For jlscott249@bellsouth.net specifically, and general info for others: I was intrigued by the names Reason/Rezin and Matthias, as I have seen many unusual first names in S F Tillman's 1959 Reynolds genealogy. There is a Matthias, b 1849, son of James Reynolds, b 1822 Washington County MD (# 1480) and Harriet ___. This sounds like it might be your line. This book shows nothing about Matthias' wife or descendants, but James' ancestors are included. James' father was Reason. --------------------------------------------- ANCESTORS OF # 1480 : REYNOLDS, JAMES CHILD PAR NAME OF CHILD PAGE 1 0 REYNOLDS, CHRISTOPHER 1 2 1 REYNOLDS, RICHARD 1 1279 2 REYNOLDS, ROBERT 55 1280 1279 REYNOLDS, JOHN 55 1281 1280 REYNOLDS, JOHN 55 1355 1281 REYNOLDS, JAMES 58 1469 1355 REYNOLDS, GEORGE 62 1479 1469 REYNOLDS, REASON 62 1480 1479 REYNOLDS, JAMES 62 FROM STEPHEN FREDERICK TILLMAN'S 1959 GENEALOGY "DESCENDANTS OF CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS". TILLMAN'S 1959 GENEALOGY HAS KNOWN ERRORS. USE THE ABOVE AS CLUES, >>> NOT <<< PROOF. --------------------------------------------- I note that Tillman shows a different gggg-gf than you do. I can't explain that. All I can do is show you what Tillman published in 1959. re: "James Reynolds b. abt 1738 MD or PA md Rebecca Jane Simred 2 Oct 1759 " This James appears to be # 1285 in Tillman's book. He was b 1738 Shippensburg, PA m 2 October 1759 Rebecca Jane Simred. Here are the descendants Tillman carried forward (there were probably others who were not carried forward): ------------------------------------------------------------------- FOUR GENERATIONS OF DESCENDANTS OF # 1285 : REYNOLDS, JAMES AS EXTRACTED FROM S. F. TILLMAN'S 1959 REYNOLDS GENEALOGY, 02-25-2005 LEVEL CHILD PARENT NAME PAGE 1 1285 REYNOLDS, JAMES 55 2 1286 1285 ..REYNOLDS, JAMES 55 3 1287 1286 ....REYNOLDS, SAMUEL 55 4 1288 1287 ......REYNOLDS, ROBERT FLOYD 55 2 1289 1285 ..REYNOLDS, JOHN 55 3 1290 1289 ....REYNOLDS, LOT OWINGS 55 4 1291 1290 ......REYNOLDS, GRAFTON 55 3 1292 1289 ....REYNOLDS, NICHOLAS 55 3 1293 1289 ....REYNOLDS, LLOYD 55 4 1294 1293 ......REYNOLDS, SARAH 55 5 1295 1294 ........CLARK, EMMA 55 4 1296 1293 ......REYNOLDS, ISABEL 55 4 1297 1293 ......REYNOLDS, JOHN 55 5 1298 1297 ........REYNOLDS, KATE DELIA 55 5 1303 1297 ........REYNOLDS, LLOYD TRUESDELL 56 4 1304 1293 ......REYNOLDS, CHARLES 56 4 1305 1293 ......REYNOLDS, AMANDA 56 5 1306 1305 ........TRACEWELL, EMMA 56 3 1309 1289 ....REYNOLDS, CHARLES P 56 2 1310 1285 ..REYNOLDS, BENEDICT 56 3 1311 1310 ....REYNOLDS, ZACHARIAH 56 4 1312 1311 ......REYNOLDS, SETH HARMAN 56 3 1313 1310 ....REYNOLDS, GEORGE WASHINGTON 56 4 1314 1313 ......REYNOLDS, STEPHEN PAUL 56 5 1315 1314 ........REYNOLDS, HARRY CLAY 56 5 1317 1314 ........REYNOLDS, GEORGE LINCOLN 56 5 1320 1314 ........REYNOLDS, MARY VIRGINIA 56 5 1322 1314 ........REYNOLDS, LILLIAN MAY 56 3 1324 1310 ....REYNOLDS, PHILO 56 4 1325 1324 ......REYNOLDS, JAMES ELLSWORTH 56 5 1326 1325 ........REYNOLDS, PRESTON WILEY 56 3 1327 1310 ....REYNOLDS, HENRY 56 2 1328 1285 ..REYNOLDS, WILLIAM 56 3 1329 1328 ....REYNOLDS, CHARLES 56 4 1330 1329 ......REYNOLDS, MARVIN GRIFFITH 57 5 1331 1330 ........REYNOLDS, CHARLES GRIFFITH 57 2 1332 1285 ..REYNOLDS, THOMAS 57 36 DESCENDANTS OF # 1285 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Take everything from this book as clues, not proof. I have seen at least 40 errors in it. Marty Irons k2mi@frontiernet.net All e-mail scanned by Norton 2005 anti-virus, updated online daily. May all your ancestors YELL at you, telling you how and where to find them. PS: John F Irons (b. 1811 - d. 1854 Cazenovia NY)...... please stand up on that brick wall and yell out the names I've sought for 11 years......louder! Who were your parents? Where were you born? Who were your siblings?