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Johan 'Adam' Wentz Vance 1762 – 1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Nov 1762

Birth Location: York, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1829

Death Location: Monroe, West Virginia, United States

Father: Johan Wentz

Mother: Anna Holzapple\Holtzapfel

Spouse(s): ^ Bent

Children(s): Philip Vance

The story of Johan 'Adam' Wentz Vance began in 1762 in York, Pennsylvania, United States. Johan 'Adam' Wentz Vance married ^ Anna Nancy Bent, and had children including Philip Vance. Johan 'Adam' Wentz Vance passed away in 1829 in Monroe, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Johan 'Adam' Wentz Vance began in 1762 in York, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Johan 'Adam' Wentz Vance married ^ Anna Nancy Bent, and had children including Philip Vance.
  • Johan 'Adam' Wentz Vance passed away in 1829 in Monroe, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johan Wentz
1732 – 1795
Birth Location: Partenheim, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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Anna Holzapple\Holtzapfel
1742 – 1815
Birth Location: York, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

^ Bent
1768 – 1842
Birth Location: York, York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Philip Vance
1800 – 1885
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Johan Vance's Ancestors

Self
Johan Vance
1762 – 1829
Birth Place: York, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Johan Philip Wentz
1732 – 1795
Partenheim, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Maria Magdalaina) Holzapple\Holtzapfel
1742 – 1815
York, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Johann (Adolph) Wentz
1699 – 1780
Partenheim, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Maria) Aschenbrener
1701 – 1780
Marienthal, Rockenhausen, Bayern/Bavaria
Erasmus (Holtzapfel \) Holsable
1710 – 1793
Michelfeld, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Christina Rauscher
1718 – 1793
Hagenau, , Bas Rhine, France
Great-Grandparents
Maria Boll\Bowl
1689 – 1732
Georg Aschenbrenner
1681 – 1736
Anna Otterbach
1688 – 1729
Anna Katterman
1684 – 1731
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans Aschenbrenner
1644 –
Anna Mayer
1669 – 1743
Hanns Otterbach
1663 – 1742
Anna Rielmanns
1667 –

Johan Vance's Descendants

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Johan ('Adam' Wentz) Vance (8 Nov 1762 – 1829) m. ^ (Anna Nancy) Bent (6 Sep 1768 – 20 Feb 1842)
  1. 1. Philip Vance (15 Oct 1800 – 24 Oct 1885) m. Hannah Rader (1794 – 1860)
    1. 1. SIMON (Vance) Wentz (1821 – 1849) m. Sarah (Sally) Barton (1810 – 1/23/1890)
      1. 1. John (D.) Vance (abt 1841 – ) m. Luverna (Cales) Vance (abt 1846 – 1890)
        1. 1. Archibald (Monroe) Vance (15 April 1869 – 01 May 1945) m. Rutha (Jane) Plumly (26 Jan 1876 – 2 Oct 1899)

Johan Vance's Timeline

2 Records

1762
8 Nov 1762
Birth of Johan 'Adam' Wentz Vance in York, Pennsylvania, United States
York, Pennsylvania, United States
1829
1829
Age 67
Death of Johan 'Adam' Wentz Vance in Monroe, West Virginia, United States
Monroe, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1762
    Event Place: York, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Monroe, West Virginia, United States
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