Joseph Reynolds

Maleabout 1772–

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Reynolds was born about 1772, in Caroline, Virginia, United States, his father, John Reynolds, was 36 and his mother, Elizabeth Lawrence, was 28.

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John Reynolds
1738–1810
Elizabeth Lawrence
1745–1793
Sarah Ann Reynolds or Runnells
1764–1842
John Reynolds
1770–
Joseph Reynolds
1772–
Frances Reynolds
1774–

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    World Events (3)

    1776

    Age 4

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1776 · The Declaration to the King

    Age 4

    """At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

    1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital

    Age 8

    On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Reynold , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

    Irish (Leitrim): in Ulster the English name in 1 above was substituted for Mac Raghnaill; see McReynolds .

    History: Christopher Reynolds of Gravesend, Kent, England, arrived in America sometime before his marriage in 1644 in Isle of Wight County, VA.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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