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Richard D Vance 1792–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1792

Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Breeden, Mingo County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Abner Vance

Mother: Susannah Howard

Spouse(s): Nancy "Rockbridge", Sarah *, Mary SIMES, Mary Sims

Children(s): Lewis VANCE, William Vance, Rachel *, John Vance, Emma VANCE, John Vance, Paris Vance, Nancy Vance, Meekin Vance, Polly VANN, Abner III, William VANCE, Richard VANCE, Washington Vance, Mary Vance

In 1792, Richard D Vance entered the world in Russell County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Abner Vance And Susannah Howard. Richard D Vance married Mary Ann Simes, Mary Ann Southerland Sims, Nancy Burnside Vance Rockbridge, Sarah Vance Pigman, and had children including Abner Sims Vance Iii, Emma Vance, John Clay Vance, John Wesley Sims Vance, Lewis G Vance, Mary Polly Vance, Meekin Sims Vance, Nancy Nannie Vance, Paris Smith James Vance, Polly Vann, Rachel Vance Hatfield, Richard Austin Vance, Washington Anderson Vance, William Harlin Vance, William T Vance. Richard D Vance passed away in 1850 in Breeden, Mingo County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1792, Richard D Vance entered the world in Russell County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Abner Vance And Susannah Howard.
  • Richard D Vance married Mary Ann Simes, Mary Ann Southerland Sims, Nancy Burnside Vance Rockbridge, Sarah Vance Pigman, and had children including Abner Sims Vance Iii, Emma Vance, John Clay Vance, John Wesley Sims Vance, Lewis G Vance, Mary Polly Vance, Meekin Sims Vance, Nancy Nannie Vance, Paris Smith James Vance, Polly Vann, Rachel Vance Hatfield, Richard Austin Vance, Washington Anderson Vance, William Harlin Vance, William T Vance.
  • Richard D Vance passed away in 1850 in Breeden, Mingo County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Richard Vance's Ancestors

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Richard Vance
1792–1850
Birth Place: Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Abner Vance
1755–1819
North Carolina, USA
Susannah Howard
1767–1860
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Ephraim Vance
1718–1774
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Theodosia Hewlings
1715–1760
Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Abraham Howard
1726–1782
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Jane Allen
1729–1805
North Carolina, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Vance's Descendants

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Richard (D) Vance (1792–1850) m. Nancy (Burnside “Vance”) "Rockbridge" (1790–1880) m. Sarah ("Vance" Pigman) * (12 Feb 1856–24 Aug 1924) m. Mary (Ann) SIMES (1792–1860) m. Mary (Ann Southerland) Sims (1792–1860)
  1. 1. Lewis (G) VANCE 1839–
  2. 2. William (T.) Vance 1812–1875
  3. 3. Rachel (Vance “Hatfield”) * 1810–1886
  4. 4. John (Clay) Vance 1818–1896
  5. 5. Emma VANCE 1827–1853
  6. 6. John (Wesley Sims) Vance 1815–1886
  7. 7. Paris (Smith James) Vance 1826–1914
  8. 8. Nancy ('Nannie') Vance 1823–1905
  9. 9. Meekin (Sims) Vance 1819–1880
  10. 10. Polly VANN 1818–1905
  11. 11. Abner (Sims Vance) III 1815–1913
  12. 12. William (Harlin) VANCE 1825–1886
  13. 13. Richard (Austin) VANCE 1816–1886
  14. 14. Washington (Anderson) Vance 1815–1870
  15. 15. Mary ('Polly') Vance 1818–

Richard Vance's Timeline

4 Records

1792
1792
Birth of Richard D Vance in Russell County, Virginia, USA
Russell County, Virginia, USA
1792
1792
Birth of Richard D Vance in Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 58
Death of Richard D Vance in Breeden, Mingo County, West Virginia, United States of America
Breeden, Mingo County, West Virginia, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 58
Death of Richard D Vance in Breeden, Mingo County, West Virginia, United States of America
Breeden, Mingo County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Russell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Russell County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Breeden, Mingo County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Breeden, Mingo County, West Virginia, United States of America

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