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William Nance 1755–1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1755

Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 11 Feb 1826

Death Location: Wilkes, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Father: Richard Nance

Mother: Mary Mourning

Spouse(s): Mary Howard, Sarah Alcorn, Sarah ALCORN

Children(s): Lewis Nance, Susannah Nance, John Nance, William Nance, Miles Nance, Miles Nance, Thomas NANCE, John NANCE, Birchet Nance, William Nance, Brigett Nance, Margaret NANTZ, Clement NANTZ, David NANTZ, Alexander NANTZ

William Nance was born in 1755 in Bedford, Virginia, United States, the child of Richard Nance And Mary Mourning. In 1787, William Nance resided in Wilkes County, NC. William Nance married Mary Howard, Sarah Alcorn, and had children including Alexander Nantz, Birchet W Nance, Brigett Willamina Nance, Clement R Nantz, David J Nantz, John Nance, Lewis Henry Nance, Margaret Rebecca Nantz, Miles Alonzo Nance, Susannah Nance, Thomas Nance, William A Nance, William Howard Nance. William Nance passed away in 1826 in Wilkes, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • William Nance was born in 1755 in Bedford, Virginia, United States, the child of Richard Nance And Mary Mourning.
  • In 1787, William Nance resided in Wilkes County, NC.
  • William Nance married Mary Howard, Sarah Alcorn, and had children including Alexander Nantz, Birchet W Nance, Brigett Willamina Nance, Clement R Nantz, David J Nantz, John Nance, Lewis Henry Nance, Margaret Rebecca Nantz, Miles Alonzo Nance, Susannah Nance, Thomas Nance, William A Nance, William Howard Nance.
  • William Nance passed away in 1826 in Wilkes, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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William Nance's Ancestors

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William Nance
1755–1826
Birth Place: Bedford, Virginia, United States
Parents
Richard Nance
1726–1761
Petersburg, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Mary Mourning
1726–1801
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Webb Nance,) Jr
1695–1762
Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Jane Smart
1687–1761
Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Mourning
1700–
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1652–1716
Sarah Gookings
1670–1716
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Nance's Descendants

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William Nance (22 May 1755–11 Feb 1826) m. Mary Howard (1759–1804) m. Sarah Alcorn (1740–1830) m. Sarah ALCORN (14 Jun 1792–1833)
  1. 1. Lewis (Henry) Nance 1786–1855 m. Lucy Kepler 1795– m. Anna (McKinney Hays) Caldwell 1800–1868
    1. 1. Ezekiel (Edward) Nance 1816–1885 m. Lorana (W) Narel 1824–1852 m. Martha (Jane) Alexander 1833–1910
      1. 1. Lewis (Henry) NANCE 1843–1895
      2. 2. Josephine (A) NANCE 1845–
      3. 3. Ezekiel (Edward) NANCE 1846–1851
      4. 4. Thomas (Newton) NANCE 1848–
      5. 5. Jeremiah (Milton) NANCE 1850–1926
      6. 6. Ezekiel (Zeke) Nance 1860–1941
      7. 7. Julia Nance 1854–
      8. 8. Daniel (A) Nance 1857–
      9. 9. Ezekiel NANCE 1860–
      10. 10. Albert (Edward) Nance 1862–1946
      11. 11. Walter (Scott) NANCE 1866–1963
      12. 12. Robert (G) Nance 1872– m. Fannie Nance 1876–
        1. 1. Robert (G Nance) Jr 1912–
        2. 2. Martha (J) Nance 1914–
    2. 2. James Nance 1812–1875
    3. 3. Martha (Catherine) Nance 1830–1883
    4. 4. David (R) Nance 1832–1870
    5. 5. Harriet (Caldwell) Nance 1834–1909
    6. 6. Daniel (Thomas Witter) Nance 1836–1914
    7. 7. Joseph (C) Nance 1837–1904
    8. 8. Nancy (Ann) Nance 1840–1916
    9. 9. Lewis (Arthur) Nance 1843–
  2. 2. Susannah Nance 1793–1850
  3. 3. John Nance 1798–
  4. 4. William (Howard) Nance 1800–1862
  5. 5. Miles (Alonzo) Nance 1804–1883
  6. 6. Miles (Alonzo) Nance 1804–1883
  7. 7. Thomas NANCE 1820–
  8. 8. John NANCE 1822–1842
  9. 9. Birchet (W) Nance 1823–
  10. 10. William (A) Nance 1823–1864
  11. 11. Brigett (Willamina) Nance 1823–
  12. 12. Margaret (Rebecca) NANTZ 1825–
  13. 13. Clement (R) NANTZ 1829–1862
  14. 14. David (J) NANTZ 1831–
  15. 15. Alexander NANTZ 1833–

William Nance's Timeline

3 Records

1755
22 May 1755
Birth of William Nance in Bedford, Virginia, United States
Bedford, Virginia, United States
1787
1787
Age 32
William Nance resided here in Wilkes County, NC
Wilkes County, NC
1826
11 Feb 1826
Age 71
Death of William Nance in Wilkes, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Wilkes, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1755
    Event Place: Bedford, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Wilkes County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina Census, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1826
    Event Place: Wilkes, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

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