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Joseph Renfro 1731–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1731

Birth Location: James City, Virginia, United States

Death Date: July 1780

Death Location: Renfro's Station Massacre, Tennessee, United States

Father: William I

Mother: Elizabeth (Cheyney)

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Children(s):

The story of Joseph Renfro began in 1731 in James City, Virginia, United States. Joseph Renfro passed away in 1780 in Renfro's Station Massacre, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Renfro began in 1731 in James City, Virginia, United States.
  • Joseph Renfro passed away in 1780 in Renfro's Station Massacre, Tennessee, United States.

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Joseph Renfro's Ancestors

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Joseph Renfro
1731–1780
Birth Place: James City, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Renfro I
1702–1789
Five Forks, James City County, Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth (Ann Cheney) (Cheyney)
1704–1789
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Cheney (Cheyney)) Sr.
1684–1733
Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Jane Swepstone
1684–1730
Christ Church Parish, Bushy Park, Middlesex, Colony of Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William (Cheyney)
1633–1681
Penelope Paine
1656–1719
Thomas Swepstone
1670–1714
Ann Reddick
1670–1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir School)
1600–1667
Margaret Mason
1605–1686
Capt. Paine
1632–1681
Mary Snow
1630–1704
William Swepstone
1640–1680
Sarah Jefferies
1640–1700
Capt. Riddick
1644–1704
Ann Polk
1654–1681

Joseph Renfro's Timeline

2 Records

1731
1731
Birth of Joseph Renfro in James City, Virginia, United States
James City, Virginia, United States
1780
July 1780
Age 49
Death of Joseph Renfro in Renfro's Station Massacre, Tennessee, United States
Renfro's Station Massacre, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1731
    Event Place: James City, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1780
    Event Place: Renfro's Station Massacre, Tennessee, United States

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