- SYMON RENFE, born 1613 Rentfrewshire, Scotland, died 1690 in VA, who came to America before May 6, 1638 according to Nell M. Nugent's "Pioneers and Cavaliers", page 546, and Virginia Land Records found in the State Archives of Virginia in Richmond in patent book 1, part 2, page 546, paragraph 5 "Symon Roufe newly arrived at James City, London Co., 6 May 1638 Virginia".
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PIONEERS AND CAVALIERS: by Nell M. Nugent, 1974:
Vol. 1, p. 86:
Symon Roufe newly arrived at James City, London Co., 6 May 1638 Virginia.
p. 546:
"Jeremiah Dickinson, (received)500 acres of land, James City County, 6 May 1638, ...for transportation of ten persons including: Eliza Flinton, Henry Hayes, Robert Newton, Robert Muxford, Sarah Henchley, Eliza Hayes, Elias Jue, James Hayes, William Gage, Symon Renfe (Renfo)."
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- Updated: Wed Oct 29 23:45:48 2003 Contact: Delores Willey (felinesmama@msn.com)
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NOTE: There is no documented proof that William Rentfro/Renfro is a descendant of Symon Renfree's son Robert Renfro nor proof documented that they are descended from Baron James Rentfrew who had to flee Scotland and relinquish his title to a younger brother due. I offer this only because the dates and fam ily names are in line with our Renfro ancestors.
7/20/200 terran i have found at another site that symon appears in virgina colonial records 1600-1700. came from rentfrow valley fathers name was john. it is listed in hotten's list that he came to va in 1638. A Janice Cleave has it that the father of the 3 brothers was Baron James Renfrew who after a defeat of the clan was exiled and went to France. He married a French woman and his issues were French citizens until after settlement at Jamestown. I have also learned of a Renfro crest or Coat of Arms. trying to get a copy from a Eleanor McLawrence. My grandfather is 99 and still lives with me, I have traced him from Symon 9 generations. He was born in Glasgow KY, Skaggs Creek area. Would like to share other info.
thanks
7//30/01
Sue: "Oh what tangled we bs we weave"--at least Renfro researchers. To answer your query. I do not have any data at all about Tomasin Simmons, nor, until I started corresponding with Theresa Renfro and Harlan Rentfrow is I even know there was a Symon. First, let me give you my sources, as they date from way back when. My mother, aunts, grandmother,etc. were all members of DAR and Daughters of Am. Colonists . I have many of these old records. The DAR has done much research on the Renfro's, tho admittedly they are not always accurate. I also have old letters that have gone back and forth between relatives about Renfro's; an old family bible (belonged to China Renfro who married John Word); and research data done by Toledo Moss done many, many years ago (she was an historian, now deceased); research done by
Lsbia Word Roberts and Loretta Word Browning (from the Word side of my family). Anything else I've pulled off the web, but find t hat a lot of that is not accurate, and also has conflicting information.
As for Symon: I have a bit of trouble believing that he was a
brother to James (1698), Joseph(1700) and William (1702). If Symon was born ca. 1624 that wou d make him only 6 years old when original William and James arrived in Jamestown around 1630. Guess it's possible though, as the father might have remarried to a younger woman of still childbearing age. It has been only family lore, but I've had the father of James, Joseph, William for years listed as a Wi lliam Renfro (born sometime around 1680-died around 1749 in Franklin Co, Virginia. at age 69). His wife was a Jane (unk). They FOR SURE lived in Frederick Co . in 1740 as purchased land there from a Robert McKay. They later sold this and moved
to Lunenburg Co. (Frederick Co.Va. Deed Records, Vol. l, pg. 328). This data came originally from L.W, Roberts.
Other Renfro's in same time period:
1708 Chester Co., Pa. a John Renfro (witness to will of Thos Rowland 3/3/1708)
1730 a Peter Renfro of James River Settlement, employed by a land
company (Kegley's VA Frontier)
1733 William and Stephen Renfro worked for land company building roads.
My "take" on all of this is that I believe a number of Renfro families came to the colonies over a period of about 50/60 years. While I have them here circa 1630, Theresa Renfro has the first Renfro's here around 1695/1700.
We have to keep in mind that Renfrew(Renfro, Rentfro,e tc.) is also a place name. I think Renfrew means something like "place of flowing stream", which of course is Renfrewshire. In early times it was the habit to recognize people by where y came from, so Renfro would mean some one who came from Renfrewshire. While I believe that the early Renfro's here were related, they more than likely came from dif (end)
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SYMON RENFE, born 1613 Rentfrewshire, Scotland, died 1690 in VA, who came to America before May 6, 1638 according to Nell M. Nugent's "Pioneers and Cavaliers", page 546, and Virginia Land Records found in the State Archives of Virginia in Richmond in patent book 1, part 2, page 546, paragraph 5 "Symon Roufe newly arrived at James City, London Co., 6 May 1638 Virginia". Symon is in Barbados at the Baptism of his daughter, Hester at St. Michael Parrish on Febraury 14, 1651 and then his son Symon on Jan. 4, 1652.
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1613 - 1690 (77 years)
