Foster: Even though they are probably not related to me, I found a Handel Vance in Rockingham County, Virginia, while researching my Vance family. This Handel Vance, according to the late Katherine Bushman, historian from Augusta County, VA, was of German descent. My Vances are not. You might check the Rockingham County Web Page at http://home.rica.net/tel16/rham/ and the Augusta County Web page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaaugust/ Good luck! Bonnie