Captain Nathaniel Reynolds

Male Abt 1627 - 1708  (~ 81 years)


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  • Name Nathaniel Reynolds 
    Title Captain 
    Birth Abt 1627  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Service 25 Feb 1675  Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Colonial Militia 1658
    King Philip\'s War 1675 
    Death 1708  Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Nathaniel was a shoemaker by trade. In 1658 he was in the colonial
      militia in the Artillery Company at Boston. He was made freeman in
      1665. He was a Captain in King Philip's War and was on service at
      Chelmsford, 25Feb1676. He is on the Boston tax list of 1695, but it
      is believed had for some years lived in Bristol,RI, had only owned
      land in Boston.
      According to Savage,2 Nathaniel was of ar. co. 1658, freeman1665, and
      'I think that capt. in Philip's war on service at Chelmsford 25 Feb
      1676. He is in Boston tax list of 1695; but perhaps had some years
      lived at Bristol.'
      Nathaniel's father's will left him a large amount of property, and the
      family home on the corner of Washington and Milk Streets in Boston. He
      lived in Boston until about 1681 when he and his family removed to
      Bristol where he built a home on the northeast corner of Bradford and
      Thames Streets.313
      Nathaniel had signed with the Proprietors on 27 Aug 1680 for a
      thirty-second part of the Mt Hope Lands, and was an original settler
      of Bristol. He was one of the founders on 3 May 1687 of the
      Congressional Church at Briston, and was elected grand juryman, sealer
      of leather, and selectman of Bristol. Capt. Nathaniel Reynold's will
      called him of Bristol, and it was dated 7 Oct 1706 and proved 3 Nov
      1708. He mentioned no wife, but named five sons: Nathaniel (eldest) of
      Boston, John, Peter, Joseph, and Benjamin (youngest) Reynolds;
      daughters Sarah wife of John Fosdick of Boston, Mary Woodbery, Hannah
      wife of Samuel Royall of Boston, an d Ruth Reynolds; his sister Mary
      Sanger of Watertwon; his house in Boston, his farm and house in
      Briston, and his 500 acres in Quenepank (Quinapaug). An inventory of
      his estate in Boston, located in the south end, was dated Boston 3 Nov
      1708 and totalled ?794 5s 6d.313
      Nathaniel was select Mar 1685 Chief Constable for the City of Boston.
      Later he served as Lieut. and then Capt. in the Massachusetts
      Militia.99
    Person ID I2819  OurNorthernRoots
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2011 

    Father Robert Reynolds,   b. 1585, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Apr 1659, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Mother Mary,   b. Abt 1600   d. 1663 (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1620  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F241  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Dwight,   b. 17 Jun 1638, Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jan 1663/1664, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years) 
    Marriage 07 Jan 1657/1658  Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Reynolds,   b. 1 Dec 1659, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1718, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F237  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Priscilla Brackett,   b. Abt 1635   d. Bef 1738 (Age ~ 102 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1665  Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F238  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1627 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 07 Jan 1657/1658 - Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1665 - Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - Colonial Militia 1658 King Philip\'s War 1675 - 25 Feb 1675 - Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1708 - Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA Link to Google Earth
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