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Francis Reynolds 1684 – 1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Aug 1684

Birth Location: Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: Jan 1760

Death Location: Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Henry Reynolds

Mother: Prudence Reynolds

Spouse(s): Elizabeth (Reynolds)

Children(s): Lydia Townsend

Francis Reynolds was born in 1684 in Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Henry Reynolds and Prudence (Clayton \ Cleyton) Reynolds. Francis Reynolds married Elizabeth Acton (Reynolds), and had children including Lydia (Reynolds) Townsend. Francis Reynolds passed away in 1760 in Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Francis Reynolds was born in 1684 in Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Henry Reynolds and Prudence (Clayton \ Cleyton) Reynolds.
  • Francis Reynolds married Elizabeth Acton (Reynolds), and had children including Lydia (Reynolds) Townsend.
  • Francis Reynolds passed away in 1760 in Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Francis Reynolds's Ancestors

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Francis Reynolds
1684 – 1760
Birth Place: Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Henry Reynolds
1655 – 1724
Sussex, England
Prudence ((Clayton \ Cleyton)) Reynolds
1657 – 1728
Lewes, Chichester, Sussex, England
Grandparents
William Reynolds
1606 – 1668
Exeter, Kent, England
Margaret (Exton) (Reynolds)
1625 – 1657
Sussex, England
William (Clayton \ Cleyton \) Claiton
1632 – 1689
Boxgrove, Sussex, England
Prudence (Langford \ Lanckford (Mickels \) Clayton)
1632 – 1690
Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Reynolds
1590 – 1666
Ann (Reynolds)
1575 – 1618
John Exton
1587 – 1625
Alice (Exton)
1587 – 1625
William Clayton
1610 – 1658
Joan Clayton)
1610 – 1644
William Lankford
1597 – 1632
Elizabeth Langford)
1605 – 1632
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christopher Reynolds
1530 – 1600
Charissa (Reynolds)
1533 – 1578
John Harrison
1553 – 1585
Susanna (Harrison)
1557 – 1585
Peter Fones
1567 – 1627
Catherine (Fiuens)
1556 –
William Clayton
1566 – 1627
Margaret (Clayton)
1570 – 1638
William Smythe
1580 –
Sir Lanckford
1563 – 1600
Mary Lankford
1573 – 1655
William Readinge
1580 – 1640
Alice (Reading)
1575 – 1673

Francis Reynolds's Descendants

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Francis Reynolds (15 Aug 1684 – Jan 1760) m. Elizabeth (Acton) (Reynolds) (26 Feb 1690 – 16 Dec 1765)
  1. 1. Lydia ((Reynolds)) Townsend (24 Apr 1716 – 3 Oct 1775) m. Joseph Townsend (8 Apr 1715 – 3 Dec 1749)
    1. 1. Francis Townsend (15 Jun 1740 – 1789) m. Rachel ((Talbot)) Townsend (27 Sep 1745 – 22 Sep 1784)
      1. 1. Isaac Townsend (25 December 1763 – 3 November 1837) m. Rachel (Regina (Koenig \ King)) Townsend (25 Jan 1767 – 17 Mar 1856)
        1. 1. John Townsend (10 June 1787 – September 1870) m. Elizabeth ((Shoemaker)) Townsend (26 Jun 1792 – 15 Sep 1870)
        2. 2. Joseph Townsend (10 August 1798 – 8 November 1863)

Francis Reynolds's Timeline

2 Records

1684
15 Aug 1684
Birth of Francis Reynolds in Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1760
Jan 1760
Age 76
Death of Francis Reynolds in Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1684
    Event Place: Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1760
    Event Place: Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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