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Personal data James Reynolds 

• He was born on May 13, 1625 in Plymouth, Devon, England.
• He died on April 27, 1698 in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, he was 72 years old.
• A child of William Reynolds

Household of James Reynolds

(1) He is married to Deborah Unknown.

They got married in the year 1648, he was 22 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Joseph Reynolds  1652-1739 
2. John Reynolds  1648-1675
3. James Reynolds  1650-< 1712
4. Elizabeth Reynolds  1654-????
5. Deborah Reynolds  1658-1710
6. Robert Reynolds  1660-1715
7. Francis Reynolds  ± 1662-1722
8. Mercy Reynolds  1664-1738
9. Benjamin Reynolds  1669-????

(2) He has/had a relationship with Deborah Potter.

Child(ren):

1. Henry Reynolds  1656-± 1716

Notes about James Reynolds

[[Category: Founders and Settlers of Rhode Island]]
== Biography ==
James Reynolds is the 1st authenticated ancestor of the Rhode Island branch of the Reynolds Family. First records have him landing in Plymouth, Massachusetts as a young man, where a James Renell was recorded in August 1643.
James Reynolds married Deborah (of unknown maiden surname) and their children included Boddie, John Thomas. ''[[Space:Boddie and Allied Families|Boddie and Allied Families]]'' (Chicago, 1918) [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062847694&view=1up&seq=253 Page 161]....
# John Reynolds, b: 12 Oct 1648; killed by the Indians 1675
# James Reynolds, b: 28 Oct 1650; m1: Mary Greene; m2: Joanna ???
# Joseph Reynolds, b: 27 Nov 1652; m2: Mercy ???
# Henry Reynolds, b: 01 Jan 1656; m: Sarah Greene
# Deborah Reynolds, b: 17 Feb 1658; m: John Sweet
# Francis Reynolds, b: 12 Oct 1662; m: Elizabeth Greene
# Mary or Mercy Reynolds, b: 03 Dec 1664; m: Thomas Nichols
# Robert Reynolds, m: Deliverance Smith
# Benjamin Reynolds.

He settled his family on the Potowomut River.

On 13 May 1665 he petitioned the Assembly for accommodation of land.
He took oath of allegiance 30 May 1671 and the same year was Constable.
In 1687 he was overseer of the Poor and a Conservator of the Peace in 1690.
He died about 1700 and was buried in North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island. Cemetery records {{FindAGrave|87042231}} for James Reynolds, b: 13 May 1625; d: Aug 1700; buried: Reynolds Lot, North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island

=== Research Notes===Tradition would have it that James was the son of William, but William married in 1638 which was too late to have been James' father.

1637 William Reynolds was of Providence.
1637/Aug/20 or a little later, William Reynolds and 12 others signed the following compact ... "We whose names are hereunder, desirous to inhabit in the town of Providence, do promise to subject ourselves in active and passive obedience to all such orders or agreements as shall be made for public good of the body in an orderly way, by the major consent of the present inhabitants; masters of families, incorporated together in Town fellowship, and others whom they shall admit unto them only in civil things".
1640/July/27 William Reynolds and 38 others signed an agreement for a form of government.
1644/Jan/30 William Reynolds and others of Providence, testified as to the outrage on Warwich settlers by Massachusetts.
1646/Apr/27 William Reynolds sold some land. The name of his wife was not given. He had 1 child named James.

== Sources ==

* Ancestors & Descendants of William & Elizabeth Reynolds of North Kingstown 1903* "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7JL1-QC2M : 16 April 2020), James Reynolds, 1687; citing Military Service, Rhode Island, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140772.* Genealogical records submitted to and accepted by the Sons of the American Revolution by William Henry Reynolds Reynolds-18835
* Rhode Island, US, Birth Index 1636-1900

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