In a message dated 8/17/2007 3:15:24 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, vance-request@rootsweb.com writes: Sorry I haven't helped much but I am partial to believing Vance is from Ireland and/or Scotland because my family peoples have always said so. I agree as my family also has always said we were Scotch Irish? Does anyone know what the term means? I also know there was a group of Vances in Rockingham and Augusta County, Virginia, who were German. There name was Wentz but English people who spelled in spelled it Vance and it became Vance. Bonnie Vance Miller ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour