The Rentfro, Renfro and Rentfroe Families of Virginia: Some of the note in my files contact me at TonyempuireOre@msn.com<mailto:TonyempuireOre@msn.com> for more info Tony A List of Delinquents for the Year 1738 Orange County (Partial LISTING) John Jones Wm Hawkins, 1 dead no effects Timothy Johnson 3 ran away Anthony Thornton 4 a mistake Stephen Renfroe hath no estate James Renfroe hath no estate Notes a Timothy Johnson and James Johnson are found on Otter River and Flatt Creek by descendants of William Mayo. Notes: The Renfro's are also a Line connected to Dickson and Humphrey's County Tn. that me and Peg Descend from Notes: Anthony Thornton is the brother of Francis Thornton off Lines of William Thornton " The Immigrant" 1761 February,18th Page 10. William Preston, Assistant Surveyor, enters 3 tracts, 400 acres each, between lands of David Cloyd, James Johnston, Wm. Ralston; a survey for John Mills. David Miller. Wm. Armstrong and said Preston's land whereon Rentfro formerly dwelt. Also 400 acres on a small branch of Craig's (Creek?), above Jacob Patton's old place, known by the name of the Mill Place. ABSTRACTS OF WILLS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT.WILL BOOK No. 3.From "Chalkley's Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish in Virginia" Notes there is a Joseph Cloud -Cloyd family that is one of the first into Washington Co. NC now Hawkins County Tn. Need to give you where I am lost in Va. at. Need info ON Elizabeth Wiit (De Witt) married to William Matlock b Jul 19 1702 New Kent Co Va. ( no info on Witts) this is a set of Great Grands. Need info on John Matlock 1683 and wife Mary Lee ( no info on Lee Families) , Set of Great grands Terisha Johnson ( aka Teresha and Terry) married to Suzanne Turner (2nd wife) born 1760-1765 Suzanne come off the Lines of Teresha Turner the Ancient 1705-1710 to 1802 died Amherst Co. Va.( has to be a Turner Johnson-Johnston connect to get the name Terisha Johnston. His father is John Johnson of Nutbush Creek Mecklenburg County Va. Cannn't find it but Rev. Thomas Dodson had 3 daughter or grand daughter Marry Johnson brothers William, James, and Stephen Johnson Okay it was Thomas Dodson 2nd Fork:: James Johnson aby 1770 married Susanna Dodson abt 1770: Alice Dodson married Stephen "Jerry" Johnson she was born abt 1750-1760: William also married one of his daughter but haven't got which one figured out. Lost on the Father of John B. Patrick (1805) and his brother James Henderson Patrick:: John B.Patrick married the daughter of either John Hudson of Maryland in Sumner CO.Tn. or the Daughter of Adam Hudson of Maryland in Tn (Only two Hudson's in Sumner County in 1812 time era Further Note is Adam Hudson was first citizen of Muary Co. Tn which was formed in 1809 but he still owned land in Sumner Co on Tax lists) Looking for William Burton (Chesterfield Co) father of Elizabeth Burton who married Hudson Johnson in 1808 Another Lost Line: Eleanor Renfro abt 1775 married to John R. Choate (Nothing on Renfro's) Another lost line Elizabeth Ann Keith married to Squire Thomas Choate born 1747 Lunenburg Co. Va. died ?? Washington Co.Tn. Nothing on Keith Lines. Another lost Line Prudence Staley married to Christopher Choate the 7th. nothing on Staley Lines Another Lost Line Flora Susan Gist Hawkins married to Christopher Choate the 6th. Sarah Patterson married to Charles Edward Leech born 1758 died Dickson Co. Tn 1814:: Nothing on Patterson a little on Leech to Duncan Leech of Ireland born 1720 died in Pa 1796 Richard Richardson married to Ann Thompson their daughter Margaret Mary Richardson married Robert Mayo B. 1742/1746 in Middlesex Co.V a (Nothing on Thompsons) Anne A. Mickelborrough married to Valentine Mayo: born 1655 Va. nothing on Anne. ( possible father is Tobias Micelborrough) John Valentine married to Mary Midland ( lost on both these Lines) Daughter Mary Valentine married James Mayo Isabel Hardy b 1623 abt married to William Mayo ( Nothing on Hardy) Katherine Lewis married to Robert Williamson Sr. born abt 1661 ( nothing on Lewis) Alice Tucker born 1635 Surry Co. Va. married to Col. Arthur Allen died 1669 Isle of Wright Co.Va. Mary Guerat Johnson abt 1618 married to Maierndot Minor died Dec 16 1677 Middlesex Co Va. Note have an Ann who is married to John Johnson : Anne is Aunt to Several Dodsons in Humphreys and Dickson Co. Tn. Anne was born in 1770 Va. died 1853 Humphreys Co. Tn. John is son of Hudson Johnson died 1828:: John his son died 1835-1838:: Same as it appears John Johnson married to an Ammy did:: Also stuck on Hiram Johnson married to Margaret:: Hiram died the same time as John and his Son. leaving Margaret, she died in 1854, They are married into the Rev. George Turner family and into the Richard Adams and Sarah Boyd 1760 Halifax Co.Va. families. Margaret is from NC per Census of 1850 and George Tubbs families whig cross with the above Leech Lines. ANY Help with the above is apprecitated. ----- Original Message ----- From: Paula Kelley Ward<mailto:chachalady@sbcglobal.net> To: vafrankl@rootsweb.com<mailto:vafrankl@rootsweb.com> ; SuzyH2610@aol.com<mailto:SuzyH2610@aol.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 3:05 PM Subject: Re: [VAFRANKL] Rentfro Family (WAS: Pigg River Cem etc. Hi, Suzy, I haven't worked on the Rentfro family in a long time, but I thought I would send you my notes, all from Mrs. Gertrude Mann, back in 1978 (below). She mentioned a book, "Three Pioneer Tennessee Documents" - wish I had ordered it back in 1978 when it cost a mere $3.95. Today it costs $30 - $35 and it's only 40 pages! I've requested it through inter-library loan. You may have all of this information: FAMILY NOTES & INFO: "The Reverend Moses RENTFRO was married first to his cousin Hannah RENTFRO, daughter of Joseph and Mary RANDOLPH RENTFRO, very early settlers here [in Franklin County, Virginia]. His second wife was Elizabeth TURPIN recorded in Bedford [County], 24 May 1773. Moses and Elizabeth RENTFRO and their children made that trip with the DONELSON flotilla down the Holston River to found Nashville, Tennessee. Many of that family were massacred by the Indians on the Red River not long after arriving there. This is a fascinating tale and if you would like to have the story, write to the University of Tennessee Press, 293 Communications Building, Knoxvlle, Tennessee 37816 and ask for the "Three Pioneer Tennessee Documents." It includes "Donelson's Journal, Cumberland Compact, and Minutes of Cumberland Court. This set costs $3.95." per a 1978 letter from Mrs. Gertrude C. Mann, to Paula Kelley Ward. BIRTH: Possibly born in Franklin County Virginia. MARRIAGE: In "Marriage Bonds of Bedford County, Virginia - 1755-1800" compiled by Earle S. Dennis and Jane E. Smith, reprinted with "Bedford County, Virginia: Index of Wills, From 1754 to 1830", Edited by Rowland D. Buford, Genealogical Publishing County, 1976, p. 57: MOSES RENTFRO and ELIZABETH TURPIN, May 24, 1773. Robert Alexander, surety. Consent filed, but cannot make out the name. FAMILY INFO: "Moses was the Reverend Moses Rentfro whose first wife was Hannah Rentfro, daughter of Joseph and Mary Randolph Rentfro. He (Moses) married Elizabeth Turpin in Bedford (County) 24 May 1773, surety Robert Alexander. This was the famous Rentfro family which was involved in the Donelson Expedition from the Holston in Southwest Virginia to the Red River in Tennessee. Many of them were massacred by the Indians soon after their arrival there." Sent by Mrs. Gertrude C. Mann, Rocky Mount, Virginia, 2 January 1978 in a letter to Paula Kelley Ward. Paula Kelley Ward ChaChaLady@sbcglobal.net<mailto:ChaChaLady@sbcglobal.net> In the mountains there are thousand-year-old trees, but in the towns there are hardly any hundred-year-old people. - Chinese Proverb -----Original Message----- From: vafrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com<mailto:vafrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com> [mailto:vafrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of SuzyH2610@aol.com<mailto:SuzyH2610@aol.com> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 12:58 PM To: vafrankl@rootsweb.com<mailto:vafrankl@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [VAFRANKL] Pigg River Cem/Church Franklin County Va. Thanks Beverly. I thought the Turpins were out of Franklin before it would be possible to have a headstone that would last long enough to be recorded in a book. Mine moved on to KY. I appreciate your looking though. My Turpins were all mixed up with the Rentfrows/Renfrows. Anyone else working on these families? Suzy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The SECOND Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. To contact Listowner: Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com<mailto:doreatr@rbnet.com> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Search this list's archived messages! http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl<http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:VAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message