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John Ashley Sr. Reynolds 1774 – 1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 20 November 1859

Death Location: Rock Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Reynolds

Mother: Anne Blackburn

Spouse(s): Nancy Cleveland

Children(s): Hardin Reynolds

In 1774, John Ashley Sr. Reynolds entered the world in , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA, born to John Francis Reynolds and Anne Blackburn. John Ashley Sr. Reynolds married Nancy Cleveland, and had children including Hardin Reynolds. John Ashley Sr. Reynolds passed away in 1859 in Rock Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1774, John Ashley Sr. Reynolds entered the world in , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA, born to John Francis Reynolds and Anne Blackburn.
  • John Ashley Sr. Reynolds married Nancy Cleveland, and had children including Hardin Reynolds.
  • John Ashley Sr. Reynolds passed away in 1859 in Rock Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Reynolds
1733 – 1804
Birth Location: Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
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Anne Blackburn
1750 – 1827
Birth Location: Ashville, Surry, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Cleveland
1777 – 1846
Birth Location: Lewis Fork, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Hardin Reynolds
1796 – 1823
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
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John Reynolds's Ancestors

Self
John Reynolds
1774 – 1859
Birth Place: , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Francis Reynolds
1733 – 1804
Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
Anne Blackburn
1750 – 1827
Ashville, Surry, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (Francis) Reynolds
1710 – 1789
Norfolk, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Mary Rebecca) Jenkins
1711 – 1779
East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Hannah Ashley
1720 – 1800
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Reynolds
1685 – 1709
GRACE CLARK
1689 – 1716
Zachariah Jenkins
1651 – 1722
Rebekah Allen
1666 – 1712
William Ashley
1675 – 1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Reynolds
1625 – 1700
Thomas Clark
1650 – 1700

John Reynolds's Descendants

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John (Ashley Sr.) Reynolds (1774 – 20 November 1859) m. Nancy Cleveland (9 Mar 1777 – 1 Feb 1846)
  1. 1. Hardin Reynolds (6 Feb 1796 – 9 Sep 1823) m. Elizabeth Talbot (2 Mar 1801 – Aft. 1866)
    1. 1. William (F.) Reynolds (21 Mar 1822 – 4 March 1870) m. Nancy Hill (18 Nov 1828 – 18 February 1897)
      1. 1. William (J) Reynolds (18 Apr 1868 – 13 May 1925) m. Caddie (V Bell) Mangham (5 April 1871 – 5 Jun 1902)
        1. 1. John (Hugh) Reynolds (7 March 1898 – 6 June 1970) m. Ella (Marie) Wingard (17 Jan 1903 – 26 Jun 1981)

John Reynolds's Timeline

2 Records

1774
1774
Birth of John Ashley Sr. Reynolds in , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1859
20 November 1859
Age 85
Death of John Ashley Sr. Reynolds in Rock Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Rock Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 November 1859
    Event Place: Rock Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
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