The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-05-10
CECIL NAMES.
SKETCHES OF PROMINENT LOCAL
FAMILIES.
Twelve Sons Of a Respected sire-Jaoob' stepher
Jonathan, Samuel, Reuben, David Jesse,
Israel, Henry, William Elijah and Ren-
janiu, the Sons of Henry Rey
holds, OF Nottingham.

1t is not often in the history "t any family,
either in Mary land or elsewhere, that twelve
sons gather around the parental hoard, all
the offspring of one mans loins Yet such
is the case in the Reynolds family of Cecil
The number itself is coincidental and sug-
gestive beginning with the history OF
mans own redemption. the Saviour selected
and honored twelve disciples is the chosen
messengers of Christianity. Long antetlat
ing them, under the patrarchal disIens;a-
ton. God had blessed Jacob with twelve
soHs rs the heads of the twelve tribes of
Israel In the number there is character
and responsibility.
Henry Reynolds, the progenitur of the
Reynolds family of Cecil, was distinguish
ed minister of the Society of Friends in
England. He was man of large wealth,
and, with his wife. emigrated from Noting
ham. in England. to America. and settled
in Nottingham, in Cecil county. Maryland.
His brother William afterwards came to
America and settled III New York. Another
brother John. came later and settled in
Carolina
Henry's English wife died. and he after
wards married Miss HaincS, Of Cecil
county. He had twelve SONS, namely
Jacob, Stephen. Jonathan, Samuel, Reuben.
David. Jesse, Israel. Henry, William, Eli
.iah, and benjamin. These brothers scat
tered throughout the Western and southern
States.
Jacob the eldest, remained i'll Cecil and
married Rcbecca Day, and had nine sons,
all of whom lived and died in Cecil county,
The names of these sons We're Henry, Ste
phen. Jacob, Israel, Thomas, Jonathan,
Samuel, benjamin and Reuben.
Benjamin was the father of Judge David
Reynolds of .Iuniatta county. Pa, whose
daughter, Ellen Moore Reynolds, by his
second wife, married DIR. John Cromwell
Reynolds, Surgeon in the lnitcd States
army. Another son of benjamin, John
Reynolds married Hannah Knight, of Mott
ingham. His daughter Mary married Dan
iel Mesready. Their only child, Hannah
Elizabeth, married Colonel Edwin Wilmer.
Another daughter. Eliza. married the Rev.
Robert Gerry. and left one child, l.. \. {.
Gerry, OF Port Deposit. Ii" married Jane
Nanneman.
Lida Ann, the youngest. married Viii
liam Parker, and left three sons and one
daughter all of whom have removed from
the county. \ son. William Reynolds, was
at the time of his death. II partner of Jos.
W. Abrahalns. merchant at Port deposit.
Mrs. Hannah Reynolds survived her hus-
band. and married Cornelius Smith, prom
ineut business man in his day, and who ut
one time represented the county in the legiS-
lature of Maryland. He had one son, Cor
nelius j.. who was drowned in the Srsque-
hanna river in early manhood.
Reuben Reynolds married Henrietta Maria
Cromwell. She was Il lineal descendant OF
Oliver Cromwell, through his son, Sir Henry
Cromwell and Lady Mary Russell. Her
parents Were John Hammond Cromwell
and his wife. Mary Hammond Dorsey
They resided Oh the octoraro and are buried
in the family cemetery at the old home
stead, now owned and occupied by Andrew
Nickel. The children of Reuben and Hen
rietta Maria Reynolds We're DR. John Crom-
well Reynolds, Surgeon L. :. \. Mary,
who married Colonel ProsSer, of Baltimore.
whose father, Major Uriah Prosser. fell at
the battle of North Point. Rebecca. lady
of rare endowmentS of both intellect and
heart died unmarried. Maria. who mar
ried George Calhreath, Il gentleman of prom
inence of McNcy Town. Pa. Della, who
married the Hon. Thaddius Banks. of Hol-
Pa, one of whose daughters is
the wife of Ambrose Ewing. OF this county,
and another daughter is the wife of George
W. Sadtlcr, of Baltimore.
Mrs. Reuben Reynolds survived her first
husband and afterwards married John BriS
coe. of Kent county, who purchased and
removed to property near the Rising sun,
i'll this county. and resided there until his
death, in 1850 He left three sons and two
daughters. Benjamin read medicine and
removed to California. Alexander read !!
law, but is now farming. He has repre-
scented this county in the legislature. Henry
and his sister Elizabeth reside at the home
stead Sarah deceased married the Hon.
Il. A. McMurtris of Pennsylvania
We regret that at present we cannot fol-
low other branches of the numerous and
influential families of the REYNOLDS. III this
and must defer doing 50 TO a future
time.