Born in Washington, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Abner Vance Sr.
and Susannah (Howard) Vance
Sister of
John Vance, Tabitha (Vance) Howard, William Harvey Vance, Acenthia Sena Vance, Richard D. Vance, Elizabeth Susanna Vance, Abner Vance Jr., Mary Amelia (Vance) Brown, James Howard Vance, Rebecca (Vance) Lowe, Elijah Vance, Minerva Vance and Sarah (Vance) McCloud
Wife of
Joseph Dempsey
— married
1823 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Teena Ann (Dempsey) Baisden and William Anderson Dempsey
Died
at about age 74
in Logan, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Jun 2013
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Biography
Alena was born in 1791. She passed away in 1865.[1]
Alena's name may have been Adina, and or "Sena"? 1860 Logan Co. WVa. census-Joseph DEMPSEY and Alena VANCE were living in dwelling # 315. Joseph was 61 and Alena was 71.
Decendents of Abner Vance (Dau. Adina-Alena) DECENDENTS OF ABNER VANCE (1) Abner VANCE was born abt. 1753-63 Probably in North Carolina, Possibly Buncombe Co. His parents has not definately been proven. There has been some speculation as to his parents, one being Ephraim VAUSE (VANCE) and Theodosia HEWLINGS, but not proven by ant official documents or bible records.
In 1777 Abner VANCE and Matthew VANCE swore the Oath of Allegiance in Pittsylvania Co. Va. In 1777 a young man had to be 16 years of age before he could take the Oath, apparently Abner VANCE was born before 1761.
In 1779 Abner VANCE married Susannah HOWARD in Lebanon , Va. Russell Co. Susannah Was the Daughter of Abraham HOWARD and Jane (ALLEN). They made their home in Russell Co. Va. and this was where their children were born.
Children of Abner VANCE and Susannah HOWARD:
(2) John VANCE b. 1781
(2) Tabitha (Tabby) VANCE b. 1782
(2) William VANCE b. 1789
(2) Adina VANCE b. 1791
(2) Richard VANCE b. 1792
(2) James H. VANCE b. 1784
(2) Elizabeth VANCE b. 1794
(2) Abner VANCE Jr. b. 1796
(2) Millie "Mary" VANCE b. 1796
(2) Sarah VANCE b.1811
(2) Acenthia VANCE b.
(2) Minerva VANCE b. 1811
(2) Nancy VANCE b. 1794
(2) Elijah VANCE b. 1803
(2) Isabella VANCE
This line continues with Abner's daughter Alena VANCE. (Possibly Called Sena)
(2) Alena VANCE (Abner 1) was born 1791 in Va. She married Joseph DEMPSEY abt. 1826 in Logan Co. Va. Joseph DEMPSEY was born abt. 1799 in Logan Co. Va. He was the s/o John DEMPSEY and Rachel SOLOMON.
Sources
- ↑ Family bible
- http://timothyv.tripod.com/index-23.html
- https://www.geni.com/people/SenaVance/6000000000908013288
- https://www.geni.com/people/Alena Dempsey/6000000001652217746
Acknowledgments
Thanks to John Roberts for starting this profile. on Jun 14, 2013.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alena by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alena:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alena by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alena:
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~3.12%
~3.12%
Eula (Burgess) Blankenship 
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F219921 [compare], FTDNA kit #219921
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Laura Clay :
23andMe, GEDmatch HV7390206 [compare]
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Joyce (Farra) Childers :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A348629 [compare], Ancestry member JF
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~1.56%
Sheryl Moore :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member SherylMooreBeard
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Shirley Blankenship :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F216326 [compare], FTDNA kit #216326
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Lawrence Dillard :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Maggie Hedrick :
23andMe, GEDmatch M866356 [compare]
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Betty Toppings :
23andMe, GEDmatch M262537 [compare]
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~0.78%
Terri Haddox :
23andMe, GEDmatch M815642 [compare]
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~0.78%
Therese (McIntyre) Browning :
23andMe, GEDmatch ZG5038854 [compare], yourDNAportal THE9da0b354
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A385786 [compare], Ancestry member Therese_Wellsville
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~0.78%
Sondra Sampson :
23andMe, GEDmatch PN9263436 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CS8223436 [compare], Ancestry member Fiveofmom
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~0.78%
Sandi Compton :
23andMe, GEDmatch EN3253284 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member SandiMayo1986
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~0.78%
Veona Galbraith :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Jacqueline (Chapman) Williams :
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal JACf09d8d6c, Ancestry member jacquelinechapmanwilliams
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~0.78%
Vickie Loyd :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Kathleen (Browning) Welch :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A584892 [compare], Ancestry member krwelch44
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~0.78%
Gary Coleman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YD1994170 [compare], yourDNAportal GAR4a3cfcdc
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~0.78%
Kathy (Justice) Jewell :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Annette (Lester) Saunders :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T589645 [compare], FTDNA kit #448719
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~0.78%
James Vance :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch md6609176 [compare]
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