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John Renfro Senior 1760–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Nov 1760

Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 Apr 1846

Death Location: Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: William Jr

Mother: Chloe Taylor

Spouse(s): Margaret Jackson, Abegale Abigail

Children(s): issac Renfro, Moses Renfro, Joshua Renfro, William Renfro, Jessee Renfro, Joseph Renfro, John Jr, Nancy Renfro, James Renfro, FNU Renfro, Robert Renfro, William Jr

John Renfro Senior was born in 1760 in Bedford County, Virginia, USA, the child of William R Renfro Jr And Chloe Or Chleo Taylor. John Renfro Senior married Abegale Or Abigail, Margaret Jackson, and had children including Fnu Renfro, Issac Renfro, James William Renfro, Jessee Renfro, John Ii William Renfro Jr, Joseph Renfro, Joshua Renfro, Moses Renfro, Nancy Renfro, Robert Adair Capt Renfro, William 1792 Renfro, William Renfro Jr. John Renfro Senior passed away in 1846 in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Renfro Senior was born in 1760 in Bedford County, Virginia, USA, the child of William R Renfro Jr And Chloe Or Chleo Taylor.
  • John Renfro Senior married Abegale Or Abigail, Margaret Jackson, and had children including Fnu Renfro, Issac Renfro, James William Renfro, Jessee Renfro, John Ii William Renfro Jr, Joseph Renfro, Joshua Renfro, Moses Renfro, Nancy Renfro, Robert Adair Capt Renfro, William 1792 Renfro, William Renfro Jr.
  • John Renfro Senior passed away in 1846 in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Jr
1734–1830
Birth Location: Bedford, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
WJ
Chloe Taylor
1735–1796
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
CT

Spouses(s)

Margaret Jackson
1764–1851
Birth Location: Prince William County, Virginia, USA
MJ
Abegale Abigail
1755–1810
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, now VA, United States
AA

Children(s)

issac Renfro
1783–1831
Birth Location: Henry, Franklin, Virginia, USA
iR
Moses Renfro
1790–1875
Birth Location: South Carolina
MR
Joshua Renfro
1796–1886
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America
JR
William Renfro
1792–1846
Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
WR
Jessee Renfro
1785–1876
Birth Location: Henry County, Virginia, United States of America
JR
Joseph Renfro
1801–1853
Birth Location: Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
JR
John Jr
1789–1868
Birth Location: Union Co, South Carolina, USA
JJ
Nancy Renfro
1787–1848
Birth Location: Franklin County, Virginia, USA
NR
James Renfro
1792–1861
Birth Location: Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
JR
FNU Renfro
1788–
Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, USA
FR
Robert Renfro
1789–1857
Birth Location: Washington, North Carolina
RR
William Jr
1792–1868
Birth Location: Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
WJ

John Senior's Ancestors

Self
John Senior
1760–1846
Birth Place: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William R Renfro Jr
1734–1830
Bedford, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Chloe (or Chleo) Taylor
1735–1796
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Captain (William R Renfro (Renfroe)) Sr
1702–1789
Jamestown, James City, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) Cheney
1707–1757
Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
James (Joppa) Standifer
1715–1807
Joppa, Baltimore County, Maryland Colony
Martha (“Patsey”) Watkins
1715–1817
Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
John Renfroe
1665–1748
Susan Simmons
1680–1788
Thomas I
1684–1733
Jane Swepstone
1684–1731
7th Standiford
1679–1720
Margaret Skelton
1679–1744
Samuel Sr
1696–1743
Mary Wright
1695–1743
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Renfrew
1639–1690
Susan Helms
1620–1699
Thomas Swepston
1665–1714
Jane Riddick
1670–1746
Stanfort Standiford
1645–1697
Mary Frissell
1652–1706
Israel Skelton
1645–1706
Mary Minge
1650–1706
FRANCIS Sr.
1644–1696
Christiana Waites
1665–1703
William Sr
1665–1723
Hester Wright
1670–1720

John Senior's Descendants

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John (Renfro) Senior (12 Nov 1760–22 Apr 1846) m. Margaret Jackson (1 Jan 1764–8 May 1851) m. Abegale (or) Abigail (1755–1810)
  1. 1. issac Renfro 1783–1831 m. Mary (Ann) Renfro 1784–1852 m. Rachael Renfro 1800–1855 m. Mary (Ann) Renfro 1784–1852
    1. 1. Trephosa Ensor 1803–1833 m. Joseph (C. Higdon) Jr 1800–1851
      1. 1. Asa Briggs 1833–1862 m. Emeline (Minerva 'Emma') Randel 1841–1911 m. Alice (Jane) Renfro 1838–1858
        1. 1. William (David) Higdon 1860–1939
        2. 2. Asa (Charles 'AC') Higdon 1862–1891
        3. 3. Jesse (Byrd) Higdon 1858–1922
      2. 2. Eliza (J.) Higdon 1845–1918 m. William (Rufus "Bill") Willett 1835–1921
        1. 1. Charles (Luther) Willett 1865–1879
        2. 2. Mary (Frances) Willett 1863–1864
        3. 3. Maggie (May) Willett 1875–1968
        4. 4. Joseph (Nathaniel) Willett 1875–1910
        5. 5. Matilda (Florence "Tillie") Willett 1870–1968
        6. 6. Charity (Isabel) Willett 1868–1946
        7. 7. John (Robert) Willett 1867–1953
        8. 8. Helen (Lenora Eller) Willett 1877–1949
        9. 9. Willa (Jane) Willett 1881–1938
        10. 10. Nathaniel Willett 1873–1910
        11. 11. Charity (Isabelle) Lemaster 1868–1946
        12. 12. Willa ("Willie" Jane) Willett 1881–1938
        13. 13. Nora (E.) Willett 1878–
      3. 3. Sarah (E) Ensor 1837–1879 m. *William (Montgomery) Wright 1826–1908
        1. 1. John (Edward) Wright 1850–1895
        2. 2. *Mary (Frances) Wright 1869–1919
      4. 4. Lucretia Ensor 1834–
      5. 5. Alexander (P) Ensor 1836–
      6. 6. Franklin (C) Ensor 1838–
      7. 7. Rebecca (E) Ensor 1841–
      8. 8. Ama (P) Ensor 1843–
      9. 9. William (O) Enson 1845–
      10. 10. Triphosa Ensor 1847–
      11. 11. Preston Enson 1842–
      12. 12. Edney (K) Ensor 1844–
      13. 13. Caroline Higdon 1818–1856
      14. 14. Mary (Elizabeth "Bettie") Higdon 1829–1913
      15. 15. Enoch (E) Higdon 1844–1860
      16. 16. Margaret (Ann) Higdon 1834–1881
      17. 17. Isabella (Susan) Higdon 1846–1918
      18. 18. James (D) Higdon 1831–1866
      19. 19. Nancy (E) Higdon 1842–1866
      20. 20. Angeline Renfro 1828–1913 m. Mitchell 1826–1914
        1. 1. Laura (Elizabeth) Mitchell 1914–2004 m. Donald (B) Melton 1906–1976 m. E. (Beryl) Melton 1905–1978 m. Louis (Albert) Schwendker 1864–1941
        2. 2. William (Joseph) Mitchell 1852–1914 m. Clara 1873–1891
        3. 3. Margrett Mitchell 1866–1913
        4. 4. Julia (Belle Mitchell) Rummons 1858–1918
        5. 5. J (T) Mitchell 1880–1900
        6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Mitchell 1855–1958
        7. 7. Martha (A) Mitchell 1854–1944 m. William (Harvey) Long 1853–1938
        8. 8. Thomas (E) Mitchell 1859–1946
        9. 9. Mary (Susan) Mitchell 1853–1934
        10. 10. J (T) Mitchell 1880–1900
    2. 2. Nancy (Gage) RENFRO 1823–1900
    3. 3. Thomas (M) RENFRO 1819–1891
    4. 4. Julius (B) RENFRO 1823–1872
    5. 5. Mary (Jane) RENFRO 1825–1881
    6. 6. Elizabeth RENFRO 1813–1866
    7. 7. Ellison (Nathaniel) RENFRO 1817–1870
    8. 8. John (Harvey RENFRO) Sr 1804–1876
    9. 9. James (H RENFRO) Sr 1800–1845
    10. 10. Isabella RENFRO 1813–1859
    11. 11. Kitty (A) Renfro 1837–1904 m. William Watson 1823– m. Charles (T) Winfrey 1835–1867
      1. 1. Joseph (James) Watson 1872–1912
      2. 2. A. (J) Watson 1874–
      3. 3. Amanda (Emaline) Watson 1868–1940
      4. 4. Burnetta (M) Winfrey 1858–
    12. 12. Ediline Renfro 1839–1858
    13. 13. James Renfro 1824–1886
  2. 2. Moses Renfro 1790–1875
  3. 3. Joshua Renfro 1796–1886 m. Tabitha Ralston 1801–1882
  4. 4. William (1792) Renfro 1792–1846
  5. 5. Jessee Renfro 1785–1876 m. Mary (Ann "Polly") Mitchell 1789–1870
    1. 1. Robertson (Allen) Renfro 1820–1908
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Renfro 1825–
    3. 3. Matilda Renfro 1818–1903
    4. 4. Willis (Bush) Renfro 1827–1902
    5. 5. Susan (Jane) Renfro 1830–1913
    6. 6. Nancy Renfro 1807–1908
    7. 7. Mary (Ann) Renfro 1824–1885
    8. 8. John (H.B.) Renfro 1810–1877
    9. 9. Esther Renfro 1812–1846
    10. 10. Elizabeth Renfro 1815–1900
  6. 6. Joseph Renfro 1801–1853
  7. 7. John (II William Renfro) Jr 1789–1868
  8. 8. Nancy Renfro 1787–1848
  9. 9. James (William) Renfro 1792–1861
  10. 10. FNU Renfro 1788–
  11. 11. Robert (Adair Capt) Renfro 1789–1857
  12. 12. William (Renfro) Jr 1792–1868

John Senior's Timeline

4 Records

1760
12 Nov 1760
Birth of John Renfro Senior in North Carolina
North Carolina
1760
12 Nov 1760
Birth of John Renfro Senior in Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
1846
22 Sep 1846
Age 86
Death of John Renfro Senior in Kentucky
Kentucky
1846
22 Apr 1846
Age 86
Death of John Renfro Senior in Barren County, Kentucky, USA
Barren County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1760
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 213
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1760
    Event Place: Bedford County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1846
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 213
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1846
    Event Place: Barren County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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