h/ Elizabeth Frazier Reynolds.

Anthony and Elizabeth were devout Quakers and were opposed to slavery. They left NC in 1823 to go to Indiana where a large number of NC Quakers had already settled. They left in the Spring with their six children. The journey was made by wagon with Elizabeth and the smaller children riding in the wagon. Anthony and the older children walked along the side of the wagon.

It took them six weeks to arrive at the Nettle Creek Settlement. Anthony bought out a prior claim to 80 acres adjoining the Nettle Creek Cemetery. They built a frame house on the property.

In 1823 at the November meeting, they presented certificates from the Centre Monthly Meeting in Guilford County, NC. The certificates were accepted. The certificates were for
Anthony, Levi and Isaac. They also presented a certificate for Chelsea Wilson, who was the son of Anthony's sister, Christian Reynolds Wilson.

A salesman came through the countryside selling cook stoves. Everyone that the salesman talked to asked if Anthony Reynolds had bought one. The salesman decided that the only way to sell any stoves was to get Anthony to buy one first. After he sold Anthony one, the other community members bought one.

(Information from the Reynolds Family Genealogy which was published by Lee J. (Levi James) Reynolds in 1933).∼Anthony Reynolds was born July 31,1769 and was the widow of Elizabeth (Jackson) Reynolds.

They were Quakers and were living in Springfield Monthly Meetin, Wayne Co.,IN:
Anthony and Elizabeth had the following children:

Isaac 9/26/1795-- 5/2/1860 wife: Tamar Hawkins
Rachel 9/ 5/1797
Susannah 9/12/1799-- 8/18/1838
Mary 4/ 1/1802
Levi 3/22/1805
Sarah 10/29/1807-- 9/7/1830
Ruth 3/20/1810

All born N.C. came to Indiana in 1823.

Their stone was erected @ 1981 by Leon Reynolds.