DIVISION III THE NEWBERRY CTY, N.C. NANCES DEAD ENDS THE ANCESTRY OF THREE EARLIEST NANCES OF NEWBERRY COUNTY HAS CAUSED MUCH SPECULATION AND CONFUSION AMONG NANCE GENEALOGISTS: 1) FREDERICK NANCE SR. (B. 15 AUGUST 1770, AMELIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA - D. 10 FEBRUARY 1840) FROM R.A.N. 2) CLEMENT NANCE (B. 27 FEBRUARY 1773 - D. 18 NOVEMBER 1843) FROM BIBLE RECORDS. 3) ROBERT NANCE (A NATIVE OF VIRGINIA, B. 10 JANUARY 1776 - D. 27 NOVEMBER 1822) MD. 16 FEBRUARY 1799, SARAH WALKER, LUNENBURG, VIRGINIA. --------------------------------------------------- 1) FREDERICK NANCE WILL (MADE 1 NOVEMBER 1839, PROBATED 13 FEBRUARY 1840) MENTIONS PRESENT WIFE TERESA (RUFF). STEP DAUGHTER MARTHA C. HIS CHILDREN: DAUGHTERS DOROTHY B. PRATT, LAURA ANN BUTLER, SARAH W. GRIFFIN (NOW WIFE OF JNO. K. GRIFFIN); SONS R.R., DRAYTON, FREDERICK JR., AND ALFRED NANCE. VOL. IV BK. 1, PP. 1-4. GRAVE STONE: MRS. AMELIA DUNLAP (B. 21 MARCH 1803 - D. 2 NOVEMBER 1824), DAUGHTER OF FREDERICK AND ELIZABETH NANCE. (PROOF OF FREDERICK AND ROBERT'S BEING BROTHERS) 2) CLEMENT NANCE WILL (MADE 8 MARCH 1828, PROBATED 4 JANUARY 1844) TO WIFE (UNNAMED) ESTATE, UNLESS SHE DIE OR MARRY UNTIL MY YOUNGEST CHILDREN SHALL REACH 21. TO SON, WILLIAM G. NANCE, TO WILLIAM BAUGH SHELL AND WIFE, NANCY. EXECUTORS: 1. ROBERT R. NANCE, 2. DRAYTON NANCE, 3. THOMAS PRATT, 4. ROBERT DUNLAP, 5. WILLIAM BAUGH SHELL. (THESE EXECUTORS ARE TWO SONS AND TWO SONS- IN-LAW OF FREDERICK NANCE AND WILLIAM BAUGH SHELL, WIFE OF HIS DAUGHTER NANCY. THIS IS EVIDENCE THAT FREDERICK, CLEMENT AND ROBERT ARE BROTHERS) 3) ROBERT NANCE WILL (MADE 28 FEBRUARY 1814 - PROBATED 4 DECEMBER 1822) LEAVES ENTIRE ESTATE TO WIFE SALLY, AFTER HER DEATH TO HIS NIECE AMELIA NANCE, DAUGHTER OF FREDERICK NANCE. VOL. 2, BOOK I, P.1. (THIS ESTABLISHED FREDERICK AND ROBERT AS BROTHERS) SEE NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA RECORDS SEE NANCE, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA CEMETERY SEE CLEMENT NANCE BIBLE RECORDS SEE WILL OF ERASMUS G. NANCE, 1851, NEWBERRY FROM NM: DAVID NANCE IS FATHER OF THE THREE ABOVE ACCORDING TO NM. THIS STATEMENT APPEARS DOUBTFUL, AS THE WILL OF WILLIAM CRENSHAW, 1786, AMELIA, VIRGINIA, LEAVES GIFTS TO HIS GRAND CHILDREN, WILLIAM, DAVID, SUSANNAH, MARY, AND ELIZABETH NANCE, CHILDREN OF HIS DAUGHTER, MARY, AND DAVID NANCE, DECEASED. (THE NEWBERRY GROUP WOULD HAVE BEEN MINORS AT THIS TIME AND IT IS DOUBTFUL THAT ALL THREE WOULD HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THEIR GRANDFATHER'S WILL.) --------------------------------------------------- SECTION G GEN. F.E. VI - FREDERICK NANCE (B. 15 AUGUST 1770 - D. 10 FEBRUARY 1840) 1ST MD. ELIZABETH RUTHERFORD (B. 29 MARCH 1772 - D. 14 OCTOBER 1829), 2ND MD. TERESA RUFF (NO DATES OF BIRTH OR DEATH). CHILDREN ALL BY FIRST MARRIAGE: CHILDREN: 1) ROBERT R. MD. MARY S. POPE (TWO SONS IN NEWBERRY CEMETERY:) A) THOMAS POPE NANCE (B. 4 MARCH 1824 - D. 7 OCTOBER 1826) B) DRAYTON ONEIL NANCE (B. 15 NOVEMBER 1835 - D. 3 JULY 1854) CEMETERY INSCRIPTION INDICATES AN OLDER SON THAN THOMAS. 2) DOROTHY BROOKS MD. THOMAS PRATT (SEE T.D.P. VII) 3) DRAYTON MD. LUCY WILLIAMS (SEE D.L. VII) 4) AMELIA (B. 21 MARCH 1803 - D. 2 NOVEMBER 1824) MD. ROBERT DUNLAP. 5) FREDERICK JR. 1ST MD. LUCINDA BULLOCK (SEE NEWBERRY CEMETERY), 2ND MD. MARGARET WILLIAMS. CHILDREN: A) CAPT. J.K.G. NANCE, HAD A SON, JAMES DRAYTON NANCE OF NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA. 6) ALBERT (B. 26 JULY 1812 - D. 19 MARCH 1855) MD. ELVIRAH HENDERSON (SEE 1850 CENSUS, DALLAS COUNTY, ALABAMA) 7) SARAH MD. 1ST, ROBERT DUNLAP, 2ND MD. J.K. GRIFFIN, 3RD. GEN. DAN WALLACE (SEE R.S.D. VII) 8) FRANCES MD. PATRICK C. CALDWELL, PARENTS OF FRANCIS W. (SEE NEWBERRY CEMETERY RECORDS FOR COMPLETE FAMILY) 9) LAURA MD. WILLIAM BUTLER (DAUGHTER ELIZA, SEE NEWBERRY CEM.) CHILDREN: A) MRS. MORRIS OF EDGEFIELD, SOUTH CAROLINA B) MRS. NICHOLSON OF EDGEFIELD, SOUTH CAROLINA C) WALDO B. 10) MARTHA MD. JNO. CALMES OF WOODRUFF, SOUTH CAROLINA (SEE NEWBERRY CEM. FOR CHILDREN) ----------- GENO. REF. ? GEN. T.D.P. VII - DOROTHY BROOKS NANCE (B.9 OCTOBER 1789 - D. 6 AUGUST 1854) MD. THOMAS PRATT. THOMAS PRATT WAS THE MOST PROMINENT MERCHANT IN NEWBERRY FOR MANY YEARS. SEE NEWBERRY CEMETERY FOR FIRST FOUR CHILDREN: CHILDREN: 1) PRIESTLY (B. 7 JUNE 1825 - D. 26 OCTOBER 1847) 2) WILLIAM (B. 7 OCTOBER 1818 - D. 11 JULY 1878) 3) SARAH F. (B. 19 MAY 1827 - D. 9 DECEMBER 1828) 4) ELIZABETH R. (B. 20 APRIL 1817 - D. 13 JANUARY 1818) 5) SIMEON 6) MRS. KINCAID 7) MRS. SIMPKINS ----------- GENO. REF. F.E. VI GEN. D.L. VII - DRAYTON NANCE (B. ca1800) 1ST MD. 3 APRIL 1827, LUCY WILLIAMS (D. 7 NOVEMBER 1847), DAUGHTER OF WASHINGTON AND SARAH "GRIFFIN" WILLIAMS, 2ND MD. MRS. ARIANNA LIVINGSTON, OF FLORIDA. DRAYTON WAS A PRACTICING LAWYER AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE 1826 - 1838. CHILDREN: 1) MARTHA MD. JNO. A. BARKSDALE CHILDREN: A) WILLIAM JAMES DRAYTON BARKSDALE B) C.D. MD. LILY FAIR. CHILD: 1. LAURA A. C) LUCY MD. FRANK EVANS. CHILDREN: 1. MARION, 2. RUTH D) J.A. MD. IDA GRAY. CHILDREN: 1. JOHN, 2. HILLARD, 3. DRAYTON 2) FRANCES C. MD. JAMES M. BAXTER CHILDREN: A) LUCY B. MD. WALTER H. HUNT B) FRANCES N. MD. JAMES H. McINTOSH. CHILDREN: 1. JAMES, 2. BAXTER, 3. FRANCES, 4. MARTHA, 5. DOROTHY 3) WILLIAM FREDERICK MD. SARAH CALMES 4) JAMES DRAYTON 5) LAURA E. MD. R.L. McCAUGHRIN CHILDREN: A) FRANCES B) LUCY C) JAMES N. OF NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA D) RUTHERFORD 6) MARIE W. MD. WILLIAM J. FAIR (THERE WERE SIX OTHER CHILDREN WHO DIED YOUNG) ----------- GENO. REF. F.E. VI GEN. R.S.D. VII - SARAH NANCE 1ST MD. ROBERT DUNLAP, 2ND MD. J.K. GRIFFIN (MINISTER), 3RD MD. GEN. DAN WALLACE. DUNLAP CHILDREN (1ST MARRIAGE): (NEWBERRY CEMETERY FOR FIRST TWO CHILDREN) 1) ELIZA (B. 1831 - D. 1834) 2) MARGARET (B. 1831 - D. 1834) 3) SARAH H. MD. JUDGE W.H. WALLACE CHILDREN: A) MRS. JOHN C. SHEPPARD OF EDGEFIELD, SOUTH CAROLINA. B) MRS. VICTOR GAGE, OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA C) MRS. JAMES MAXWELL D) DANIEL H. WALLACE OF UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA. 4) ROBERT NANCE DUNLAP WALLACE CHILDREN (THIRD MARRIAGE): 5) EDWIN R. (4 SONS) 6) LEILA E. MD. HENRY ADDISON OF AUGUSTA, GEORGIA CHILDREN: A) WALLACE G. MD. ALBERTA BRENNER B) LAURA E. MD. JNO. C. LAMAR ----------- GENO. REF. F.E. VI THE FOLLOWING WAS SUBMITTED BY MRS. MELLISSA BILLINGS - TAKEN FROM A LINEAGE BOOK, "DESCENDANTS OF ANGUS CAMPBELL". THE COMPILER OF THIS LINEAGE MRS. WILLIAM LOWNDES DANIEL, STATES THAT DRAYTON NANCE IS THE SON OF FREDERICK NANCE, ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA. APPARENTLY SHE HAS FREDERICK JR. CONFUSED WITH FREDERICK SR. (PROMINENT IN EARLY NEWBERRY AFFAIRS). FREDERICK SR. DID HAVE TWO SONS, FREDERICK JR. AND DRAYTON (35 YEARS OLDER THAN THIS DRAYTON). LITTLE INFORMATION OF CHILDREN AND FREDERICK JR. AND PROBABLE FATHER OF DRAYTON - D.S. VIII (SEE D.L. VII FOR CHILDREN OF DRAYTON NANCE, SON OF FREDERICK SR.) GEN. D.S. VIII - DRAYTON NANCE (B. 9 JANUARY 1836, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA - D. 7 DECEMBER 1884) MD. SARAH MEEK CAMPBELL (B. 24 APRIL 1840 - D. 5 SEPTEMBER 1921) CHILDREN: 1) FREDERICK (B. 8 OCTOBER 1857 - D. 1937) MD. MARY BELL (B. 1856 - D. 1938) CHILDREN: A) ETHEL (B. 28 OCTOBER 1880) MD. WILLIAM LANIER (B. 3 FEBRUARY 1871 - D. 27 SEPTEMBER 1936). CHILD: 1. HELEN (B. 14 DECEMBER 1906) B) RUTH (B. 27 NOVEMBER 1881) MD. CHARLES L. STEPHENSON (B. 12 NOVEMBER 1882 - D. 14 FEBRUARY 1944) C) JOHN CAMPBELL (B. 19 JANUARY 1883 - D. 3 OCTOBER 1910) MD. ELSIE SUTHERLAND. CHILD: 1. MARY MD. ? CARWILE. D) MAY WILLIAMS (B. 24 SEPTEMBER 1884 - D. 27 NOVEMBER 1911) 2) ROBERT DRAYTON MD. LUCIA ELIZABETH MILLER (SEE R.L. IX) 3) TABITHA MD. WILLIAM CLARENCE SHERARD 4) SUSAN (SUDIE) MD. JOHN T. CLINKSCALES 5) JOSEPH NORTON 1ST MD. MARY PEAY BLACK, 2ND MD. ELSIE DUNA (SEE J.M. IX) 6) JAMES SLOAN MD. MARY ETTA FERGUSON (SEE J.M. IX) 7) NANCY MD. JOHN HAWTHORNE 8) DRAYTON II MD. ELIZABETH MUNDEY (SEE D.E. IX) --------------------------------------------------- (REF. SON FREDERICK OF F.E. VI) ----------- GENO. REF. F.E. VI GEN. R.L. IX - ROBERT DRAYTON NANCE (B. 2 OCTOBER 1859 - D. 31 JANUARY 1935) MD. LUCIA ELIZABETH MILLER (B. 23 MARCH 1855 - D. 1910) CHILDREN: 1) CARROL DRAYTON 1ST MD. NORMA MOORE, 2ND MD. DORCAS MASON (SEE C.N. X) 2) MARY TABITHA MD. WILLIAM LOWNDES DANIEL (SEE W.M.D. X) 3) JOHN HENRY (B. 25 MAY 1885 - D. 27 JANUARY 1953) MD. LYLE GUTHRIE (B. 16 JULY 1878 - D. 28 FEBRUARY 1952) CHILDREN: A) R.L., B) J.H., - TWINS (B. 3 DECEMBER 1905 - D. 3 MAY AND 5 MAY 1906) 4) WILLIAM LAMBERT 1ST MD. CLAIRE BOOTH (B. 1892 - D. 1915), 2ND MD. HAVILAND CARITHERS (B. 3 NOVEMBER 1898) CHILD BY FIRST MARRIAGE: A) CLAIRE (DIED IN INFANCY) 5) ROBERT DRAYTON JR. (B. 1896 - D. 1897) 6) INFANT DAUGHTER (DIED AT BIRTH) ----------- GENO. REF. D.S. VIII GEN. J.M. IX - JOSEPH NORTON NANCE (B. 15 MARCH 1866 - D. 22 NOVEMBER 1948) 1ST MD. MARY PEAY BLACK (B. 25 SEPTEMBER 1868 - D. 11 SEPTEMBER 1911) CHILDREN: 1) "NANNIE" LEILA (B. 15 OCTOBER 1891) MD. JAMES STRONG MOFFATT (B. 17 JULY 1891) CHILDREN: A) JOSEPH NANCE (B. 20 NOVEMBER 1923) MD. 19 APRIL 1952, COTTON MILLER. CHILD: 1. KIMBALL (B. 9 JULY 1953) 2) SARAH CAMPBELL (B. 15 JUNE 1894 - D. 2 MAY 1955, DUE WEST, SOUTH CAROLINA) 3) SUSIE LeCONTE (B. 1 OCTOBER 1896) 4) MILDRED PEAY (B. 19 NOVEMBER 1899) MD. 31 AUGUST 1923, HUMPHREY EZELL. CHILDREN: A) MARY CAROLINE (B. 16 APRIL 1926) MD. ALBERT FOSTER. B) HUMPHREY KAY JR. (B. 28 FEBRUARY 1928) MD. JANE S. SCARPA (B. 1930) C) JOSEPH L. (B. 13 MARCH 1945) 5) JOSEPHINE NORTON (B. 10 OCTOBER 1902) MD. 3 SEPTEMBER 1924, EARL WHILE (D. 1938) A) JOSIE NANCEY (B. 22 DECEMBER 1927) ----------- GENO. REF. D.S. VIII GEN. J.E. IX - JAMES SLOAN NANCE (B. 5 SEPTEMBER 1871 - D. 2 SEPTEMBER 1913) MD. 21 APRIL 1899, MARY ETTA FERGUSON (B. 28 NOVEMBER 1881) CHILDREN: 1) MARGIE (B. 4 DECEMBER 1901) MD. ERNEST LEE CAMPBELL CHILDREN: A) MARY LEE (B. 23 JANUARY 1927) MD. RAYMOND LAMAR NIXON. CHILD: 1. JANICE LYNN B) JOAN (B. 18 MARCH 1929) C) RICHARD ERNEST (B. 31 MAY 1931) 2) SLOAN ROBERT (B. 5 FEBRUARY 1903) MD. GUSSIE ? CHILDREN: A) BETTY 3) GERTIE (B. 16 JANUARY 1905) 1ST MD. ? WATKINS, 2ND MD. WILLIAM HUCKABY. CHILD: A) HAROLD WATKINS (LEGALLY CHANGED NAME TO HAROLD NANCE) 4) JANIE MAE (B. 1907 - D. 1953) MD. JOHN KEITH DRAKE CHILDREN: A) BARBARA JEAN (B. 17 DECEMBER 1926) MD. WILEY BAILEY JR. CHILD: 1. DERRILL B) DERRILL (B. 15 MAY 1928) MD. ANNE WIGGINS. CHILD: 1. JOHN K. II C) MONTEZ (B. 25 SEPTEMBER 1932) MD. JAMES ELLIS. 5) JAMES ALBERT (B. 25 MAY 1909) MD. ELSIE YARBROUGH 6) GEORGE PLEASANT (B. 21 SEPTEMBER 1911) MD. MARGUERITE YOW ----------- GENO. REF. D.S. VIII GEN. D.E. IX - DRAYTON NANCE (B. 28 MARCH 1873) MD. 3 MARCH 1898, ELIZABETH MUNDY (B. 18 APRIL 1872 - D. 6 APRIL 1944) CHILDREN: 1) NANCY BELL (B. 20 JANUARY 1900) 1ST MD. 23 FEBRUARY 1929, ROBERT A. KIDD (D. 10 JANUARY 1931), 2ND MD. SEPTEMBER 1936, FREDERICK POAGUE JACOBS. 2) ALMA ELIZABETH (B. 24 OCTOBER 1901) MD. 8 FEBRUARY 1929, OLLIE MACON SMITHWICK. CHILD: A) OLLIE MACON JR. (B. 31 JULY 1932) MD. 23 JUNE 1954, SALLY SCHINDEL (B. 1932) 3) MARY LOMAX (B. 27 NOVEMBER 1904) MD. 2 JUNE 1936, THOMAS CALVIN OWINGS (B. 22 OCTOBER 1892) CHILDREN: A) MARY ELIZABETH (B. 3 MARCH 1943) 4) JOHN DRAYTON (B. 29 NOVEMBER 1906) MD. 17 SEPTEMBER 1935, ETHLYN ROBINSON (B. 17 JANUARY 1908) CHILDREN: A) JOHN D. JR. (B. 30 APRIL 1944) 5) CYNTHIA ELLA (B. 31 OCTOBER 1911) MD. 7 JULY 1937, JAMES B. BOGGS (B. 15 MARCH 1910) CHILDREN: A) JAMES B. JR. (B. 12 APRIL 1944) B) ELIZABETH NANCE (B. 5 JANUARY 1946) 6) THOMAS LUCIAN (B. 7 SEPTEMBER 1914) MD. 12 APRIL 1941, DOLORES CLARY. 7) PAUL MARION (B. 29 FEBRUARY 1920) ----------- GENO. REF. D.S. VIII GEN. C.N. X - CARROL DRAYTON (B. 1879 - D. 1955) 1ST MD. 14 FEBRUARY 1900, NORMA MOORE (B. 1880 - D. 1929), 2ND MD. 18 DECEMBER 1930, DORCAS MASON (B. 14 FEBRUARY 1893). CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 1) VIVIAN (B. 11 DECEMBER 1900) MD. 19 JUNE 1924, LOUIS S. LeTELLIER (B. 8 FEBRUARY 1887) CHILDREN: A) LOUIS JR. (B. 13 JULY 1925) MD. 28 JUNE 1949, FLORIE NELL MOORE. CHILDREN: 1. LOUIS III (B. 13 FEBRUARY 1953), 2. LAURA LOUISE (B. 18 JULY 1945) B) CAROL NANCE (B. 20 JULY 1928) MD. 21 AUGUST 1953, FRANCES L. MELSHEIMER. CHILD: 1. NORMA LOUISE (B. 4 OCTOBER 1954) 2) ELISE (B. 23 MARCH 1903) MD. 12 JULY 1926, HOYLE HEYWARD MILLER (B. 1 DECEMBER 1902) CHILDREN: A) HOYLE H. JR. (B. 14 SEPTEMBER 1933) 3) ROBERT DRAYTON II (B. 23 OCTOBER 1905) 1ST MD. 19 FEBRUARY 1926, AGNES LOVE (B. 1 SEPTEMBER 1909), 2ND MD. JANUARY 1937, ELIZABETH POSEY, 3RD MD. 1948, LEONEL TIMMERMAN CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: A) ROBERT D. III (B. 30 NOVEMBER 1926) MD. 17 FEBRUARY 1952, NORMA GUNNER. CHILD: 1. ROBIN MARIE (B. 15 AUGUST 1954) B) LAMBERT LOVE (B. 29 NOVEMBER 1928) MD. 4 AUGUST 1952, ESTELL HAYES (B. 17 AUGUST 1924). CHILDREN: 1. SUSAN (B. 5 AUGUST 1953), 2. LINDA LOVE (B. 17 JULY 1954) CHILD BY SECOND MARRIAGE: C) NORMA (B. 8 JUNE 1938) 4) CARROL D. JR. (B. 1908 - D. 1942) MD. 27 MARCH 1938, ELLA DUNLAP (B. 2 JUNE 1911) 5) LUCIA ELIZABETH (B. 28 NOVEMBER 1910 - D. 19 NOVEMBER 1911) 6) JOHN HENRY II (B. 17 NOVEMBER 1912) MD. LOVIE DICKERT (B. 30 AUGUST 1919) CHILDREN: A) JOHN HENRY III (B. 4 NOVEMBER 1941) B) LOVIE GAY (B. 22 DECEMBER 1945) ----------- GENO. REF. R.L. IX GEN. W.M.D. X - MARY TABITHA NANCE (B. 6 JANUARY 1882) MD. WILLIAM LOWNDES DANIEL (B. 24 MARCH 1875) CHILDREN: 1) WILLIAM L. II MD. 27 JUNE 1949, JEAN LUMMUS (B. 1924) CHILDREN: A) WILLIAM L. III (B. 31 JANUARY 1952) 2) LUCIA ELIZABETH (B. 11 APRIL 1910) 3) MARY NANCE (B. 11 JULY 1912) MD. TROY M. RHEA CHILDREN: A) TROY M. JR. (B. 18 MARCH 1947) B) MARY NANCE (B. 29 MAY 1950) 4) SUSAN McGOWAN (B. 6 NOVEMBER 1913) MD. GEORGE MILLER JR. 5) LUCRETIA SIMKINS (B. 12 MARCH 1915) MD. 24 JUNE 1948, WOODROW WILSON COOPER CHILDREN: A) WOODROW W. JR. (B. 8 APRIL 1954) 6) JOHN FURMAN (B. 19 AUGUST 1916) MD. MARY GOELLER (B. 6 DECEMBER 1926 CHILDREN: A) MARY GOELLER (B. 16 DECEMBER 1950) B) JOHN F. JR. (B. 28 NOVEMBER 1951) C) LAMBERT NANCE (B. 28 JUNE 1954) ----------- GENO. REF. R.L. IX SECTION H GEN. C.E. VI - CLEMENT NANCE (B. 27 FEBRUARY 1773 - D. 18 NOVEMBER 1843) MD. 11 SEPTEMBER 1800, ELIZABETH SANDERS (GILLIAN?) (B. 11 MARCH 1784 - D. 4 APRIL 1835). SEE NEWBERRY CEMETERY AND CLEMENT BIBLE RECORDS. CHILDREN: 1) WILLIAM GILLIAN (B. 20 MAY 1804 - D. 31 AUGUST 1834) MD. BETSY COATES 3 APRIL 1827 CHILDREN: A) FANNIE MD. MR. GASKINS B) AMELIA MD. WILLIAM G. LINSAY C) MARY MD. JAMES L. BRAY D) A SON, DIED YOUNG 2) FREDERICK A. (B. 18 SEPTEMBER 1816 - D. 7 JUNE 1863) 1ST MD. SOPHIE WELLS, 2ND MD. SUSAN MOON. (HAD 3 CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE, 1 BY 2ND - NO OTHER INFORMATION) 3) JOHN RICHARDSON (B. 10 MARCH 1819 - D. 2 OCTOBER 1836) 4) NEWTON HOPKINS (B. 7 SEPTEMBER 1821 - D. 15 OCTOBER 1829) 5) ROBERT FRANKLIN (B. 22 MARCH 1807 - D. 16 OCTOBER 1826) 6) ERASMUS GILES (B. 8 JANUARY 1814 - D. 8 JANUARY 1853) SEE WILL NEWBERRY, 1851. 7) MARY MALONE (B. 11 JANUARY 1812 - D. 11 SEPTEMBER 1841) MD. 6 NOVEMBER 1834, JAMES RUSSELL. CHILDREN: A) WILLIAM DIED AGE 12 B) LIZZIE MD. C.J. HARRIS. SON, RAYMOND C) FRED, DIED OF SMALLPOX, BURIED IN VIRGINIA. 8) AMELIA WARREN NANCE (B. 29 SEPTEMBER 1925) MD. 26 APRIL 1843, R.S. PHINNEY 9) NANCY SIMM NANCE (B. 23 JUNE 1809 - D. 14 JUNE 1881) MD. 23 OCTOBER 1827, WILLIAM BAUGH SHELL (SEE W.N.S. VII) ----------- GENO. REF. ? GEN. W.N.S. VII - NANCY SIMMS NANCE (B. 23 JUNE 1809 - D. 14 JUNE 1881) MD. 23 OCTOBER 1827, WILLIAM BAUGH SHELL (B. 3 APRIL 1801 - D. 28 JULY 1870). RES: COWETA COUNTY, GEORGIA) CHILDREN: 1) ROBERT FRANKLIN (B. 7 JUNE 1828 - D. 11 JUNE 1864) CONFEDERATE SOLDIER. 2) MARY NANCE SHELL (B. 1 JUNE 1832) MD. 14 DECEMBER 1848, M.F. WRIGHT. CHILDREN: A) NANCY SIMS MD. MR. NUNALLY, HAD THREE CHILDREN. B) ARASMUS HARMAN (DIED YOUNG) C) MARTHA J. MD. MR. BURNS D) WILLIE ELDER E) LIZZIE MD. MR. JONES F) EARLY (ALL LIVING ALABAMA 1890) 3) MARTHA ELIZABETH (BURNED TO DEATH, AGE 5) 4) AMELIA ANN (B. 30 APRIL 1835 - D. 13 AUGUST 1852 OF TYPHOID) 5) FRANCIS CATHERINE 1ST MD. DR. JOHN GAY, 2ND MD. J.T. McCOY (SEE J.F.G. VIII) 6) REBECCA JANE (B. 5 JUNE 1840) MD. 4 NOVEMBER 1864 CAPT. E.C. HARBERT. CHILDREN: A) EDGAR (DIED YOUNG) B) ROLAND (DIED YOUNG) C) LOU (DIED YOUNG) D) FANNIE MEAD (DIED YOUNG) E) BECCA (DIED YOUNG) F) ZOULA ZEN (B. ca1874) G) NAOMA CROCKETT (B. ca1879) H) ANNA MD. MR. KEITH, 6 NOVEMBER 1889. 7) WILLIAM DERRICK (B. 21 APRIL 1843 - D. SEPTEMBER 1962) KILLED IN CIVIL WAR. 8) ALMEDA PENNINGTON MD. J.B. WALKER (SEE J.A.W. VIII) 9) THOMAS EDWARD (B. 10 OCTOBER 1847) MD. 6 FEBRUARY 1868, WARTHEN PAGE. CHILDREN: A) WILLIAM A. E) JENNIE A. B) JOHN B. F) RICHARD F. C) FLORENCE E. G) ROBERT P. D) THOMAS P. H) FRANCIS EDWARD 10) JOHN BLAKELY (B. 6 AUGUST 1850) MD. 13 DECEMBER 1878, J.O. PAGE. CHILDREN: A) FLORENCE E. E) MARY T. B) NANCY L. F) EMMA C) GEORGE W. D) THOMAS E. (DIED YOUNG) ----------- GENO. REF. C.E. VI GEN. J.F.G. VIII - FRANCES C. SHELL (B. 20 MARCH 1839) 1ST MD. 14 JANUARY 1854, DR. JOHN GAY (B. 10 JANUARY 1826 - D. 4 NOVEMBER 1862), 2ND MD. 14 JANUARY 1875, J.T. McCOY. CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 1) THOMAS FRANKLIN GAY (D. AGE 4) 2) FRED GAY (B. 1858 - D. 1894) MD. MAGGIE McRITCHIE 1883 CHILDREN: A) JESSIE KATE (D. 21 MO.) B) FRED (KILLED BY FALLING GATE, AGE 3) C) MARGARET D) FRANCES (MRS. J.E. MERCER) CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 3) FANNIE SIMS (B. 1 NOVEMBER 1877) 4) LILLIE WARTHEN (B. 22 MARCH 1880) 5) MARY (B. 30 MARCH 1883) TWO OTHERS, DIED AT BIRTH. ----------- GENO. REF. W,N,S. VII GEN. J.A.W. VIII - ALMEDA PENNINGTON SHELL (B. 18 AUGUST 1845) MD. 20 NOVEMBER 1866, J.B. WALKER CHILDREN: 1) AGNES MAY 2) JOHN ROBERT 3) WILBER MALCOLM 4) LIZZIE SIMS 5) ROLAND 6) CLYDE 7) MARY KATE MD. E.D. JOHNSON (SEE E.M.J. IX) ----------- GENO. REF. W.N.S. VII THE FOLLOWING MATERIAL SUBMITTED BY MARILYN VAN WAY, 7414 JACKWOOD, HOUSTON, TEXAS. GEN. E.M.J. IX - MARY KATE WALKER (B. 26 APRIL 1874 - D. 31 JANUARY 1966) MD. EGBERT DANIEL JOHNSON (B. 1 FEBRUARY 1871 - D. 10 DECEMBER 1938) CHILDREN: 1) JOSEPH EGBERT (B. 8 OCTOBER 1894 - D. 19 NOVEMBER 1960) MD. 11 JULY 1934, LILLIE FULLER (WIDOW, LIVING 60 TEMPLE AVE., NEWMAN, GEORGIA) CHILDREN: A) PEGGY (B. 27 MARCH 1937) MD. ALLAN M. KEY. RES: 6020 METCALF LANE, MISSION, KANSAS. 2) JOHN BURTON (B. 6 OCTOBER 1895) MD. 19 DECEMBER 1920, LEMMA HUTCHERSON. RES.: 86 NEVADA, W. ASHVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA) CHILDREN: A) J.B. JR. MD. SARAH SPADDLIN. RES.: 3237 SAN PEDRO, DEL ORO GROVES, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA. B) ELIZABETH MD. JOE TODD (RT. #1, SHARPSBURG, GEORGIA). CHILDREN: 1. PAT, 2. BETH, 3. JOHNNY, 4. JENNIE. 3) WILLIAM WILBUR (B. 18 JUNE 1897) MD. 28 DECEMBER 1919, EUNICE COUCH. CHILDREN: A) GEORGE EDWARD MD. NADINE DRY. CHILDREN: 1. GEORGE, 2. HELEN. B) WILLENE MD. J.J. WILLIAMS. CHILDREN: 1. DEBBIE, 2. RODNEY. C) HAZEL MD. JAMES N. DAY. CHILDREN: 1. NICKEY, 2. STEVE, 3. DONNA, 4. DAVID. 4) CLARENCE DANIEL (B. 7 JULY 1899) MD. 5 JANUARY 1930, JOHNNIE ADAMS. 5) ANNIE KATHRYN (B. 3 JULY 1901) MD. 29 MAY 1927, ERRETT HAYES. CHILDREN: A) MELLISA ANNA MD. GARLAND CARVER. CHILDREN: 1. KATHY, 2. CARON. 6) WALKER PITTS (B. 29 JUNE 1903) MD. 11 JUNE 1931, MARY BANKS CHILDREN: A) WALKER PITTS JR. (B. 23 FEBRUARY 1937) 7) LILLIAN B. (B. 10 DECEMBER 1904) LIVING MADRAS, GEORGIA. 8) MARY EMILY (B. 7 SEPTEMBER 1907) MD. 27 JUNE 1934, CLIFFORD L. MATTHEWS, HOUSTON, TEXAS. CHILDREN: A) MARILYN JOHNSON (B. 1 SEPTEMBER 1936) MD. 27 JUNE 1956, JAMES WILLIAM VAN WAY (B. 19 MARCH 1935). CHILDREN: 1. LAURA EMILY (B. 10 SEPTEMBER 1957), 2. CHERYL WEST (B. 10 NOVEMBER 1960). RES.: HOUSTON, TEXAS. B) CLIFFORD LAWRENCE JR. (B. 26 MARCH 1943) ENGAGED TO MARRY MARY ELIZABETH MULLINO 27 MAY 1966. SHE WAS BORN 21 JANUARY 1945. 9) MARGARET ALEMEDA (B. 19 MAY 1909) MD. 27 AUGUST 1927, BEN L. HOUSE. CHILDREN: A) HAROLD MD.ELLEN B. ?. CHILD: 1. JO CAROL B) BILLY MD. MYRTLE ?. CHILDREN: 1. LYNN, 2. SUSAN, 3. TERRI. C) KATHRYN D) DONALD L. E) MARTHA JANE 10) RHODES CLYDE (B. 29 APRIL 1911) MD. 21 NOVEMBER 1937, DOROTHY MORRIS. 11) HOWARD LEE (B. 22 NOVEMBER 1912) MD. 27 APRIL 1946, BONNIE ROSS. CHILDREN: A) KATHY, B) BARBARA. 12) NELLIE EUPHEMIA (B. 4 MAY 1917) MD. 1 MAY 1938, LESTER H. ANDREWS. CHILDREN, BOTH ADOPTED: A) BILL, B) ELLEN. ----------- GENO. REF. J.A.W. VIII OLD TRANQUIL CEMETERY, COWETA COUNTY, GEORGIA. NANCY S. SHELL - B. 23 JUNE 1809 - D. 14 JUNE 1881 WILLIAM B. SHEL - B. 3 APRIL 1801 - D. 28 JULY 1870 JOHN GAY - B. 10 JANUARY 1826 - D. 4 NOVEMBER 1862 FRANCES SHELL - B. 20 MARCH 1838 - D. 21 OCTOBER 1909 (A LETTER FROM HER, WRITTEN IN 1890 STATES HER BIRTH AS 20 MARCH 1839) 1ST MD. JOHN GAY, 2ND MD. J.T. McCOY. SUBMITTED BY MRS. E.H. HALL, 6030 ALPINE AVE., INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA FROM "NEWBERRY S.C. HISTORICAL & GENEALOGICAL" BY GEORGE LELAND SUMMERS, PP/ 439 - 41. PUBLISHED 1950. "NANCE FAMILY GRAVEYARD IS LOCATED ABOUT 100 YARDS TO THE LEFT OF BOUNDARY ST. IN THE REAR OF OLD NANCE PLACE -- (NOW THE HAVIRD HOME.)" SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THOMAS PRATT, WHO DIED ON THE 26TH OF FEBRY, 1857, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS. HERE ARE SLEEPING WILLIAM BURNS BRANTLEY AND SOPHIA LOUISE BRANTLEY (NOTE JSH - NOTHING ELSE). IN MEMORY OF H.P. McMORRIES WHO WAS THAT MARCH 6, 1847, AND DIED MAY 24, 1848. SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF CARRIE FRANCES, INFANT DAUGHTER OF JOSEPH S. AND ANGELINA McMORRIES, BORN MAY 15TH, AND DIED JUNE 3RD, 1851. ELIZABETH S. NANCE, BORN MARCH 11, 1874. DIED APRIL 4TH 1835. IN MEMORY OF OUR MOTHER, MRS. D.B. PRATT, BORN 9TH OCTOBER 1798, DIED 6TH AUGUST 1854. AN INFANT SON OF WASHINGTON AND VIRGINIA P. CALMES -- 1849. IN MEMORY OF DORA A. CALMES, BORN AUGUST 11, 1851 AND DIED JANUARY 26TH, 1855. IN MEMORY OF EDWIN CALMES, BORN JANUARY 25TH, 1851, DIED MARCH 21ST, 1856 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF MRS. AMELIA D. McMORRIES, CONSORT OF J.F.B. McMORRIES, AND ELDEST DAUGHTER OF THOMAS AND DOROTHY B. PRATT. SHE WAS BORN ON THE 7TH JUNE, 1825, AND DIED ON THE 13TH MAY, 1853. SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN R. NANCE, BORN MARCH 10TH, 1819 AND DIED 2ND OCTOBER 1836. FRANCIS W. CALDWELL, SON OF P.C. AND F.E. CALDWELL. WAS BORN FEBRY 15, 1832 AND DIED MARCH 3, 1834. MY HUSBAND. HERE LIES THE REMAINS OF ALFRED NANCE, SON OF FREDERICK AND ELIZABETH NANCE, BORN IN NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, 26TH JULY, 1812, DIED ON HIS PLANTATION IN DALLAS COUNTY, ALABAMA, 19TH MARCH 1855. IN MEMORY OF SARAH F. PRATT, WHO WAS BORN 19TH MAY, 1827, DIED 9TH DECEMBER, 1828. IN MEMORY OF ELIZABETH R. PRATT, WHO WAS BORN APRIL 20, 1817 AND DIED JANUARY 13, 1818. INFANT SON OF R.R. AND C.E. PRATT, BORN AND DIED 5TH JULY, 1845. INFANT DAUGHTER OF R.R. AND C.E. PRATT, BORN 28TH AND DIED 29TH OCTOBER 1842. FIELDING CALMES PRATT SON OF R.R. AND C.E. PRATT, BORN 9TH OCTOBER 1846. DIED 9TH JULY, 1847. SACRED TO FRANCES AMELIA GRIFFIN DR. WILLIAM F. PRATT, BORN OCTOBER 7, 1818, DIED JULY 11TH, 1878. SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ELIZA P. BUTLER, WHO WAS BORN FEBRUARY 25TH, AND DIED JUNE 3, 1838. SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF INFANT SON OF J.A. AND S.W. GRIFFIN. IN MEMORY OF PATRICK C. CALDWELL, WHO WAS BORN MARCH 10, 1801 AND DIED NOVEMBER 22, 1855. HE GRADUATED SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE IN 1820 AND LATER PREPARING HIMSELF FOR THE PRACTICE OF LAW, HE FOLLOWED THAT PROFESSION FOR SEVERAL YEARS. HE REPRESENTED HIS NATIVE DISTRICT AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN BOTH BRANCHES OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND HE ALSO REPRESENTED THE STATE IN THE 27TH U.S. CONGRESS. IN MEMORY OF HENRY PRIESTLY PRATT, WHO WAS BORN JUNE 7TH, 1825, AND DIED OCTOBER 26TH, 1847. HE VOLUNTEERED IN COMPANY L, RAISED IN THE DISTRICT UNDER CAPT. WILLIAMS FOR THE MEXICAN WAR, AND ON THE 13TH OF JANUARY 1847 HE LEFT HIS HOME AND FRIENDS DESTINED TO RETURN NO MORE. HE FELL PREY TO A DISEASE IN A STRANGE LAND AND AN ENEMY'S COUNTRY, AND DIED IN A MILITARY HOSPITAL. HIS FRIENDS MADE THE UTMOST EXERTION TO OBTAIN HIS REMAIN, BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS. HE SLEEPS AT PUEBLA, IN MEXICO. THIS MONUMENT IS HERE ERECTED TO HIS MEMORY IN THE BURIAL PLACE OF HIS FATHER'S. SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF LUCINDA ANN, WIFE OF FREDERICK NANCE, JR., DAUGHTER OF JOHN AND REBECCA BULLOCK. BORN OCTOBER 31, 1811. DIED OCTOBER 8, 1829. AGE 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS, AND 8 DAYS. SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF FRANCES E., WIFE OF P.C. CALDWELL, ESQ., AND DAUGHTER OF MAJOR FREDERICK NANCE. SHE WAS BORN MAY 13, 1816, AND DIED MARCH 3, 1832, LEAVING HER HUSBAND AND INFANT SON, WITH NUMEROUS FRIENDS AND RELATIVES TO MOURN THEIR LOSS. (NOES JSH - DATES CORRECT - SHE WAS NOT QUITE 16 - IT MAKES ME WANT TO WEEP) SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF MARGARET ANN, DAUGHTER OF ROBERT AND SARAH W. DUNLAP, BORN MARCH 9, 1835, DIED 12TH DECEMBER 1838. AGED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AND 3 DAYS. BENEATH THIS COLD TOMB LIES THE REMAINS OF ROBERT NANCE, A NATIVE OF VIRGINIA BORN 10TH JANUARY 1776 AND DIED 17TH NOVEMBER 1882. HERE LIES THE BODY OF DRAYTON O'NEALL NANCE, THE YOUNGEST SON OF ROBERT R. AND MARY S. NANCE. HE WAS BORN NOVEMBER 15TH, 1835. HE DIED JULY 2, 1854. TO THE MEMORY OF MRS. AMELIA DUNLAP, WIFE OF ROBERT DUNLAP, ESQ., DAUGHTER OF MAJOR FREDERICK AND ELIZABETH NANCE, OF NEWBERRY, BORN 21ST MARCH 1803 AND DIED 2ND NOVEMBER 1824. SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ERASMUS G. NANCE, THIRD SON OF CLEMENT AND ELIZABETH S. NANCE, WHO WAS BORN 8TH JANUARY 1814 AND DIED 8TH JANUARY 1855, AGED 41 YEARS. (NOTE JSH - DATES CORRECT - HE MUST HAVE DIED ON HIS BIRTHDAY.) SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ELIZABETH DUNLAP, ELDEST DAUGHTER OF SARAH W. AND ROBERT DUNLAP, WHO DIED ON THE 6TH AUGUST 1834, BORN 25TH JANUARY 1831, AGED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS, 11 DAYS. SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THOMAS POPE, SECOND SON OF R.R. AND M.S. NANCE, WHO WAS BORN MARCH 4TH 1824, AND DIED OCTOBER 7TH 1826. MARY E. CALDWELL, DAUGHTER OF P.C. AND F.E. CALDWELL BORN AUGUST 29TH 1829, DIED JUNE 9TH 1830. SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF FREDERICK NANCE, SR., A NATIVE OF AMELIA COUNTY, STATE OF VIRGINIA, WHO DIED FEBRUARY 10TH 1840, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS. HE CAME TO THIS STATE A YOUTH WITHOUT MEANS OF FRIENDS, BUT BY A COURSE OF INDUSTRY AND PRUDENCE AND A CORRECT DEPORTMENT, AMONG THOSE WITH WHOM HIS LOT WAS CAST, HE ACQUIRED WEALTH. AS A PARENT HE WAS AFFECTIONATE AND SOLICITOUS FOR THE WELFARE OF HIS CHILDREN. AS A MASTER, HUMANE AND LIBERAL. IN HIS INTERCOURSE WITH MEN, HE WAS INFLUENCED BY THE PRINCIPLE THAT OTHERS HAD RIGHTS AS WELL AS HIMSELF AND THEREFORE RESPECTED THEM. HIS CHILDREN, AMONG THE MANY FRAILTIES INCIDENT TO HUMAN NATURE, SAW HIS MANY VIRTUES, AND MOURNED, IN HIM, THE LOSS OF A PARENT AND BENEFACTOR. OUT OF THE PATRIMONY WHICH HE LEFT THEM, THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED TO HIS MEMORY. (NOTE JSH - HE HAD TO BE OLDER THAN 70 TO HAVE BEEN CLERK IN 1785, ETC.) SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ELIZABETH NANCE, WIFE OF FREDERICK NANCE, SR., WHO WAS BORN MARCH 29TH 1772 AND DIED OCTOBER 14, 1829, LEAVING A HUSBAND, EIGHT CHILDREN, AND A LARGE CONNEXION TO MOURN HER IRREPARABLE LOSS. THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY A FOND HUSBAND AS A SMALL TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO THE MANY VIRTUES THAT ADORNED HER WHILE LIVING, AND WILL CROWN HER WITH JOYS UNSPEAKABLE AND FULL OF GLORY TO WHICH SHE HAS GONE. FOR 35 YEARS SHE WAS EXEMPLARY IN THE IMPORTANT RELATIONS OF WIFE, MOTHER, AND MISTRESS, AND ALTHOUGH SHE WAS STRICTLY ATTENTIVE TO THE DUTIES WHICH DEVOLVED UPON HER IN THIS LIFE, SHE WAS NOT UNMINDFUL OF THE PROMISE HELD FORTH IN THE WORDS OF, "COME UNTO ME ALL YE THAT ARE HEAVY LADEN, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST." THE NEWBERRY NANCE INFORMATION FROM: A LETTER FROM MRS. FRANCES "SHELL" McCOY, 1890. DATA FROM MRS. J.E. MERCER, VADALIA, GEORGIA, 1959. FAMILY BIBLE RECORDS, CLEMENT NANCE. "NEWBERRY S.C. HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL" BY LELAND SUMMERS, 1950. "NANCE MEMORIAL" BY GEORGE NANCE, 1904. "NANCE WILLS AND ADMINISTRATIONS" BY ROBERT NANCE. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA COURT RECORDS DATA FROM MRS. MARILYN VAN WAY, 7414 JACK WOOD, HOUSTON, TEXAS. --------------------------------------------------- DIVISION IV DESCENDANTS OF DAVID NANCE DAVID NANCE, WIFE MARY CRENSHAW, HIS PARENTS UNCERTAIN. IN THE NM HIS FATHER WAS THOUGHT TO BE WILLIAM HOW, BUT NOT CERTAIN. JOHN AND JANE NANCE HAD A SON WILLIAM, BORN 1728. DAVID MD. MARY CRENSHAW IN 1769. THE AGE CERTAINLY COINCIDES. THE WILLIAM LIVED IN THE SAME AREA; HOWEVER VERY LITTLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN FOUND. GILES NANCE DEEDED LAND TO DAVID AND WILLIAM H. NANCE, ORPHAN SONS OF DAVID NANCE, DECEASED, IN 1796, FOR LOVE AND AFFECTION. DOUBTLESS THERE WAS A VERY CLOSE FAMILY RELATIONSHIP HERE. GILES WOULD BE MUCH TOO YOUNG TO BE FATHER OF DAVID, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN A BROTHER (?). IN THIS CASE DAVID'S FATHER WOULD HAVE BEEN JOHN NANCE JR., WIFE MARTHA, BROTHER TO ABOVE MENTIONED WILLIAM (B. 1728). THIS WRITER IS INCLINED TO BELIEVE THAT DAVID IS THE SON OF WILLIAM NANCE, SON OF JOHN AND JANE. REF. NM SAYS DAVID IS A REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER. NO RECORD OF SERVICE. PITTSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA BK. #4, P. 41, 23 OCTOBER 1777, DAVID AND BUCKNER NANCE BROUGHT INTO COURT AND CHARGED WITH BEING ENEMIES TO THE COMMONWEALTH AND CHARGED TO KEEP THE PEACE. BK. #4, P. 285, 22 JANUARY 1780 - ROBERT BULLINGTON FOUND GUILTY OF HAVING STABBED AND KILLED DAVID NANCE. AMELIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 7 MARCH 1786, WILL OF WILLIAM CRENSHAW LEAVED GIFTS TO DAVID'S CHILDREN: DAVID AND WILLIAM, SUSANNA, MARY AND ELIZABETH NANCE (IN AS MUCH AS ALL OF DAVID'S CHILDREN WERE MINORS, THE WRITER BELIEVES THESE ARE ALL OF THE CHILDREN. GEN. D.M. V - DAVID NANCE MD. MARY CRENSHAW ca1769, LIVED PITTSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA. CHILDREN: 1) DAVID 2) SUSANNAH 3) MARY 4) ELIZABETH 5) WILLIAM HOWE MD. ELIZABETH VENEABLE MORTON (SEE W.E. VI) ----------- GENO. REF. ? GEN. W.E. VI - WILLIAM HOWE NANCE (D. 5 OCTOBER 1837, AGE 58) MD. 1801, PITTSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA, ELIZABETH VENEABLE MORTON. LATER MOVED TO DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BECAME A WELL KNOWN JUDGE. THE NM HAS A GOOD SKETCH OF WILLIAM HOWE NANCE. CHILDREN: 1) MARY A. MD. MR. BUSH, HAD SEVERAL CHILDREN. 2) JOSIAH C. MD. BETHENIA H. SNEED (SEE J.B. VII) 3) SAMUEL, DIED YOUNG. 4) JOHN, DIED YOUNG. 5) CLEMENT W. MD. 11 FEBRUARY 1836, ANN AVANT. CHILDREN: A) LUCILE S. MD. B.F. WOODWARD (9 CHILDREN) B) NARSISSA MD. SALTSMAN (7 CHILDREN) C) ANN MD. D. SMITH (8 CHILDREN) D) MONTGOMERY MD. ?. CHILDREN: 1. ANNIE, 2. MAUD BELL, 3. MAGGIE, 4. BENJAMIN, 5. MILTON. E) MARY MD. SPILLARS HALL (7 CHILDREN) 6) WILLIAM L. 1ST MD. 30 JANUARY 1841, MARTHA WILSON, 2ND MD. 25 JANUARY 1844, MARTHA CASTLEMAN, 3RD MD. MARTHA PICKARD. CHILDREN: A) SUSAN M. MD. A.J. HAMILTON B) WILLIAM C) MAGGIE J. MD. J.Y. COOPER (SEVERAL CHILDREN) 7) FREDERICK W. 1ST MD. 2 JANUARY 1839 MARGARET SHACKLIT, 2ND MD. ELIZABETH WHITSETT CHILDREN: A) FANNIE B) JOHN (KILLED IN CIVIL WAR) C) FREDERICK W. JR. MD. MARY RUDOLPH, CALIFORNIA. D) BENJAMIN F., FRESNO, CALIFORNIA. E) GEORGE AND F) CHARLES (TWINS) G) JAMES MD. FANNIE ? 8) MARTHA MD. 9 DECEMBER 1830, PHILLIP MALLORY (6 CHILDREN) 9) SUSAN MD. 11 DECEMBER 1828, ISAAC PAUL CHILDREN: A) MARTHA E. MD. IRA P. JONES. CHILDREN: 1. A. TILMAN JONES, 2. IRA P. JONES 10) ELIZABETH MD. 22 FEBRUARY 1832, SAMUEL KIMBRO 11) SIEILY MD. 28 MAY 1833, JAMES MURREL 12) AMERICA LUCINDA MD. 4 NOVEMBER 1845, J.S. BILLINGS 13) ANTIONETTE MD. 21 DECEMBER 1824, JAMES MATLOCK MARRIAGE BONDS FOUND IN DAVIDSON AND RUTHERFORD COUNTIES. ----------- GENO. REF. D.M. V STATE MILITIA. IMPRISONED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 1862/63. DIED IN PRISON. (MARRIAGE BOND, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE) CHILDREN: 1) ELIZABETH M. (B. 30 DECEMBER 1832 - D. 12 MAY 1900) MD. 8 MARCH 1860, WILLIAM B. OWEN (B. 29 JUNE 1825 - D. 22 SEPTEMBER 1902) CHILDREN: A) JOSHUA W. B) EUGENIA S. 2) JAMES W. (B. 1810 - D. 1885) MD. CELIAR ALLEN CHILDREN: A) BETHENIA M. B) JAMES C. C) BETTIE MULLIN D) JOSIAH C. 3) MARTHA H. MD. JAMES P. SNEED, LIVED ANTIOCH, TENNESSEE. CHILDREN: A) PATTIE B) BETHENIA P. C) SUSIE V. 4) VIRGINIA MD. WILLIAM J. COVINGTON CHILDREN: A) EDNA M. B) DELLA H. C) JOSIAH W. D) SALLIE V. E) MORTON F) CONSTANTINE 5) WILLIAM (KILLED IN CIVIL WAR) 6) CONSTANTINE 7) JOSIAH W. (KILLED IN CIVIL WAR) 8) NICHOLAS C. (DIED YOUNG) 9) MARY (D. 1882) 10) BETHENIA H., MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE, 1903 11) SUE M. 12) SALLIE P. ----------- GENO. REF. W.V. VI THIS FAMILY GROUP WAS TAKEN FROM THE NANCE MEMORIAL. THE MARRIAGE DATES HAVE BEEN ADDED FROM RUTHERFORD AND DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE MARRIAGE BONDS. THE WRITER HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING LIVING DESCENDANTS OF THIS FAMILY. ---------------------------------------------------