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Bedford County: marriage: Moses Rentfro and Elizabeth Turpin, May 24, 1773, Robert Alexander, Surety
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Laura Casey Genforum March 2, 2002 Moses Renfrow, son of William Renfrow, Sr. purchased property in Maury Co., Tn. His son Shelton Renfrow, m. Elizabeth Goforth July 8, 1822. Moses died and is buried in Tippah Co., Ms. His father, William paid taxes on 100 acres of land in Maury Co. William Renfro died in 1830 at 96 and buried outside of Culleoka, Tn. Shelton and Elizabeth Renfrow had 8 children. Their 5th child, Mary Elizabeth b.1832 m. Isaac James on July 6, 1853. By 1854 they along with this line of the Renfrow's moved to Ms., which is where most of them live to date. "Renfro Revelations & Relations by Roy E. Renfro, Jr. shows William Renfro, Sr. will. Have copy. Note: After Moses and Shelton, the name Renfrow was always spelled with a "W". I have some documentation that has Shelton down without the " W", but on family documents he used the W.
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It is recorded that in 1758, Moses furnished provisions to the Virginia State Militia to pay for protection from the Indians. In 1772 he was commissioned a Captain in the Militia.
Will: Rentfro, Joseph, 25 March 1776 Will of Moses Rentfro names:
Wife; Elizabeth - Daughters; Polly Mave, Lydia Turner, Hannah Gayhart and Elenor Hailey - Sons; William, James, Jesse and Turpin.
The early Rentfros were of record as being predominately Baptist. Of this family Moses who first married his cousin, Hanna Rentfro; Jesse who married his cousin, Susanna Rentfro (sister of Hannah); and Isaac were all Baptist ministers of record in Virginia, North Carolina and Kentucky. In Jesse's case, Tennessee.
As in most early families in Virginia, Renfro cousins seemed to marry as a rule rather than as an exception. Also brothers and sisters from one family would marry brothers and sisters from another unrelated family.
Ordination of Moses Renfro:
"State of Virginia, The Church of Christ on the head of Pig River, Franklin County holding believers Baptism laying hands particular election of grace by the predestination of God in Christ Jesus affectual calling by the Hold Ghose free justication through the imputed righteousness of Christ, progressive sanctification through God's grace and truth by the final preseverance, or continuance of the saints in grace having made choice of our beloved brother Moses Renfro to administer the word of ordinances and to take the pastoral care of this church called to our help the following presbytery, viz, the Rev. John Jaurence, pastor of Medow Creek Church, William Howard, pastor of Little River Church, Robert Jones, pastor of Grassy Creek Church and Jesse Jones according to the order of our faith and practice by the laying of the hands of the presbytery and was accordingly ordained to the above administration.
Certified by us. /s/ John Laurance, M.D., William Howard, Robert Jones, Jesse Jones"
Minutes of Pig River Baptist Church, Franklin Co, Virginia, 4th Sat. in Sept 1797 (by request of Moses Rentfro and wife are ordered to be dismissed).
Source: a letter from Woodrow W. Abshire, Church Clerk to Toledo Moss,
March 23, 1974. This was probably in preparation for Moses's move to TN with the Donelson party.
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