Allen Nance and Betsy Nance as possible parents of Pleasant Nance they were married 10 Dec. 1799 Henry County VA
Allen is the son of Reuben Nance and Amy Williamson
Betsy is the son of John Nance and Mary LNU

1814 Henry? County VA Pleasant Nance was born

When did Allen Nance and family move to TN? They are there by 1810 (SEE ABOVE).

1820 Rutherford County, TN Census
Pg. 92b Line 27 Allen NANCE 101110-42110-0200-3010-0010-0000-0000
1 Free White Male of under 10 (Could this be Pleasant??? abt. 6 b. abt. 1814)
1 Free White Male of 16 and under 18
1 Free White Male of 18 and under 26 (Allen abt. 20 b. abt. 1800)
1 Free White Male of 26 and under 45 (Allen 44 b. 18 Jan 1776)
4 Free White Females under 10 (America abt. 9 b. abt. 1811)
2 Free White Females 10 and under 16 (Jane/June abt. 14 b. abt. 1806, Ellen abt. 16 b. abt. 1804 )
1 Free White Female 16 and under 26 (Mary abt. 17 b. abt. 1803)
1 Free White Female 26 and under 45 (Elizabeth "Betsy" (NANCE) abt 42 b. abt. 1778)
2 in Agriculture

1830 Rutherford County, TN Census
Schedule of the whole number of persons whithin the division allotted to William Mitchell By the Marshal
of the Western District (or Territory) of Tennessee. Page #337
Line 7 Allen NANCE 0010100100000-0110101000000-310000-311000-000000-000000- 16 Total
1 Free White Male of 10 and under 15 (Could this be Pleasant??? abt. 16 b. abt. 1814)
1 Free White Male of 20 and under 30 (Allen 30 b. abt. 1800)
1 Free White Male of 50 and under 60 (Allen 54 b. 18 Jan 1776)
1 Free White Female of 5 and under 10
1 Free White Female of 10 and under 15
1 Free White Female of 20 and under 30
1 Free White Female of 40 and under 50 (Elizabeth "Betsy" (NANCE) abt 52)
(other children all females: Nancy, Susan, Emeline, Mary, Ellen, Jane/June)

or did Pleasant leave home when he was 16 and move to Henry or Pittsylvania County VA (SEE Theory 1 and 3) by 1830??

1830 Henry County VA Census
Schedule of the whole number of Persons within the Division allotted to George S. Staples by the Marshal
of Eastern District (or Territory) of Virginia, Pg. #202 No Township Listed
Line 2 Edmund NANCE 0021010000000-3200010000000
2 Free White Males of 10 and under 15 (William Ignacious 11 b. 26 Apr 1819)
1 Free White Male of 15 and under 20 (Could this be Pleasant NANCE??? 16 b. abt. 1814)
1 Free White Male of 30 and under 40 (Edmund 33 b. 20 Aug 1797)
3 Free White Females under 5 (Eleanor S. 1, Exoney 4)
2 Free White Females of 5 and under 10 (Jane 8 b. 31 Mar 1822)
1 Free White Female of 30 and under 40 (Anna (SIMMS) 36 b. abt. 1794)
(Edmund and Allen Nance who married Betsy Nance are step-brothers they had the same father but different mothers.)
(Father Reuben Nance b. 08 Jul 1745 VA. Mother of Allen was Amy Williamson. Mother of Edmund was Nancy Brown.)

PLEASANT | 1836 | Henry | Pleasant NANCE married Eliza BARKER, dau of Allen BARKER, 15 Nov 1836.
Henry County Virginia Marriage Bonds 1778-1849 by Virginia Anderton Dodd.
Henry County, VA; Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1800, Jordan R. Dodd

1840 Henry County, VA Census Bk.  33, p. 292
Schedule of the whole number of Persons within the Division allotted to George S. Staples by the Marshal of
Eastern District (or Territory) of Virginia, Bk 33 Pg #292 No Township Listed
Line 6 Pleasant NANCE 2000100000000-0001000100000 Total 5, 1 Agriculture
2 Free White Males under 10 (James G. 3 b. 30 Oct 1837, and Harden 1 b. 20 Oct 1839)
1 Free White Male of 20 and under 30 (Pleasant abt. 26 b. abt 1814)
1 Free White Female of 15 and under 20 (Eliza (BARKER) abt. 18)
1 Free White Female of 50 and under 60 (Pleasant's Mother? an aunt?)

Schedule I. Free Inhabitants in No Township Listed in the County of Henry State of Virginia
enumerated by me on the 31st day of August, 1850 Tho. E. Denegard?? Ass't Marshal PAGE NO: 38b M432 952
24 528 528 Pleasant NANCE, 36, M, Farmer, VA, Couldn't read or write
25 528 528 Eliza (BARKER) NANCE, 28, F, VA
26 528 528 James G(arland) NANCE, 13, M, VA, Attending school
27 528 528 Harden NANCE, 11, M, VA, Attending school
28 528 528 John A(llen) NANCE, 8, M, VA, Attending school
29 528 528 Charles NANCE, 7, M, VA
30 528 528 Elkanah NANCE, 4, M, VA