Rev. Moses Rentfro

HAIRSTON.org ID#5251, b. 2 January 1728, d. 14 January 1824
Father*William Rentfro1
Mother*Elizabeth Cheney1
Birth*Rev. Moses Rentfro was born on 2 January 1728 in Virginia. 
He was the son of William Rentfro and Elizabeth Cheney.1 
Marriage*Rev. Moses Rentfro married Hannah Rentfro, daughter of Joseph Rentfro and Mary (surname unknown), in 1755 in Bedford, Virginia. 
Marriage*Rev. Moses Rentfro married Elizabeth Turpin on 24 May 1773 in Bedford, Virginia.1,2 
Property*1798 Franklin County, VA - Moses Rentfro of Garrett County, KY sells to Jacob Nave 140 acres in Franklin Co., VA. Franklin Co. Deed Book 3, p.611. 
Tax Rolls* (an unknown value.)3 
Census 1810*Rev. Moses Rentfro appeared on the census of 1810 in Lancaster, Garrard, Kentucky, Males: 10-15 1, 16-25 1, 45+ 1: Females; under 10 2, 10-15 1, 26-44 1, 45+ 1, slaves 3.4 
Death*He died on 14 January 1824 in Kentucky at age 96.1 

Family 1

Hannah Rentfro b. a 1731, d. b 1772
Children

Family 2

Elizabeth Turpin
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S3164] Joseph Rentfro Family - William G. Scrogins 7 Nov 1989.
  2. [S3107] Hinshaw, William Wade, et al., compilers. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. 6 vols. 1936–1950. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991–1994., Ancestry.com.
  3. [S3165] Clift, G. Glenn. Second Census of Kentucky, 1800. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005.
  4. [S1810] 1810 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  5. [S3166] Wingfield, Marshall, Marriage Bonds of Franklin County, Virginia, 1786-1858 - 1939, West Tennessee Historical Society, Memphis, Tennessee, Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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