan. 18, 1894; m. Ann Goodfellow, no issue.  3. Rachel.  4. Pamelia.  5. Abraham.  6. Stephen, b. Nov. 3, 1815; d. July 30, 1848; m. 1847, Sabrina Van Alystyne, and had: 1. Frederick; d. Apr. 17, 1893.  2. Stephen, b. Nov. 19, 1848; m. June 10. 1869, Ida Hatch and second Feb. 27, 1883, Elizabeth Reynolds, dau of Harvey.  He had by his first wife;  1. Frederick, b. June 10, 1876; lives at Rayville, N. Y.,  2. George N., b. Apr. 7, 1880.

          David N. and his wife, Amy, had:  7. Malvinia, 8. Salomy.  9. Jane, who m. David Wickham.  10. Elizabeth, m. Eben Phelps.  11. James, b. Mch. 17, 1831; m. at Niverville, N. Y., Julia Turner, in 1857.  12. Mary. 

          Nehemiah and his wife ---------- Anstres, had:  5. William, who m. Sarah Mosher, and had;  1. Martin.  2. Seneca.  3. John, who m. charity Carnell, and had Martin.  4. Isaac, m. Mary Woodward, and had:  Horace.  5. Jane.  6. Wm. Henry, m. Eliza Melius. 

          Nehemiah had by his wife ---------Anstres:  6. Andrew.  7. Abraham.  8. Jane.  9. Mary.  10. Sarah.  11. Rachel.  12. Salome.  13. Amia.  14. Ruamia. 

          Nehemiah, sixth child of Joseph, who was the sixth child of Jonathan, the second child of John the emigrant, had also:  2. Mary,

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who m. Solomon Finch, lived in Chatham, N. Y., and had nine children.  3. David, son of the above named Nehemiah, born Nov. 24, 1745, removed to Chatham, N. Y., in 1764, and d. 1829 in Chatham.  He m. Lois Finch and had:  1. Joel, m. Elizabeth Crandall, lived in Clarkville, Otsego Co., N. Y.  2. Nehemiah, lived near Hallsville, Otsego Co., N. Y.   3. Amos, m. Patty Thompson, removed to Fon-du-lac, Wis.  5. Titus, b. Dec. 10, 1770; lived in Chatham, N. Y., d. Mch. 30, 1860; m. first Elizabeth Brown, in 1792; she was b. Oct. 11, 1770; d. July 29, 1826; and second, widow Margaret Brown Finch, her sister, b. 1770; d. 1860, and had:  1. Wm. L., b. Aug. 22, 1794; d. Apr. 5, 1871; m. Matilda Hotchkiss, and had:  1. Eliza, b. Apr. 18, 1815.  2. Lydia, b. July 25, 1817.  3. George Mead, b. Nov. 9. 1820.

          Titus had by Elizabeth Brown:  2. Chloe, b. Nov. 8, 1798; m. Nicholas Wilbur.  3. Ira, b. Nov. 8, 1805; m. Elizabeth Burton.  4. Alanson, b. Aug. 14, 1808, d. Sept. 23, 1878; m. first Carolina Ashley, second Patty Shumway Hunt; third Lydia Ray Gale, and had:

          1. Oliver, m. Gertrude Piece, had an only child, Orlando.  2. Albert.  3. Smith, m. Julia Carpenter, lived in Stockbridge, Mass.

          Titus had also:  5. Alzena, b. May 29, 1814; d. Aug. 15, 1856.  6. Lavinia, b. Oct. 17, 1801; d. July 4, 1858.  7. Harvey, b. Jan. 29, 1820; d. Feb. 3, 1891, and had:  1. Waterman, b. Jan. 9, 1844; d. June 7, 1883.  2. Wm. J., b. May 24, 1849; d. Oct. 5, 1855.  3. Elizabeth S., b. Sept. 18, 1854.

          David Reynolds and his wife, Lois finch had also:  5. Zaida, m. James Murphy.  6. Rebecca, m. Stephen finch.  7. Lydia, m. Arnold Wooley.  8. Esther, m. Oliver Allen. 9. Solomon, b. Dec. 23, 1766; d. Aug. 21, 1850; m. Dec. 24, 1786, Deborah Brown, a sister of the wives of Titus Reynolds and had:  David S., b. Sept. 4, 1787; d. June 24, 1866; m. Apr. 1, 1809, Sarah Gillette, and had:  1. Harris, b. Mch. 18, 1810; d. at Battle, Creek, Apr. 15, 1888.  2. Isiah, b. Oct. 2, 1813; d. at Battle Creek, Mich., Sept. 12, 1889; m. first Mary Hicks, second Harriet Marcy, and had:  1. Walter B., b. Mch. 4, 1837, at Nassau, N. Y., d. Feb 4, 1885, at Rochester, N. Y.; m. Phebe Crandall.  2. Joseph H., b. Nov. 15, 1846, at Nassau; d. Feb. 25, 1848.  3. Bernard H., b. June 28, 1851, at Nassau.  4. Sarah G., d. Feb. 10, 1848; m. Sterling F. Hayward, of Yonkers, N. Y.

          David and his wife, Sarah Gillette, had also:  3. Norman, b. Apr. 1, 1816, at Westford, Otsego Co., N. Y., d. Oct. 2, 1888; m. Clarissa Chapman, and left no issue.  4. Adelphius, b. May 30, 1812; d. Jan. 13, 1854; m. Lydia Bowman, who d. Jan. 13, 1859; no issue.  5. Claudius, b. June 30, 1827; d. at Chatham, Jan. 27, 1860, and had:  1. Clarence Eugene, b. July 30, 1856; resides at Battle Creek, Michigan.  6. Charlotte.  7. Orpah, b. July 29, 1832, d. unm.

          Solomon and his wife, Deborah Brown also had:  2. Titus S., b. at Chatham, N. Y., Jan. 9, 1790; d. Apr. 11, 1862; m. Dec. 11. 1813, Hannah Brockway, of Columbia Co., who was born Mch. 12, 1794; d. 1881, and had:  1. Horace, b. 1814.  2. Lester A., b. 1816, removed to Lucerne, Minn.  3. Sylvester, b. 1816; d. at Toch, Wis., Dec. 4, 1890.  4. Elias B., b. 1818; d. at Lyons, Wayne Co., N. Y., May 24, 1880.  5. Mary Ann, b. 1820.  6. Warren, b. in Chatham, Col. Co., Sept., 19, 1821; lived at Amenia, N. Y., and had:  1. Alvah, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y.  7. Deborah J., b. 1823.  8. Laura, b. 1824.  9. Isaac B., b. 1824.  10. Julianna, b. 1828.  11. Freeman,  b. Apr. 16, 1831; lives in Albany, Vermont.  12. Alida, b. 1833.

          Solomon Reynolds, ninth child of David Reynolds, had by his wife, Deborah Brown:  3. Joseph S., b. Feb. 12, 1794; d. Oct. 11, 1842; m. Della Brown, and had:  1. Constance.  2. Catherine. 3. Deborah.  4. John.  Solomon Reynolds also had:  4. James, b. July 11, 1796; d. at Chatham, N. Y., Jan. 9. 1864; m. Sarah Irish.  5. Jonathan, b. Mch. 1, 1799; d. March 22, 1858; m. Nancy Green, and had:  1. Henry, d. at Rayville, 1893, who had:  1. Lavinia, m. Rensselaer Palmer, and d. in 1894.  2. Martin, m. 1858, Emmeritt Gillett, and resides at Rochester, Indiana; Solomon also had: 6. Enos, b. May 18, 1807; d. Sept. 3, 1868; m. Caroline Bristol  7. Eunice, b. Dec. 27, 1808; d. Feb. 1, 1872; m. Abram Doughty, of Nassau, Rensselaer Co., N. Y.  8. Amy, b. Dec. 16, 1791; d. May 12, 1844; m. David M. Reynolds.  9. Annis, b. Mch. 1, 1809; d. June 1, 1886.  10. Allen, b. Dec. 18, 1810; d. Oct. 20, 1835.

          David Reynolds, who was born Nov. 24, 1745, and who married Lois Finch, had also:  10. Mary, who m. Job Thompson.  11. Lois, who

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m. first Francis Barnard; lived at Clarkville, Otsego Co., N. Y.; and second James Wilbur.

     Nehemiah, sixth child of Joseph, the son of Jonathan, the son of John the emigrant, had in addition to 1. Nehemiah:  2. Rosanna, b. 1750; d. June 8, 1833; m. Jabez Finch, and had nine children:  also 5. Amos, b. June 10, 1759; m. Elizabeth Mosher, lived at Chatham.  They settled at Galway, Saratoga Co., N. Y., and had:  1. David, lived at Galway.  2. Samuel, lived at Saratoga Co..  3. Judith, m. John Allen.  4. Phebe, no issue.  He also had:  6. Abigail, b. Nov. 21, 1747; m. John Bishop, and lived at Granville, N. Y.  7. Anna, b. Oct. 30, 1754; m. Stephen Howland, lived at Galway, Saratoga Co., N. Y.  8. Rebecca, m. Noah Ashley and had ten children.

7. Isaac--Joseph--Jonathan--John.  

     Joseph had in addition to 1. Joseph:  2. Abigail.  3. Samuel.  4. Benjamin.  5. John.  6. Nehemiah, whose descendants have already been given: a seventh child, Isaac, b. June 15, 1711, at Greenwich, and removed to Crum Elbow, N. Y.

8. Reuben--Joseph--Jonathan--John.

     He also had an eighth child, Reuben, b. Dec. 4, 1713, at Greenwich.  He d. in 1765. He m. Mch. 19, 1734, Elizabeth Mead, who was b. Apr. 5, 1709.  He left a will executed Aug. 1, 1765, proved at Stamford, Oct. 31, 1765; his widow survived him.  The following are his descendants:  1. Reuben, b. Mch. 14, 1735; m. Hepzibah --------, and had:  1. Andrew, b. Mch. 1764, who m. Sarah Cleveland and had the following children:  1. Isaac.  2. Hosea, m. Elizabeth Fuller.  3. Henry.  4. Sally.  5. Andrew.  6. Hepzibah.  7. Lucy.  8. Amy.  9. Patty.  10. John.  11. Charles.

7.     Reuben and his wife, Elizabeth Mead, had also:  2. Titus, b. about 1736; lived at

North Salem, Westchester Co., N. Y., m. Sarah -----------, who was b. in 1741, and d. 1833.  He d. in 1808, and had:  1. Benjamin, b. 1770; d. 1850, and had:  1. Mary, b. 1812; d. 1876; m. ---------- Lobdell, and lived at North Salem, Westchester Co., N. Y.   2. Samuel,. Lived at North Salem, Westchester Co., N. Y., and had:  1. Frank S.

Reuben and his wife, Elizabeth, had also:  3. Moses, b. about 1739.  4. Elizabeth, b. about 1741; m. Chas. Howe.  5. Joel, b. 1743; removed to Albany Co., N. Y.  6. Bethania, b. about 1745.  7. Jonah, b. about 1747, and :

          8. David b. June 6, 1753.  He lived during the Revolution in Westchester Co., and Gen Washington and Gen. Lafayette stayed in his house several times.  His house was fired by the British on three occasions. He d. Aug. 30, 1827, at Scotchtown, Orange Co., N. Y.  He m. Margaret Crisey, July 12, 1787; she was b. Nov. 7, 1863, in Westchester, and d. Aug 12, 1858, at Lake Sheldrake, Sullivan Co., N. Y., and had:  1. Andrew Reynolds, b. May 26, 1792; d. May 11, 1876.  He m. Oct. 20, 1813, Katrina Van Bencheton, and had:  1. James Van Bencheton, b. Dec. 4, 1816; d. Sept. 13, 1867, at Fallsburg, Sullivan Co., N. Y.  He m. Hannah Knapp, Oct. 25, 1840, and had:  1. Elmer E., who m. Nannie E. Howe, and lives at Oneida, N. Y.

          Reuben and his wife, Elizabeth Mead, had in addition to the above:  9. Mary, b. about 1752.  10. Hannah, b. about 1754, m. in 1786, Israel Wood, of south Salem, N. Y..  11. Martha, b. about 1757.  

8.     Elizabeth--Joseph--Jonathan--John.

     Joseph, sixth child of Jonathan, the second child of the emigrant John, had;  9. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 1, 1717; m. Richard Everett, of Norwalk, Conn.; they sold to Joseph Reynolds, her brother, Dec. 1742,. Their interest in the estate of her father, Mr. Joseph Reynolds, and all claim on the estate of her "Uncle Deacon John Reynolds, late of Greenwich, deceased."

7.     Ebenezer--Jonathan--John.

      Besides the above mentioned children, Jonathan, the second child of the emigrant, John, had a posthumous child, b. 1673074, who was his seventh child, named Ebenezer.  He was provided for by a gift of land from his brother, Jonathan, which is recorded on page 65 of vol iii, of the Greenwich deeds.

          This Ebenezer, seventh child of Jonathan, the son of the emigrant, John, was married to Abigail, dau. of Ebenezer Smith, and d. in 1749.  He had the following children:  1. Deborah, b. Feb. 3, 1705, who m. Robert Peck.  2. Ebenezer, b. Oct. 23, 1731; d. unm., in 1761.  3. Lydia, b. Mch. 1, 1709-10.  4. Sarah, b. 1711; m. Peter Peck.  5. Abigail, b. 1713; m. William Johnson.        

6. Nathaniel--Ebenezer--Jonathan--John.

5.     Nathaniel, b. Jan. 27, 1715, m. Nov. 8,

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1743, Sarah, dau. of Nathan Lockwood, and had:  1. Nathaniel, b. Sept. 7, 1745; m. ----------, Jan. 23, 1772, and 2. April 2, 1878, to Deborah, dau. of Benjamin Heusted and had by his first wife:  1. Nathaniel, b. 1774.  2. Zadoc, b. 1775.  3. Rebecca, b. 1777; by his second wife he had:  4. Ard, b. Mch. 20, 1781; m. Dec. 13, 1810, Anna Eliza Doell, who d. Feb. 25, 1858; he d. Apr. 26, 1857, and had:  1. Elizabeth P.  2. Sally D.  3. Benjamin H., d. young.  4. Ann Eliza, d. unm.  5. John G., b. Mch. 25, 1821.  6. Harriet E.  7. Julia H., m. to Seneca Howland.  8. Maria.  Nathaniel had also by Deborah Heusted:   5. Harriet.  6. Benjamin.  7. Heusted.

       Nathaniel, who was b. Jan. 27, 1715, had by Sarah Lockwood, his wife:  2. Ezekiel, b. Oct. 13, 1747; d. Nov. 24, 1833; m. July 4, 1770, Mary, dau. of Captain Caleb Mead.  3. Abigail, b. Dec. 11,. 1749; d. May 27, 1839, m. May 21, 1778, Nathaniel Ingersoll.  4. Benjamin, who was killed in the Revolution, unm.  5. Phebe, b. Apr. 26, 1757; d. unm., June 19, 1829.  6. James, b. May 8, 1759; d. Mch. 2, 1822; m. Oct. 4, 1755.  They lived at South Salem, N. Y.  Their children were baptized in the Church of Christ, Salem, Westchester, N. Y.  (See N. Y. Gen. & Biog., vol. xxxiii, p/. 38-39).  1. Stephen, b. July 29, 1787; d. Nov. 4, 1856.  2. Ezekiel, b. Aug. 7, 1788; d. Jan. 24, 1881; m. May 7, 1776, Phebe, dau. of Ezekiel Reynolds; she d. Sept. 21, 1855, and had:  1. Adeline, b. Oct. 20, 1810; m. Erastus Rundle.  2. James, d. young.  3. Wm. T. b. July 18, 1814; d. Jan. 11. 1881; m. Feb. 23, 1836, Mary Ann Halsey.  4. Stephen, b. Dec. 22, 1815; d. unm., in 1841.  5. Elkannah M., b. Sept. 8, 1817; d. Jan. 16, 1892; m. Jan. 31, 1844, Sarah Sackett Wilson, who d. Aug. 27, 1903. 

      James and his wife, Abigail Knapp, had also:  3. James, b. Sept. 27, 1789, lived at Somers, Westchester Co., his will was probated at White Plains, May 28, 1855;  he d. Apr. 29, 1855; and m., Sept. 17, 1820, Sarah ---------, who whom he had:  1. Wm. Edward.  2. Sarah Louisa.  3. James Richard.  4. Jane Matilda; m. --------- Randolph. 

       James and his wife, Abigail Knapp, had also:  4. Josiah, b. Feb. 19, 1791; d. Nov. 24, 1874; m. Dec. 16, 1815.  5.  Silas, b. Mch. 12, 1792; d. Mch. 23, 1878; m. Dec. 18, 1824.  6. Ebenezer, b. July 4, 1793; d. July 2, 1869; m. Oct. 31, 1815.  7. Enoch, b. Dec. 19, 1794; d. Sept. 9, 1878; m. first, Dec. 15, 1819, Maria Reynolds, dau. of Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel, son of James, son of John, son of John, the emigrant; m. ., second, Sept. 11, 1848, Deborah Ann Finch; by first wife he had:  1. Ann Amelia, b. Nov. 3, 1821.  2. Nathaniel, b. Nov. 2, 1822.  3. James, b. Nov. 8, 1825; d. July 18, 1891; m. Carrie Cole, Sept. 12, 1849.  4. Josiah, b. Oct. 6, 1827; d. Jan. 17, 1846.  5. Alvah, b. May 22, 1831.  6. Hanford, b. Dec. 27, 1833.  7. Catherine, b. July 7, 1836.

       James, b. May 8, 1759, had by his wife, Abigail Knapp, in addition to the 1. Stephen: w. Ezekiel. 3. James. 4. Josiah. 5. Silas, 6. Ebenezer. 7. Enoch, enumerated above.  8. Abigail, b. Mch. 26, 1796; d. Oct. 28, 1858; m. Dec. 16, 1815.  9. Reuben, b. Oct. 10, 1797; d. Feb. 9, 1855; m. Oct. 9, 1823.  10 Rachel. B. Sept. 29, 1800; d. April 1, 1870; m. Aug. 31, 1826.  11. Hanford, b. Jan. 6, 1802; d. June 3, 1858; m. Nov. 12, 1829.  12. Lockwood, b. Oct. 14, 1804; d. Oct. 25, 1881; m. Nov. 25, 1829.  13. Joseph, b. Aug. 26, 1807; d. June 8, 1874; m. Dec. 16, 1835.  14. Sarah, b. Apr. 28, 1809; d. Jan. 15, 1888; m. Nov. 7, 1827.  15. Amanda, b. Feb. 11, 1811; d. Mch. 30, 1861; m. Nov. 11, 1828.

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