Jemima Reynolds

Brief Life History of Jemima

When Jemima Reynolds was born in 1794, in Bedford, Virginia, United States, her father, Jesse David Reynolds, was 40 and her mother, Mary Bright, was 34. She married John Wade on 9 December 1809, in Bedford, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died in September 1850, in Ohio, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 56.

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Family Time Line

John Wade
1785–1848
Jemima Reynolds
1794–1850
Marriage: 9 December 1809
Martha Wade
1818–
Nancy A Wade
1819–1861
Joshua Reynolds Wade
1821–1908
Theodocia Frances Wade
1824–1912
John Jesse Wade
1827–1910

Sources (4)

  • Jemima Wade, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Jemima Reynolds in entry for John Wade, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1943"
  • Jemima Reynolds in entry for John Wade, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1943"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1796 · Wilderness Road Opens to Wagons

In 1796, the Wilderness Road opened up for wagon use. The route was used by colonial and early settlers to reach Kentucky from the East. It started in Virginia, and went southward to Tennessee and then went north to Kentucky. The main danger of this route was Native American attacks.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

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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