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William R Renfro 1702–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1702

Birth Location: Five Forks, James City, British Colonial America

Death Date: 20 Feb 1789

Death Location: Eagle Rock, Botetourt, Virginia, USA

Father: John Renfro

Mother: Susan Simmons

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cheney

Children(s): Rachel Renfro, Peter Renfro, Joseph Renfrow, Stephen Renfrow, Isaac Renfro, James Renfro, Jane Renfro, Jesse Renfro, John Renfro, Joseph Renfro, Joshua Renfro, Mary Renfro, Rev. Renfro, Sarah Renfro, Thomas Renfro, William Renfro

William R Renfro was born in 1702 in Five Forks, James City, British Colonial America, the child of John R Renfro And Susan Tomasin Simmons. William R Renfro married Elizabeth Ann Cheney, and had children including Isaac Renfro, James Renfro, Jane Renfro, Jesse Lewis Renfro, John Renfro, Joseph Renfro, Joseph Renfrow, Joshua Renfro, Mary Renfro, Peter Renfro, Rachel Renfro, Rev Moses Renfro, Sarah Renfro, Stephen Renfrow, Thomas Renfro, William Renfro. William R Renfro passed away in 1789 in Eagle Rock, Botetourt, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William R Renfro was born in 1702 in Five Forks, James City, British Colonial America, the child of John R Renfro And Susan Tomasin Simmons.
  • William R Renfro married Elizabeth Ann Cheney, and had children including Isaac Renfro, James Renfro, Jane Renfro, Jesse Lewis Renfro, John Renfro, Joseph Renfro, Joseph Renfrow, Joshua Renfro, Mary Renfro, Peter Renfro, Rachel Renfro, Rev Moses Renfro, Sarah Renfro, Stephen Renfrow, Thomas Renfro, William Renfro.
  • William R Renfro passed away in 1789 in Eagle Rock, Botetourt, Virginia, USA.

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William Renfro's Ancestors

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William Renfro
1702–1789
Birth Place: Five Forks, James City, British Colonial America
Parents
John R Renfro
1665–1748
New Castle, British Colonial America, Delaware, USA
Susan (Tomasin) Simmons
1680–1788
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Sir (Robert of Renfroshire) Stewart
1640–1690
jamestown, colony and dominion of virginia
Mary (Elizabeth "Jenet" Evans -) Renfroe
1640–1678
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Symon Stewart
1613–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Renfro's Descendants

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William (R) Renfro (1702–20 Feb 1789) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Cheney (1704–1757)
  1. 1. Rachel Renfro 1750–1781 m. Isaac (Newton) Jones 1746–1782
    1. 1. Isaac (Newton) Jones 1777–1821 m. Anna Bayless 1781–1849
      1. 1. Eliza (Ellen) Jones 1815–1906 m. Andrew (Steel) Fuston 1810–1894
        1. 1. Jeptha (Marion) Fuston 1841–1928 m. Louise (Evaline) Fuston 1849–1913
  2. 2. Peter Renfro 1744–1834
  3. 3. Joseph Renfrow 1746–
  4. 4. Stephen Renfrow 1748–
  5. 5. Isaac Renfro 1739–1818
  6. 6. James Renfro 1727–1801
  7. 7. Jane Renfro 1743–1752
  8. 8. Jesse (Lewis) Renfro 1740–1798
  9. 9. John Renfro 1742–1820
  10. 10. Joseph Renfro 1731–
  11. 11. Joshua Renfro 1741–
  12. 12. Mary Renfro 1736–1736
  13. 13. Rev. (Moses) Renfro 1728–1824
  14. 14. Sarah Renfro 1726–1777
  15. 15. Thomas Renfro 1730–1761
  16. 16. William Renfro 1734–1830

William Renfro's Timeline

2 Records

1702
1702
Birth of William R Renfro in Five Forks, James City, British Colonial America
Five Forks, James City, British Colonial America
1789
20 Feb 1789
Age 87
Death of William R Renfro in Franklin, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Franklin, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1702
    Event Place: Five Forks, James City, British Colonial America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1789
    Event Place: Franklin, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eagle Rock, Botetourt, Virginia, USA

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