John
Renfro
Born in Bedford, Bedford Co., Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of William Renfro
and Chloe (Taylor) Renfro
Brother of
Lydia (Renfro) Harris [half], Jesse John Renfro, Susanna (Renfro) Wood, Naomi (Renfro) Wood and William Renfro Jr. [half]
Husband of
Esther (Peak) Renfro
— married
Feb 1781 in Henry County, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Isaac Renfro, Jesse Byrd (Renfroe) Renfro, John Renfro, James William Renfro, William B. Renfro, Joshua Renfro and Joseph Renfro
Died
at age 85
in Barren Co., Kentucky, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Sep 2016
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Biography
Private John Renfro served with Henry County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.
John Renfro is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A095441.
Children
- Isaac Renfro (1783 - 1831) m. Mary McKibben
- Jesse Byrd Renfro (1785 - 1876) m. Mary Ann "Polly" Mitchell
- John Renfro (1789 - 1868) m. Nancy Goodman
- James William Renfro (1792 - 1851)
- William Renfro (Feb. 20, 1792 Union, SC- 1846) m. Betsy Barlow
- Joshua Renfro ((1796 - 1886) m. Tabitha Ralston
- Joseph Renfro (1801 - 1853)
Sources
- https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A095441
- U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900
- Southern Campaigns American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters.Pension Application of John Renfro, W9250 Esther Renfro, VA. Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris. Revised 22 July 2014. http://revwarapps.org/w9250.pdf. Note: Includes information from John Renfro’s Bible and Joseph Renfro’s family record.
- Affidavit of son, Joseph Renfro, on the 14th or 17th day of May 1851 stating that his father, John Renfro died on the 22nd day of April 1846.
- John Renfro 1760-1846 & Ester Peach Family Chart pg
- Dr Otto Manshardt Genealogy Papers on file @ State Historical Society of Missouri.
- Transcribed Pension Application of John Renfrew
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~3.12%
Linnie Enloe
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~1.56%
Patricia Davis :
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~1.56%
Paul Wilson :
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~0.78%
Alice (Hoffman) Baratone :
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~0.39%
Brittany Gardner :
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Living DNA
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~0.39%
Anne Crowder :
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~0.39%
Anne Crowder :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member gordona67
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