Reynolds

A Genealogy of Runnels and Reynolds Families in America

Moses Thurston Runnels · 1873 · 384 pages

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Written by Rev. M. T. Runnels, A. M., and published by Mudge & Son, Printers in Boston in 1873, this work covers the Runnels and Reynolds families in America. The author, a pastor in Sanbornton, New Hampshire, records the descendants of three main ancestors and other related branches of the family.

The book is organised into three parts, each a genealogical memoir of a specific ancestor: Samuel Runels, Job Runels, and John Runels. It includes an appendix with notices on other Reynolds and Runnels families across New England, Maine, and Massachusetts, followed by a roll of honour and two indexes.

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Title: A Genealogy of Runnels and Reynolds Families in America
Full title: A genealogy of Runnels and Reynolds families in America : with records and brief memorials of the earliest ancestors, as far as known, and many of their descendants, bearing the same and other names. In three parts, with an appendix
By: By Rev. M. T. Runnels, A. M.
Publisher: Mudge & Son, Printers, Boston
Published: 1873
Kind of book: Family history
Families: Reynolds
Pages in the PDF: 384
Format: PDF with a searchable text layer
Surnames found: 707
Scanned from the copy at: Boston Public Library

PREFACE AND EXPLANATIONSv
GENERAL INTRODUCTION: ORIGIN AND ORTHOGRAPHY OF THE NAMExi
PART I. A GENEALOGICAL MEMOIR OF SAMUEL RUNELS, 1703 to 17451
PART II. A GENEALOGICAL MEMOIR OF JOB RUNELS, OR RUNALS, 1713 to 1762117
PART III. A GENEALOGICAL MEMOIR OF JOHN RUNELS, OR RUNALS, 1718 to 1756171
APPENDIX "A." THE EARLIEST REYNOLDS FAMILIES OF NEW ENGLAND, WITH A PARTIAL GENEALOGY OF ROBERT REYNOLDS, OF BOSTON, 1632 to 1659252
APPENDIX "B." GENEALOGICAL NOTICES OF OTHER REYNOLDS FAMILIES ORIGINATING IN NEW ENGLAND270
APPENDIX "C." GENEALOGICAL NOTICES OF REYNOLDS FAMILIES THAT SETTLED IN AMERICA OUTSIDE OF NEW ENGLAND273
APPENDIX "D." GENEALOGICAL NOTICES OF OTHER RUNNELS FAMILIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE274
APPENDIX "E." NOTICES OF OTHER RUNNELS FAMILIES IN MAINE279
APPENDIX "F." A GENEALOGY OF VALENTINE RUNNELS, IN MASSACHUSETTS281
APPENDIX "G." MISCELLANEOUS NOTES ON A FEW OTHERS, AS YET UNCONNECTED WITH THE FOREGOING FAMILIES284
ADDENDA289
ROLL OF HONOR295
INDEX I301
INDEX II317

From page 193

It is quite certain, as shown in the former Introductions, that the ancestors Job and John, of Parts II and III, respectively, were brothers. There is also a tradition in one branch of the family of Samuel (Part I), that one of his two younger brothers who followed him to New England, " remained near him for a time " in Bradford, or Boxford, Mass., " before finally settling in New Hampshire; " that he " lived on the other side of the pond" (from his brother's), and that he " spelled his name differently." It seems probable that Samuel [I] may have had a brother John, from the circumstance of his giving that name to two of his male children, [4] and [5], Part 1, and that the two brothers may have been living near each other at the time of those children's births.

Questions about this book

Who were the three main ancestors featured in the book?

The three ancestors whose genealogical memoirs form the core of the work are Samuel Runels (1703 to 1745), Job Runels or Runals (1713 to 1762), and John Runels or Runals (1718 to 1756). Their descendants are traced through consecutive numbers and pedigrees in the main body of the text.

What is the suspected origin of the Runnels family?

Tradition among the descendants of John says that his family originated in Ayrshire. This points to a Scottish origin for John and his older brother Job, from before their grandfather settled in Nova Scotia. The author finds it quite certain that Job and John were brothers.

How should a searcher find a specific person in the book?

A reader should consult Index No. 1, where all the Christian names are arranged alphabetically. The year of birth, when known, comes before each name, and the number after it leads to the place in the main body of the book where the person is first entered as a child.