Reynold Alleyne 174
- Born: August 1609 1089
- Christened: August 1609, Stowting, Kent 1090
- Marriage: Mary Skeet
- Died: 17 December 1651, HMS Rainbow, Barbados aged 42
 General Notes:
A dealer in textile fabrics. He was the first member of the Alleyne family to settle in Barbados. During the clashes between the Royalists and the Roundheades, he was with a deputation sent to England in 1650 to request assistance from Oliver Cromwell which was granted. A considerable naval force was sent to Barbados arriving at the island on 15 October 1651. Colonel Alleyne was fatally wounded on 7 December 1651 leading a landing force in a successful attack. He died on board the Rainbow, a ship of the commonwealth. His wife was granted a pass by the Royalists to go aboard the ship to see her wounded husband.
Noted events in his life were:
1. He signed a will on 16 June 1650.
2. He had an estate probated on 14 June 1652.
Reynold married Mary Skeet, daughter of Mr. Skeet and Unknown.
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