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Thomas E Chance 1776–1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1776

Birth Location: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1820

Death Location: Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Benjamin Chance

Mother: Rachael SHARPLESS

Spouse(s): Nancy Jones

Children(s): Bedford Chance

Thomas E Chance was born in 1776 in Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Benjamin Chance And Rachael Sharpless. Thomas E Chance married Nancy Margaret Jones, and had children including Bedford J Chance. Thomas E Chance passed away in 1820 in Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas E Chance was born in 1776 in Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Benjamin Chance And Rachael Sharpless.
  • Thomas E Chance married Nancy Margaret Jones, and had children including Bedford J Chance.
  • Thomas E Chance passed away in 1820 in Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Chance
1753–1816
Birth Location: Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
BC
Rachael SHARPLESS
1751–1852
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
RS

Spouses(s)

Nancy Jones
1779–1830
Birth Location: Cherokee County, North Carolina
NJ

Children(s)

Bedford Chance
1812–1875
Birth Location: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
BC

Thomas Chance's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Chance
1776–1820
Birth Place: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Benjamin Chance
1753–1816
Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
Rachael SHARPLESS
1751–1852
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Chance
1708–1782
Saint Peters Parish, Talbot, Maryland
Sinai
1715–1778
,, Maryland
Samuel SHARPLESS
1713–1798
Nether Providence, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Jane Newlin
1730–1798
Middletown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Senior
1680–1747
Elinor Pearson
1690–1747
John Newlin
1691–1753
Mary Woodward
1690–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sarah Pearson
1659–1721
Sarah (Pearson)
1659–1721
Nathaniel Newlin
1665–1729
Mary Mendenhall
1660–1728
Richard Woodward
1636–1706
Jane Nyle
1647–1715

Thomas Chance's Descendants

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Thomas (E) Chance (1776–1820) m. Nancy (Margaret) Jones (1779–1830)
  1. 1. Bedford (J) Chance 1812–1875 m. Nancy (Mariah) Hall 1814–1898
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Chance 1836–1912
    2. 2. Susan Chance 1852–1926
    3. 3. Mary (Ann) Chance 1833–1922
    4. 4. Amanda (Rosannah) Chance 1847–1922 m. Thomas Osborn 1847–
      1. 1. Mary Osborn 1875–1933 m. William (Harvey) Crane 1876–1933 m. Walter (Emory) Coffey 1876–
        1. 1. Ralph (C) Crane 1898–1978 m. Lula (E) Crane 1899–
        2. 2. Sylvester Coffey 1909–1976 m. Waco Johnson 1905–1986
        3. 3. John Crane 1873–1963 m. Carlie Crane 1899–1984

Thomas Chance's Timeline

2 Records

1776
1776
Birth of Thomas E Chance in Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
1820
1820
Age 44
Death of Thomas E Chance in Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
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