Pryor Nance (abt. 1809 - abt. 1865)

Born about 1809 in Knox, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Died about 1 Jun 1865 at about age 56 in Knox, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

When Pryor NANCE was born in 1809 in Knox, Tennessee, his father, Peter, was 34 and his mother, Mary, was 27. He married Charlotte TIPTON and they had one daughter together. He then married Harriet Emeline DAVIS and they had 12 children together. He died on June 1, 1865, in his hometown at the age of 56, and was buried in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Research Note

NOTE: Same person as Pryor Nance (1804 - 1865) ??? dates and places a little off, same death date and wife

Spouses and Children

1st wife Charlotte TIPTON (1816–1865) marr. 15 Apr 1833 ^[1]

1. Mary Ann "Polly Ann" NANCE (1834–1919)

2nd wife Harriet Emeline DAVIS (1819–1884)^[2][3][4]

1. Peter D. NANCE (1840–1867)^[2][3]
2. Lucy Ann NANCE (1841–1889)^[3]
3. Emma Anna NANCE (1844–????)^[3][4]
4. Minerva Louisa NANCE (1846–)^[3][4]
5. Callaway Blanton NANCE (1847–1907)^[3][4]
6. Pryor NANCE (1850–1917) ^[3][4]
7. Harriet Cornelia "Hattie" NANCE (1852–1942)^[3][4]
8. Caroline E. "Carrie" NANCE (1854–1915)^[3][4]
9. Samuel H. NANCE (1856–1887)^[3][4]
10. Hannah S. NANCE (1858–1870)^[3][4]
11. Margaret NANCE (1859–????)
12. Mary E. NANCE (1860–????)

Census

1810 Knox County TN Peter NANCE 20010-10010
2 Free White Males under 10 (Pryor abt 1 b. abt 1809, Leonard abt 8 b. abt. 1812)
1 Free White Male of 26 and under 45 (Peter abt. 36 b. abt. 1774)
1 Free White Female under 10 (Harriet 1 b. 27 Dec 1808)
1 Free White Female of 26 and under 45 (Mary Emeline (PRYOR) 28 b. 18 Nov 1782)
(What it might look like 1810 census is missing, Constructed from 1830 census, and other records)

1820 Knox County TN Peter NANCE 31110-21010
3 Free White Male under 10 (Calloway 2 b. 1 Mar 1818, Harvey abt 7 b. abt 1813, James Madison 9 b. 21 Dec 1810)
1 Free White Male of 10 and under 16 (Pryor abt 11 b. abt 1809)
1 Free While Male of 16 and under 26 (Leonard abt 18 b. abt. 1812)
1 Free White Male of 26 and under 45 (Peter abt. 46 b. abt. 1774)
3 Free White Females under 10 (Mary Emeline abt 3 b. abt 1817, Caroline abt 8 b. abt 1812)
1 Free White Female of 10 and under 16 (Harriet 11 b. 27 Dec 1808)
1 Free White Female of 26 and under 45 (Mary Emeline (PRYOR) 38 b. 18 Nov 1782)
(What it might look like 1820 census is missing, Constructed from 1830 census, and other records)

1830 Knox, Tennessee, Schedule of the whole number of persons whithin the division allotted ---------- by the Marshal of the Eastern District (or Territory) of Tennessee Page 378 ^[5]
Line 15 Peter NANCE 0012200100000-1111001000000-010000-000000-000000-000000- Total 12 or 15 both written
1 Free White Male of 10 and under 15 (Calloway 12 b. 1 Mar 1818)
2 Free White Males of 15 and under 20 (Harvey abt 17 b. abt 1813, James Madison 19 b. 21 Dec 1810) 2 Free White Males of 20 and under 30 (Pryor abt 21 b. abt 1809, Leonard Claiborn abt 28 b. abt. 1802)
1 Free White Male of 50 and under 60 (Peter 54 b. 12 Dec 1775)
1 Free White Female under 5 (Louisa Minerva 4 b. 01 Dec 1825)
1 Free White Female of 5 and under 10 (Lucy Ann 8 b. 30 Aug 1822)
1 Free White Female of 10 and under 15 (Mary Emeline abt 13 b. abt 1817)
1 Free White Female of 15 and under 20 (?)
1 Free White Female of 40 and under 50 (Mary Emeline (PRYOR) 48 b. 18 Nov 1782)

1840 Knox, Tennessee, Schedule of the whole number of persons whithin the division allotted S. H. Love by the Marshal of the County of Eastern District (or Territory) of Tennessee Page 14^[2]
Line 3 Pryor NANCE 1000100000000-0001000000000-000000-000000-212000-020000- 10 Total
1 Free White Male under 5 (Peter D. abt. <1 b. abt. 1840)
1 Free White Male 20 and under 30 (Pryor abt. 30 b. abt. 1809)
1 Free White Female 15 and under 20 (Harriet Emeline (DAVIS) 20 b. 5 Mar 1819)

Schedule I - Free Inhabitants in the town of Knoxville in the County of Knox State of Tennessee enumerated by me, on the _ day of _ 1850. David McCullam Ass't Marshal. page 110b ^[3]
7 230 234 Pryor NANCE, 40, M, Butcher, Virginia
8 230 234 Harriet (Emeline (DAVIS)) NANCE, 30, F, North Carolina
9 230 234 Peter (D.) NANCE, 10, M, Tennessee, Attending School
10 230 234 Lucy Ann NANCE, 8, F, Tennessee, Attending School
11 230 234 Emma (Anna) NANCE, 6, F, Tennessee
12 230 234 Louisa M(inerva) NANCE, 4, F, Tennessee
13 230 234 Calvin (Callaway) B(lanton) NANCE, 2, M, Tennessee
14 230 234 Pryor NANCE, 1/12, M, Tennessee
15 230 234 James CLARK, 35, M, ***

Schedule I - Free Inhabitants in 1st Distict in the County of Knox State of Tennessee enumerated by me, on the 24 day of July 1860. F. * Ramsey Ass't Marshal. Post Office: Knoxville PAGE NO: 102a^[4]
26 800 628 Pryor NANCE, 56, M, Merchant, 4000, 1500, Tennessee
27 800 628 Harriet E(meline (DAVIS)) NANCE, 31, F, Tennessee
28 800 628 (Emma) Anna NANCE, 16, F, Tennessee
29 800 628 Minerva (Louisa) NANCE, 14, F, Tennessee
30 800 628 (Callaway) Blanten NANCE, 12, M, Tennessee
31 800 628 Pryor NANCE, 10, M, Tennessee
32 800 628 Harriet (C.) NANCE, 8, F, Tennessee
33 800 628 Caroline (E.) NANCE, 6, F, Tennessee
34 800 628 Sam(ue)l H. NANCE, 4, F, Tennessee
35 800 628 Hannah NANCE, 2, F, Tennessee

Court Records

1837 Nancy BATES v. Pryor & Peter NANCE
Location: Knox County, Tennessee
Custody Plaintiff accuses Defendants of taking her son, William BATES, aged 14, from her possession.
East Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: 7 Box Number: 676 # of Pages: 10

1839 City of Knoxville v. Prior Nance & W. Warnack Knox Debt Origin of debt: municipal fines. East Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: 1 Box Number: 680 # of Pages: 8

1841 Pryor Nance v. Samuel Bell
Location: Knox County, Tennessee
Trespass and Damages The cause of action in this case is listed as trespass and damages. The case revolves around a promissory note. East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: 3 Box Number: 1169 # of Pages: 23

1847 Samuel Bell v. Pryor Nance & James Clark
Location: Knox County, Tennessee
Other Trespass on the Case claiming $250 damages. Nance executed note to Clark, who endorsed it to Bell, who endorsed it to Union Bank. When note fell due, it was not paid, so Bank sued & obtained judgment against Nance, Clark, & Bell. Bell paid it & then sued. East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: 1 Box Number: 1125 # of Pages: 20

Death and Burial

Name Pryor Nance
Birth 1804
Death 1 Jun 1865 (aged 60–61)
Burial Old Gray Cemetery Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ4D-MZK : Fri Oct 20 09:56:31 UTC 2023), Entry for Pryor Nance and Charlotte Lipton, 15 Apr 1833
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Year: 1840; Census Place: Knox, Tennessee; Roll: 527; Page: 14; Family History Library Film: 0024547 (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8057/images/4410740_00032?treeid=173521068&personid=382251752935&hintid=1022108218469&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=2999117)
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11} "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD2-PD7 : Fri Oct 06 06:36:38 UTC 2023), Entry for Pryor Nance and Harriett Nance, 1850.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9} "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TG-69L : Fri Oct 06 11:55:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Pryor Nance and Harriet E Nance, 1860.
5. ↑ Year: 1830; Census Place: Knox, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 178; Page: 378; Family History Library Film: 0024536 (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8058/images/4409700_00751?treeid=173521068&personid=382251738965&usePUB=true&_phsrc=BlC176758&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=2098680)
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80131002/pryor-nance: accessed 24 January 2024), memorial page for Pryor Nance (1804–1 Jun 1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 80131002, citing Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Kathy Neal King (contributor 46784151).

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Conrad Morgan for creating Nance-439 on 29 Aug 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Conrad and others.