Captain Nathaniel Reynolds

1730 - 1782  (51 years)

• Name	Nathaniel Reynolds  [1, 2, 3]
  Title	Captain
  Birth	25 Oct 1730	Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2]
  	(Massachusetts Bay Colony)
  Gender	Male
  DAR/SAR	Daughters of the American Revolution # A095676; Sons of the American Revolution # P-277687  [4, 5]
  		Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
  		Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution
  Military Service	Abt 1776  [4, 6]
  	Revolutionary War - Navy Captain: Commander of Schooner 'Blackbird'
  Death	Jan 1782	Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  	Cause: Accidental Drowning
  	Died at sea
  Burial	Lost at Sea  [6]
  Person ID	I19678	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Reynolds,   b. 29 Mar 1696, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 Nov 1769, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anna Blanch,   b. 20 Oct 1700, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	10 Oct 1717	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [7]
  Family ID	F7425	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lydia Raymond,   b. 3 Jan 1736, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA d. Abt 1776, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	8 Nov 1753	Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 3]
  	(Massachusetts Bay Colony)
  Children	1. Eunice Reynolds,   b. 3 Feb 1778, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 13 Feb 1861, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F7465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Chapell,   b. 12 Apr 1731, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA d. 16 May 1812, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Engaged but Never Married
  Family ID	F7466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Oct 1730 - Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 8 Nov 1753 - Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Death - Cause: Accidental Drowning - Jan 1782 - Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia		Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
  		Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution

  
  

  Biographies and Histories

  History-A Story of Two Brides A Story of two Brides: Story edited from the original story by Marion H. Reynolds, published in the Thirtieth Annual Report of the Reynolds Family Association Reunion Sept. 9Th, Hotel McAlpin, New York City

  
  

  People

  REYNOLDS-Capt Nathaniel This is a digital image of a 1782 painting of Captain Nathaniel Reynolds.

  
  

• Sources

  [S581] Godfrey Memorial Library, comp., American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 1999;). [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for Captain Nathaniel REYNOLDS http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=12209148360&indiv=try [S70] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). Record for Nathaniel Raynolds http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=matownvital&h=3804173&indiv=try Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [S4149] Sons of the American Revolution - Patriots, Nathaniel REYNOLDS -- SAR Patriot #: P-277687. State of Service: MA Qualifying Service: Captain DAR #: A095676 Birth: 25 Oct 1730 Marblehead / Essex / MA Death: 1782 At Sea Qualifying Service Description: NSDAR cites CAPT COMMANDER OF SCHOONERS 'BLACKBIRD' & 'HORNET' 1778 Additional References: MA Soldiers and Sailors, Vol 13, pg 117 DAR #766122, Add Vol 867- Nathaniel Reynolds Spouse: (1) Lydia Raymond; (2) Mary Chapell Blaney Children: Lydia; Benjamin; Nathaniel https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/277687 Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution [S4094] Daughters of the American Revolution - Ancestors, REYNOLDS, NATHANIEL -- Ancestor #: A095676. Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): CAPTAIN Birth: 10-25-1730 MARBLEHEAD ESSEX CO MASSACHUSETTS Death: 1782 AT SEA Service Source: MA SOLS & SAILS, VOL 13, P 117 Service Description: 1) COMMANDER OF SCHOONERS 'BLACKBIRD' & 'HORNET' 1778 http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A095676 Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution [S1929] Find a Grave: REYNOLDS Nathaniel 1730-1782, Capt Nathaniel Reynolds (Veteran). BIRTH: 25 Oct 1730 Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts DEATH: 1782 (aged 51–52) At Sea BURIAL: Buried or Lost at Sea MEMORIAL ID: 86113281 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86113281 [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for John Reynolds http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=-1407358724&indiv=try