Ann (Haines) Chance (abt. 1807 - aft. 1870)

Born about 1807 in Springboro, Clearcreek Township, Warren, Ohio, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Tilghman Eleavor Chance — married 29 Nov 1832 in Lees Creek MM, Highland, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died after 1870 after about age 63 in Washington Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Ann was a Friend (Quaker)

Ann was the daughter of Enos Haines and Mary Evans. She was born some time between 1806 and 1810. A different birth date is given on each of the Census found for Ann. Richard Haines and his Descendants estimates her birth year as 1807.

According to Richard Haines and His Descendants, Ann's family settled in Ohio in 1800. The family moved about a fair amount before finally settling is Leesburg, Ohio. Therefore, her birthplace is not entirely certain, except that it is certain she was born in Ohio, despite the 1860 Census that records her birthplace as New Jersey. Based on the Census records, Ann, herself, was not entirely sure of the year or place of her birth.

In 1832, Ann married Tilghman (Tillman) Chance, the son of Isaac and Sarah Chance, in Lees Creek, Ohio, under the care of Fairfield MM, Ohio. In 1836, Ann and Tilghman moved from Ohio to Washington Township, Indiana. Ann and Tilghman and their children, Levi and Joshua were received at the Westfield, Indiana, Monthly Meeting on March 9, 1837. Many of Ann's siblings were also relocating to Washington Township, Indiana, perhaps because the area was being settled by like-minded abolitionist Quakers.

Ann's husband died in 1869, and Ann moved in with her son, Isaac's family. Ann does not appear in the 1880, Census, so she probably died some time in the ten years between 1870 and 1880.

The known children of Ann and Tilghman Chance are:

• Levi Chance (abt. 1833-1905), m. 1st Nancy Burris, m. 2nd Martha Jane Fesmire;
• Joshua Chance (1835-1895), m. Mary Lydia Jessop;
• Sarah Chance (abt. 1837-?);
• Hannah Chance (1840-1909), m. R.C. Inman;
• Isaac Chance (1843-1900), m. Rosanna J. Davenport;
• Cyrus Chance (1846-1918); and
• Lydia Chance (1848-?).

Sources

• Haines, John W., Richard Haines and his Descendants. Boyce, VA: Carr Publishing Company, Inc. 1966. Vol. II, pp. 139, 140.
• Hinshaw, William Wade. American Quaker Genealogy. Ann Arbor, MI: Edward Brothers. Inc., 1936. Vol. V, pp. 229.
• U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943

1850 - Census, giving her birth year as 1810; 40 years old, living in Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana with husband, Tillman Chance (42), and children: Levi (17), Joshua (15), Sarah (12), Hannah (10), Isaac (7), Cyrus (4), and Lydia (2):

• "United States Cenus, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/SLM : 19 December 2020), Ann Chance in household of Tillman Chance, Washington Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States; citing family, NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)

1860 - Census, giving her birth year as 1806; 54 years old, living in Washington Township, Hamilton, Indiana with husband Tillman (53) and children: Hannah (20, Isaac (17), and Cyrus (14):

• "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/PF7 : 18 February 2021), Ann Chance in entry for Filman Chance, 1860.-

1870 - Census, giving her birth year as 1808; 62 years old, living in Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana in her son's household with son, Isaac (26), daughter-in-law, Rosa (Davenport) (21), and granddaughter, Daisy M. (0):

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/9R4 : 28 May 2021), Ann Chance in entry for Isaac Chance, 1870.

"Ann HAINES Chance_George Family Tree Matching Person details Spouse Tilghman CHANCE Father given name surname Mother given name surname Children given name Birth 1807 city, Highland, Ohio, USA Death date date year city, Hamilton, Indiana, USA Residence date Hamilton, Indiana, USA."

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