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Adam Pence 1791–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Feb 1791

Birth Location: Rockingham County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 Oct 1861

Death Location: Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, USA

Father: John Pence

Mother: Barbary Carpenter

Spouse(s): Christena Pence

Children(s): John Pence, Clarissa Pence, Sarah Heffley, Mary Pence, David Pence, William Pence, Victory Pence, America Pence, Minerva Alspach, Barbara Miller, Catherine Woodfield

The story of Adam Pence began in 1791 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA. Adam Pence married Christena Tiney Smock Pence, Nancy Darter Pence, and had children including America Pence, Barbara E Pence Miller, Catherine Pence Woodfield, Clarissa J Pence, David Pence, John C Pence, Mary Ann Pence, Minerva Pence Alspach, Sarah Francis Pence Heffley, Victory Pence, William M Pence. Adam Pence passed away in 1861 in Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, USA.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
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Biography

  • The story of Adam Pence began in 1791 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA.
  • Adam Pence married Christena Tiney Smock Pence, Nancy Darter Pence, and had children including America Pence, Barbara E Pence Miller, Catherine Pence Woodfield, Clarissa J Pence, David Pence, John C Pence, Mary Ann Pence, Minerva Pence Alspach, Sarah Francis Pence Heffley, Victory Pence, William M Pence.
  • Adam Pence passed away in 1861 in Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Pence
1743–1816
Birth Location: Swatera, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
JP
Barbary Carpenter
1762–1828
Birth Location: Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
BC

Spouses(s)

Christena Pence
1801–1879
Birth Location: Shelby County, Kentucky, USA
CP

Children(s)

John Pence
1817–1893
Birth Location: Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA
JP
Clarissa Pence
1846–1938
Birth Location: Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, USA
CP
Sarah Heffley
1832–1902
Birth Location: Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, USA
SH
Mary Pence
1818–1896
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
MP
David Pence
1842–1848
Birth Location: Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, USA
DP
William Pence
1829–1839
Birth Location: Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, USA
WP
Victory Pence
1843–1844
Birth Location: Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, USA
VP
America Pence
1849–1850
Birth Location: Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, USA
AP
Minerva Alspach
1840–1896
Birth Location: Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, USA
MA
Barbara Miller
1825–1901
Birth Location: Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, USA
BM
Catherine Woodfield
1823–1842
Birth Location: Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, USA
CW

Adam Pence's Ancestors

Self
Adam Pence
1791–1861
Birth Place: Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John George Pence
1743–1816
Swatera, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Barbary (Zimmerman) Carpenter
1762–1828
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
JOHANN (JACOB BENTZ PENCE) I
1710–1751
Ottmarsheim, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Dr (George Michael Zimmerman) Carpenter
1725–1778
Hallau, Schaffhansuen, Suisse
Anna (Sophia Schulteli) Carpenter
1735–
Hallau, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
JOHANN BENTZ
1673–1748
ANNA HEPPNER
1676–1748
Johannes Carpenter
1700–1782
Anna Kerker
1705–1787
Johannes Schulting
1660–1744
Eva Schulting
1662–1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hanß Bentz
1631–1726
Helene Kern
1644–1688
Jacob Zimmerman
1680–1749
Dorothea Rottle
1687–1714
Andrew Kerker\Kercher
1686–1738
Anna Broeder
1675–1727
Johann Schultes
1620–1684
Anna Stratmann
1625–1682

Adam Pence's Descendants

1.
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Adam Pence (4 Feb 1791–18 Oct 1861) m. Christena ('Tiney' Smock) Pence (3 April 1801–28 Dec 1879)
  1. 1. John (C) Pence 1817–1893
  2. 2. Clarissa (J) Pence 1846–1938
  3. 3. Sarah (Francis Pence) Heffley 1832–1902
  4. 4. Mary (Ann) Pence 1818–1896
  5. 5. David Pence 1842–1848
  6. 6. William (M) Pence 1829–1839
  7. 7. Victory Pence 1843–1844
  8. 8. America Pence 1849–1850
  9. 9. Minerva (Pence) Alspach 1840–1896
  10. 10. Barbara (E Pence) Miller 1825–1901
  11. 11. Catherine (Pence) Woodfield 1823–1842

Adam Pence's Timeline

2 Records

1791
4 Feb 1791
Birth of Adam Pence in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
1861
18 Oct 1861
Age 70
Death of Adam Pence in Fulton, Fulton, Indiana, USA
Fulton, Fulton, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1791
    Event Place: Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1861
    Event Place: Fulton, Fulton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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