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 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] On Behalf Of SuzyH2610@aol.com Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 12:58 PM To: 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