A Wilson Family Tree
Notes for Sarah McReynolds
"Todd County, Kentucky, Family Histories", by the Todd County Historical Society, Turner Publishing Co., 1995, p. 199 (obtained from Google Books):
From biography of James Darnall Hall & Fay McLain Petrie: John Layne's (1777-1856) wife, Sarah McReynolds, was the daughter of William McReynolds (c1759-1796) and Martha Wilson, natives of Campbell County, VA. William McReynolds was a descendant of John McReynolds (1665-1760) of Keppoch, Scotland, and Elizabeth Shepherd. John emigrated to Ireland where he remained the rest of his life. Elizabeth, his wife, some years before John's death, along with their four children, emigrated to America. John's son, Joseph McReynolds (1715-1805), married Sarah Dixon about 1736 in Ireland and came with his mother to Pennsylvania. They became the parents of William McReynolds (c1759-1796). Other descendants of the original John McReynolds (1665-1760) settled in Trigg County, KY, from where Dr. James Alexander McReynolds and Dr. John Oliver McReynolds emigrated to Elkton and became prominent physicians there for many years. Dr. John McReynolds was the father of Justice James Clark McReynolds, Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
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