Samuel Vance Jr. (1749 - 1838)

Born 1749 in Frederick County, Colony and Dominion of Virginia [uncertain]

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Died 1 Sep 1838 at about age 89 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, United States of America

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N.B. I have removed Agnes Penquite as the wife of this Samuel, as the dates do not work out. She married a Samuel Vance who was born c1728. Prickett-120 23:30, 9 October 2017 (EDT).

N.B. This profile has the following as the children of this Samuel Vance: Joseph Vance, John Vance, David Vance, Joanna (Vance) Baxter, Thomas Vance, Mary Elizabeth (Vance) Deckard, Samuel Vance III, James Vance, Agnes Vance, William Vance, Mary Vance, Elizabeth Vance and John Vance, but only the last John was born late enough to have been the son of Margaret and the first eight were born when this Samuel was under sixteen. Prickett-120 21:34, 21 October 2017 (EDT).

Samuel was born in 1749 in Frederick County, Virginia, the seventh of nine known children and third of six sons of Samuel (Sr.) and Sarah Colville Vance.

On 8 January 1778, when he was in his late twenties, Samuel married Margaret Laughlin in Washington County, Virginia, and they had the following children:

1. Elizabeth Vance Bradley (____ - 1820)
2. Baby Girl Vance (1778 - 1778)
3. John Vance (1782 - 1868)
4. Jane P Vance Keller (1783 - 1855)
5. Robert Vance (1788 - 1829)
6. James Vance (1792 - 1868)
7. Andrew Vance (1793 - 1872)
8. Margaret Laughlin Vance Fulkerson (1794 - 1864)
9. Harriet Vance Sharp (1796 - 1842)^[1]

Samuel was taken to court on 16 September 1783 for trespass assault & battery against James Piper. He was ordered to pay 5 pounds besides 420 pounds of neat tobacco and fifteen shillings attorney's fees.

Samuel died of unknown causes on 1 September, 1838, in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia. He was in his late eighties.

Gravestone for Samuel Vance, Jr.

From Findagrave.com

Samuel Vance, Jr

Birth: 1749, Frederick County, Virginia; Death: Sep. 1, 1838, Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA.

Samuel Vance, Jr. was born about 1749 in Frederick County, Virginia to Samuel Vance and Sarah Coleville Vance. He married Margaret Laughlin on January 8, 1778 in Washington County, Virginia. They were reportedly the parents of John, Samuel, Robert, Andrew, David, Harriet, Jane, Margaret, Elizabeth, James, Sarah, and an infant who died shortly after birth.

In History of Virginia From Settlement of Jamestown to Close of the Civil War, Volume II, notes:

"Samuel Vance came to Washington county in 1773 from Frederick county, Virginia. In those early days he had many bouts with hostile Indians. In 1780 he joined Colonel (William) Campbell's regiment, Continental army, and took part in the battle of Kings Mountain. He was a man of scholarly attainments, particularly well informed in ancient and modern history. He died in the eighty-ninth year of his age, at his home near Abingdon, where he had lived for sixty-five years.

Sam's father willed him the title to his 343 acres of land on Spring Creek, Virginia purchased from Col. Edmund Pendleton. "also the land I now live on I leave & bequeath to my well beloved son Samuel Vance", oldest son & heir at law of Samuel Vance Sr., Dec."

Sam received a letter from his brother Robert Vance dated August 2, 1792 that exhibits the thoughts of an aging patriot to his brother, both who had grown old in the service of their country: "Oh, Sam, let you and I be very busy and up and doing while it is day. For the Lord cometh wherein no man can work. There is no work done in the grave where we are fast a hastening. Let us try to make our Call and Election sure by getting an interest in Jesus Christ and a hiding place to cover us from the wrath of God that will surely overtake a Christless world. I hope you will set a pious and Exemplary Life before your children for example is more powerful than precept and heads of families have a great charge the charge of precious souls the value of one of which is worth more than ten thousand worlds. May God grant his grace to each of us and able us to discharge every duty incumbent on us and prepare us here in the Kingdom of Grace for the enjoyment of Himself in the Kingdom of his Glory."

He died in 8 December 1838 in Abingdon, Virginia. His will dated 19 November 1820 said: "Calling to mind that I must die, I make this last Will, viz: all my lawful debts first paid, all my lands & negroes & stock of all kinds, with stills & farming tools of all kinds, to be sold at Public Sale & proceeds to be divided as follows, viz: To my sons, Andrew & David--Fifteen Hundred Dollars each--to Robert seven hundred, to James one thousand, to Margaret Fulkerson, one hundred, to Harriet, one hundred, to my son John's son, Samuel, one hundred dollars, to James son, Samuel, one hundred dollars. to Vance Keller, one hundred dollars. I will Harriet all the bed clothes & the bed that she makes while she remains single, the bed I laid on to Jean [Jane] Keller, the curtains to Margaret Fulkerson, the proceeds, if any is left to be equally divided amongest [amongst] my children. I leave my books to the following; Way Bolingbroke's works to Samuel & Robert Popes works to John & James Moor on Navigation to Samuel. All the furniture in the house to be sold as above & the proceeds as above."

Family links: Parents: Samuel Vance (1706 - 1779), Sarah Colville Vance (1710 - 1759); Spouse: Margaret Laughlin Vance (1756 - 1814); Children: Elizabeth Vance Bradley (____ - 1820), Baby Girl Vance (1778 - 1778), John Vance (1782 - 1868), Jane P Vance Keller (1783 - 1855), Robert Vance (1788 - 1829), James Vance (1792 - 1868), Andrew Vance (1793 - 1872), Margaret Laughlin Vance Fulkerson (1794 - 1864), Harriet Vance Sharp (1796 - 1842); Siblings: John Vance (1736 - 1823), Margaret Vance Piper (1744 - 1831), David Vance (1745 - 1813), Robert Vance (1746 - 1818), Sarah Vance Vail (1750 - 1813).

Samuel Vance Jr. served with Civil Service, Virginia during the American Revolution.

Samuel Vance Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A117403.

Was a juror in Washington County 1779 and 1781

Sources

1. ↑ Findagrave.com. Record added: Jul 15, 2008. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28299085 ga47, maintained by Pam, Samuel Vance, Jr,. Accessed 9 Oct 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.

Samuel Vance, Jr BIRTH 1749 Frederick County, Virginia, USA DEATH 1 Sep 1838 (aged 88–89) Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA BURIAL Sinking Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA MEMORIAL ID Find A Grave: Memorial #28299085 Has a photo of the gravestone.

• DAR Patriot A117403
• [M.R. Foissett], “Descendants of Samuel Vance and Agnes Penquite” Ancestry.com.URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~azgeno/Vance2015/d1.htm#g1. Accessed 9 Oct 2017 by [[Prickett-120 | Patricia Prickett
• Source: S2 Abbreviation: Family Records of JaAnna Nelson Title: Family Records of JaAnna Nelson Author: JaAnna Nelson Note: These are compiled records from many sources researched by JaAnna Jean Bowen Nelson Repository: #R494

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Vance-288 was created through the import of Ancestors of JaAnna Bowen Nelson.ged on May 27, 2011 by JaAnna Nelson.
• Thank you to Stacey Diehl for creating WikiTree profile Vance-745 through the import of 1dvke4_4873925o0fs1c204o0e97f.ged on Feb 4, 2013.