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astrolabe newsletter of the Turks & Caicos National Museum tion to the leased land on East Caicos, the addendum included the buildings and houses erected thereon and cattle and other animals thereupon as well as three boats. Little is known about Mary or Eleanor Reynolds though they both probably moved to the Boston area in the 1880s. Robert moved to Boston in 1882 and John N. Jr. in 1884. He was followed by Henry in 1886. John Jr. and Henry worked for a steamship company. Leonore moved to the US in 1888 and married Dr. W. W.Baker— they lived in Ohio. Grace became the sole owner of the 1,288 acre parcel at Breezy Point following the death of her sister Alice in 1909 and her mother Elizabeth in 1928. There is much more to the story of Grace Reynolds and her East Caicos inheritance. You can read about it online. See “Modern Crusoes” in the Winter 2020/2021 Times of the Islands (https://www.timespub.tc/2021/01/ modern-crusoes-2/). Keep in mind that there are some inaccuracies in the story as John Reynolds’ Will had not been found at the time it was written. The St. Thomas Registry of Deaths notes that John Ney Reynolds died on March 5, 1890. Just a few months following the death of John N. Reynolds on March 5, 1890, John’s wife Elizabeth and daughters Gracie and Alice moved to Boston to join and live with John N. Jr. and Henry. Afterwards On April 29, 1890, Elizabeth A. Reynolds, acting on her own behalf and on the behalf of her children, agreed to lease the the land at Breezy Point to Jeremiah Murphy for a period of 20 years together with any houses, outhouses, buildings, etc. as well as the sloop O.K.. In the terms of the lease, Murphy was to pay the Reynolds family $2,500 upon execution of the lease and an annual rent of $1,100/year payable in equal quarterly payments for the duration of the lease. Murphy of Frith & Murphy established the East Caicos Sisal Co. on this land. In April 1890, Mary Reynolds, Robert Reynolds, and Henry Reynolds, all of Boston, Massachusetts, appointed John Ney Reynolds Jr., the oldest son of the late John Ney Reynolds, to be their attorney to represent them—“to act, demand, levy, require, recover and receive all of and from all and every person ... their share of money, debts, goods, wares, merchandise, owing them” as a result of their father’s death. An unfinished story It is not known what caused John and Bridget to move to the Turks & Caicos Islands or what their life was like in Ireland. Did they have friends or relatives living there? Did John arrive on the Islands with the funds to buy salt properties or did he have investors, and if so, who were they? Did John, his second wife Elizabeth, and their children live on South Caicos or move to Grand Turk following the sale of John’s salt interests in 1883? The addendum to John’s Will gave the land leased from the government for 99 years to his eight children. In April 1890, they leased their East Caicos holdings to Jeremiah Murphy (East Caicos Sisal Co.). But what happened following the demise of the sisal company in 1919? Was this leased property sold or given to Grace who in 1928 was the sole owner of the 1,288 acre parcel at Breezy Point? Only time will tell. a The author wishes to thank the following for their invaluable assistance with this article: John Adams, former Bermuda Government archivist; Linda Abend and Toni Butz for their contribution of original source material from the Bermuda National Trust; Christian Buys, author of the book Historic South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands; Dr. Donald Keith of Ships of Discovery; the Sailrock Archival Collection; Margorie Sadler, author of the revised edition of Turks Islands Landfall; Nigel Sadler of the Sands of Time Consultancy; Lisa Talbot, Director of the Turks & Caicos National Museum; and Deborah Dodge for her help transcribing original documents and editing this story. 70 www.timespub.tc
astrolabe newsletter of the Turks & Caicos National Museum This 1965 slide shows an aerial view of the old airstrip running near to St Thomas’s Church in Grand Turk. You can see the salt ponds in the foreground. Remembering When: The Town Strip in Grand Turk. By Dr. Richard Grainger ~ Images Courtesy Turks & Caicos National Museum Photo Collection Most people will not know that there were once two airstrips on Grand Turk. Many remember the American Air Force base and of course the present JAGS McCartney International Airport, but will either have forgotten or had never known that there was another landing strip, known as Town Strip. Curiously, it did not seem to feature on contemporary maps of the island. Times of the Islands Summer 2023 71
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