He was born in Lawrence County, Alabama.
He lived South of Madison, N.C. on the William Fewell homeplace.
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James was the husband of Susan M. Fewell whom he married on 15 Nov. 1844.
James married 2nd, Elizabeth Fewell Smith on 24 Jan. 1856.
He married 3rd to Eleanora C. Gosnell from Hagerstown, Maryland, on 27 June 1860.
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All three of his wives are buried here.
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His brother, George Reynolds, b. 18 Feb. 1811, had been visiting James at his home in Madison, and was enroute home to Forsyth County, N.C. when he died.
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James T. Reynolds lived on his farm on the South side of Dan River, two miles from Madison, being the home of William Fewell before he moved West.
James T. Reynolds bought the home from William Fewell in 1856.
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1860 Census, Rockingham County, N.C:
James T. Reynolds farmer $8000 $18,000 TN
Eleanora 34 NC married
Wm. P. 14 NC school
Richard S. 12 NC school
James T. jun. 9 NC school
Susan J. 3 NC
Elizabeth P. 1 NC
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James T. Reynolds was a farmer, and served a term in the General Assembly of North Carolina just before the Civil War.
He died in 1904, and was buried in the family graveyard, where also rests the remains of his first wifes mother, Elizabeth Dearing (Wall) Fewell.
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FEWELL - REYNOLDS PLANTATION
The Reynolds family have built a number of handsome homes, but one, on the south side of the Dan River, near
Sardis Church, was built by William Fewell many years ago and came into the possession of James Reynolds when he married Miss Susannah Fewell.
This house is of frame construction, three stories in height, a millstone for the doorstep and a fan light over the door.
A spiral stairway, hand-carved, rises two stories to the spacious attic.
The mantels and much of the woodwork are hand-carved. Several of the rooms are quite large, 20 by 20
feet with an abundance of light from many windows.
Some rooms were painted in pinks and greens.
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When the Fewells moved to Missouri, they took a great number of slaves, a barrel of gold pieces and their favorite dog. The dog got out of the carriage and ran under a house. The family grieved for him, but in a week he was back on the Reynolds Plantation.
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Mr. Reynolds married three times. The first wife was Miss Susannah Fewell, the second Miss Smith, and the third Miss Elnora Gosnell from Hagerstown, Maryland. She became the mother of Mrs. Mollie Wall and grandmother of Mrs. Hilda Wall Penn.
Uncle Henry was a slave bought by Mr. Reynolds.
He was the carriage-driver. He liked his toddy and often
came in to the big house to say "Mistie, little Mollie's the prettiest baby in de worl', I clar she is, Mistie, won't you give old Henry a drink?"
Of course she gave him the key to the cellar.
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During the Civil War, Col. John E. Winston brought his men to the plantation and said "Cousin Jim, my men are hungry, but they are dirty and have lice so we can't come in."
Mr. Reynolds, his wife and the few remaining slaves prepared food and carried it out to the soldiers as they sat down by the fence.
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(info below from Jan Bellard)
"Benjamin Fewell,b. 1769 in Culpeper Cty, VA, married Ann Wall and had nine children. One of his sons, William Fewell b. 1792 was a prosperous planter and built a beautiful home in Rockingham Cty., NC around 1820. In 1839, William Fewell left for Tennessee (later MO) and deeded the home to his daughter, Susannah Fewell Reynolds. Susan died in 1853 and her husband, James T. Reynolds bought the home from William Fewell in 1856. The house has been cited as a notable example of regional, federal and domestic architecture and contains finely crafted woodwork that has remained intact and in good condition over the years. In the 1980's, the Historic Preservation Foundation of NC sold the Fewell-Reynolds House to a couple who were to renovate the home and make it their residence. The home was purchased under protective covenants to ensure its long term preservation. I visited the site of the home in June of 2008, and was sad to see it is not being renovated nor restored as promised. Please call or write The Historic Preservation Foundation of North Carolina, P.O Box 27644, Raleigh, NC 27611-7644 ph(919) 832-3652 and ask them to support the renovation of this historic home."
He lived South of Madison, N.C. on the William Fewell homeplace.
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James was the husband of Susan M. Fewell whom he married on 15 Nov. 1844.
James married 2nd, Elizabeth Fewell Smith on 24 Jan. 1856.
He married 3rd to Eleanora C. Gosnell from Hagerstown, Maryland, on 27 June 1860.
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All three of his wives are buried here.
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His brother, George Reynolds, b. 18 Feb. 1811, had been visiting James at his home in Madison, and was enroute home to Forsyth County, N.C. when he died.
===
James T. Reynolds lived on his farm on the South side of Dan River, two miles from Madison, being the home of William Fewell before he moved West.
James T. Reynolds bought the home from William Fewell in 1856.
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1860 Census, Rockingham County, N.C:
James T. Reynolds farmer $8000 $18,000 TN
Eleanora 34 NC married
Wm. P. 14 NC school
Richard S. 12 NC school
James T. jun. 9 NC school
Susan J. 3 NC
Elizabeth P. 1 NC
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James T. Reynolds was a farmer, and served a term in the General Assembly of North Carolina just before the Civil War.
He died in 1904, and was buried in the family graveyard, where also rests the remains of his first wifes mother, Elizabeth Dearing (Wall) Fewell.
===
FEWELL - REYNOLDS PLANTATION
The Reynolds family have built a number of handsome homes, but one, on the south side of the Dan River, near
Sardis Church, was built by William Fewell many years ago and came into the possession of James Reynolds when he married Miss Susannah Fewell.
This house is of frame construction, three stories in height, a millstone for the doorstep and a fan light over the door.
A spiral stairway, hand-carved, rises two stories to the spacious attic.
The mantels and much of the woodwork are hand-carved. Several of the rooms are quite large, 20 by 20
feet with an abundance of light from many windows.
Some rooms were painted in pinks and greens.
===
When the Fewells moved to Missouri, they took a great number of slaves, a barrel of gold pieces and their favorite dog. The dog got out of the carriage and ran under a house. The family grieved for him, but in a week he was back on the Reynolds Plantation.
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Mr. Reynolds married three times. The first wife was Miss Susannah Fewell, the second Miss Smith, and the third Miss Elnora Gosnell from Hagerstown, Maryland. She became the mother of Mrs. Mollie Wall and grandmother of Mrs. Hilda Wall Penn.
Uncle Henry was a slave bought by Mr. Reynolds.
He was the carriage-driver. He liked his toddy and often
came in to the big house to say "Mistie, little Mollie's the prettiest baby in de worl', I clar she is, Mistie, won't you give old Henry a drink?"
Of course she gave him the key to the cellar.
===
During the Civil War, Col. John E. Winston brought his men to the plantation and said "Cousin Jim, my men are hungry, but they are dirty and have lice so we can't come in."
Mr. Reynolds, his wife and the few remaining slaves prepared food and carried it out to the soldiers as they sat down by the fence.
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(info below from Jan Bellard)
"Benjamin Fewell,b. 1769 in Culpeper Cty, VA, married Ann Wall and had nine children. One of his sons, William Fewell b. 1792 was a prosperous planter and built a beautiful home in Rockingham Cty., NC around 1820. In 1839, William Fewell left for Tennessee (later MO) and deeded the home to his daughter, Susannah Fewell Reynolds. Susan died in 1853 and her husband, James T. Reynolds bought the home from William Fewell in 1856. The house has been cited as a notable example of regional, federal and domestic architecture and contains finely crafted woodwork that has remained intact and in good condition over the years. In the 1980's, the Historic Preservation Foundation of NC sold the Fewell-Reynolds House to a couple who were to renovate the home and make it their residence. The home was purchased under protective covenants to ensure its long term preservation. I visited the site of the home in June of 2008, and was sad to see it is not being renovated nor restored as promised. Please call or write The Historic Preservation Foundation of North Carolina, P.O Box 27644, Raleigh, NC 27611-7644 ph(919) 832-3652 and ask them to support the renovation of this historic home."
He was born in Lawrence County, Alabama.
He lived South of Madison, N.C. on the William Fewell homeplace.
===
James was the husband of Susan M. Fewell whom he married on 15 Nov. 1844.
James married 2nd, Elizabeth Fewell Smith on 24 Jan. 1856.
He married 3rd to Eleanora C. Gosnell from Hagerstown, Maryland, on 27 June 1860.
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All three of his wives are buried here.
===
His brother, George Reynolds, b. 18 Feb. 1811, had been visiting James at his home in Madison, and was enroute home to Forsyth County, N.C. when he died.
===
James T. Reynolds lived on his farm on the South side of Dan River, two miles from Madison, being the home of William Fewell before he moved West.
James T. Reynolds bought the home from William Fewell in 1856.
===
1860 Census, Rockingham County, N.C:
James T. Reynolds farmer $8000 $18,000 TN
Eleanora 34 NC married
Wm. P. 14 NC school
Richard S. 12 NC school
James T. jun. 9 NC school
Susan J. 3 NC
Elizabeth P. 1 NC
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James T. Reynolds was a farmer, and served a term in the General Assembly of North Carolina just before the Civil War.
He died in 1904, and was buried in the family graveyard, where also rests the remains of his first wifes mother, Elizabeth Dearing (Wall) Fewell.
===
FEWELL - REYNOLDS PLANTATION
The Reynolds family have built a number of handsome homes, but one, on the south side of the Dan River, near
Sardis Church, was built by William Fewell many years ago and came into the possession of James Reynolds when he married Miss Susannah Fewell.
This house is of frame construction, three stories in height, a millstone for the doorstep and a fan light over the door.
A spiral stairway, hand-carved, rises two stories to the spacious attic.
The mantels and much of the woodwork are hand-carved. Several of the rooms are quite large, 20 by 20
feet with an abundance of light from many windows.
Some rooms were painted in pinks and greens.
===
When the Fewells moved to Missouri, they took a great number of slaves, a barrel of gold pieces and their favorite dog. The dog got out of the carriage and ran under a house. The family grieved for him, but in a week he was back on the Reynolds Plantation.
===
Mr. Reynolds married three times. The first wife was Miss Susannah Fewell, the second Miss Smith, and the third Miss Elnora Gosnell from Hagerstown, Maryland. She became the mother of Mrs. Mollie Wall and grandmother of Mrs. Hilda Wall Penn.
Uncle Henry was a slave bought by Mr. Reynolds.
He was the carriage-driver. He liked his toddy and often
came in to the big house to say "Mistie, little Mollie's the prettiest baby in de worl', I clar she is, Mistie, won't you give old Henry a drink?"
Of course she gave him the key to the cellar.
===
During the Civil War, Col. John E. Winston brought his men to the plantation and said "Cousin Jim, my men are hungry, but they are dirty and have lice so we can't come in."
Mr. Reynolds, his wife and the few remaining slaves prepared food and carried it out to the soldiers as they sat down by the fence.
===
(info below from Jan Bellard)
"Benjamin Fewell,b. 1769 in Culpeper Cty, VA, married Ann Wall and had nine children. One of his sons, William Fewell b. 1792 was a prosperous planter and built a beautiful home in Rockingham Cty., NC around 1820. In 1839, William Fewell left for Tennessee (later MO) and deeded the home to his daughter, Susannah Fewell Reynolds. Susan died in 1853 and her husband, James T. Reynolds bought the home from William Fewell in 1856. The house has been cited as a notable example of regional, federal and domestic architecture and contains finely crafted woodwork that has remained intact and in good condition over the years. In the 1980's, the Historic Preservation Foundation of NC sold the Fewell-Reynolds House to a couple who were to renovate the home and make it their residence. The home was purchased under protective covenants to ensure its long term preservation. I visited the site of the home in June of 2008, and was sad to see it is not being renovated nor restored as promised. Please call or write The Historic Preservation Foundation of North Carolina, P.O Box 27644, Raleigh, NC 27611-7644 ph(919) 832-3652 and ask them to support the renovation of this historic home."
He lived South of Madison, N.C. on the William Fewell homeplace.
===
James was the husband of Susan M. Fewell whom he married on 15 Nov. 1844.
James married 2nd, Elizabeth Fewell Smith on 24 Jan. 1856.
He married 3rd to Eleanora C. Gosnell from Hagerstown, Maryland, on 27 June 1860.
===
All three of his wives are buried here.
===
His brother, George Reynolds, b. 18 Feb. 1811, had been visiting James at his home in Madison, and was enroute home to Forsyth County, N.C. when he died.
===
James T. Reynolds lived on his farm on the South side of Dan River, two miles from Madison, being the home of William Fewell before he moved West.
James T. Reynolds bought the home from William Fewell in 1856.
===
1860 Census, Rockingham County, N.C:
James T. Reynolds farmer $8000 $18,000 TN
Eleanora 34 NC married
Wm. P. 14 NC school
Richard S. 12 NC school
James T. jun. 9 NC school
Susan J. 3 NC
Elizabeth P. 1 NC
===
James T. Reynolds was a farmer, and served a term in the General Assembly of North Carolina just before the Civil War.
He died in 1904, and was buried in the family graveyard, where also rests the remains of his first wifes mother, Elizabeth Dearing (Wall) Fewell.
===
FEWELL - REYNOLDS PLANTATION
The Reynolds family have built a number of handsome homes, but one, on the south side of the Dan River, near
Sardis Church, was built by William Fewell many years ago and came into the possession of James Reynolds when he married Miss Susannah Fewell.
This house is of frame construction, three stories in height, a millstone for the doorstep and a fan light over the door.
A spiral stairway, hand-carved, rises two stories to the spacious attic.
The mantels and much of the woodwork are hand-carved. Several of the rooms are quite large, 20 by 20
feet with an abundance of light from many windows.
Some rooms were painted in pinks and greens.
===
When the Fewells moved to Missouri, they took a great number of slaves, a barrel of gold pieces and their favorite dog. The dog got out of the carriage and ran under a house. The family grieved for him, but in a week he was back on the Reynolds Plantation.
===
Mr. Reynolds married three times. The first wife was Miss Susannah Fewell, the second Miss Smith, and the third Miss Elnora Gosnell from Hagerstown, Maryland. She became the mother of Mrs. Mollie Wall and grandmother of Mrs. Hilda Wall Penn.
Uncle Henry was a slave bought by Mr. Reynolds.
He was the carriage-driver. He liked his toddy and often
came in to the big house to say "Mistie, little Mollie's the prettiest baby in de worl', I clar she is, Mistie, won't you give old Henry a drink?"
Of course she gave him the key to the cellar.
===
During the Civil War, Col. John E. Winston brought his men to the plantation and said "Cousin Jim, my men are hungry, but they are dirty and have lice so we can't come in."
Mr. Reynolds, his wife and the few remaining slaves prepared food and carried it out to the soldiers as they sat down by the fence.
===
(info below from Jan Bellard)
"Benjamin Fewell,b. 1769 in Culpeper Cty, VA, married Ann Wall and had nine children. One of his sons, William Fewell b. 1792 was a prosperous planter and built a beautiful home in Rockingham Cty., NC around 1820. In 1839, William Fewell left for Tennessee (later MO) and deeded the home to his daughter, Susannah Fewell Reynolds. Susan died in 1853 and her husband, James T. Reynolds bought the home from William Fewell in 1856. The house has been cited as a notable example of regional, federal and domestic architecture and contains finely crafted woodwork that has remained intact and in good condition over the years. In the 1980's, the Historic Preservation Foundation of NC sold the Fewell-Reynolds House to a couple who were to renovate the home and make it their residence. The home was purchased under protective covenants to ensure its long term preservation. I visited the site of the home in June of 2008, and was sad to see it is not being renovated nor restored as promised. Please call or write The Historic Preservation Foundation of North Carolina, P.O Box 27644, Raleigh, NC 27611-7644 ph(919) 832-3652 and ask them to support the renovation of this historic home."
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