Cemetery: Taney Churchyard Memorials *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Dublin Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: C. Hunt & Mary Bradley Taney CHURCHYARD [From H F Reynolds, Esq.] Here lyeth the Body of Alice Reynolds who departed this life the 10th October, 1772 aged 31 years, to whose memory this stone was placed by her husband Edward Reynolds of St. Francis Street, Dublin. here also are Buried two of their children Edward and Patrick. This is from a black stone 9 feet by 3 feet, which formerly rested on four pillars, but is now lying on the grass, on the top of the bank in the churchyard to south of church. _______________________ 'The following is from "Hoey's Dublin Mercury," of October 13th, 1772: - DEATH In Francis Street, the wife of Mr. Edward Reynolds, an eminent silk Manufacturer." _________________ 'The following from the "Dublin Journal" of March 8th, 1766:- MARRIAGE A few days since Mr. Edward Reynolds of Francis Street to Miss Anderson of Castle Street, Dublin." _____________ 17 + 66 This stone and ground belongs to Patrick Reynolds of Plunket Street, Dublin, here lyeth his mother and 4 of his children 'A flat stone, 4 ft. by 1 ft. 6 inches, to the left of No. 1 Gloria in excelcis Deo Here lyeth the Body of William Reynolds of Ash Street in the City of Dublin, who died 10th of February 1736 annus 56; also the Body of his Wife Joanna Reynolds alias Fagan (or Lagan) who Died the 5th of April 1759, annus 68; also the Body of their Daughters Margaret, Catherine and Honer, and of their son Patrick, and eight more of their children. 'Then follows a Latin inscription mostly unreadable.' _________________ 'From the "Dublin Journal," of 24th April, 1759:- "On Wednesday morning greatly regretted Mrs. Joanna Reynolds, Relict of the late Mr. William Reynolds of Ash Street. A Woman of great Piety and extensive Charity, by whose Death the Poor have lost a generous Benefactor and her numerous acquaintances a most sincere friend." _________________ "Mr. William Reynolds's will was dated 3rd January, 1735. Mrs. Joanna Reynolds's will was dated 29th December, 1757, and Probate granted 18th May, 1759." Source Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland Vol. 6. 1904, (FHL # 0258795)