McReynolds Family Line (Posey County, IN)
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Grandy's Great-Grandmother:
My 3x Great-Grandmother:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 4x Great-Grandmother:
Henrietta McReynolds (1818 - 1883)
Henrietta Wilson
Also known as: "Polly"
Birthdate: June 17, 1818
Birthplace: Grallington, Sumner County, Tennessee
Denomination: (probably) Shaker / Presbyterian
Date of Marriage: May 16, 1839
Place of Marriage: Posey County, Indiana
Death: March 20, 1883 in Cynthiana, Smith Township, Posey County, Indiana
Burial: Wilson Cemetery, Gibson County, Indiana
Parents:
Joseph H. McReynolds
1794-1875
Tabitha McReynolds
1794-1849
Family
Spouse:
Levin Wilson
Rev. Levin Wilson
Birthdate: January 6, 1820
Birthplace: Gibson, Indiana
Denomination: Presbyterian / Independent Presbytery
Death: November 8, 1900 in Cynthiana, Smith Township, Posey County, Indiana
Burial: Wilson Cemetery, Gibson County, Indiana
Occupation: Minister. He gave the address at the Knowles Reunion in 1895. Abolitionist, Prohibitionist and Minister of The Gospel.
Immediate Family:
Son of Joshua Wilson, Jr. and Comfort Marvel Knowles
See: Wilson Line
Children:
1. Anna Electra P. (Wilson) Connet (1841-1927)
2. Comfort Elizabeth (Wilson) Zeigler (1843-1914)
3. Polly Aurelia (Wilson) Redman (1846-1880)
4. James C. Wilson (1849-1925)
5. Arminda Z. (Wilson) Massey (1851-1921)
6. Zilla B. (Wilson) Smith (1856-1943)
7. Levin Eli Wilson (1859-1870)
About Henrietta McReynolds
Biography
Henrietta McReynolds was born in Sumner County, Tennessee, in 1818. When she arrived in Gibson County, in 1839, she married Levin Wilson, and they had a large family. Those of their children who lived beyond infancy are:
Anna Electra P. (Wilson) Connet (1841-1927)
Comfort Elizabeth Wilson Zeigler (1843-1914)
Polly Aurelia (Wilson) Redman (1846-1880)
James C. Wilson (1849-1925)
Arminda Z. (Wilson) Massey (1851-1921)
Zilla (Wilson) Smith (1856-1943)
Levin Eli Wilson (1859-1870)
Henrietta died in 1883, at age 65, and is buried with her husband at Wilson Cemetery, Gibson County, Indiana.
Sources
Tartt, 1884, p. 236.
Find A Grave: Memorial #30162544 for Henrietta McReynolds Wilson (1818-1883).
Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007, Gibson County Marriage Record, 1882-1890, p. 88-89 (image 46). Marriage of James W. Massey (2nd) and Arminda Z. Wilson, 20 Apr 1884. Levin Wilson, officiate.
Slevin, Ruth M. Posey County Indiana Marriages, Book 2 (1832-1846), Part 2 (Brides). Unknown publisher, 1900, p. 22. Marriage of Henrietta McReynolds and Levin Wilson, 16 May 1839 (#824).
Tartt, James T. History of Gibson County, Indiana, with illustrations descriptive of its scenery, and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Edwardsville, IL: Jas. T. Tartt & Co., 1884.
Turman, Robert E. Genealogy Newspaper Columns of Robert E. Turman. (Ed. by Bettie Anne Cummings Cook). Evansville, IN: Tri-State Genealogical Society and Willard Library, 1981, p. 283.
US Census, Indiana. FamilySearch database with images.
1850, Gibson County, Montgomery Twp, p. 61A (image 35), family 798, lines 14-21. Family members: Leven Wilson (30 IN, merchant), Henrietta (2 TN), Annie E (8 IN), Comfort E (6), Polly A (4), James C (1), Mary A Knowles (10), David L Knowles (22).
1860, Gibson County, Montgomery Twp, p. 37 (image 37), family 252, lines 20-28. Family Members: Elvan Wilson (40, clergyman), Herieta (42 TN), Anna E P (18), Comfort E (16), Polly R (14), Jas C (11), Arminta Y (9), Tirpy T (4), Levinia (1).
1870, Gibson County, Montgomery Twp, p. 28 (image 28), family 199, lines 27-31. Family members: Levin Wilson (50, farmer), Henrietta (51), James (21), Arminda (20), Tebayila [sic] (14), Eli (11).
1880, Gibson County, Montgomery Twp, ED 110, p. 3 (image 3), family 22, lines 34-38. Family members: Levin Wilson (60, minister), Henrietta (61), Armuda Z (29), Debazillia [sic] B (23).
Wilson, Levin. Reunion of the Knowles Family of the United States: Historical Address. Princeton, IN: Press of the Clarion, 1898.
Part 2 (Brides), p. 22.
References:
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LHKB-BY8/henrietta-mcreynolds-1818-1883
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30162544/henrietta-wilson
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McReynolds-548
http://casmaer.com/genealogy/wilson_1.htm
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Grandy's 2x Great-Grandfather:
My 4x Great-Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 5x Great-Grandfather:
Joseph H. McReynolds (1794 - 1875)
John McReynolds
Also known as: "Shaker Joe", "Shaker Joe McReynolds"
Birthdate: Birthdate: bet. 1794-1796
Birthplace: Caswell County, North Carolina
Denomination: (probably) Shaker
Death: 1875 in (possibly) Lucas County, Iowa
Burial: Greenville Pioneer Cemetery, Russell, Lucas County, Iowa
Occupation: Brick Mason
Parents:
Leonard McReynolds
1769-1824
Lucy Lun Fleming
1774-1824
Family 1
Spouse:
Tabitha McReynolds
(they were cousins)
1794-1849
Tabitha McReynolds
Birthdate: ca. 1794
Birthplace: Caswell County, North Carolina
Denomination: (probably) Presbyterian / Shaker
Date of Marriage: October 26, 1816
Place of Marriage: Posey County, Territory of Indiana
Death: 1849 [place unknown]
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Joseph McReynolds and Nancy Henrietta Browning
See: McReynolds Line (Caswell County, NC)
Children:
1. William McReynolds 1814–1888
2. Henrietta McReynolds 1818–1883
3. John Berry McReynolds 1823–1890
4. McReynolds 1829–Deceased
5. McReynolds 1829–
Family 2
Spouse:
Julia Ann Craddock
Birthdate: ca. 1799
Birthplace: [unknown]
Date of Marriage: June 7, 1851
Place of Marriage: Lucas County, Iowa
Death: March 9, 1861 in Lucas, Iowa
Immediate Family:
Daughter of John Craddock, Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth Bartlett
Children:
1. Harriet Ann McReynolds (died in infancy)
About Joseph H. McReynolds
Joseph who came to Posey County, Indiana and married Tabitha
McReynolds. He was a brick mason and lived near Wadesville, Indiana.
He was known as "Shaker Joe". They had two sons William and John Berry,
and a daughter who married Rev. Levin Wilson. William, nicknamed
"Bill Burly" married and moved to Johnsonville, Illinois and reared
a family. I know nothing of the life of their son, John Berry.
References:
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/KN6T-6F7/joseph-h.-%22shaker-joe%22-mcreynolds-1788-1850
https://www.geni.com/people/Joseph-McReynolds/6000000011128517279
http://grandmab4.tripod.com/d26.htm
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Grandy's 3x Great-Grandfather:
My 5x Great-Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 6x Great-Grandfather:
Leonard McReynolds (1769 - 1824)
Birthdate: November 4, 1769
Birthplace: Caswell County, Province of North Carolina
Denomination: (probably) Presbyterian \ Shaker
Death: June 24, 1824 in Pleasant Hill, Mercer County, Kentucky
Burial: Shaker Cemetery, Mercer County, Kentucky
Parents:
Roland McReynolds
1739-1796
Agnes Ann Rich
1742-1801
Family
Spouse:
Lucy Lun Fleming
1774-1824
Lucy Lun McReynolds
Also known as: "Lucy Flemming"
Birthdate: 1774
Birthplace: Province of North Carolina
Denomination: (probably) Presbyterian \ Shaker
Date of Marriage: 1794
Place of Marriage: Russell County, Virginia
Death: February 17,1824 in Mercer County, Kentucky
Burial: Shaker Cemetery, Mercer County, Kentucky
Immediate Family:
Daughter of William Robert Fleming (*See note below)
Children:
1. Joseph H. "Shaker Joe" McReynolds 1794-1875
2. John McReynolds 1797–1877
3. Leonard McReynolds 1801–1852
4. Nancy McReynolds
About Leonard McReynolds
Biography
Leonard, Roland's second son joined the religious order of "Shakers"
and reared a family in either North Carolina or Virginia. I only know
of his son Joseph who came to Posey Co. Indiana and married Tabitha
McReynolds. He was a brick mason and lived near Wadesville, Indiana.
He was known as "Shaker Joe". They had two sons William and John Berry,
and a daughter who married Rev. Levin Wilson. William, nicknamed
"Bill Burly" married and moved to Johnsonville, Illinois and reared
a family. I know nothing of the life of their son, John Berry.
Married Lucy Fleming. Children: Nancy M., Jonathan, Joseph H., Lucy, John, and Leonard. Became a Shaker.
Sources
Source: S1278100185 Repository: #R1253168544 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=31746049&pid=1761
Repository: R1253168544 Ancestry.com
References
1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
http://records.ancestry.com/leonard_mcreynolds_records.ashx?pid=41596098
References:
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LCT8-4ZL/leonard-mcreynolds-1769-1824
https://www.geni.com/people/Leonard-McReynolds/6000000011104011714
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McReynolds-192
https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Leonard_McReynolds_(1)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69984428
*Note on Lucy Lun Fleming
Records do not show a William Robert Fleming as being her father, and other genealogies show him as being born in 1840 and dying in 1830, which of course makes no sense. They also show him as the son of a Revolutionary War veteran, William Robert Fleming, b. June 5, 1717 d. May 5, 1784, yet their family Bible records no such son.
https://www.geni.com/people/Robert-Fleming/6000000019432442053
https://chelledge.wordpress.com/elledge-conaway-genealogy/the-william-fleming-family/chapter-1-william-fleming/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69984299/lucy-mcreynolds
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Grandy's 4x Great-Grandfather:
My 6x Great-Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 7x Great-Grandfather:
Roland McReynolds (1739 - 1796)
Birthdate: ca. 1739
Birthplace: Lancaster, Lancaster County, Province of Pennsylvania
Denomination: (probably) Presbyterian
Death: March 1796 in Reeds, Cumberland County, Virginia
Cause: It is said that he died after he became drunk and froze to death when he got lost on his way home.
Burial: Royal Oak Cemetery, Marion, Smyth County, Virginia
Occupation: He was a Fuller by trade and also owned and operated a small country store.
He was an Elder in the Presbyterian Church.
Military Service: Veteran of the Revolutionary War: DAR A 203236, Patriotic service. NC
Parents:
Joseph McReynolds
1715-1805
Sarah Dixon
1722-1794
Family
Spouse:
Ann Rich
1743-1801
Agnes Ann McReynolds
Also known as: "Agnes Anne", "Anne Rich", "Agnes Rich"
Birthdate: bet. 1742-1743
Birthplace: Chester County, Province of Pennsylvania
Denomination: (probably) Presbyterian
Date of Marriage: 1761
Place of Marriage: Chester County, Province of Pennsylvania
Death: 1801 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia
Burial: Sinking Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia
Immediate Family:
Daughter of [uncertain] Peter Rich and Martha Robinson
See: Rich Line
Children:
1. Joseph McReynolds 1762 - 1842
2. John McReynolds 1764-1823
3. Sarah McReynolds 1765-1838
4. Eleanor McReynolds 1767-1850
5. Mary McReynolds 1767-1826
6. James McReynolds 1768-1840
7. Leonard McReynolds 1769 - 1824
8. Robert Y. McReynolds 1770-1850
9. Polly McReynolds 1772-
10. Stephen McReynolds 1773 - 1851
11. James McReynolds 1774 - 1839
About Roland McReynolds
DAR A 203236, Patriotic service. NC
Roland McReynolds, b. 1739; d. 1796 Russell, VA Revolutionary War Records
by Dale McReynolds March 22, 2010 at 11:29:18
In reply to: Roland McReynolds, b. 1739; d. 1796 Russell, VA Revolutionary War Records
Adeline Tefft 3/08/10
Roland was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The son of Joseph and Sarah Dixon.He was married in 1761 in Chester County, Pa to Agnes Ann Rich. On Sept. 2,1786 bought 140 acres of land inVa. The inventory and appraisal of the estate was March 25,1796. I would love to share more info with you.
https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/mcreynolds/708/
Roland, the eldest of the family was our ancestor. He married Agnes
Rich and settled in Caswell Co. North Carolina. He was a Fuller by
trade and also owned and operated a small country store. He was an
Elder in the Presbyterian Church. I only know the names of four of
their children. They are Joseph, Leonard, Samuel, and John.
Roland McReynolds was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in 1739. He married Agnes Ann Rich about 1761 and became a farmer and fuller in Washington County, Virginia. It is said that he died in 1796 after he became drunk and froze to death when he became lost on his way home. Roland and Agnes had 8 children.
References:
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L2ML-QST/roland-mcreynolds-1739-1796
https://www.geni.com/people/Roland-McReynolds/6000000011128561709
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McReynolds-187
https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Roland_McReynolds_%281%29
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84364921/roland-mcreynolds
http://grandmab4.tripod.com/d26.htm#P584
http://brennen.caltech.edu/kerr/apdx7b.htm
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Grandy's 5x Great-Grandfather:
My 7x Great-Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 8x Great-Grandfather:
Joseph McReynolds (1715 - 1805)
Joseph McReynolds, I
Also Known As: "McRannells"
Birthdate: ca. 1715
Birthplace: Killyman, Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ireland
Denomination: (probably) Presbyterian
Death: ca. 1805 in Sequatchie College, "Indian Reserve" / Roane County (now Bledsoe County), Tennessee
Burial: Bledsoe County, Tennessee
Parents:
John Samuel McReynolds, Jr.
1665-1760
Elizabeth Shepherd
1689-1744
Family
Spouse:
Sarah Dixon
1722-1794
Sarah McReynolds
Birthdate: bet. 1720-1722
Birthplace: Omagh, Fermanagh and Omagh, Ireland
Denomination: (probably) Presbyterian
Date of Marriage: 1736
Place of Marriage: Dungannon, Tyrone, Ireland
Death: circa 1794 in Campbell County, Virginia
Immediate Family:
Daughter of John Dixon and Jennet Jane Kennedy
See: Dixon Family Line
Children:
1. Robert McReynolds 1737-1814
2. Roland McReynolds 1739-1796
3. James McReynolds 1742-1807
4. John Dixon McReynolds 1745-1809
5. Elizabeth McReynolds 1747-1841
6. Clarinda McReynolds 1748-
7. Sarah McReynolds 1751-
8. Joseph McReynolds 1754-1826
9. William McReynolds 1759-1796
10. Samuel McReynolds, Sr. -1807
About Joseph McReynolds
Joseph McReynolds was born in 1715 in Killyman near Dungannon. He married a Sarah Dixon in 1736. Quaker records show that Joseph was received into the Nottingham Monthly meeting of Nov.27, 1737, on a certificate dated Feb.27, 1737, from Grange Meeting, Ireland. He married a Sarah Dixon in 1736. With his mother Joseph and Sarah emigrated to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in 1738. In 1753 they moved to Bedford County, Virginia, and then in 1770 to Washington County, Virginia. Joseph and Sarah had seven sons and two daughters listed below. They were quite religious and belonged to the Presbyterian Church. Joseph died in 1805 at the home of his son Samuel in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.
References:
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LZBN-6Y6/joseph-mcreynolds-1715-1805
https://www.geni.com/people/Joseph-McReynolds-I/6000000006909090039
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McReynolds-26
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84423092/joseph-mcreynolds
http://grandmab4.tripod.com/d26.htm#P579
http://brennen.caltech.edu/kerr/apdx7b.htm
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Grandy's 6x Great-Grandfather:
My 8x Great-Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 9x Great-Grandfather:
John Samuel McReynolds, Jr. (1665 - 1760)
John MacRannald
Also known as: "McRannells", "John “Ole John” McReynolds"
Birthdate: 1665
Birthplace: Keppoch, Highlands of, Scotland (or, Spean Bridge, Highland, Scotland)
Denomination: (probably) Presbyterian
Death: 1760 in Stewartstown, County Tyrone, Ireland
Burial: Ballyclog Cemetery, Stewartstown, County Tyrone, Ireland (or, Clonoe Graveyard, Coalisland, County Tyrone, Ireland)
Military Service: Veteran of The Battle of the Boyne 1690: When William of Orange was called to the English throne war ensued. John enlisted in the army of King William. John was in the army sent to Ireland to suppress the rebellion of the Irish who took up arms against the dethroned King. After the Irish Rebellion was crushed, John McReynolds was honorably discharged from the Army.
Parents:
Johne McRannald
1640-1672
Katherine McIlstalker
1643-1672
Family 1
Spouse:
Martha Sterling
Birthdate: estimated between 1635 and 1695
Denomination: (probably) Presbyterian
Death: [unknown]
[children unknown]
Family 2
Spouse:
Mary Preston
Birthdate: 1683
Birthplace: Cloghog, Co. Tyrone, Ireland
Denomination: (probably) Presbyterian
Death: July 15, 1713 in Cloghog, Tyrone, Ireland
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Thomas Preston
Wife of John Samuel McReynolds, Jr. and John McRannells
Mother of Oliver McRannells; James McRannells and Benjamin McRannells
Family 3
Spouse:
Elizabeth Shepherd
1689-1744
Elizabeth McReynolds
Birthdate: ca. 1689
Birthplace: Dungannon Co Tyrone Ireland
Denomination: (probably) Presbyterian
Death: 1744 in Appomattox, Virginia
Burial: Appomattox, Virginia
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Solomon Shepherd, of Ireland and Isabell Wilkeson
Children:
1. Joseph McReynolds 1715–1805
2. Elizabeth McReynold 1717–1805
3. Robert McReynolds 1722–1743
4. James McReynolds 1724–1807
About John Samuel McReynolds, Jr.
John MCREYNOLDS was born about 1665 in Keppoch, Highlands of Scotland. He died in 1760 in Stewartstown, Tyrone, Ireland. John McReynolds was born in the Highlands of Scotland around the year 1668.I am not sure the exact place of his birth, but when William of Orange was called to the English throne war ensued. John enlisted in the army of King William. John was in the army sent to Ireland to surpress the rebellion of the Irish who took up arms against the dethroned King. After the Irish Rebellion was crushed, John McReynolds was honorably discharged from the Army. Instead of returning to his homeland he remained in Ireland. He married Martha Sterling and had at least 3 sons, James, Benjamin, and Oliver. Benjamin died when he was 19. James and Oliver both married and reared families on the north of Ireland None of their families came to America as far as I know.
Additional info:
Although sketchy the following notes seem likely, John McReynolds was born in the Highlands of Scotland around the year 1668. When William of Orange was called to the English throne, war ensued. John enlisted in the army of King William. John was in the army sent to Ireland to suppress the rebellion of the Irish who took up arms against the dethroned King. After the Irish Rebellion was crushed, John McReynolds was honorably discharged from the Army. Instead of returning to his homeland, he remained in Ireland. He married Martha Sterling and had at least three sons, James, Benjamin and Oliver. Benjamin died when age 19. James and Oliver married and reared families on the north of Ireland. None of their families, as far as known, came to America. The first wife of John McReynolds died and John married a young woman, Elizabeth Shephard. This woman had been reared a Quaker and continued in that faith, but John though reared a Presbyterian, had joined the Episcopalian church after locating in Ireland. John and Elizabeth and her children decided to emigrate to America, but John went to live with his children from his first marriage. Elizabeth and her children reached America in the year 1741. Her oldest son, Joseph married Sarah Dixon before leaving Ireland. He was about 21 years of age when they came to America. Being a Quaker, Elizabeth first settled in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Here, she came under the influence of the Whitfield Revival and joined the joined the Presbyterian Church. Her daughter, Elizabeth married John Rogers and they had four sons and one daughter. They were Thomas, William, Joseph, James and Elizabeth. They moved to Maryland, but after a few years, returned to western Pennsylvania. There their son, William and some other members of the family were killed by Indians."
According to McReynolds family tradition three MacRannald brothers immigrated from Scotland into Ireland before 1689. One of these brothers was Johne MacRannald b 1665 or 1672 Sc d 1760 IR. According to Benjamine S. McReynolds, Johns' nephew, writing in 1823... "Legend has it that that John could speak the Scotch language better than English. As a young man he enlisted in the British Army and was sent to Ireland where he is said to have participated in the defence of the city of Londonderry during the famous siege in 1689. A story is told that he gave one of his fellow defenders a beating for allowing a rat they could have eaten to escape". Later, he is said to have left the army and migrated to County Tyrone with his two younger brothers. They settled near Charlemont and Moy. In 1703 he married Mary Preston, born in 1683 the daughter of Thomas Preston. They made their residence at Cloghog, County Tyrone. It was the first McReynolds home in the area and was constructed shortly after their marriage. Fire gutted the building in the latter part of the last century. John and Mary had three sons, James, Benjamin and Oliver. Mary died on Jul.15, 1713, at the young age of 30 and there is a gravestone inscription about 15 feet from the front door of the Clonoe parish church which reads: Here lyeth the body of Mary Preston, wife of John McCrannels, who departed this life July 15, 1713, aged thirty years; also Thomas Preston who departed this life January 11, 1705, aged 78 years. After Mary's death John moved to the townland of Coash in the parish of Killyman. He was married for a second time on Jun.18, 1714, to a Quaker, Elizabeth Shepherd the daughter of Solomon Shepherd, at the Quaker meeting house at Grange near Moy. It is said that the Quaker Church and Old Grange House are still standing. Other marriages in the Quaker records from this period include those of Patrick, Susannah and James McRannell or McReynolds and they may have been John's close relatives. John and Elizabeth had four surviving children, Joseph, Elizabeth, James and Robert. John and Elizabeth lived about two miles from Dungannon. By this time John had accumulated considerable wealth having large farms and two mills, one in Killyman parish and the other in Clonoe parish. For some unknown reason the marriage failed and, in 1737, Elizabeth and her four children emigrated to the United States where they settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She died at an old age in the home of her son James in Appomattox County, Virginia. Perhaps because of his advanced age (he was 72) John remained in Ireland and lived with his children by his first wife. He died at a ripe old age at the home of a grandson in Stewartstown and is buried in Ballyclog parish cemetery.
The purpose of this project is to determine the relationship of the descendants of sons Benjamine, James and Oliver from his first marriage and sons Joseph and James, of his second marriage, who emmigrated to the US in 1737. It is believed, currently, there are some 8000 McReynolds in the US and most descend from one of these two brothers. A third brother Robert died soon after arrival in America therefore, it is not believed he had any descendants to enumerate.
The first wife of John McReynolds died and John married a young Woman, Elizabeth Shephard. This woman had been reared a Quaker and continued in that faith, but John though reared a Presbyterian, had joined the Episcopalian Church after locating in Ireland. John and Elizabeth had one daughter and three sons, Elizabeth, Joseph, James, and Robert. Elizabeth and her children decided to emigrate to America, but John went to live with his children from his first marriage. Elizabeth and her children reached America in the year of 1741. Her oldest son, Joseph had married Sarah Dixon before leaving Ireland. He was aout 21 when they came to America. Being a Quaker Elizabeth first settled in in Lancaster Co. Pa. Here she came under the influence of the Whitfield Revival and they all joined the Presbyterian Church. Her daughter Elizabeth married John Rogers and they had four sons and one daughter. They were Thomas, William, Joseph, James, and Elizabeth. They settled in Maryland, but after a few years moved to western Pennsylvania. There their son William and some other members of the family were killed by Indians.
Our Eldest Ancestor (Quote from "The Descendants of Johne McRannald")
A lot has been written about Johne McRannald over the years. Most of what has been written is based upon family tradition. Some of what has been written is based upon conjecture. Little of what is written is based on extant records. The Scots maintained an oral tradition for centuries so there is a great lack of family records beyond eighteenth century. There is however a great deal written about Scottish history and the Clans that we may study to our delight and gain an insight into the early life of Johne McRannald. I will devote this chapter to presenting a composite historical sketch of Johne McRannald by drawing upon what has already been written in the past and by presenting opinions, questions and conjectures of my own. Why do I choose to use the name Johne McRannald rather than John McReynolds? I'll get to that in a little bit. It is an Irish family tradition that Johne McRannald was born about 1665 at Keppoch, in the Highlands of Scotland. Keppoch is that area now known as Glen Spean which is located about 10 miles northeast of Fort William, in the District of Lochaber. Don't look for Keppoch on a map; you won’t find it. This area was once the stronghold of the MacDonnells of Keppoch, aka the Clanranald of Lochaber, who formed a main branch of the Clan Donald family tree and who held these lands for many years by the sword rather than by title. Do not confuse the Clanranald of Lochaber (MacDonnells of Keppoch) with their cousins, The MacDonalds of Clanranald. These are two separate branches of the Clan Donald. The MacDonalds of Clanranald descended from Ranald who was a son of John, Lord of the Isles, and his first wife Amie MacRauri. It is also an Irish family tradition that Johne McRannald was in fact a direct descendant of Alexander de Insulus (Alexander of the Isles), aka Alasdair Carrach. Alasdair Carrach was the 1st Chief of the Keppochs and reigned as chief from c1390-c1443. Alasdair was the 4th son of Johne, Lord of the Isles by his second marriage to Princess Margaret Stuart who was the daughter of King Robert II and great-grandaughter of King Robert I (the Bruce). Our surname comes from Ranald Mor, 7th Chief of Keppoch. Ranald was characterized as "one who took to learning with zest, but was also an active warrior." Poor Ranald was beheaded in the year 1547 and his head placed above the gate at Elgin for his complicity in the slaughter of Lord Lovat at the Battle of Blar-na-leine in 1544. It was from Ranald that the latter chiefs of this clan were known as the Mac Mhic Raonuill. George Black's ‘The Surnames of Scotland’ lists our surname as "MacRanald (now a rare surname), Macronald, G. Macraonuill,
son of Raonull.' See RANALD. John M'Rynald or Makrynnild was part tenant of Eddirallekach, Strogartnay, 1483 (ER., IX, p. 592, 622). Donald McRanald Vaan (Bhan) appears several times in record as tenant of lands of Kintyre, 1506 (ibid., XII, p. 701, 707). His name is variously spelled in record Mckilrannandvane, McRynald Waan, McRynald Baan, and McRynall Waan. Allen McRynild was witness at Gawrie, 1589 (Poltalloch Writs, p. 139), and Alexander roy McAllane McReynald and Innes McAllane McRenald had royal remissions in 1541 (ALHT., VIII, p. 19). Ranald M'Rannald M'Couilglas of Cappycht appears in 1563 (BBT., p. 206). Complaint was made by Coline Campbell of Glenlyoun against Alexander McAne Dow McKrenald and Johne Dow McConneill McCrenild, 1583 (RPC., III, p. 589). Mac Mhic Raonuill or its translation, MacRanald (not Clan Ranald) is the patronymic form of the name of Keppoch Macdonells. MacRannal, MacRannald, MacRenold, MacReynold, MacReynylt, MacRinnell, MacRindle, MacRinnyl, MacRonall."
It is interesting that the surname MacRanald (and its other spellings) was once very common throughout the entire MacDonald Clans. In fact, it was as common as dirt; as was the given name Johne (also Ian, Ean). This surname is now almost, if not totally, extinct and is survived mainly by our family in its anglized form, McReynolds. One explanation for this comes from Norman MacDonald’s ‘The Clan Ranald of Lochaber’ who states, " The earlier designation of the family of Keppoch: 'Sliochd Alasdair Mhic Aonghis' meaning the offspring of Alexander son of Angus, is derived from the 5th Chief, Alasdair nan Gleann (Alexander of the Glen). The later designation of 'Clan Raonaill a'Bhraighe' Clan Ranald of the Brae i.e. the Brae of Lochaber and the patronymic of the Chief: 'Mac 'ic Raonaill' i.e. the Son of the Son of Ranald, are dervived from Ranald or Raonaill Mor, the 7th Chief who fought at Blar na Leine --the Battle of the Shirts-- in 1544. The chiefs after Raonaill Mor, were generally styled in Lallans and English 'MackRonnald', 'MacRanald' etc. and later as MacDonald, MacDoniel and MacDonell. This latter form was used by Coll, the 16th Chief and his son Alexander and his direct descendants but the more common form of MacDonald appears to have been adopted by the majority of the cadet families." Norman MacDonald also tells us that Alasdair Carrach was described as being the "fairest haired man as they say of aney that ever was". Norman continues by adding: "The word 'carrach' however has a less complimentary meaning. Alasdair probably had a number of warts among his physical characteristics." Coincidentally, there is a little known tradition that Johne McRannald also had an irritating wart on his backside which we might presume to have been a hemorrhoid........ What do we know of Johne McRannald’s childhood? Absolutely nothing other than what we might presume to know by educating ourselves in Scottish history. In the era of Johne’s adolescence, young men were taught to use the weapons of war as an essential element of their raising. For centuries the Highland Clans were involved in continuous wars against the Scottish Crown and for the Scottish Crown. When not involved in wars of this nature, they fought amongst each other in territorial disputes. In the mid-seventeenth century, raiding your neighbor’s lands and stealing their cattle was a way of life. For a young man to fight, and fight well, was considered a test of manhood. It is my opinion that Johne was raised in this manner; to be a warrior, possessing those military skills on how to load and fire a musket, how to wield a sword, and how to deflect a blow from an enemy by using the targe, or shield, without blinding one’s own vision of his enemy. He was also taught the strategic tactics of the famous Highland charge which was used very successfully up until the mid-eighteenth century. The Highland charge was simplistic in nature; you fired a single volley against your enemy, thus drawing the enemy’s fire in return. While the enemy was reloading, you threw down your musket and attacked your enemy with sword and targe in a full run, and with a speed and fury which overwhelmed the enemy and sent them fleeing in terror. On this subject I would highly recommend a book written by David Stevenson, "Highland Warrior, Alasdair MacColla and the Civil Wars". My claim that Johne was raised to be a warrior is arguable by his presence at the Siege of Londonderry. Johne was also well educated. He could read and write. He was also bi-lingual; speaking both the Gaelic and the English languages. These facts alone suggest that Johne may have come from an affluent family and may have had a formal education. Johne’s talents were not at all common in the mid-seventeenth century.
References:
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LTF2-NJ1/johne-macrannald-1665-1760
https://www.geni.com/people/John-McReynolds-Jr/6000000011128616440
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McRannald-1
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84460857/john-mcreynolds
http://grandmab4.tripod.com/d26.htm#P590
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Grandy's 7x Great-Grandfather:
My 9x Great-Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 10x Great-Grandfather:
Johne MacRannald (1640 - 1672)
Johne McReynolds, Sr.
Also known as: "Johne Mc Ranald", "Mac Rannald"
Birthdate: ca. 1640
Birthplace: Keppoch, Highlands, Lochaber, Scotland
Denomination: (probably) Presbyterian
Death: 1672 in Scotland
Parents::
Alexander McRannell
1600-1698
Margaret Ross
1607-
Family
Spouse:
Katherine McIlstalker
1643-1672
Katherine MacRannald
Also known as: "Catherine McIlstalker"
Birthdate: ca. 1643
Birthplace: United Kingdom
Denomination: (probably) Presbyterian
Date of Marriage: 1664
Place of Marriage: Scotland
Death: 1672 in Scotland
Immediate Family:
Daughter of
Children:
1. Johne MacRannald 1665-1760
2. Roland McReynolds 1667-
3. Oliver McReynolds 1669-
About Johne Mc Ranald
Notes: The following information was received from Mr. Lynn R. McReynolds Hawkins, of 1172 Weaver Branch Road, Bluff City, TN 37618 on 12-11-92:
"The Scots Ancestry Research Society found one John Mc Reynolds in their research near the area of Scotland our ancestors came from, it is as follows:
Baptism of Johne McRannald: "11 August 1672 Johne McRannald and Catherine McIlstalker had a man child baptized before Patt. Campbell called Johne. Witness Duncane Smyth and the......"
They stated old parochial registers of the parish of Moveray and Glenoroy are blank from May 1654 to Dec. 1699. Very few parishes in these counties have extant records for the 17th Century: Gaelic speaking areas had an oral tradition and kept very few written records. Parish records were blank during the time period Johne McRannald and Catherine McIlstalker would have been married. And no more baptism records for other children......."
Notes: Not Yet Confirmed as parent of John McRannel (RIN 120).
References:
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/M1P4-H3K/johne-mcrannald-1640-1672
https://www.geni.com/people/Johne-McReynolds-Sr/6000000002288372184
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McRannald-2
https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/swartz-rand-family-tree/I911.php
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