John Nance (1798 - 1873)

Born 4 Mar 1798 in Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Gambill) Nance — married 18 Mar 1818 in Rutherford Co, TN

Descendants

Died 7 Feb 1873 at age 74 in Bedford Co, TN

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Biography

John M. NANCE was born on March 4, 1798, in Davidson, Tennessee, his father, Bird, was 25 and his mother, Mary, was 22. He married Ann GAMBRILL on March 26, 1818, in Rutherford, Tennessee. They had 11 children in 17 years. He died on February 7, 1872, in Bedford, Tennessee, at the age of 73, and was buried in Shelbyville, Tennessee.

Spouse and Children

Married Ann GAMBRILL (1796–1836) on 26 Mar 1818^[1]

1. Angeline NANCE (1819–1847)
2. Benjamin NANCE (1819–1870)
3. Mary Jane NANCE (1821–1883)
4. Susan NANCE (1822–1880)
5. Sally R. NANCE (1824–1904)^[2][3][4]
6. Elizabeth NANCE (1826–1856)^[2]
7. Martha Ann NANCE (1827–1868)^[2]
8. William B. NANCE (1829–1874)^[2]
9. John Bradley NANCE (1831–1908)^[2][4]
10. Thomas J. NANCE (1834–1853)^[2]
11. Nancy A. NANCE (1836–1853)^[2][4]

Census

1820 Rutherford, Rutherford, Tennessee, Pg. 82b^[5]
Line 5 John NANCE 100100-10100-0100-1
1 Free White Male under 10 {(Benjamin 1 b 08 Apr 1819)}
1 Free White Male of 16 and under 26 (John 22 b. 04 Mar 1798)
1 Free White Female under 10 (Angeline 1 b. 01 Apr 1819)
1 Free White Female of 16 and under 26 (Anne (GAMBILL) 24 b. 24 Dec 1796)
1 in Agriculture

1830 Rutherford, Tennessee, Schedule of the whole number of persons whithin the division allotted to William Mitchell By the Marshal of the Western District (or Territory) of Tennessee. Page #327^[6]
Line 26 Jno NANCE(**) 0010100000000-1020010000000
1 Free White Male of 10 and under 15
1 Free White Male of 20 and under 30 (John 32 b. 04 Mar 1798)
1 Free White Female under 5 (Martha Ann 3 b. 07 Dec 1827)
2 Free White Females of 10 and under 15 (Mary Jane 9 b. 22 Jan 1821, Angeline 11 b. 01 Apr 1819)
1 Free White Female of 30 and under 40 (Anne (GAMBRILL) 34 b. 24 Dec 1796)

1840 Bedford, Tennessee, Schedule of the whole number of persons whithin the division allotted E. D. Rushing by the Marshal of the Middle District (or Territory) of Tennessee Page 71 No. 20 District^[7]
Line 16 John NANCE 0300001000000-1032100000000-000000-000000-000000-000000- 11 Total 2 in Agriculture
3 Free White Males of 5 and under 10 (William B. 10 b. 22 Oct. 1829, John Bradley 8 b. 23 Dec 1831, Thomas J. 6 b. 25 Mar 1834)
1 Free White Male of 30 and under 40 (John M. 42 b. 4 Mar 1798)
1 Free White Female under 5 (Nancy 4 b. 19 Dec 1836)
3 Free White Females of 10 and under 15 (Martha Ann 12 b. 7 Dec 1827, Elizabeth abt. 14 b. abt. 1826, Sally R. 15 b. 13 Nov 1824)
2 Free White Females of 15 and under 20 (Susan 18 b. 16 Sep 1822, Mary Jane 19 b. 22 jan 1821)
1 Free White Female of 20 and under 30 (Angeline 21 b. 1 Apr 1819)

Schedule I - Free Inhabitants in Civil District No 6 in the County of Bedford State of Tennessee enumerated by me, on the 15th day of Nov 1850. J. Wortham Ass't Marshal. Page 215b^[2]
17 111 111 John (M.) NANTS, 54, Farmer, Tennessee
18 111 111 Sally (R.) NANTS, 35, F, Tennessee
19 111 111 Elizabeth NANTS, 24, F, Tennessee
20 111 111 Martha (Ann) NANTS, 22, F, Tennessee
21 111 111 William (B.) NANTS, 21, M, Tennessee
22 111 111 John (Bradley) NANTS, 19, M, Tennessee
23 111 111 Thomas (J.) NANTS, 16, M, Tennessee
24 111 111 Nancy (A.) NANTS, 13, F, Tennessee

Schedule I. - Free Inhabitants in Western Division District 20 in the County of Bedford State of Tennessee enumerated by me, on the 5 day of July 1860. J. J. Blackwell Ass't Marshall Sheet: page: 221a Post Office: Richmond^[3]
4 627 586 John (M.) NANCE, 60, M, Farmer, 3000, 475, Tennessee
5 627 586 Sallie (R.) NANCE, 35, F, Tennessee
(NOTE: Sally is a daughter, not wife of John as someone added on FamilySearch)

Schedule I - Inhabitants in Civil Dist. No. 20 in the County of Bedford State of Tennessee enumerated by me on the 8th day of July 1870. James A. Smith Ass't Marshal. Post Office: ______ Tennessee, Page No.: 348a written 5^[4]
23 36 36 John NANCE, 73, W, M, Farmer, 3500, 689, TN
24 36 36 Sallie R. NANCE, 45, F, W, Keeping House, TN
25 36 36 John B. NANCE, 38, M, W, Farmer, 700, TN, Marr. in Dec.
26 36 36 Nancy E. NANCE, 28, M, W, Farmer, -, TN, Marr in Dec.

Burial

Name John M. Nance
Birth 4 Mar 1798 Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Death 7 Feb 1872 (aged 73) Bedford County, Virginia
Burial Russell Cemetery Bedford, Bedford County, Tennessee^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHS-819B : Sun Mar 10 20:16:03 UTC 2024), Entry for John Nance and Ann Gambrill, 26 Mar 1818.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} "Bedford, Tennessee, United States records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DC6Q-21Z?view=explore : Apr 13, 2024), image 263 of 391; United States. National Archives and Records Administration.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8T7-WPT : Sat Mar 09 05:03:14 UTC 2024), Entry for John Nance and Sallie Nance, 1860.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8F-BR6 : Tue Mar 05 06:56:37 UTC 2024), Entry for John Nance and Sallie R Nance, 1870.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1820", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLT-SVY : Mon Mar 11 00:08:50 UTC 2024), Entry for John Nance, 1820.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1830", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5W-CZX : Fri Mar 08 00:33:33 UTC 2024), Entry for Jno Nance, 1830.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1840", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTV-YYV : Fri Mar 08 19:34:44 UTC 2024), Entry for John Nance, 1840.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31236418/john_m-nance: accessed April 13, 2024), memorial page for John M. Nance (4 Mar 1798–7 Feb 1872), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31236418, citing Russell Cemetery, Bedford, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Sonia ღNANCEღ Roberts

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Acknowledgement

• First-hand information as remembered by Teresa Webb-Martin, Tuesday, May 20, 2014.