Jacob Renner, Jr.

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Genealogical Resources
for Renner, Linville, Cromer & related families on Skeggs and Line Creeks in Rockcastle and Pulaski Counties in Kentucky

Jacob Renner, Jr.

Born: about 1791 in Virginia
Died: between 1870-1874 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky

The most prolific of the early Renners, Jacob Jr sired at least 17 children by two wives. His first wife's name is unknown, but the census data shows he had at least three children by her. There is an old family story that says two Renner brothers married two sisters from NC. We know John Renner married Martha Linville from NC; Jacob Jr's first wife may have also have been a Linville. Westerfield Renner (b. 1816) is probably the oldest son of Jacob Jr, but this cannot be proven conclusively. But if Westerfield is indeed Jacob's son by his first wife, this Linville connection becomes perhaps more likely, since Westerfield says his father was born in VA and mother in NC. We can infer from the age of the oldest female in Jacob's 1820 census household that this first wife was yet living.

After her death Jacob married Abigail Parsons. This marriage produced at least 14 children born from 1822 (Vincent) to 1845 (Campbell). Many of Jacob's descendents still live in the area today.

Family tradition has it that Jacob served in the War of 1812.

The Rockcastle County tax lists data for Jacob is plentiful, but often confusing and contradictory. He lived his adult life on or very near Long Branch.

Jacob received a 100-acre grant on Skeggs Creek in 1847. John Baker received a 50-acre grant 19 Mar 1825 with the following description: "...lying in Rockcastle County on the waters of the Long Branch of Skeggs Creek and to include the place where Jacob Renner now lives...Beginning at two beeches and a sugar tree close to Renner's spring, thence..." Most likely, this land was purchased by Jacob from Baker, since in the late 1860s Jacob was still living on similar land on Long Branch. Jacob and Elisha Renner served as chainmen for the 1847 survey.

In 1864 Jacob owned 150 acres of land on Long Branch, which probably consisted of the above-mentioned grants.

In 1865 Holbert and Rebecca McClure sold Jacob another piece of property which was originally part of the Houston survey. The deed says it was on Skeggs Creek, but it was actually on the north side of Long Branch. Also in 1865, Holbert gave James Smith of OH the coal mining rights of some land he owned in Rockcastle County. The pertinent part of the description is: "...on Skeggs Creek, near the mouth of Long Branch, bounded by the lands of Joseph Cromer, Holbert McClure and Jacob Renner..."

No gravestones exist for Jacob or Abigail (she died before 1870), but they are probably buried in either the Walnut Grove Cemetery or in an unknown cemetery somewhere up Long Branch.
http://www.jeffrenner.net/genealogy/biographies_jacobrennerjr.htm

Family/Spouse: (..) Linville (maybe?). (..) (daughter of William Linville, (not son of John)) was born about 1795 in North Carolina; died before 1825 in Rockcastle Co, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Westerfield Renner was born in 1816 in Kentucky; died after 1880 in of, Rockcastle Co, Kentucky.

Jacob married Abigail Parsons about 1825 in Kentucky. Abigail was born in 1803; died after 1850 in of, Rockcastle Co, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Vincent Renner was born about 1822; died after 1840 in of, Rockcastle Co, Kentucky.
2. Smith Renner was born in 1826 in Kentucky; died after 1850 in of, Rockcastle Co, Kentucky.
3. Levi Renner was born in 1820 in Kentucky; died after 1850 in of, Rockcastle Co, Kentucky.
4. Ann B. Renner was born in 1832 in Kentucky; died after 1870 in of, Rockcastle Co, Kentucky.
5. Willis Renner was born in 1834 in Kentucky; died after 1850 in of, Rockcastle Co, Kentucky.
6. Martha Renner was born in 1837 in Kentucky; died after 1850 in of, Rockcastle Co, Kentucky.
7. William Renner was born in 1840 in Kentucky; died after 1850 in of, Rockcastle Co, Kentucky.
8. Elisha Renner was born on 12 Sep 1842 in Rockcastle Co, Kentucky; died on 8 Jan 1925 in Rockcastle Co, Kentucky; was buried in Walnut Creek Cem, Rockcastle Co, Kentucky.
9. Alexander Renner was born about 1843 in Kentucky; died after 1850 in of, Rockcastle Co, Kentucky.
10. Campbell Renner was born in 1845 in Kentucky; died after 1870 in of, Rockcastle Co, Kentucky.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: Between 1794 and 1805, Wythe Co, Virginia; tax lists
• Residence: Between 1805 and 1808, Pulaski Co, (later Rockcastle Co,) Kentucky

Notes:

Renner descendants gathered from gedcom of Wm Steven Bush gedcom and gen report as well as census work. Also online rtf file titled "Descendants of William Linville" was used for some dates and placements. file name williamlinville_5_050205.rtf

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Genealogies Resources for Renner, Linville, Cromer, and related families on Skeggs and Line Creeks in Rockcastle and Pulaski Counties in Kentucky

Updated, 7 Dec 2005
Jacob Renner, Sr.

Born: about 1766 in Virginia
Died: about 1832 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky

Jacob Renner was the first Renner in Rockcastle County and was among the first settlers in the Buffalo area. He moved from VA to KY between 1805 and 1808, probably about 1806, and lived in the part of Pulaski County that became Rockcastle, most likely on the Buffalo Branch of Line Creek. From tax records we know in 1826 his land was on Line Creek and came from a 150-acre grant in the name of J. Renner. This grant does not exist in any official records; presumably he passed away before completing the patenting process. Portions of the land was then claimed by William Warson/Warren in 1834 (50 acres) and Thomas B. Nichols in 1839 (100 acres). Those two grants joined each other and both made reference to the "old Renner cabin" (see map). From an analysis of these land grants, it appears the cabin was located just north of today's Buffalo Baptist Church.

Results from the Runner/Renner/Lauffer DNA Project, combined with considerable circumstantial evidence, strongly points Jacob being the son of Adam Runner/Renner of Montgomery/Wythe County, VA (he died in Wythe in 1796).

From a Wythe County court record, we know Adam Runner/Renner had a son named Jacob. Presumably this Jacob was in the Wythe tax lists from 1794 until 1805.

The first record that exists for Jacob in Kentucky is his appearance on the 1808 Lincoln County tax list. The second record is the 1809 Pulaski County marriage record between daughter Louisa and William Linville. Louisa's parents are listed as "Jacob and Maray Runner." Both families are listed as residents of Pulaski County. The name variations Renner, Runner, Ranner, Rener, and Reynor continue through the family at various times until at least 1910. The earliest records have it "Runner" as often as "Renner."

Jacob appears in the Rockcastle County tax lists from 1810 until 1831 and in the Rockcastle County census in 1810, 1820, and 1830. From the census data it appears he had at least ten children--five boys and five girls. Louisa is the only female whose name is known. We do believe the names of his sons are known: John, Sylvester, Jacob, Adam, and Elisha. The data for these five men fit the census data for Jacob's sons almost perfectly, although direct evidence to support this is lacking. An in-depth discussion of the connections between these men is not presented here; suffice it to say there is no evidence at all that would contradict them being brothers, and much to support the conclusion.

All five of these Renner men were born in VA and lived their adult lives in Rockcastle County, with the exception of Sylvester, who is believed to have moved to IN in the early 1830s.

At various times in both the tax list and census data, Jacob is listed as "Jacob Renner Sr."

There is no evidence to suggest Jacob lived anywhere in KY other than on Line Creek or that he was married more than once.

We do not know Mary's maiden name but I believe there is a chance she was an Ott. The Otts (Frederick), along with the Jacob Fredericks and Henry Meece families, moved to Pulaski/Rockcastle from Wythe County a few years before the Renners. From the Wythe tax lists we know they lived fairly near each other in that county. The connections between the Otts and Renners in VA, KY, and IN are numerous, but there are no marriages that I can find (notwithstanding the potential marriage between Jacob and Mary). Within the Ott family there is a Mary of appropriate age for whom no marriage is definitively known.

Jacob's final resting place is unknown. There are two cemeteries in the vicinity of his home, the Old Buffalo Church Cemetery and the Hibbard Cemetery, but neither of those seem to date to the 1830s. Much of the land near where he lived was strip-mined in the 1900s; it wouldn't be unreasonable to think a few small family cemeteries may have been destroyed.

http://www.jeffrenner.net/genealogy/biographies_jacobrenner.htm

Jacob married Mary (Catherine?) Ott (?) about 1785. Mary was born about 1765 in of, Virginia; died after 1790. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]