George Rennick (1771 - 1839)

Born 6 Oct 1771 in Hampshire, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Magdalene (Reed) Rennick — married about 1788 in Winchester, Hampshire, Virginia

Descendants

Died 21 Feb 1839 at age 67 in Clark, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

George, son of James Renick and Elizabeth Yoakum/Yokem, was born 6 Oct 1771 in Hardy County, Virginia.

About 1792: He married Mary Magdaline Reid.

1800: Clark Co KY tax list - George Rennick

HISTORY OF BOURBON...: Clintonville Precinct lies in the southern part of Bourbon County, with Clark and Fayette Counties on the south and southwest... The settlement of Clintonville Precinct dates back beyond the memory of the living. Among its pioneers we may mention.....George Renick, Spencer Buchannon... James Runnick [his father?], Dennis Leary, Henry Parvin, John Cunningham...Henry Wigington.....

1802 January 20: Deed, Zedekiah South to George Renick.

1810 census: Clark County, Kentucky. George Renicks. 2 males under 10, 2 males 16-25 [John age 18, James age 17]; 1 male 26-44 [George age 39]; 2 females under 10 [Matilda age about 9, ??? who else???], 1 female 10-15 [Sarah/Sally age 12], 1 female 26-44 [Mary Magdalin]; Slaves: 2.

1820 census. Clark County, Kentucky. George Renick. 1 male 10-15; 1 male 16-18; 1 male 16-25; 1 male 26-44; 1 male 45 and over [George age 49]; 1 female under 10; 1 female 45 and over [Mary Magdalin] Slaves: 2 males under 14; 2 males 14-25; 2 females under 14; 2 females 14-25; Total of 8 slaves. Listed next to Thomas Morrow and Abraham Starr.

1830 census: Clark County, Kentucky. George Rennicks. 2 males 20-29; 1 male 30-39; 1 male 50-59 [George age 59]; 1 female 15-19; 1 female 50-59 [Mary Magdalin age 58]. Slaves: 4 males under 10; 2 males 10-23; 1 male 24-35; 2 females under 10; 1 female 10-23; 2 females 24-35; Total of 12 slaves.

He passed away February 21 1839 and is buried in the Renick Graveyard, Clark County, Kentucky.

Sources

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

• Perrin, William Henry, ed. HISTORY OF BOURBON, SCOTT, HARRISON AND NICHOLAS COUNTIES, KENTUCKY. This volume was reproduced from an 1882 edition located in the Fort Worth Public Library, Fort Worth, Texas. Originally published: Chicago, 1882. Reprinted with new material by Southern Historical Press, Inc., Greenville, S.C., 1979 and 1999. p. 137

• Deed, Zedekiah South to George Renick. Clark County, Kentucky Deed Book 4, p. 333.

• Jackson, Ron V. Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Kentucky Census, 1810-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes. Accessed online through Ancestry.com, Kentucky, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1890. 15 July 2015.

• "United States Census, 1810. Database with images, p. 140" https://records.myheritagelibraryedition.com/research/record-10122-765223/george-renicks-in-1810-united-states-federal-census. Accessed online 01 August 2023.

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

• "United States Census, 1820", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLH-H7Z : Thu Jul 20 22:16:30 UTC 2023), Entry for George Renick, 1820. Accessed online 01 August 2023.

• 1830 United States Federal Census [database online) Clark, Kentucky; Series: M19; Roll: 35; Page: 67; Family History Library Film: 0007814. Ancestry.com. Accessed online 20 June 2022.

• Find a Grave, database and images, memorial 89095696, George Renick (6 Oct 1771–21 Feb 1839), citing Renick Graveyard, Renick, Clark County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Stonefinder-Deb (contributor 47312618). [1]. Accessed online 16 March 2023.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Rennick-29 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.

• The FamilySearch record is very confused on 01 August 2023. They have combined facts from other Renicks and include family members who are not part of this George Renick's family.