This is my first posting here - have communicated to some of you privately before. William Renshaw, who married Nancy Leach in 1793 in Rowan, NC, is my gggg grandfather, via James, William, James, Holly, Martha Renshaw Jefferson, and me (Tom Jefferson). Listed below is a partial list of information you all probably already have. I have noticed a couple of you are stumped (as am I) on who is William's father. Based on other data available, here's what I think - tell me what you think. It looks to me like Abraham Renshaw (b. 1713 in Harford), son of Thomas (b. 1687 in Somerset), ultimately moved to Rowan County and had Thomas (b. 1739), John (b. 1741), Joseph (b. 1744), Abraham (b. 1746), Isaac (b. 1748), Elijah (b. 1753) and Ann (b. 1755). Im the 1790 census, listed elsewhere in these archives, for Rowan County, NC, are listed Abraham, Elijah, Joseph, Thomas, and William. William Renshaw was born 1769 (I can't remember the source of this date), so he would be 21 in 1790. This leaves him out as being a son of Abraham (son of Abraham). He doesn't seem to be Elijah's progeny (see elsewhere in archives). That leaves William being son of Joseph or Thomas. Does anyone else have any detail here? Is there something glaringly wrong with this way of thinking (other than that records can be incomplete). Note that there was another William (b. 1741, d. 1770 in Rowan), who was a son of Thomas (b. 1715-1720, son of Thomas (b. 1687), but he was dead by the 1790 census. I would appreciate hearing from any of you interested in this portion of the line. Descendants of William Renshaw 1 William Renshaw 1769 - 1815 b: 1769 in North Carolina d: 1815 in Logan County, KY .. +Nancy Leach m: May 11, 1793 in Rowan County, NC ..... 2 James Renshaw 1794 - 1860 b: November 21, 1794 in Rowan County, NC d: January 17, 1860 in Decatur, Illinois ......... +Sarah Phipps 1803 - 1878 b: 1803 in Nelson County, KY m: September 16, 1819 in White County, Carmi, ILL d: February 1878 in Decatur, Illinois ............ 3 William Renshaw 1822 - 1887 b: March 09, 1822 in Decatur, Illinois d: May 20, 1887 in Decatur, TX ................ +Sally Worthington 1826 - 1904 b: October 15, 1826 in McMinnville, TN or Warren County, Tenn m: December 23, 1847 in Tennessee d: August 16, 1904 in Decatur, TX ................... 4 James Renshaw 1848 - 1929 b: October 21, 1848 in Sparta, Tennessee d: November 10, 1929 ....................... +Elizabeth Perrin 1851 - 1947 b: December 19, 1851 in Lincoln County, KY m: March 23, 1869 in Denton County, TX d: August 10, 1947 in Decatur, Texas .......................... 5 Holly Renshaw 1889 - 1961 b: July 1889 in Texas d: 1961 .............................. +Jessie Vandiver 1892 - 1986 b: 1892 m: April 1912 d: 1986 .................................. 6 Martha Renshaw 1915 - b: March 29, 1915 in Decatur, Texas ...................................... +George Thomas Jefferson 1915 - 1991 b: November 13, 1915 in Fort Worth, Texas m: January 14, 1940 in Decatur, Texas d: 1991 in Alexandria, Virginia ......................................... 7 Betty Anne Jefferson 1945 - b: October 16, 1945 in Fort Worth, Texas ............................................. +Ernest Woodcock ................................................ 8 Anne Woodcock ................................................ 8 Ellen Woodcock ......................................... 7 Tom Alan Jefferson 1948 - b: August 19, 1948 in Fort Worth, Texas ............................................. +Jane Higdon 1958 - b: June 21, 1958 in Eugene, OR ......................................... 7 Bret Jefferson 1958 - b: December 28, 1958 .......................... 5 Sallie Renshaw 1887 - b: April 14, 1887 .............................. +Herbert Wilson m: 1909 .......................... 5 Lute Renshaw 1870 - 1890 b: February 16, 1870 d: November 27, 1890 .......................... 5 Ella Renshaw 1872 - b: February 02, 1872 in Decatur, Texas .............................. +Shelby Hoyle m: 1893 in Decatur, Texas .......................... 5 Will Renshaw 1874 - b: December 01, 1874 in Decatur, Texas .............................. +Anna Mecasky m: October 1903 .......................... 5 Ethel Renshaw 1880 - b: April 04, 1880 .......................... 5 George Renshaw 1881 - 1886 b: 1881 d: 1886 .......................... 5 Eugene Renshaw 1884 - 1889 b: 1884 d: 1889 .......................... 5 Edgar Renshaw 1885 - b: July 1885 .......................... 5 Charles Renshaw 1892 - 1914 b: January 28, 1892 d: November 28, 1914 in Decatur, Texas .......................... 5 Gladys Renshaw 1895 - b: January 12, 1895 .............................. +John Travern Hunsaker m: March 21, 1921 in Los Angeles ................... 4 Luther Renshaw 1850 - b: September 18, 1850 in Decatur, Texas ....................... +Malinda Bell Terrell .......................... 5 LaFayette Renshaw .......................... 5 Evla Renshaw .......................... 5 Allie Renshaw .......................... 5 Ross Renshaw .......................... 5 Sam Renshaw .......................... 5 Lute Renshaw .......................... 5 John Renshaw .......................... 5 Bascomb Renshaw .......................... 5 Horace Renshaw .......................... 5 Ralph Renshaw ................... 4 Eva Dorinda Renshaw 1854 - 1923 b: February 16, 1854 d: April 23, 1923 in Fort Worth, Texas ....................... +John Washington Hogg 1848 - 1912 b: March 20, 1848 in Rusk, Texas m: December 26, 1872 d: November 03, 1912 ................... 4 Alice Renshaw ....................... +John Ray ................... 4 John B Renshaw ....................... +Anna Calhoun ................... 4 William S. Renshaw ....................... +Luna Kenny ................... 4 Sarah Josephine Renshaw ....................... +W.H. Bullock ................... 4 Eugenia Bell Renshaw ....................... +James Wright ................... 4 Charles Franklin Renshaw ....................... +Rhoda Pinkstaff ................... 4 Henrietta Renshaw ....................... +R.H. Beall ............ 3 Lucius Renshaw 1824 - b: October 27, 1824 ............ 3 Mary Frances Renshaw 1825 - b: 1825 ............ 3 Charles Lewis Renshaw 1827 - b: June 29, 1827 ............ 3 Dorinda Renshaw 1831 - b: 1831 ............ 3 George W. (Tobe) Renshaw 1833 - b: October 27, 1833 ............ 3 Benjamin Renshaw 1837 - b: 1837 ............ 3 John (Jack) Renshaw 1839 - b: May 01, 1839 ..... 2 Rachel Renshaw ..... 2 Betsy Renshaw ..... 2 Joseph Renshaw ..... 2 John Renshaw ..... 2 Samuel Renshaw Thanks, Tom Jefferson