John Lewis Reno (1715 - 1806)

Born 13 Apr 1715 in Prince William, Virginia Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Susannah (Thorn) Reno — married 17 Nov 1737 in Vale, Greenbriar, Virginia

Descendants

Died 14 Jun 1806 at age 91 in Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, United States

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John Reno performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

John Reno is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A106231.

Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of John Reno", Ancestor # A106231.

Biography

John Lewis Reno was born April 13, 1715 to parents Louis "Lewis" Reynaud III and Margaret Louise Faut in Prince William, Virginia.

He married Mary Susannah Thorn November 17, 1719 in Vale, Greenbriar, Virginia. ^{[1] [2]}

Residences
1798 Carter County, TN. ^[3]
1799 Carter, Tennessee, United States. ^[4]

John died June 14, 1806 in Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, United States. ^{[5] [6]}

1806 Will: ^[7]

In the name of God amen - I, John Reno, being weake in body but of perfect mind and memory Blessed God, and Calling to Mind the Mortality of the body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die - doe Make Constitute and ordain this to be My Last Will and testament - in Maner and form following - that is to say after all just debts being paid at the discretion of my Executors - I first will and bequeath unto my beloved son William Reno twenty five cents - to my Beloved Benjamin Reno I also Will and Bequeath twenty five cents - to my beloved daughter Sarah Rodgers I also will and bequeath twenty five cents - to my son John Reno I will and bequeath twenty five cents - to my beloved daughter Mary Calvin twenty five cents - to my beloved son George Reno twenty five cents _ to my beloved son Lewis Reno twenty five cents - to my beloved son Francis Reno twenty five cents - to my beloved daughter Margaret Vance twenty five cents - and to my beloved son Charles Reno I will and bequeath all and everything belonging to me of every kind, or spacious of property whatsoever of any kind belonging to me. I and doe make constitute and appoint the aforesaid Charles Reno sole Executor to the same, in witness whereof I have this fourteenth day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and six and in the presence of these witnesses acknowledge this to be My Last Will and testament Together with my Hand and Seal annexed to the same.

Witnesses were John Dunlap, William Lacey, and Samuel Tipton.

Probate: Carter, Tennessee, USA. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: S10 The Millennium File
2. ↑ Source: S9 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Source number: 4014.022; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
3. ↑ Source: S120 Tennessee, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891
4. ↑ Source: S119 The Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Early Tax Lists of Tennessee
5. ↑ Source: S121 Wills, 1794-1937; Author: Tennessee County Court (Carter County); Probate Place: Carter, Tennessee
6. ↑ Source: S10 176 The Millennium File
7. ↑ Source: S121 Wills, 1794-1937; Author: Tennessee County Court (Carter County); Probate Place: Carter, Tennessee
8. ↑ Source: S121 Wills, 1794-1937; Author: Tennessee County Court (Carter County); Probate Place: Carter, Tennessee

• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A106231
• John Reno biography at RootsWeb. Note that it states that "John Reno, who spelled his own name and his children's names as Reno in his will ...."
• Descendants of John O'Rea. References listed for details on John Reno, including spelling of name and twelve children.
• Ancestral File Number 4NK6-MC
• [http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/d/a/m/Sue-Reneau-Damewood/index.html Steven G. Fancy and Sue Reneau Damewood, compilers, Genealogy of the Reno/Reneau Family in America, 1600-1930
• Lynn Edward & JaAnna Jean Bowen Nelson, 3835 West 2925 South, West Valley City, Utah 84120, E-Mail jaanna.nelson at gmail.com
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• Source: S119 Tennessee, U.S., Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895. Early Tax Lists of Tennessee. Microfilm, 12 rolls. The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. Ancestry Record 2883 #95845
• Source: S120 Tennessee, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891. Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Tennessee Census, 1810-91. 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. Ancestry Record 3574 #29497530
• Source: S121 Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008. Tennessee County, District and Probate Courts. Ancestry Record 9176 #4337558
• Source: S122 Pennsylvania, U.S., Land Warrants, 1733-1987. Index of Early Pennsylvania Land Warrants, 1733–1987, from the Pennsylvania State Archives. Stevens, Pennsylvania: Ken McCrea, 2010. Ancestry Record 2409 #108491 (21 Apr 1780)
• Source: S21 U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. Ancestry Record 2204 #394477
• Source: S64 Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current. Find a Grave®. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126502385/john-reno
• Source: S9 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Yates Publishing. This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie. Ancestry Record 7836 #1008202
• Family research, Elizabethton, Carter Co, TN records.
• Death date may be 1808.
• Have a copy of his Will stating William Lewis Reno is his son
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126502385/john-reno: accessed 24 September 2023), memorial page for John Reno (13 Apr 1715–1808), Find a Grave Memorial ID 126502385; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by: Find a Grave.