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- 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
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Abt 1627 - 1708 (~ 81 years)
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