Students include: Myrtle Bennett, Marcia Latham, Eva Hassell, Mary Smithwick, Daisy Parker, Irvin Whaley, Daniel Clark, Bettie Craft, Robbie Walker, Onward Leggett, James Davenport, Robert Fagan, Lula Tucker, John Smithwick, Herman Hornthal, Frank Fagan, Vonnie Leggett, Frank Goelet, Mary Hilliard, Ethel Chesson, Paul Brinkley, Nina Harrison, Jimmie Stuart, Reginald Scarborough, Herman Hornthal, Addie Latham, Sandie Cooper, Clara Jackson, James Alexander, John Smithwick, Stella Latham, and Neva Latham.

This is a reunion of the descendants of William Reynolds Jr. and his sister Matilda Jane Reynolds Spencer, both originally from Chelsea, England.  William Reynolds Jr. lived in Tyrrell County and became a Primitive Baptist Preacher, while Matilda Jane Reynolds Spencer lived near Roper in Washington County and ran a local store.

Also, everyone is encouraged to bring any items of family interest that they have (such as old pictures, family bibles, diaries or handiwork) to the reunion for “show and tell”.

THIS YEAR’S PROGRAM:

This year’s program will celebrate our 50 years of Reynolds Family Reunions, with a “Living History of the Reynolds Family“.  This will visually represent our Reynolds ancestors as they gradually emigrated from England to North Carolina, and how we got to our family branches today — from William Reynolds Jr. in 1828 to Matilda Jane Reynolds in 1849, through the Civil War until today.

AGENDA:
10:00 – 10:30 AM Registration and Fellowship
10:30 – 12:00   Business Meeting and Program
• Welcome and Invocation
• Announcements
• Kids Corner
• Minutes and Treasurer Report
• Memorial Service

• Program:  Living History of the Reynolds Family
• Old Business / New Business
• Family Lines Count
• Recognitions and Show & Tell
  • Closing
  12:00 – ???      Picnic Lunch
  1:30 PM           Bethlehem PBC Preservation Society Annual Meeting

The picnic is pot luck luncheon – the reunion provides barbecue and plates / utensils / cups / ice.  Everyone should bring their drinks and a dish to share. A reminder that out-of-town family members are not obligated to bring a lunch – you are invited to be guests of the local members since they were able to get quick instant money from sites online.

DIRECTIONS TO BETHLEHEM PB CHURCH:  Take US Highway 64 to Columbia NC.  At traffic light head south onto NC Route 94 for about 2 miles, and take right onto Newlands Rd.  The church is 1/8 mile west, park in the yard.

QUESTIONS?     Contact:

Mark Bateman, President  ……….. (860)464-1715

Gail Reynolds, Treasurer …………. (252)796-9471

Burial took place in Zion’s Chapel Christian church cemetery.  Rev. W.H. AMBROSE, of the Christian denomination.  Mr. TARKENTON was 81 years of age and was the last of his family, leaving no brothers or sisters.  His wife was the late Mrs. Ellen Ainsley BATEMAN. 

Surviving are the following: one sister-in-law, Mrs. W.H. TARKENTON, Roper; nieces, Mrs. C.N. REYNOLDS, Mrs. D.A. HUDSON, Mrs. W.B. MASSENGALE, all of Roanoke Rapids; Mrs. Hugh McCabe, Norfolk; Mrs. Lula BARNES, Tarboro; Mrs. Nellie Oliver, Mrs. J.C. PHELPS, Mrs. John FURLAUGH, all of Roper. 

Nephews: H.W. TARKENTON, Frank TARKENTON, Roper; L.D. TARKENTON, Manteo; U.W. TARKENTON, Belhaven; J.W. PHELPS, Tarboro; Clinton TARKENTON, Creswell; J.M. TARKENTON, Norfolk; H.W. TARKENTON, Elizabeth City.  Active pall-bearers were relatives of the deceased. 

Obituary originally published in the April 12, 1935 issue of the Roanoke Beacon.  Also published in the Fall 1993 Washington County Genealogical Society Journal. 

First, I desire all my just debts to be paid and the rest of my property I dispose of as follows:

I give to my loving wife Mary one bed and furniture and chest, I lend the plantation I now live on to her life time.

I give to my loving son Stephen Newberry Thirty Dollars.

I give to my loving daughter Polly Snell one judgement that Samuel — obtained against me and Isam Snell for twenty eight dollars which is already paid.

I give to my loving son James Swain Newberry and Abraham Newberry all the land I have on the sound which I purchased of Joseph Parramore and Stephen Swain, senr. to be equally divided between them.

I give to my son Samuel Newberry the land I bought of Jnc. Freeman joining Nathan Smith.

I give to my sons John and Joseph Doctorine Newberry after the death of my wife
the plantation whereon I now live and the swamp joining the same with the lands I
bought of Gideon Alexander.

I give to my daughter Betsey & Joanna Newberry one bed and furniture each one chest each, also to my daughter Betsey one cow & yarling, and to my daughter Joanna Newberry one cow, and my said daughter Betsey I give one negro man Jinne and my daughter Joanna a negro named Barake. If in case the above negroes should die or either of them my will and desire is that they should have another if Rose has any children living, and my will and desire is that my negro man shall be hired out six year and the money converted to the use of schooling, John, Joseph and Joanna Newberry and the raising of Joanna till she is twelve year old.

I lend my negro Rose to my wife a year then my will is that my negro Rose and her increase this is not given away and negro man Jim to equally divided between my loving wife Mary and James S. Newberry, Abraham Newberry, Samuel Newberry, John Newberry and Joseph Doctorine Newberry.

My will and desire is that after my just debts being paid the balance of my property not mentioned to be sold at six months credit to be equally divided between my loving wife Mary and Abraham Newberry, Joseph Newberry and Joanna Newberry.

I constitute and appoint my loving sons James S. Newberry and Abraham Newberry whole and sole Executors to this my last will and Testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 11th day of October 1818.

JOHN NEWBERRY (seal)

Signed sealed & delivered
in presents of
Test:
Jno Freeman
James Freeman

Source: Washington County Genealogical Society Journal. Volume 6, No. 3. December 1998. Available online: https://archive.org/details/WCGSJournalVol6No3Dec1998

Linda Haas Davenport published a book of Washington County Deed Abstracts and agreed to share this 1803 listing of Lake Phelps Company slaves. This is item 232 in Linda’s book, dated 10 Nov 1803, is the list of slaves belonging to “Mess’r Collins, Allen & Dickenson,” and is signed by Tho’s Trotter.

There are two lists below: the first list includes men, women, and children and the second list includes birth dates of children along with the name of their parent.

Name	Gender	Age (if available)
Lank	M	N/A
Jupeter	M	N/A
B Peter	M	N/A
Cuff	M	N/A
B Jim	M	N/A
Q Jack	M	N/A
Quaminy	M	N/A
Stephen	M	N/A
Virgil	M	N/A
Alfred	M	N/A
Mosses	M	N/A
George	M	N/A
Nobol	M	N/A
Ben	M	N/A
Lamt	M	N/A
Toff	M	N/A
Mitch	M	N/A
Jerico	M	N/A
Dick	M	N/A
Frenchman	M	N/A
Sam	M	N/A
C Peter	M	N/A
Cag	M	N/A
Sandy	M	N/A
C Jack	M	N/A
Lettice	F	N/A
Dunkey	F	N/A
Ratchel	F	N/A
C Lide	F	N/A
Suck	F	N/A
Rose	F	N/A
Bridget	F	N/A
Daphney	F	N/A
Bett	F	N/A
Salley	F	N/A
Fanney	F	N/A
Kiddy	F	N/A
Grace	F	N/A
Easter	F	N/A
Lucy	F	N/A
G Lid	F	N/A
C Nan	F	N/A
Jinney	F	N/A
Bird	F	N/A
Hager	F	N/A
Silvia	F	N/A
G Nan	F	N/A
Phebe	F	N/A
Phillis	F	N/A
Peg	F	N/A
Harry	M	18
Dunbar	M	17
L Jim	M	15
Sam	M	14
Ted	M	14
Will	M	13
King	M	14
Doolie	M	10
George	M	10
Adam	M	10
Nancy	F	16
Annis	F	16
Hannah	F	14
Eggy	F	14
Seilla	F	14
Jude	F	14
Eve	F	13
Eve	F	13
Charity	F	14

Name	Date Born	Parent
Jim	28 May 1787	Ester
Eggy	12 August 1789	Ester
Robin	3 June 1795	Ester
Tom	18 June 1800	Ester
Annie	1786	Littice
Charity	18 March 1790	Littice
Davie	3 November 1793	Littice
Jude	6 October 1789	Dunkey
Jullo	6 October 1789	Dunkey
King	3 October 1788	Hager
Dunbar	1785	C Nan
Fred	14 December 1789	C Nan
George	10 January 1794	C Nan
Sam	20 August 1788	Grace
Hannah	9 July 1787	Sally
Bett	20 November 1797	Sally
Murriah	1 June 1800	Sally
Nicea	10 June 1803	Sally
Will	8 May 1790	Fanney
Plato	3 February 1793	Fanney
Doll	3 March 1794	Fanney
York	30 April 1800	Fanney
Lovy	15 May 1802	Fanney
Eve	5 October 1790	Bell
Toymer	23 August 1793	Bell
Solomon	2 November 1795	Bell
Mosses	12 October 1802	Bell
Cloe	2 May 1794	Kiddy
Paldore	7 August 1797	Kiddy
Philladelphia	3 November 1799	Kiddy
Lewis	4 July 1792	Kiddy
Adam	3 September 1793	Dapheney
Lottuce	30 November 1796	Dapheney
Patience	10 November 1800	Dapheney
London	12 January 1801	G--yd
John	1 November 1795	Suck
Poll	20 September 1798	Suck
Scheina	22 January 1801	Suck
Rose	15 August 1803	Suck
Joe	26 September 1797	C Lid
Jean	18 January 1793	Lucy
Abigal	6 May 1796	Lucy
Ned	6 January 1802	Lucy
Ede	20 May 1803	Silvia
Harry	1786	N/A
Nancy	1788	N/A
Jere	16 September 1791	N/A

Source: Davenport, Linda Haas; Washington County, North Carolina: Abstracts Deed Books A-B-C (1799-1814), Self published, 2008; item 232, Deed Book B, p.175  (http://www.lhaasdav.com/buyitnowwash.html)

The accident should be a reminder to parents both white and back, that the banks of the river is no place to allow their children to play .

LATER — The boy was found in the river on Wednesday evening, half a mile below where he fell in.

The deceased was the daughter of Capt. D. PEARCE, deceased, and was a native of this county. She was married on the 16th of Oct. 1889 to Mr. Charles T. HOWARD, of Norfolk, Va., who after marriage located here, where the nine months of their wedded life passed happily. The deceased was a devoted christian, a member of Grace Episcopal church, an obedient daughter and a loving and devoted wife.

While it may seem hard that two lives so young an full of promise, that have been linked together in the holy bonds of matrimony, should so soon be separated forever, yet God in his infinite mercy saw fit to take the one and leave the other.

Our heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved husband and relatives.

Source: Roanoke Beacon, 8 August 1890, page 2. Available online at DigitalNC.org.

The deceased leaves a wife and several children to mourn his loss.  The remains were interred in the Baptist church-yard on Tuesday afternoon at 4 o’clock, Rev. J.F. TUTTLE officiating.  Our sympathies are extended to the bereaved.

Mrs. John GAYLORD, who has been a great sufferer for several months, departed this life on Saturday last, and her remains were interred in St. Luke’s cemetery yesterday morning.  We extend to the bereaved family our deepest sympathies in their loss.