Reynolds family research> l) When a woman applied for a husband's military pension she submitted documentation of the marriage, e.g. Marriage Certificate, and notarized statements from witnesses to the legal marriage. 2) Usually "New York" refers to New York City, meaning Manhattan pre 1898. 3) NYC Municipal Archives has early [pre 1864] Manhattan records from ledgers [not certificates] that are searchable on microfiche. I used these last week searching for early Irish immigrant deaths and births and was amazed at how many were there. For Manhattan, Births: July1847-1848; July 1853-1909 Deaths: 1795m 1902-1804; 1808; 1818-1948 Marriages: June 1847-1848; July 1853-1937 4) NYC Directories may list BEASLEYs, REYNOLDs, and appropriate churches. Barb > Does anyone have any ideas where I should look for this marriage: Harriet A.Beasley (Beesley) married Allen C. Reynolds Jan. 1810. > Harriet states in applying for Allen C. Reynolds pension for the War of > 1812, that they were married in > New York City. In January 1810 I don't know if that would have been > Manhattan, Brooklyn or any other part of New York City. They had four > children, and in her application > she stated that all four children were born in New York City/ A son: > Lewis Allen Reynolds, daughters: Susanna or Susan A Reynolds, Harriet > Jane Reynolds, and > Elizabeth (Eliza) Reynolds. I have been told by another source that > there might have been another daughter, Sorphrina who did not move to > Texas with the family > in 1831. Allen Reynolds was living in Matamoros Mexico in 1828, the > family was still living in New York Ciity until 1831 when all moved to > Columbia Texas and then > Harris County Tx. > > Harriet Beasley Reynolds father was Thomas Beasley. Newspaper article > stated that he died in 1824 > > Allen C. Reynolds father was Elnathan Reynolds, his mother Susan Cross > Reynolds. > > Allen was born in Conn. 1786 Harriet was born in approx. 1792 in New > York City > > I would like to know was the custom during that time to be married in > the brides parents home, or would Allen and Harriet have been married in > a Church? > I have been told the Beasleys were Baptists. Don't know that for certain > And surely the children were baptized if I can find the church perhaps I > can find > if they were baptized. Does anyone know how many churches were in New > York City in 1810. There really weren't that many people in the City at > that time. > Perhaps 30,000. I should be able to track down a church. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > L.Scott > [email protected] > > > ************************************* > Jim Garrity, List Administrator > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ************************************* Jim Garrity, List Administrator [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message