REYNOLDS, JOHN (fl. 1739), antiquary;
son of Jacob Reynolds of Chirk and Margaret, third daughter of Edward Davies of Rhiwlas, Llansilin, and a sister of John Davies (1652-post 1716) (q.v.), the well-known genealogist. He m. Eleanor, daughter of John Burgess of Oswestry, and resided in that town. He was himself an antiquary and made great use of the manuscripts of his uncle, John Davies, which came into his possession after the death of the latter. In 1736 he published Heraldry Displayed, a second edition of A Display of Herauldry by Davies, published in 1716. In 1739 he published The Scripture Genealogy. Beginning at Noah and To which is added the Genealogy of the Caesars and Also, a Display of Herauldry of the particular Coat of Armours now in use in the Six Counties of North Wales etc. This book, which has no great merit, is extremely rare. A copy is included among the Pen. MSS. (146), now in the National Library of Wales. The Library also possesses an imperfect copy of the same work (N.L.W. MS. 7192).
Bibliography:
- W. Rowlands, Llyfr. y Cym., 311, 371, 380;
- Cardiff Catalogue;
- Bye–Gones, 1930-1, 178, 181;
- J. Reynolds, The Scripture Genealogy…, 117-18.
Author:
Walter Thomas Morgan (1912-90), Aberystwyth
