PART 2 THE NANCE FAMILY PART II FAMILIES GEN. I - RICHARD NANCE WIFE ALICE. FIRST OF THE NAME ON RECORD IN AMERICA. HOW OR WHEN RICHARD NANCE ARRIVED IN THE COLONIES IS STILL A MYSTERY. WE DO KNOW HE CAME FROM ENGLAND IN 1639 OR EARLIER AND HE DID PRECEDE HIS WIFE TO THE COLONIES. AMONG A LIST OF ENGLISH EMIGRANTS TO VIRGINIA COLONY THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND: "ALICE NANCE CONSIGNED TO HER NOW HUSBAND RICHARD NANCE. VIRGINIA COLONY. 1639" (FROM EMIGRANTS TO VIRGINIA) SEE HENRICO COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1639 LAND GRANT. THIS FIRST GRANT OF RECORD WAS LOCATED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE APPAMATOX RIVER WHICH IS JUST SOUTH OF THE JAMES RIVER. IT IS FROM THIS AREA THAT THREE OF OUR OLDEST ESTABLISHED LINES HAVE BEEN TRACED. THE CHARLES CITY COUNTY RECORDS SHOW RICHARD NANCE AS BEING A RESIDENT OF SAID COUNTY IN 1665. THIS COUNTY IS NORTH OF THE JAMES RIVER AND TODAY CONTAINS AN AREA CALLED NANCES (NANCE'S NECK). THIS NANCE'S NECK HAS BEEN CONFUSED BY SOME WRITERS AS BEING THE ORIGINAL 1639 LAND GRANT (IN PART). ACTUALLY THE TWO PARCELS OF LAND ARE SEPARATED BY THE JAMES RIVER AND ARE SOME 20 TO 25 MILES APART. HOWEVER IT IS BELIEVED THAT RICHARD OWNED A PORTION OF NANCE'S NECK AND IN 1692 WILLIAM NANCE, A SON OR GRANDSON, RECEIVED A PORTION OF LAND THAT WAS A PART OF THE NANCE'S NECK. IT IS FROM THIS AREA THAT JAMES NANCE WIFE ANN ARE FOUND ON RECORD - THEY BEING ANCESTORS OF ONE OF THE FOUR OLD ESTABLISHED NANCE LINES. BASICALLY MOST OF THE NANCE DESCENDANTS LIVING IN OUR COUNTRY CAN TRACE THEIR LINEAGE TO ONE OF THESE FOUR OLD ESTABLISHED NANCE FAMILIES - NAMELY: SECTION I - JOHN AND SARAH NANCE (SECOND AMERICAN GENERATION) SECTION II - DANIEL AND ELIZABETH NANCE (THIRD AMERICAN GENERATION) SECTION III - JAMES AND ANN NANCE (FOURTH AMERICAN GENERATION) SECTION IV - WILLIAM AND ANN NANCE (FOURTH AMERICAN GENERATION) GEN. II THERE HAS BEEN NO PROOF THAT THE FOLLOWING NANCES ARE BROTHERS, NOR THAT THEY ARE THE SONS OF RICHARD; BUT THESE THREE ARE OF NEAR THE SAME AGE. ALL LIVED ALONG THE JAMES RIVER AND HAVE THE MOST POPULAR NAMES FOUND IN ALL FOUR OF OUR OLD ESTABLISHED NANCE LINES. I - JOHN WIFE SARAH (LIVING DESCENDANTS CAN BE TRACED TO THIS FAMILY.) II - CAPTAIN THOMAS NANCE - 1688 IN ELIZABETH CITY, VA. III - WILLIAM NANCE - 1667 IN SURRY COUNTY RECORDS. THOMAS NANCE WAS ON RECORD AS A LAND OWNER IN PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY IN 1737. THERE BEING NO FURTHER RECORDS, IT IS ASSUMED HE DIED SHORTLY THERE- AFTER. THIS MAY BE CAPT. THOMAS OR A SON, THOMAS, AND IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE WILLIAM & ANN FAMILY AND THE DANIEL & ELIZABETH FAMILY CONNECT TO THIS THOMAS NANCE AS THE NAME "THOMAS" WAS MOST POPULAR IN THESE TWO LINES. THERE WERE TWO OTHER EARLY NANCES OF RECORD THAT HAVEN'T BEEN CONNECTED TO THE MAINSTREAM OF THE FAMILY: 1) ROULAND NANCE - BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND - WILL 20 NOVEMBER 1682 AS HIS ENTIRE ESTATE WAS WILLED TO HENRY CONSTABLE, IT IS ASSUMED THAT HE WAS SINGLE AND HAD NO CHILDREN. 2) JOHN NANCE - ESSEX COUNTY, VIRGINIA HIS WILL SHOWS NO CHILDREN (SEE ESSEX COUNTY RECORDS). WHEN SEARCHING THIS REGISTER FOR YOUR ANCESTORS, REMEMBER -- THE NANCES WERE A PROLIFIC FAMILY. CHILDREN WERE CONSISTENTLY BEING NAMED FOR GRANDPARENTS, PARENTS, AUNTS, UNCLES, ETC. QUITE OFTEN NICKNAMES WERE USED, AS WELL AS MIDDLE NAMES. WATCH PARTICULARLY FOR SALLY IN LIEU OF SARAH; MOLLY, POLLY, IN LIEU OF MARY; ELLEN, NELLY, IN LIEU OF ELEANOR; PARSEY, PATTI, IN LIEU OF MARTHA; BETSY, BETTY, BESS, IN LIEU OF ELIZABETH. THERE WERE MANY JOHNS, WILLIAMS, THOMAS, CLEMENTS, REUBENS AND JAMES IN CERTAIN AREAS AT THE SAME TIME. IF NOT CAREFUL, YOU MAY CLAIM THE WRONG ANCESTOR. --------------------------------------------------- KEY TO FAMILY IDENTIFICATION THE SYSTEM OF FAMILY IDENTIFICATION USED BY THE COMPILER MAY AT FIRST SEEM COMPLICATED, BUT IF ONE READS THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES, HE SHOULD FIND THIS WHOLE SYSTEM QUITE SIMPLE, AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO TRACE HIS LINEAGE WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT. EACH FAMILY WILL HAVE AN IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WHICH PRECEDES THE HEADS OF THE HOUSEHOLD. THIS WILL CONSIST OF THE AMERICAN GENERATION NUMBER AND THE INITIALS PEOPLE NANCE PRINCIPAL AND SPOUSE. AT THE END OF THE FAMILY, ANOTHER NUMBER WILL APPEAR, WHICH IS THE REFERENCE NUMBER TO PARENTS OF THE NANCE PRINCIPAL. EXAMPLE: J.S. II- JOHN NANCE (DIED 1716) MD. SARAH (BELIEVED SOOKINGS OR GOOKINGS) CHILDREN: 1) JOHN MD. JANE (SEE GEN. III) 2) RICHARD MD. MARY (III) 3) ETC. GENO. REF. - R.A. I (?) ----------- J.J. III- JOHN NANCE (DIED 1761/62) MD. JANE (?) CHILDREN: 1) JOHN MD. MARTHA (IV) 2) RICHARD (SEE IV) 3) FREDERICK MD. SUSSANAH "STOKES" CHRISTOPHER (IV) ETC. GENO. REF. - J.S. II ----------- J.M. IV- JOHN NANCE MD. MARTHA (?) CHILDREN: 1) GILES MD. MARY ETC. GENO. REF. - J.J. III ----------- WHEN A NANCE DAUGHTER MARRIES HER NAME WILL APPEAR FIRST. ALSO THE NANCE DESCENDANT ALWAYS APPEARS AS FIRST MEMBER OF AN HOUSEHOLD THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE GENEALOGY - AND THREE IDENTIFICATION INITIALS WILL BE USED IN PLACE OF TWO. EXAMPLE: R.A. V- REUBEN NANCE (B. 1744/45 - D. 1812) MD. 1ST AMY WILLIANSON - 2ND NANCY BROWN. CHILDREN: 1) WILLIAM (SEE VI) 2) BIRD (SEE VI) 3) MARY MD. JESSE CROUCH (SEE VI) ETC. GENO. REF. - W.A. IV ----------- J.M.C. VI- MARY NANCE MD. JESSE CROUCH CHILDREN: 1) WILLIAM (SEE VII) 2) MARTHA MD. WILLIAM KING (SEE VII) ETC. GENO. REF. - R.A. V ----------- W.M.K. VII- MARTHA CROUCH MD. WILLIAM KING CHILDREN: 1) ALLEN LEWIS (SEE VII) ETC. GENO. REF. - J.M.C. VI ----------- A.A.K. VIII- ALLEN LEWIS KING MD. 1ST AMANDA WEESNER, 2ND ELIZABETH "WHITE" CARROL (WIDOW) ETC. GENO. REF. - W.M.K. VII ----------- BOOK I CONTENTS DESCENDANTS OF JOHN AND SARAH NANCE - PRINCE GEORGE CO., VA. DIVISION I - JOHN AND JANE NANCE - LUNENBURG COUNTY, VIRGINIA SECTION A - JOHN AND MARTHA NANCE JR. - LUNENBURG, AMELIA, PITTSYLVANIA, VA. CHAPTER I - GILES AND MARY NANCE. AMELIA, VA.; WAKE, N.C. INCLUDES DESCENDANTS OF 1) CLEMENT OF INDIANA, 2) CLOA "NANCE" MITCHELL OF INDIANA, 3) WILLIAM M. OF VIRGINIA, 4) JAMES OF MADISON CO., ALABAMA, 5) GILES JR. OF ALABAMA. SECTION B - RICHARD NANCE - LUNENBURG, VA.; GRANVILLE, N.C. CHAPTER II - RICHARD WOODSON NANCE, GRANVILLE, N.C. INCLUDES DESCENDANTS OF 1) RICHARD LEONIDAS OF ARKANSAS, 2) CYRUS OF MISSISSIPPI, 3) GIDEON A. OF TEXAS, AND 4) JAMES OF TENNESSEE. CHAPTER III - JOHN NANCE, GRANVILLE, N.C. INCLUDES DESCENDANTS OF 1) WILLIAM FRANKLIN OF KENTUCKY. SECTION C - FREDERICK NANCE - LUNENBURG, VA. CHAPTER IV - FREDERICK NANCE (NANTZ) JR. OF KENTUCKY. DIVISION II - RICHARD AND MARY NANCE - BEDFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA. SECTION D - WILLIAM NANCE - BEDFORD, VIRGINIA CHAPTER V - JOHN NANCE, BEDFORD, VA. INCLUDES DESCENDANTS OF 1) THADDEUS, 2) ROBERT. SECTION E - THOMAS AND SARAH NANCE - BEDFORD, VA.; KNOX TENNESSEE CHAPTER VI - ARCHIBALD NANCE, BEDFORD, VA. INCLUDES DESCENDANTS OF 1) ALLEN B. OF MISSOURI, AND 2) PASCHAL OF VIRGINIA. CHAPTER VII - PETER NANCE, BEDFORD, VA. --------------------------------------------------- J.S. II - JOHN NANCE (DIED 1716 PRINCE GEORGE, VA.) MD. SARAH (GOOKINGS OR SOOKINGS) SEE 1716 WILL. AGES OF CHILDREN AND VARIOUS AND SUNDRY ITEMS CONCERNING ONE OF THE MARRIED DAUGHTERS INDICATES JOHN NANCE WAS BORN ABOUT 1650. RICHARD APPEARS TO BE THE OLDEST SON. THE WILL NAMES HE AND WIFE SARAH AS CO- EXECUTORS. THE MENTION OF MOTHER GOOKINGS OR SOOKINGS ESTATE INDICATES THERE ARE ENTAILED LANDS WHICH, BY ENGLISH LAW, AUTOMATICALLY BECAME THE PROPERTY OF THE OLDEST SON UPON HIS MOTHER'S DEATH. SON JOHN APPEARS TO HAVE RECEIVED THE BULK OF HIS FATHER'S ESTATE. THE WRITER HAS DONE SOME RESEARCH LOOKING FOR THE SOOKINGS FAMILY OF VIRGINIA TO NO AVAIL. BUT THERE WAS A GOOKINGS FAMILY OF VIRGINIA, QUITE PROMINENT. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH MAY REVEAL SUCH A NANCE-GOOKINGS RELATIONSHIP. CHILDREN: (TAKEN FROM 1716 WILL) 1) RICHARD MD. MARY ? (SEE GEN. R.M. III) 2) JOHN MD. JANE ? (SEE J.J. III) 3) ELIZABETH MD. ? GREGORY 4) ELINOR MD. ? WARPOLE 5) SUSAN 6) DOROTHY GENO. REF. - R.A. I (?) WILL OF JOHN NANCE, PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, VA., 1716. ...ITEM I GIVE UNTO MY SON JOHN MY LAND EXCEPTING FOUR ACRES IN THE PLANTATION I NOW LIVE ON TO MY SON RICHARD AND WIFE'S LIFE IN THE SAID PLANTATION, THEN THE SAID LAND TO MY SON JOHN AND HIS HEIRS FOREVER. IF MY SON, JOHN NANCE, DEMANDS ANY OF THE ESTATE OF MOTHER SOOKINGS (OR GOOKINGS), TO RETURN EVERYTHING THAT HE HAD IN HAND OF MY ESTATE. I GIVE UNTO MY LOVING WIFE, SARAH, MY BEST FEATHER BED, A PAIR OF SHEETS AND RUG, LEATHER TRUNK AND WEARING CLOTHES. TO MY DAUGHTER SUSAN MY SECOND BEST FEATHER BED, SHEETS AND BLANKET. TO MY DAUGHTER ELIZABETH GREGORY, ONE SHILLING. TO MY DAUGHTER, ELINOR WARPOLE, ONE SHILLING. TO MY SON, JOHN, ONE SHILLING. I GIVE ALL THE REST OF MY ESTATE WITHIN DOORS AND WITHOUT TO MY SON RICHARD AND DAUGHTER, DOROTHY, TO BE EQUALLY DIVIDED. I CONSTITUTE AND APPOINT MY SON RICHARD AND MY WIFE EXECUTOR AND EXECUTRIX OF MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. JUNE 9, 1716. WITNESSES: WILLIAM STAINBACK, WILLIAM EPPS, FRANCIS EPPS. PROBATED 2ND TUESDAY NOVEMBER 1716. --------------------------------------------------- DIVISION I GEN. J.J. III - JOHN NANCE (BORN BEFORE 1695, DIED 1761/62, LUNNENBURG, VA.) MD. JANE ?. SEE BRISTOL PARISH CHURCH RECORDS, LAND GRANTS OF PRINCE GEORGE AND LUNNENBURG COUNTIES, VA., LUNNENBURG RECORDS, 1762 LUNNENBURG WILL. JOHN NANCE AND HIS FIVE SONS APPEAR TO HAVE MOVED FROM PRINCE GEORGE TO LUNNENBURG 1740/50. CHILDREN: (FROM 1762 WILL AND BRISTOL PARISH RECORDS) 1) JOHN MD. MARTHA ? (AN EMIGRANT) (SEE GEN. J.M. IV) 2) RICHARD (WIFE?) (SEE R.U. IV) 3) THOMAS (BORN 22 SEPTEMBER 1723) 4) WILLIAM (BORN 12 JULY 1728) BELIEVED TO HAVE MOVED TO NORTH CAROLINA IN 1771. {NOTE: BELIEVE THIS WILLIAM IS FATHER OF OUR CLEMENT NANCE, SEE NANCE MEMORIAL PG. 286, & FATHER OF DAVID NANCE NANCE MEMORIAL PG. 286. -WPN&MN} 5) FREDERICK MD. 1ST ?, 2ND SUSSANNA "STOKES" CHRISTOPHER IN 1775 (SEE GEN. F.S. IV) 6) MOLLY 7) ELIZABETH 8) SARAH 9) JANE 10) PHEBE 11) ELENOR 12) SUSSANNAH GENO. REF. - J.S. II ABSTRACT OF WILL OF JOHN NANCE, LUNNENBURG MADE 28 FEBRUARY 1761. PROBATED 6 JULY 1762. FOLLOWING CHILDREN RECEIVED ONE SHILLING EACH: 1) JOHN, 2) THOMAS, 3) RICHARD, 4) WILLIAM, 5) SARAH, 6) JANE, 7) PHEBE, 8) SUSANNAH. SON 9) FREDERICK RECEIVES BULK OF ESTATE. DAUGHTERS 10) ELIZABETH AND 11) MOLLY RECEIVE PORTIONS OF ESTATE UNTIL MARRIAGE, THEN IT REVERTS BACK TO FREDERICK NANCE. SOLE EXECUTOR: SON THOMAS. WITNESSES: GEORGE WALTON, EZEKIAH JACKSON, BENJ. SHIP. SECTION A OCEAN). JOHN DIED WITHOUT A WILL. LIVED IN LUNENBURG, AMELIA, AND PITTSYLVANIA COUNTIES, VIRGINIA. HIS WIDOW, MARTHA, WAS STILL ON THE PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY TAX RECORDS UNTIL 1784. CHILDREN: (FROM BRISTOL PARISH RECORDS AND AMELIA RECORDS) 1) GILES MD. MARY (BELIEVED TO BE A MALONE) (SEE G.M. V) 2) ELIZABETH 3) MARTHA (PATSEY) THE NM SAYS SHE MD. ? SNEED. HGN SAYS SHE MARRIED ? MASKE. MAYBE SHE MARRIED TWICE? GENO. REF. - J.J. III --------------------------------------------------- CHAPTER I G.M. V- GILES NANCE (B. 4 MAY 1735, PRINCE GEORGE, VA. - D. 1809, WAKE, N.C.) MD. MARY ? {MALONE -WPN&MN} CHILDREN: 1) CLOE MD. WILLIAM MITCHELL (SEE W.C.M. VI) 2) MARY MD. ? YOUNG 3) ELIZABETH MD. ? CRENSHAW 4) WILLIAM MALONE MD. ELIZABETH THORNTON (SEE W.E. VI) 5) JAMES (SEE J.U. VI) 6) ROBERT S. 7) CLEMENT MD. MARY JONES (C.M. VI) {NOTE: THIS IS NOT CORRECT. GILES & MARY NANCE HAD A SON NAMED CLEMENT BUT HE DID NOT MARRY MARY JONES AND DID NOT MOVE TO INDIANA. CLEMENT (SON OF GILES) DIED IN NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA. SEE NM PG 292. - WPN&MN} 8) GILES MD. MARY SMITH (G.M. VI) REFER TO AMELIA AND PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY RECORDS. ABSTRACT OF WILL OF GILES NANCE WRITTEN 5 NOVEMBER 1809. PROBATED WAKE COUNTY, N.C., FEBRUARY COURT, 1811. WIFE: MARY RECEIVED MANSION HOUSE AND PLANTATION HOUSEHOLD GOODS; SIX NEGROES - JOE, TABB (f), EDE (f), FRANK, SUZY, GEORGE; TWO HORSES, ALL THE CATTLE AND HOGS. SON FREDERICK RECEIVED ONE NEGRO, BETTY. DAUGHTER CLOA MITCHELL RECEIVED ONE NEGRO NAMED CLOE (ALREADY IN HER POSSESSION). DAUGHTER MARY YOUNG RECEIVED ONE NEGRO, JERRY. SON CLEMENT RECEIVED 300 ACRES OF LAND MORE OR LESS, LYING ON WATERS OF SUGAR CREEK IN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA. ALSO A NEGRO BOY, ARMSTEAD. SON ROBERT RECEIVED A NEGRO WOMAN, ARNEY, AND HER SON, ALEX. SON GILES RECEIVED PLANTATION (AT MOTHER'S DEATH), LIVESTOCK AND A SHOT GUN (HIS CHOICE). AT HIS WIFE'S DEATH, THE REMAINDER OF THE ESTATE TO BE SOLD AND EQUALLY DIVIDED BETWEEN ALL OF HIS CHILDREN, NAMELY: 1) CLOA MITCHELL, 2) WILLIAM M., 3) JAMES, 4) MARY YOUNG, 5) ELIZABETH CRENSHAW, 6) FREDERICK, 7) CLEMENT, 8) ROBERT, AND 9) GILES. WITNESSES: JAMES HARRIS, CASWELL POWELL, JAMES FORT. ----------- GEN. W.C.M. VI - CLOA NANCE (B. 23 JANUARY 1755 - D. 20 AUGUST 1842) MD. 5 DECEMBER 1776 WILLIAM MITCHELL (D. 8 JULY 1836) CHILDREN: (NAMES FROM REVOLUTIONARY PENSION APPLICATION OF CLOA NANCE MITCHELL) 1) OLIVIA (B. c1778) MD. ? BULLINGTON, PARK, INDIANA. 2) WILLIAM (B. 1792) OF CLAY CO., MISSOURI 3) GILES (B. 1888) OF MORGAN CITY, INDIANA 4) JAMES (B. 1796) OF McCLANE CO., ILLINOIS 5) FREDERICK OF DIXON SPRINGS, TENNESSEE CHILDREN: A) PHILLIP B) POLLY 6) ANN MD. WESLEY SPARKS, PARK, INDIANA SEE PARK COUNTY, INDIANA RECORDS GENO. REF. - G.M. V ----------- GEN. W.E. VI - WILLIAM MALONE NANCE (BN. 18 JAN. 1760 - D. 8 NOV. 1843) MD. 9 NOV. 1782, PITTSYLVANIA, VA., ELIZABETH THORNTON. HE WAS REV. VETERAN. CHILDREN: 1) JAMES (BN. 25 OCTOBER 1783) IN WAR OF 1812. 2) AMELIA (B. 2 NOVEMBER 1787) 3) JOHN (B. 23 MARCH 1790) 4) FREDERICK (B. 2 AUGUST 1792) 5) POLLY M. (B. 17 MARCH 1790) MD. SAM GAULDIN (FROM NM) 6) GINSEY JANE (B. 2 SEPT. 1800) MD. PLEASANT STEPHENS (NM) 7) ROBERT (SEE R.N. VII) 8) PATSY B., (B. 1805) GENO. REF. - G.M. V ----------- GEN. J.U. VI - JAMES NANCE (WIFE?). HE WAS A REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER. MOVED TO WAKE CO., N.C., ABOUT 1802. HE MOVED TO MADISON CO., ALA., ABOUT 1833, DIED IN 1840. (INFORMATION FROM RECORDS OF THE REVOLUTION AND MADISON ALA. WILL PROBATED 9 MARCH 1840) CHILDREN: 1) JAMES JR. (B. 25 APRIL 1786 - D. 11 AUGUST 1855) MD. ELIZABETH P. (B. 1793 - D. 1868) 2) FREDERICK MD. ELIZABETH CLARK (SEE F.E. VII) 3) NANCY MD. ? MARSHALL 4) DORTHY MD. ? HIGH 5) MARY MD. ? HILL SEE FRANKLIN, ALA., CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS GENO. REF. - G.M. V ----------- GEN. G.S. VI - GILES NANCE (D. 1852) MD. 20 NOVEMBER 1804, WAKE CO., N.C., MARY SMITH - BN. AMELIA CO., VA.; LIVED IN WAKE, N.C.; MOVED TO MADISON, ALA. (SEE 1852 WILL AND MARRIAGE BONDS FOR MADISON CO., ALABAMA, RECORDS) CHILDREN: 1) BENJAMIN RUFUS - MD. 1ST 12 APR. 1848 VIRGINIA HERFORD, MD. 2ND 29 NOVEMBER 1859 REBECCA WILLBURN 2) ROBERT S. MD. 24 OCT. 1846 MARTHA D. SALE (GEN. R.M. VII) 3) WILLIAM H. MD. 11 OCT. 1846 LUCINDA SLEDGE (SEE W.L. VII) 4) JOHN S. MD. 25 OCTOBER 1855 MOLLIE SATE 5) SARAH MD. ? HARDIN 6) MARY A. MD. 28 AUGUST 1843 GEORGE M. MILBURNE 7) NANCY MD. 17 SEPTEMBER 1823 WILLIAM THOMPSON GENO. REF. - G.M. V ----------- GEN. R.M. VII - ROBERT S. NANCE MD. 24 OCTOBER 1846 MATILDA D. SALE (INFORMATION FROM THE WILL OF MATILDA D. NANCE, PROBATED 21 JANUARY 1892) WILL OF MATILDA NAMED GRANDCHILDREN ROBERT NANCE AND NANNIE NANCE. ALSO MATILDA POWELL (RELATIONSHIP?). EXECUTOR: CHARLES POWELL. SEE MADISON CO. ALA. RECORDS. GENO. REF. - G.S. VI ----------- GEN. F.E. VII - FREDERICK NANCE (B. 11 JAN. 1800 - D. 9 JULY 1865, MARION CO., TEXAS) MD. 17 DEC. 1821 ELIZABETH E. CLARK (B. 17 MAR 1805) CHILDREN: (FROM BIBLE RECORDS) 1) MARTHA ANN (B. 20 FEBRUARY 1823) 2) JAMES ROBERT 3) BENJAMIN A. (B. 11 JANUARY 1830) 4) SIMEON HEDGE (B. 28 MARCH 1832) 5) SILAS HARRISON (B. 2 APRIL 1833) 6) THOMAS ETHERIDGE (B. 1 JULY 1836) 7) REBECCA JANE ELIZABETH (B. 6 SEPTEMBER 1839) 8) ANDREW JACKSON (B. 8 JANUARY 1842) 9) JOHN W. (B. 6 APRIL 1828) 10) SARAH E. (B. 7 OCTOBER 1846) TWIN OF 11) CLEMENT E. (B. 7 OCTOBER 1846) GENO. REF. - J.U. VI ----------- GEN. W.L. VII - WILLIAM H. NANCE (B. 1815, N.C.) MD. 11 OCT. 1846 LUCINDA EDITH SLEDGE. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN ANOTHER MARRIAGE. SEE MADISON CO. 1850 CENSUS AND OTHER RECORDS. CHILDREN: (FROM NM) 1) ELLEN S. 2) FLORENCE I. 3) WILLIAM H. (SEE W.N. VIII) GENO. REF. - G.M. VI ----------- GEN. R.N. VII - ROBERT NANCE (B. 21 MARCH 1797) (FROM NM WIFE?) CHILDREN: 1) CAPT. ROBERT G., CIVIL WAR CHILDREN: A) MONROE B) ALZORA C) FIDETTA GENO. REF. - W.E. VI ----------- THE FOLLOWING FAMILY SUBMITTED BY CECIL B. NANCE, MARION, ARKANSAS. OTHER REFERENCES FROM CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF ARKANSAS GEN. W.N. VII - WILLIAM HARVEY NANCE (B. ALA. - D. AGE 55) MD. MARY ANGELINA (BETTY) COMPTON MOVED FROM HUNTSVILLE, ALA. TO PHILLIPS CO., ARK. CHILDREN: 1) WILLIAM (B. 1863) MD. 15 JAN. 1883 PHILLIPS CO., ARK., DORA HALL (B. 1861) 2) ISOM 3) MOLLY 4) JENNIE 5) ELLA MD. ? WIEKER 6) MAX 7) EDWARD 8) ANNABELLE MD. DOLPH SMITH (SEE DAS IX) 9) JOHN H. MD. ELLA BOONE (SEE JE IX) GENO. REF. - W.L. VII ----------- GEN. J.E. IX - JOHN HAWK NANCE (B. 1877, PHILLIPS CO., ARK.) MD. 1899 ELLA BOONE. ALL BORN ARKANSAS. CHILDREN: 1) CECIL BOONE MD. VIRGINIA ESSARY (SEE CV X) 2) GLADYS MD. JOHN W. WRIGHT (SEE JGW X) 3) PAULINE MD. PRICE W. HENDRICKS (SEE PPH X) 4) JOHN H. JR. (B. 31 OCT. 1911 - D. 14 APRIL 1934) ----------- GENO. REF. - W.N. VIII GEN. D.A.S IX - ANNABELLE NANCE (B. 1885) MD. 1904 DOLPH SMITH. CHILDREN: 1) DOLPH JR. (B. 1905) MD. DECEMBER 1929 ALICE MORIARITY CHILDREN: A) DOLPH III (B. 16 AUGUST 1933) 2) JOHN MALCOLM (B. 20 JULY 1911) ----------- GENO. REF. - W.N. VIII GEN. C.V. X - CECIL BOONE NANCE (B. 17 AUG. 1900) MD. 2 JUNE 1920 VIRGINIA ESSARY. CHILDREN: 1) ELLA KATHRYN (B. 2 JUNE 1922) MD. 11 JULY 1942 JOHN HARDIN JR. CHILDREN: A) JOHN J. JR. (B. 1 DEC. 1943) B) LYNN (B. 5 OCT. 1949) C) MEREDITH (FEMALE B. 15 JULY 1953) 2) CECIL B., JR. (B. 14 FEB. 1925) MD. 7 AUG. 1948, HARRIET McGEE CHILDREN: A) JANET (B. 12 AUG. 1951) B) CECIL B., III (B. 15 FEB. 1954) 3) DOROTHY ANN (B. 14 JULY 1926) MD. 26 DEC. 1951 TERRENCE BUCHANAN CHILDREN: A) JUDITH (B. 1 JAN. 1953) B) VIRGINIA (B. 20 APRIL 1954) C) SUSAN (B. 13 SEPT. 1960) ----------- GENO. REF. - J.E. IX GEN. J.G.W. X - GLADYS NANCE (B. 12 FEB. 1907) MD. 31 DEC. 1927 JOHN WOODS WRIGHT - MD. 2ND 18 APR. 1942 JOHN MAC SMITH WRIGHT CHILDREN: 1) JOHN W. JR. (B. 25 SEPT. 1930) MD. 17 MAY 1958 DIXIE A. JETER. CHILDREN: A) JETER W. (B. 5 JUNE 1959) B) DIXIE D. (B. 21 JUNE 1961) 2) JIMMIE (FEMALE B. 6 AUG 1933) MD. 27 NOV. 1959 DAVID HEATH DONNAN. CHILDREN: A) JOHN M. (B. 15 JAN 1961) B) LISA L. (B. 16 JAN. 1963) ----------- GENO. REF. - J.E. IX GEN. P.P.H. X - PAULINE NANCE (B. 12 FEB. 1907) MD. 29 JUNE 1929 PRICE WAYNE HENDRICKS JR. PAULINE IS TWIN OF GLADYS NANCE (SEE GEN. J.G.W. X) CHILDREN: 1) NANCY WAYNE (B. 27 AUG 1931) 2) ANN BOONE (B. 5 JUNE 1933) MD. 23 SEPT. 1954 DAVUD W. WYLIE JR. CHILDREN: A) DAVID W. III (B. 13JUNE 1955) B) PRICE H. (B. 14 SEPT. 1957) C) ANN B. (B. 22 AUG. 1961) GENO. REF. - J.E. IX --------------------------------------------------- GEN. C.M. VI - CLEMENT NANCE (B. 1756 - D. 1828) MD. MARY JONES (DAUGHTER OF MOSIAS JONES). SEE NM FOR HIS MANY IDEAS AS TO WHO MAY BE THE FATHER OF CLEMENT. MOST OF THE FAMILIES CONTAINED HEREIN ARE TAKEN FROM NM. THE DESCENDANTS OF GILES WERE SUBMITTED BY WALKER P. NANCE - RT #5, BOX 118A, AUSTIN, TEXAS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE WILL OF MOSIAS JONES - PITTSYLVANIA, VA., 1796. GILES NANCE 1811, WILL, WAKE CO., N.C.; CLEMENT NANCE 1828 WILL, FLOYD CO. INDIANA; PITTSYLVANIA CO., VA. RECORDS. CHILDREN: (FROM NM) 1) DOROTHY MD. JOSEPH BURTON (SEE JDB VII) 2) MOSIAS MD. MARGARET DENTON (SEE MM VII) 3) SUSAN MD. WILLIAM SHAW (SEE WSS VII) 4) MARY MD. PATRICK HENRY SHIELDS (SEE PMS VII) 5) WILLIAM MD. NANCY SMITH (SEE WN VII) 6) NANCY MD. JOHN OATMAN (SEE JNO VII) 7) CLEMENT JR. MD. MARTHA CHAMBERLAIN (SEE CM VII) 8) JANE MD. 1ST JACOB RICHARDSON, 2ND ? BRANUM, 3RD COOPER JORDAN (SEE JJR VII) 9) JOHN WESLEY MD. CLOE MITCHELL (SEE JC VII) 10) ELIZABETH MD. 1ST ISAAC RICHARDSON, END ANDERSON LONG, 3RD JOSEPH WALDEN, 4TH JOHN BENSON (SEE IER VII) 11) JAMES REED MD. MARY McNARY (SEE JM VII) 12) GILES MD. PHEBE SELLERS (SEE GP VII) ----------- GENO. REF. - G.M. V {NOTE: NOT SON OF GILES & MARY - SEE J.S. II, PG. 118 WPN&MN) GEN. J.D.B. VII - DOROTHY NANCE (B. 22 MARCH 1776 - D. 11 FEB. 1850) MD. JOSEPH BURTON (D. 19DEC. 1836) CHILDREN: 1) CLEMENT MD. ANN T. MERRIWEATHER (SEE CAB VIII) 2) CHARLES MD. MITTA PERKINS (SEE CMB VIII) 3) NANCY MD. JAMES MITCHELL (SEE JNM VIII) 4) LUCRETIA MD. SAMUEL COOK (SEE SLC VIII) 5) ELIZABETH MD. THOMAS WRIGHT (SEE TEW VIII) 6) JOSEPHUS MD. AMANDA WATTS (SEE JAB VIII) 7) THOMAS MD. CAROLINE BROCKWAY CHILDREN: A) EDMOND MD. MARTHA PICKARD CHILDREN: 1. CLARA MD. ? ADAMS B) BYRON MD. MINERVA FALKINSON CHILDREN: 1. ARCHIE 2. GRACE 3. HOWARD 4. EDNA C) CHARLES MD. ARABELLA STEWART CHILDREN: 1. VIVIAN 8) MARY MD. WILLIAM GUFFEY CHILDREN: A) JOHN B) GEORGE C) MARTHA MD. JOSHUA McDOWELL CHILDREN: 1. MARGARET 2. WILLIAM 9) JAMES REED MD. MARY SHIRK (SEE JMB VIII) 10) WILEY C. MD. 1ST ELIZABETH NOEL, 2ND JULIA BRANCH (SEE WEB VIII) 11) PRESTON DIED YOUNG 12) WILLIAM, DIED YOUNG ----------- GENO. REF. - C.M. VI GEN. M.M. VII - MOSIAS NANCE (B. 1777 - D. 1857) MD. MARGARET DENTON (B. 1781 - D. 1833) CHILDREN: 1) CLEMENT DENTON MD. MARGARET CALHOUN (SEE CM VIII) 2) MOSIAS JR. MD. CATHERINE CHAMBERLAIN (SEE MC VIII) 3) MARY (SEE GEN. VIII) 4) DAVID (SEE GEN. VIII) 5) WILLIAM JOSEPH (SEE GEN. VIII) 6) NANCY MAY (SEE GEN. VIII) 7) ELIZABETH J. (SEE VIII) 8) MARGARET P. (SEE VIII) ----------- GENO. REF. - C.M. VI GEN. W.S.S. VII - SUSAN NANCE (B. 1783) MD. WILLIAM SHAW. CHILDREN: 1) MARY 2) LOUISA 3) JAMES W. (SEE GEN. VIII) ----------- GENO. REF. - C.M. VI GEN. P.M.S. VII - MARY NANCE (B. 1781) MD. PATRICK HENRY SHIELDS CHILDREN: 1) JAMES REED (SEE VIII) 2) CLEMENT NANCE (SEE VIII) 3) GREENBURY F. 4) MARY S. 5) HENRY BURNETT (SEE VIII) 6) ELIZABETH G. (SEE VIII) ----------- GENO. REF. - C.M. VI GEN. W.N. VIII - WILLIAM NANCE (B. 1784 - D. 1852) MD. NANCY SMITH CHILDREN: 1) DOROTHY (SEE GEN. VIII) 2) JOHN S. (SEE GEN. VIII) 3) WILLIAM H. (SEE GEN. VIII) 4) NANCY (SEE GEN. VIII) 5) CLEMENT (SEE GEN. VIII) 6) MARIE (SEE GEN. VIII) 7) MARY 8) AMANDA (SEE GEN. VIII) 9) MINERVA (SEE GEN. VIII) 10) HIRAM (SEE GEN. VIII) ----------- GENO. REF. - C.M. VI GEN. J.N.O. VII - NANCY NANCE (B. 1786 - D. 1864) MD. ELDER JOHN OATMAN. CHILDREN: 1) AMERICA D. (SEE VIII) 2) ELIZA S. 3) CLEMENT (SEE VIII) 4) HARDIN (SEE VIII) 5) JOHN (SEE VIII) 6) JAMES (SEE VIII) 7) GEORGE 8) WILLIAM (SEE VIII) 9) SIMEON (SEE VIII) 10) JESSE (SEE VIII) 11) PRESTON 12) THERESA 13) IRA (SEE VIII) 14) MARY ANN 15) PLEASANT (SEE VIII) 16) JOSEPH SEE NM FOR CONT. OF DESCENDANTS GENO. REF. - C.M. VI ----------- GEN. C.M. VII - CLEMENT NANCE JR. (B. 1788 - D. 1850) MD. MARTHA CHAMBERLAIN CHILDREN: 1) SUSAN (VIII) 2) JAMES M. 3) MARY (VIII) 4) WILLIAM A. (VIII) 5) MARTHA 6) MARGARET 7) ROBERT C. (VIII) 8) JANE (VIII) 9) BENJAMIN (VIII) 10) CLEMENT H. (SEE VIII) ----------- GENO. REF. - C.M. VI GENO. REF. - J.J.R. VII - JANE NANCE (B. 1790 - D. 1887) MD. 1ST JACOB RICHARDSON, 2ND ? BRANUM, 3RD COOPER JORDAN. RICHARDSON CHILDREN: 1) PERMILA (SEE J.P.W. VIII) 2) CLEMENT JORDAN CHILDREN: 3) SUSAN GENO. REF. - C.M. VI ----------- GEN. J.C. VII - JOHN WESLEY NANCE (B. 1792 - D. 1821) MD. CLOE MITCHELL CHILDREN: 1) MARY 2) WILLIAM (SEE W.E. VIII) GENO. REF. - C.M. VI ----------- GEN. I.E.R. VII - ELIZABETH NANCE (B. 1793 - D. 1872) MD. 1ST ISAAC RICHARDSON, 2ND ANDERSON LONG, 3RD JOSEPH WALDEN, 4TH JOHN BENSON RICHARDSON CHILDREN: 1) AARON (SEE A.M.R. VIII) 2) JAMES M. (SEE J.N.R. VIII) LONG CHILDREN: 3) WILLIAM (SEE WNL VIII) 4) JULIA A. 5) MARY J. (SEE RMB VIII) 6) MARTHA (SEE MMJ VIII) 7) SUSAN WALDEN CHILDREN: 8) NANCY (SEE WNH VIII) GEN. J.M. VII - JAMES REED NANCE (B. 1794 - D. 1849) MD. 1ST MARY McNARY, 2ND NANCY CHAMBERLAIN. CHILDREN OF FIRST MARRIAGE: 1) GEORGIA 2) ORVIL (SEE OS VIII) 3) ALONZO CHILDREN OF SECOND MARRIAGE: 4) VENEVIA 5) NAVASTON 6) VERSALIA (SEE CVI VIII) 7) EPERVA 8) WILLIAM GENO. REF. - C.M. VI ----------- GEN. J.P.W. VIII - PERMELIA RICHARDSON (B. 29 DECEMBER 1812 - D. 23 JULY 1887) MD. 1838 JACOB WELCH. CHILDREN: 1) ELIZABETH 2) ALEXANDER 3) PERMELIA 4) MARY (B. 1839 - D. 1873) MD. JOSEPH SMITH CHILDREN: A) MINNIE B) CLARENCE MD. SARAH PENNELL CHILDREN: 1. RAYMOND C) EDGAR MD. ELLA SPELLISSY CHILDREN: 1. MAMMIE, 2. WALTER 3. BEN 4. JOSEPH (B. 1901) 5) SUSAN MD. JOSEPH MOSIER CHILDREN: A) ALTA MD. JAMES GREEN CHILDREN: 1. EDWIN B) ARTHUR MD. LULA TEAFORD CHILDREN: 1.NOVA SCOTIA, 2. STANLEY, 3. HERMAN, 4. CHESTER 5. IRVIN, 6. WALTER C) HARRY D) MABEL E) JENNIE MM CLARENCE STEINER CHILDREN: 1. WILMA 6) AVESTA MD. WILLIAM HANGER CHILDREN: A) MAUDE B) NANNIE C) EDWARD D) JESSIE E) ZETTA F) ALINE G) WILMA H) RALPH I) GUY J) KENNETH K) TRELULU MD. WILLIAM FOREMAN FOREMAN CHILDREN: 1. GRACE, 2. NINA L) NOLA MD. GUS TYLER TYLER CHILDREN: 1. HARRY 2. PAUL W. ----------- GENO. REF. - J.J.R VII GEN. A.M.R. VIII - AARON RICHARDSON (B. 23 JANUARY 1808 - D. 10 AUGUST 1854) MD. 1ST, 11 JULY 1833, MARGARET NANCE, A FIRST COUSIN. HE MD. 2ND MARY NANCE, SISTER OF MARGARET. CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 1) JAMES H. (B. 1834 - D. 1901) MD. OLIVE TORRENCE CHILDREN: A) ALBERT MD. MARY LaBAUNE CHILDREN: 1. MARY, 2. SUSIE B) CARRIE MD. MORRIS HOXSEY CHILDREN: OLIVE C) JAMES MD. MARY GROVE CHILDREN: 1. HARVEY, 2. VIRGINIA D) JOHN E) WILLIAM MD. MARION BLASLAND CHILDREN: 1. HELEN F) EMMETT MD. ANNA AUATIN CHILDREN: 1. MARIAN, 2. ADELAIDE CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 1) LYCURGUS 2) REV. WILLIAM F. MD. LEORA EMERSON CHILDREN: A) OLIVE B) CLEMENT C) JOYCE D) BAYARD E) FRANK 3) ALONZO MD. MYRA BUTZ CHILDREN: A) RAY 4) PERMELIA MD. HARRISON WARD CHILDREN: A) MARY MD. ALFRED CALL CHILDREN: 1. HARRY 2. WINFIELD B) FRANKLIN MD. 1ST MARY HALLMAN, 2ND MD. KATIE SANDERS. CHILD: 1. HAZEL C) CHARLES MD. 1ST MARY ROSE, 2ND CARRIE JENKINS. CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 1. MARY, 2. LOUIS 3. LEWIS 4. HARRISON. ----------- GENO. REF. - I.E.R VII GEN. W.N.L. VIII - WILLIAM LONG (B. 15 DECEMBER 1816 - D. 6 JANUARY 1847) MD. 23 JUNE 1836 NANCY TUCKER. CHILDREN: 1) LIZZIE MD. WINTON CARLOCK 2) JAMES 3) WILLIAM MD. LUCINDA ELLIS 4) HARDIN MD. MINNIE SHORTRIDGE CHILDREN: A) PEARL MD. DR. JAMES WYATT ----------- GENO. REF. - I.E.R. VII GEN. R.M.B. VIII - MARY JANE LONG (B. 9 SEPTEMBER 1814 - D. 23 AUGUST 1882) MD. ROBERT BULLINGTON. CHILDREN: 1) MARTHA MM ELIJAH PIERCE CHILDREN: A) MAGGIE 2) JAMES (B. 1837 - D. 1903) MD. ELIZABETH HENDERSON CHILDREN: A) EVA MD. FRANK FUGATE B) BURT MD. EMMA EARLY C) DR. ROY MD. KATHERINE FOSTER. 1. CHILD JAMES. 3) AARON MD. 1ST MOLLIE LEONARD, 2ND ATLANTA BLAKE CHILDREN: A) EDITH B) ELSIE (B. 1895) C) HARRY D) ROBERT E) EDNA F) ETHEL G) FRANK H) CLAUDE MD. EVA KNUPP CHILDREN: 1. HARROLD, 2. CATHERINE. 4) BERNICE MD. CHARLES ASHMORE CHILDREN: A) CARRIE MD. SAMUEL SMITH B) ORA MD. LYDIA KNUPP. CHILDREN: 1. FERN, 2. LESLIE, 3. EULALIA. 5) ROBERT MD. NANCY SMITH CHILDREN: A) EDDIE B) JULIA MD. ORA MAZE. 1 CHILD ROBERT H. 6) SAMUEL MD. MOLLIE FAUBER CHILDREN: A) OMA B) STELLA C) VERNA D) VENA E) MINNIE MD. J.L. ARGUBRIGHT 7) MOLLIE MD. HARVEY PATTEN CHILDREN: A) ELSIE B) MAUDE C) EULA MD. FRANK GRANDY ----------- GENO. REF. - I.E.R. VII