Iris, I think this is your family. (Seems I can help everyone else except myself ! ! !) Cross your fingers and toes that this is it. Thank heaven it's a George and not William, James, or John which are very common names. I have a George W. Vance, Child of Moses Vance and Elizabeth (Strickler); Grandchild of John Vance (d. 1778) and Margaret (White); G-Grandchild of John Vance (who d. 1760, Frederick Co., Va.) George W. Vance was b. Jan. 12, 1815; m. Lydia Wilson and they settled in Illinois. Moses was b. May 23, 1773; d. June 27, 1829 at 56 yrs. Bur: Private Cemetery: Nathaniel King Farm, former the Wade Farm and originally known as the Moses Vance Farm. Located in Upper Tyrone Twp., Fayette Co., Pa. Elizabeth Strickler was b. 1773; d. Sept. 8, 1849 at 56 yrs. She was the dau. of Jacob Strickler and Elizabeth (__?__). The cemetery was destroyed by the Pittsburgh- W. Va Railroad Co. when they constructed their branch through this section ca 1935. There are only 2 stones remaining, and they are large flat table stones in excellent condition, with inscriptions that are very legible. They are Elizabeth Vance, consort of Moses Vance and Moses Vance. Children of Moses Vance and Elizabeth (Strickler) 1) John Vance (1797-1886); m. Mary Strickler. After Mary d., John moved to Adams Co., Ill. John had a son Moses (1824-1913) who was one of the first settlers in Adams Co., Ill. 2) Jacob Vance (1798-1882/3); d. Fayette Co., Pa.; m. Charlotte Hardy 3) Samuel Vance (1800-1883) m. Nancy Clare 4) Frances Vance (1802-?) m. Torrence ??? 5) William Vance b. 1804 - Lived in Connellsville, Pa. 6) Crawford Vance b.1806 - m. Susan Clayton 7) Margaret Vance b. 1808 8) Alfred Vance b. 1810; m. Margaret ??? 9) Eliza Vance b. 1812/13 10) George W. Vance b. 1815; m. Lydia Wilson settled in Illinois. Children of John Vance (b. Va. d.1778) and Margaret (White) John went to Fayette Co., Pa. in 1766 in the company with Col. William Crawford, his brother-in-law. John's Will is Yohogania Co., Va. (Later Washington Co., Pa.) WB#1, p. 8. 1) David Vance b. ca 1755; m. Jane Vance (Cousin) dau. of Alexander Vance. NOTE: I do not have their children (maybe my Mary is there) 2) William Vance b. 1758 3) Elizabeth Vance b. 1762 4) Jane Vance b. ca 1765; m. Capt. Benjamin Whalley 5) Mary or Maria Vance b. ca 1768 6) Moses Vance (1773-1829); m. Elizabeth Strickler I hope something in this mess is of help to you. PLEASE keep looking for my Mary Vance b. ca 1810, Pa.; who married ca 1839 a Mr. Neal (Various spellings). Clare Pebworth ======== On Sun, 12 Aug 2001 13:12:40 -0500 "Iris Mendel Miller" <[email protected]> writes: > Hi Clare, > I don't Know if We could have a connection , But I will give you, > what little information, I have on My GGreatgreatgrandParents, > George W.(?) Vance, Born in Pennsylvania in about 1779 died in > York > County, Nebraska > He May have been in Randolph County Indiana? ( I think They > were?) > ( My George Would have been 31 yr's old When your Mary was born?) > > He was married to my GGGGrandmother, Margaret Unknown born in PA. > about > 1784, > ( My Margaret would have been 26 when your Mary was born?) > Their Daughter, > My GGreat-grandmother Elizabeth Vance born April 22, 1823 in Ohio, > and died > January 20, 1892 in York CO.NE. > (I need to go to York CO. NE. to Find Date of death's and place of > burials., and Obituaries and what ever else I can find?) > > Elizabeth Vance Married Thomas Winter Pence April 28, 1842 in > Randolph > County IN. > > Thomas and Elizabeth (Vance) Pence's daughter, Melissa Pence is My > Great-grandmother. > My Uncle Clarence (who in his 80's) said they spoke German?. > Would like to keep in touch if we are able to connect your Vance to > mine? > > Here the York County Nebraska website. Has some inf. and they keep > adding. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~neyork/internet.html > > I thought I had a web site in Indiana for marriages, if I do I can't > find it > Right now. > Let me know if any of this might fit? > > Iris Mendell Miller > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 8:17 AM > Subject: Mary Vance b. Pa. ca 1810 > > > > I'm looking for a Vance family in Pa. who would have had a dau. > named > > MARY who was b. ca 1810. I have tried many ways to find this lady > so > > maybe checking all the Mary's born in Pa. in that time span will > give me > > a clue. > > > > My Mary married a Neil, Neale, Neel, Neill, Neal, etc. > > > > If you know of a Mary but don't know whom she married, please let > me know > > and I will work on it. > > > > I have belonged to the VFA for 15 years and still haven't come up > with > > info on my Mary Vance. > > > > Thanks so very much. > > > > Clare Pebworth > > > > > > ============================== > > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > >