In a message dated 1/16/2003 8:28:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, NotHopeles@aol.com writes: >I'm researching the RENN family from Warren County. Most moved to Granville >County in the 1800s at some point. A branch of Renns must have stayed in >Warren County however, since there is a RENN family still there. Other >surnames are Beckham, Maddry, Pardue, Robinson or Robertson, Worrell... > >Linda Hello Linda, I am attempting to research my group of Renns who appeared on the scene in just prior to the 1800's. I have placed them all under the spelling of Wrenn, as this seemed to have become the favored spelling in later years. They lived near several families with whom they intermarried and shared the witnessing of documents; and I am wondering if they had also had lived near each other prior to settling into Person County. These families were Carver, Hamlin, Walter, and a few others you will see in the outline below. There are a few given names which have somewhat a distinctive quality, such as Granderson, LeGrand, Sidney, and Roan. I will very much appreciate your checking through my data and see if there seems to be reason to consider connections among the Warren/Person Renns. Best regards, John Fox Winston Salem, NC 1. ? WRENN Children: Benjamin James William Rebecca 1.1 Benjamin WRENN Notes: Benjamin was listed in the tax list of 1794 for St. Lukes District, as possessing no acreage, and being at least 21 years of age. In the Person County Record Books, Bk. 2, page 195, Benjamin Ren is listed as jurat for the will of William Gately, 28 May 1794. It is possible that Benjamin was father to James, William, and Rebecca; but for now(2001) I am placing him as a brother to the group 1.2 James WRENN Birth Date: Circa 1785 Birth Place: Virginia Notes: It is not proven by document that James was the father of the five sons listed below. James Wrenn may have been married before he married Mary Hamblin in 1806, but it is evident that Mary could have been the mother of the children named below. John Wrenn married Frances Carver, Sidney did not have any sons; but William Warren Wrenn did name his first son James L. Wrenn, apparently for his father. John Fuller, who also witnessed the wedding of William Wrenn and Nancy Mann, witnessed the wedding of James and Mary. Spouse: Mary HAMLIN Birth Date: Circa 1778 Birth Place: Virginia Spouse Father: William HAMLIN Spouse Mother: Nancy -?- Marriage Date: 14 March 1806 Marriage Place: Person County, North Carolina Children: John Sidney Thomas Granderson William Warren Joseph Thomas 1.2.1 John WRENN Birth Date: About 1806 Birth Place: North Carolina Death Date: 1869 Notes: John and Frances Carver's marriage bond was secured by Nathaniel Hamblen, who was also the bondsman for the marriage of Sidney Wrenn and Catherine Dicey Gregory. This family was living in Granville County, North Carolina at the time of the 1850 Census. Spouse: Frances CARVER Birth Date: Circa 180615 Spouse Father: Landrum CARVER (1781-1842) Spouse Mother: Nancy BARROTT Marriage Date: 7 January 1825 Children: Mary Ann Sidney Thomas Sarah J. James L. John V. Emily Harriett Susan Elizabeth 1.2.2 Sidney WRENN Birth Date: About 180750 Birth Place: North Carolina Death Date: About 1840 Death Place: Person County, North Carolina Notes: Nathaniel Hamblin and William McKessock were the bondsman and witness for the marriage of Sidney and Dicey. Item 40 of the Person County Land Grants listed Sidney Wrenn as receiving 6 8/10 acres of land on Rosemary Creek adjacent to John W. Williams, Matthew Mitchell, Charles Gregory; chain carriers were John Gregory and Burgess Fulcher. Sidney acted as security for the marriage of his brother-in-law,John Gregory and his bride, Parthena Jacobs, 25 December 1828. The estate records and Census of 1840 indicate that Sidney died between the ages of 20-30. Spouse: Catherine "Dicey" T. GREGORY Birth Date: About 1810 Death Date: About 1865 Death Place: Person County, North Carolina Spouse Father: Charles GREGORY (1766-1843) Spouse Mother: Mary? UNKNOWN After the death of Sidney in 1840, Dicey apparently returned to live in her father, Charles Gregory's household. Her father had remarried 2 May 1818 to Mary Jacobs. By 1843, Charles was dead and his widow was listed as head of household. She had Catherine Wrenn and her daughter, Roan; and Susan Jacobs and her son Jesse, residing in her household as the Census of 1850 indicated. It seems that Charles marriage to Mary Jacobs was not his first because Catherine had been born before Mary's marriage to Charles Gregory. Mary was a daughter of Benjamin Jacobs of Caswell County, NC. The marriage bond for Thomas H. Hudgins and Catherine T. Renn was witnessed by Charles Mason, Clk; they were married by Chesley Hamlin, JP. Marriage Date: 25 October 1828 Marriage Place: Person County, North Carolina Children: Mary Jane Roan 1.2.3 Thomas WRENN Birth Date: 1810 Death Date: 1881 Notes: Possible son of James and Mary Hamlin Wrenn. Spouse: Mary Ann DRIVER Birth Date: 1820 Birth Place: South Carolina Death Date: 1892 Death Place: East Durham, North Carolina Marriage Date: 31 March 1845 Marriage Place: Person County, North Carolina Children: Frances Albert Nathaniel James John 1.2.4 Granderson WRENN Birth Date: 1810 Death Date: June 1879 Spouse: Frances MORTON Birth Date: 1810 Marriage Date: 1839 Children: Mary Elizabeth "Puss" William D. Wrenn Collumba W. 1.2.5a William Warren WRENN* Birth Date: 5 May 1812 Death Date: 10 December 1889 Burial Place: Wrenn Family Cemetery Notes: In the Census of 1880, William Warren stated that both of his parents had been born in Virginia, indicating that James Wrenn and Mary Hamlin were recently of Virginia when they were married in Person County, NC. Spouse: Leatha Ann HAMLIN Birth Date: Circa 1815 Death Date: Before 15 October 1853 Burial Place: Longhurst, North Carolina Spouse Father: John HAMLIN (1793-) Marriage Date: Circa 1833 Children: James George W. Other spouses: Jeanette PLEASANTS 1.2.5b William Warren WRENN* (See above) Spouse: Jeanette PLEASANTS Birth Date: 1833 Death Date: 1899 Burial Place: Wrenn Family Cemetery Marriage Date: 2 March 1853 Children: Leatha Ann William Chesley Ellis Thomas John Wesley Stephen Legarn(Legrand?) Samuel Younger James Carraway Kate Fuller Edward Jones Other spouses: Leatha Ann HAMLIN 1.2.6 Joseph Thomas WRENN Birth Date: Circa 1818 Birth Place: Person County, North Carolina Notes: Could be a son of James Wrenn and Mary Hamlin. Spouse: Mary Ann BROOKS Birth Date: 1823 Death Date: 1915 Spouse Father: Matthew BROOKS (1802-1885) Spouse Mother: Mary NELSON Marriage Date: Circa 1841 1.3a William WRENN* Birth Date: Circa 1788 Birth Place: Possibly Virginia Notes: John Fuller served as bondsman, and Ira Lee was a witness to the marriage of William and Nancy Mann. William Renn was mentioned in the Execution Papers of the March Term of Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions: William Renn vs. Thomas Talbert. Also mentioned were William Hamlin, Nath'l Hamlin and Nancy Renn. Spouse: Nancy MANN Spouse Notes: Nancy may have been sister to Peggy Mann who married Nathaniel Hamlin. Marriage Date: 14 December 1809 Marriage Place: Person County, North Carolina Other spouses: Frances WATSON 1.3b William WRENN* (See above) Spouse: Frances WATSON Spouse Notes: This researcher is not sure as to whether this is a second marriage for William Wrenn, but he seems to be the only one who fits the time period, although no document has been seen to indicate that his first wife had died. Ira Lea and Robert Wade were witnesses and bondsmen for the marriage of Frances to William Wrenn. Marriage Date: 29 January 1817 Marriage Place: Person County, North Carolina Other spouses: Nancy MANN 1.4 Rebecca WRENN Spouse: Joseph HAMLIN Birth Date: Circa 1785 Spouse Father: William HAMLIN Spouse Mother: Nancy -?- Spouse Notes: Richard Hamlin served as bondsman for the marriage of Joseph and Rebecca. Joseph served as security or bondsman for the marriage of Nathaniel Hamlin and Peggy Mann. Served as security for the marriage of David Hamlin and Betsy McNabb. A Joseph Hamlin was listed as head of household in the 1810 Census for Person County, North Carolina Marriage Date: 29 May 1806 Marriage Place: Person County, North Carolina Reference Note 15 1850 Census for North Carolina. Reference Note 50 North Carolina Estate Records.