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William Nance 1730 – 1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Amelia County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1805

Death Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

Father: Richard Nance

Mother: Mary Vaughn

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Thomas Nance

The story of William Nance began in 1730 in Amelia County, Virginia, USA. William Nance had children including Thomas P Nance. William Nance passed away in 1805 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Nance began in 1730 in Amelia County, Virginia, USA.
  • William Nance had children including Thomas P Nance.
  • William Nance passed away in 1805 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Nance's Ancestors

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William Nance
1730 – 1805
Birth Place: Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard Nance
1700 – 1780
Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Mary (leonard) Vaughn
1705 – 1806
Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Webb) Nance
1650 – 1716
Prince George County, Virginia, United States of America
Sarah Gookings
1656 – 1716
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Nance
1604 – 1665
Alice Harry
1625 – 1665
Major Gookin
1652 – 1730
Mary Larkin
1652 – 1707
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN TRENOWTH
1576 – 1630
Joane Bennet
1584 – 1630
Mary Gookin
1618 – 1683

William Nance's Descendants

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William Nance (1730 – 1805)
  1. 1. Thomas (P) Nance (15 Mar 1795 – Apr 12, 1880) m. Ann BARRY (1789 – )
    1. 1. Jim Nance (abt 1819 – ) m. Elizabeth (Aramanta) Mayfield (abt 1825 – Aft. 1880)
      1. 1. Martha (Jane) Nance (Jan 1850 – 21 Jan 1931) m. Samuel Chambers (May 1853 – )
        1. 1. James (S) Chambers (1882 – ) m. Jannie Rager (1880 – 1934)

William Nance's Timeline

8 Records

1730
1730
Birth of William Nance in Lunenburg County, Virginia, Colonial America
Lunenburg County, Virginia, Colonial America
1730
1730
Birth of William Nance in Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
1737
1737
Age 7
Birth of William Nance in Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
1763
Abt. 1763
Age 33
William Nance was married in Prob. Bedford, Virginia
Prob. Bedford, Virginia
1784
3 Mar 1784
Age 54
William Nance was married in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1794
3 MAR 1794
Age 64
William Nance was married
None
1805
1805
Age 75
Death of William Nance in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
1805
1805
Age 75
Death of William Nance in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1737
    Event Place: Bedford County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Lunenburg County, Virginia, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Amelia County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1763
    Event Place: Prob. Bedford, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1784
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 MAR 1794

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

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