Hannah Reynolds, 1795. #SA000733

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Hannah Reynolds, 1795

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000733
Maker:	Hannah Wells
Maker Birthplace:	Pierpoint, Connecticut
Maker Age:	19-20+ years
Place Made:	Granville, Washington County, New York
Year Made:	1795
Decade Made:	1790-1799
Owner:	Fenimore Art Museum
Accession Number:	N0490.1961
Object Credit:	Donor: Marjory Hall Yeakley
Contributor:	Fenimore Art Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

11 H x 9.5 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Place name, Date, Verse or other block of text, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

GRENVILLE APRIL 6 1795

HANNAH REYNOLDS MADE THIS SAMPLER IN THE TWENTY NINTH YEAR OF HER AGE AND NINETEENTH YEAR OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF UNITED AMERICA

Ann Alila Carr aged 9 years M. Whitehall May 8 1850 &

Motifs/Symbols:

Geometric,

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Tan

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

Stitch Types:

Cross

Thread Count:

Vertical: 44
Horizontal: 38

Maker History

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Birth Name:	Letter from descendant/donor - New York State Historical Association registry files Reynolds, Alvah. Partial Genealogy of Joseph Reynolds. Galesburg, IL: Wagoner Printing Company, 1916.
Birthdate:	cemetery records Reynolds, Alvah. Partial Genealogy of Joseph Reynolds. Galesburg, IL: Wagoner Printing Company, 1916.
Birth Location:	City: Pierpoint County: State Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772Ã¢â‚¬â€œ1934
Death Date:	cemetery records Reynolds, Alvah. Partial Genealogy of Joseph Reynolds. Galesburg, IL: W
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:
Parents:	Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970	cemetery records	cemetery records
	Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772â€“1934	cemetery records	cemetery records
Marriages:
	Spouse: cemetery records Old Yard Middle Granville, Washington County, New York, USA	Birth: cemetery records Old Yard Middle Granville, Washington County, New York, USA	Death: cemetery records Old Yard Middle Granville, Washington County, New York, USA
	Date: ancestry.com family trees	Place: ancestry.com family trees

Children:

Hannah Reynolds	Birth: July 31, 1783	Death: Oct. 27, 1828
Asa Reynolds	Birth: Mar. 13, 1785	Death: Feb. 14, 1860
Emme Reynolds	Birth: Mar. 21, 1787	Death: Dec. 13, 1851
Iri Reynolds	Birth: May 1, 1789	Death: June 14, 1861
Aziza Reynolds	Birth: May 21, 1791	Death: Dec. 16, 1877
Anna Reynolds	Birth: Aug. 11, 1793	Death: Feb. 5, 1880
Zerez Reynolds	Birth: Apr. 11, 1795	Death: May 5, 1849
Axa Reynolds	Birth: Feb. 2, 1797	Death: Feb. 20, 1875
Atta Reynolds	Birth: Oct. 30, 1798	Death: May 7, 1867
Harrah Reynolds	Birth: May 10, 1801	Death: May 14, 1801
Alila Reynolds	Birth: Apr. 9, 1802	Death: Dec. 19, 1883
Numun Reynolds	Birth: Oct. 28, 1804	Death: Jan. 24, 1843
Harrah Reynolds	Birth: Oct. 12, 1806	Death: Feb.20,1877

Previous Owners:	Name: Alila Reynolds Carr [1802-1883) Relation to maker: daughter Name: Lucille Caroline Reynolds Hall [1876-1961] Relation to maker: great granddaughter Name: Asa Edward Reynolds [1840-1929] Relation to maker: grandson Name: Marjory Lucille Hall Yeakley [1908-2003] Relation to maker: great granddaughter
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