Hello. Is anyone researching the Bernard Reynolds family or his daughter Lucy who married William Williams? I am trying to find more info on Jesse Jones, one of Bernard's slaves. Jesse Jones died Tues 11/24/1903 in Tazewell Co VA. He had 2 write ups in the paper. 11/27/1903 Clinch Valley News Death of Jessie Jones Jesse Jones, the oldest colored citizen of this town, died on Tuesday. He was perhaps, at least, 80 years old. He has been in Tazewell nearly 40 years, coming here from Russell county. 12/11/1903 Clinch Valley News Jessee Jones' Age Mr. C H Reynolds says that we were mistaken instating that Jessee Jones, the colored man who died here recently was about 80 years old. Mr. Reynolds says that Bernard Reynolds, his great grandfather, brought Jessee from Richmond to Russell county 81 years ago. He (Jessee) was at that time, 10 years old. This would make the deceased, therefore, 91 years old or thereabouts. This being true, he was, perhaps the oldest citizen of this county. According to Bernard's Will on the Russell Co page, Jesse was left to his daughter: WILL OF BERNARD REYNOLDS Russell County, Virginia Will Book 4A, Page 621 Executed 05 Feb 1833 I Bernard Reynolds of Russell County and State of Virginia (being of sound mind but weak in body) do hereby make my last will and testament hereby revoking all other or former wills or testaments by me heretofore made in manner and form following that is to say. ....... Thirdly: I give to my daughter Lucy Reynolds and her heirs forever one negro boy named Jesse. I believe Lucy married William Williams. I was unable to find them in the census in Russell Co. Jesse's first son George said on his marriage cert that he was born in Washington Co around 1852 so I checked there and I think I found them: 1850 Washington Co Wm Williams 74 VA Lucy 56 Alexander 16 Sarah 14 Laura 12 Betsy McFarland 3 Wm 6 There were 3 Wm Williams in Washington Co. But I only saw one in the slave schedule and it doesn't look like Jesse could have been with that one. Was Jesse given or sold to someone else in the family? Jesse's wife Celia and their children show up free in Tazewell Co in 1860 but Jesse is not with them. Were Celia and the children freed by someone or was Celia born free? In 1870 they are back in Russell Co then back to Tazewell Co from 1880 - 1900 (living separate). It's possible that Celia's maiden name was Williams. If that is the case then perhaps Jesse was still in the Williams family. Thanks for any help or input. Joecan