FIFTH GENERATION

58. Benjamin RENEAU ⁽⁵⁾⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾ was born on 3 Feb 1740 in Allegheny, PA. He was born on 3 Feb 1740 in Allegheny, PA. He died in 1803 in Allegheny, PA. He died in 1803 in Allegheny, PA. He has Ancestral File number 56CP-W8. Benjamin Reno was a private in the Pennsylvania regiment in the Revolutionary War. His will of July 9, 1793 was proven and on file in the court house in Washington Co., PA. "History of Alleghany County" p. 397 says Benjamin came to county about 1765 and settled on Chartier's Creek opposite what is now called Bower's Hill. (Guy Reno ms. p. 37). According to a book "Hudiburgh Family 1650-1972" cited by Nichole Edmisten, Benjamin Reno bought 400 acres on the right bank of Charter's Creek in Washington County on a Viginia certificate in 1769. Shortly thereafter, John Reno and Lewis Reno acquired adjoining acreage on Charter's Creek by the same means. And in 1773, Lewis Clock and his wife Dolly, who was a Reno also, took up 400 acres nearby, on both sides of Robinson's Run. Thomas Hudiburgh, also of Hugeonot ancestry, married Dorothy Reno and settled here also. The families apparently joined the Peter's Creek Baptist Church which was established in 1773. His wife Jane (some records say Jean) was twice widowed; she was on an 1784 tax list for Washington Co., PA, which is now part of Allegheny Co. Benjamin's name appears in records of Yahogonia Co., PA in 1767 and 1777.
His will written in his own writing and filed in Washington Co. reads as follows: "In the name of God Amen, I Benjamin Reno being weak in body but in perfect mind and memory and in my proper senses, therefore calling to mind the immortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men one to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament. And first I recommend my spirit to God and give it and my body to the earth to be buried in a Christian like manner at the ? of my executors not doubting but at the resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Almighty power of God, and as touching such worthy estate as it hath pleased God to bless on me in this life I give demise and dispose of in the following like manner; and first, I do appoint and ordain my wife and my son William executors of this my last will and testabment, and I do also appoint William Bell my wife's brother as Guardian Executor over my son William till he comes of age. I leave and bequeath my whoe estate both real and personal in the hands of my beloved wife Jean Reno for the use of maintaining and raising my children and giving them regular education; this whole power invested in her during her widowhood investing and defending in my two step children John Savers and Liddie Savers their is a certain estate from their father many hands coming which I leave to their choice when they come to lawful age to have that and no more; or other ways to have an equal part of my whole estate both real and personal with the rest of my children if they shall make choice to have an equal part with the rest of my children when they come to lawful age then they shall give good and lawful recipts for their whole estates which is my hands coming to them from their father and when my children shall be grown up inclining to take their estate in their own hand to be their part to be appraised to them as she shall give it to them and at my wifes marriage or decease then my children is to have my whole estate equally divided among them allowing such just accounts and due credits being given by the Executor so that one shall not receive one penny more than another, to them their heirs and assigns forever. And I do hereby evoke disallow and disannul all other former wills legacies or bequeaths ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunder set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty fifth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty two. Benjamin Reno."

He was married to Jane BELL (daughter of Robert BELL and Agnes FLEMING) on 6 Nov 1766. Jane BELL⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾ was born in 1744 in <, Allegheny, PA>. She has Ancestral File number SH33-TV. She has Ancestral File number K9ZC-JG. She has Ancestral File number D117-RH. Benjamin RENEAU and Jane BELL had the following children:

117 i. Sarah RENEAU⁽⁶⁾⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾ was born <June 15 1766> in Allegheny City, Allegheny, PA.
+118 ii. William RENO.
119 iii. Charles RENO⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾ was born on 10 Jun 1769 in Chartiers Creek, Washington Co., PA.. He died on 4 Nov 1840 in Mercer Co., PA. He has Ancestral File number SH34-1V.
+120 iv. Susanna RENO.
121 v. Amanda RENO⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾ was born in 1773 in Beaver Falls, , Pennslyvania. She has Ancestral File number SH34-37.
122 vi. Robert RENO⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾ was born on 20 Apr 1774 in Beaver Falls, Allegheny, Penn. He has Ancestral File number SH33-XD.
123 vii. Francis RENO⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾ was born after 1775 in Beaver Falls, Allegheny, Penn. He has Ancestral File number SH33-ZK.
+124 viii. Zachariah RENO.
125 ix. Benjamine RENO⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾ was born on 27 Jul 1779 in Chartiers Creek, Washington Co., PA.. He died after 1840. He has Ancestral File number SH34-0P.
126 x. Louis H. RENO⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾ was born in 1782 in Beaver Falls, , Pennslyvania. He has Ancestral File number SH33-W7.