Thomas Renick (1748 - aft. 1782)

Born 1748 in Greenbrier, Colony of Virginia

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Died after 1782 after age 34 in Frederick, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Thomas Renick (Robert2, George1)was born 1748, and died Aft. May 18, 1779 in will of 18 May 1779. He married Phoebe Renick. She was born Abt. 1750.^[1]

Here are a few references on Thomas Renick son of Robert Renick and Elizabeth Archer.

• Thomas Renex baptized Feb. 7, 1749.^[2]
• Thomas was still alive after 1751. "Proceeding to the house of Robert Renix who was not home, they captured Mrs. Renix and her five children, William, Robert, Thomas, Joshua and Betsy. At the house of Thomas Smith, they shot and scalped Smith and Renix. . . ."^[3]
• Thomas was released from captivity. "Page 360.--24th August, 1764. George Mathews' bond (with John Paxton), as guardian (appointed) to Thomas Rennix, orphan of Robert Rennix." ^[4]
• "One of the earliest and most important settlements had been at Frankford, ten miles NW of Lewisburg. Col. John Stuart, Robert McClanahan, William and Thomas Renick, William Hamilton and others settled there in 1769." ^[5]
• "He [Thomas] went with his older brother, William, to Greenbrier and shared in his history there. His will dated May 18, 1779 is on record in Greenbrier [Will Book #1, pp. 44-45. hlm] He mentions his beloved wife Feby and his children Mary, Robert, Richard and William who appear to be unmarried. His wife and brother William are appointed executors and the will is witnessed by Archer Mathews, Richard Mathews, and John Mathews, evidently his cousins, sons of Capt. John Mathews." ^[6]
• The wife of Thomas Renick is listed on the 1782 Greenbrier County [West] Virginia Personl Property Tax List in "Mr. Wm. Bunch's List" as Pheby Penick along with William Rinick, Richard and John Mathews, and Samp. Archer.
• Feeby Renick and her brother-in-law, William, are listed in court records in May 1784 appearing to collect a debt. Ref: Robert Renick via internet.
• Thomas and Feby Renicks eldest son, Robert, was born 1766 and d. 23 Oct 1828. He married Mary Hamilton and was a Justice of Peace along the Mad River in Ohio near what is now Springfield. Ref: Robert Renick via internet.
• I have no further information on Richard or Mary other than they were recorded in Thomas' will.
• William Renick married Phoebe Titus, daughter of Ebenezer Titus and his 2d wife, Phoebe Teller. Ebenezer's son, Joseph, by his 1st wife, Jerusha Rodgers, married Elizabeth Mathews, sister of all the above mentioned Mathews. Ebenezer's 3d wife was Rachel (Mathews) Bowen, another sister to all of the above named Mathews.
• William Renick and Ebenezer Titus both witnessed the above Richard Mathews' will of Oct 1799 in Robertson Co TN.

Name

Name: Thomas Renick^[7][8]

Birth

Birth Date: 1748

Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States^[7]

Birth Date: 9 February 1750

Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States

Marriage

Husband:Thomas was born 1748^[1]

Wife: Phoebe Renick. She was born Abt. 1750. Feby ?? d. aft 1782^[1]

Children:^[1]

1. Robert Renick III b: 1766 d: 1828 married Mary Hamilton
2. Mary Renick, born Abt. 1769.
3. Richard Renick, born Abt.1770.
4. William Renick, born Abt.1770.

Death

Death Date: aft 1782

Place: Frederick, Virginia, United States^[8]

Death Date: 16 May 1751

Place: Augusta, Augusta, Virginia, USA

died Aft. May 18, 1779 in will of 18 May 1779. ^[1]

Will

Will Date: 18 May 1779

Event

Event: Captured in 1757, Released in 1783 (separately from Mother & two brothers William & Robert) captive for 26 years

Place: Augusta,Virginia

Note

Note: Thomas Renick History

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Sources

^{[2][3] [4][5][6][7][8]}

• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Betty Renick Genealogy: Thoms Renick
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Records of Baptisms of the Rev. John Craig; 1740-1749, Pastor of Augusta Church.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Waddell, Joseph A. "Annals of Augusta County, Virginia." p. 362.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Chalkley, Lyman A. "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County, 1745-1800." Vol. 3, p. 86.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Dayton, Ruth Woods. "Greenbrier Pioneers and Their Homes." p. 23.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Harlow, B. F., Jr. "The Rennicks of Greenbrier." The will is also abstracted in "The Journal of the Greenbrier Historical Society" Vol. III #6 1980.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Family Data Collection - Births Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.Thomas Renick Birth date: 1748 Birth place: Greenbrier, WV, USA
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Family Data Collection - Deaths Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.,Thomas Renick Death date: 16 May 1751 Death place: Frederick, VA, USA.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Renick-53 created through the import of Vicki Norman family tree v2 (3).ged on Aug 1, 2012 by Vicki Norman. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Vicki and others.