James Thomas Spence (1740 - aft. 1793)

Born 1740 in Augusta County, Virginia, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Descendants

Died after 1793 after age 53 in Augusta County, Virginia

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Biography

When James Thomas Spence was born in 1748, in Augusta, Virginia, United States, his father, William Thomas Spence, was 38 and his mother, Mary Green, was 42. He married Jane Bluford in 1760, in Augusta, St. Paul Parish, Georgia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 1 daughter. He died in 1793, in his hometown, at the age of 45.

Children (11)

Burwell Spence Male 1763–1844 • LCVJ-ZPV

John Spence Male 1765–Deceased • KGSW-PJH

Moses Spence Male 1766–1820 • LZ46-Z2D

James Spence Jr Male 1769–1789 • GMTK-L9P

Martha Patsy Spence Female 1771–1850 • LZD1-W2R

William Spence Male 1772–1825 • GJT4-CMR

Bluford Thorp Spence Sr Male 1774–1828 • LZ4F-DLQ

James Thomas Spence Male 1776–1809 • LZ2D-X56

Isaac Spence Male 1785–1871 • KZX6-6QZ

Abel Spence Male 1786–Deceased • 9SXL-KZL

Jeremiah Spence Male 1790–1860 • LZNS-MDM

Name

Name: James /Spence/

Given Name: James

Surname: Spence

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Birth

Birth:

Date: 1748

Place: Augusta County, Virginia

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Death

Death:

Date: AFT 1793

Place: Virginia

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User ID

User ID: F90FD3A547AC4A8A9B6BC48095B0F97A497F

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Data Changed:

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Note

Note: James Spence spent the winter of 1778 at Valley Forge, so his descendants are eligible for membership in the society of Valley Forge Patriots.

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Following is the narrative written by James F. Carver, concerning the Revolutionary War activity of James Spence ( 1748-1793), husband of Jane Bluford Spence.

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PVT. JAMES SPENCE

James Spence, at the age of 29, was drafted into the military during the Revolutionary War from Augusta County Virginia. James entered the Infantry on 28 Aug 1777, as a Private, for a term of three years or for the duration of the War. James was assigned to the 15th Virginia Regiment then under the command of Lt. Col. James Innes in the Company of Captain Edwin Hull. ( James was promised $ 6 2/3 pounds per month as payment for his services.) Lt. Col. Innes commanded James' unit only between Aug-Dec of 1777, then the command fell onto Maj. Gustavus B. Wallace. James' military unit would march from Virginia to Pennsylvania arriving at General George Washington's Winter Encampment at Valley Forge, PA by Feb.1778. Pvt. James Spence would stand guard duty during the harsh winter weather months of Feb-Mar 1778. By April of 1778 while the winter weather was slowly changing, the harsh conditions had already taken it's toll on James.James was sick during the entire month of April. James would slightly recover during May when he returned to duty, but by June of 1778 James' illness got the best of him. In June of 1778 James' unit fell under the command of Lt. Col. John Cropper and his company was still under the command of Maj. Gustavus Wallace. The military unit was then known as the 11th and 15th Virginia Regiment. Higher command fell under Gen. Woodford's Brigade of the 2nd Battalion.) There in June 1778 with good weather upon them, James' unit would march out of Valley Forge, PA northward towards New York, but left Pvt. James Spence behind. James was admitted into a hospital at Yellow Springs, PA, locatedj ust a short distance northwest of Valley Forge. (It was late May of 1778 when the 11th Regiment (1776-1778) and the 15th Regiment of Virginia were incorporated and designated (known as) the 11th and 15th Virginia Regiment until Sept. of 1778.) In July of 1778 the 11th and 15th Virginia Regiment arrived at Whites Plain, New York. James was still sick but recovering at the Yellow Springs, PA, hospital. James would finally rejoin his unit there at Whites Plain, NY,in August of 1778 where his company, commanded by Maj. Wallace fell under the command of Col. Morgan. James briefly joined the Artillery unit while there at Whites Plain NY. ( Probably so James could rest up more. ) Capt. Samuel Booker took command of James' company in Sept. 1778 when the 11th and 15th marched to battle in Newark, New Jersey. James was back in the Infantry again at this time. The results of this NJ battle were many dead and again sickness spread throughout the military unit. James' unit would march back into New York where James laid over at Fishkill, NY, once again seriously ill. The entire unit of the 11th and 15th VA Regiment now under the higher command of Col. Abraham Buford laid at rest at Pompton (?), NY. The entire unit was listed as being " on fatigue". (Meaning the unit was too tired and too sick to engage in war activity. ) James, while under the high command of Col. Abraham Buford, would be given a leave of absence (furlough) at Camp Middlebrook ( NY location ? ) to return to Virginia. This furlough would be between Dec. 1778 and March 1779. James would faithfully return to duty at Camp Middlebrook in April of 1779 and fell ill once again. (It would be romantic to say that James was granted his absence to return home to see and care for his loved ones, but I suspect that James was simply too ill to fight and hindered the unit's operations. This is obvious when he returned to duty still suffering from illness.)

Now under the high command of Major Webb, Capt. Samuel Booker's Company,James included, would be stationed at Camp Smiths Clove there in New York. Between May-June 1779 ( James sick entire month of May) Col. William Russell would replace Maj. Webb and in July of 1779 the 11th and 15th VA. Regiment moved around southeast NY and ended up in Haverstraw, NY in Oct. 1779. During the period Pvt. James Spence was in New York, it was viewed as the "seige of New York" when American soldiers were seriously attacking the British strongholds. The 11th and 15th VA. Regiment would more or less stand down between Nov- Dec 1779 near Camp Middletown, NY, probably due to winter weather. While no discharge papers were issued nor any records located so far, it appears that Pvt. James Spence was released/discharged at Camp Middletown, NY. James would return to Augusta County, VA.

While it would be nice to report that Pvt. James Spence was a hero of the Revolutionary War little is known about his actual

combat experiences. James spent a total of 2 years and 4 months of military service time. During his tour of duty James spent 7 months of it off duty due to illness and 4 months off duty on personal leave.

James Spence returned home to Augusta County, Virginia, to his family at the age of 31. Fourteen years later at the age of 45, James Spence would pass away. I have little doubt that the illness James suffered during the Revolutionary War played a serious role in his early death.

Descendants from James Spence and his wife Jane Bluford can be traced throughout SW Virginia and even into Georgia.END NARRATIVE

The above narrative was written Nov. 1998 by:

James F. Carver

610 Gay St. box 214

Portsmouth, OH 45662-0214 e-mail: heritage@@zoomnet.net

Event

Event:

Type: Military

Place: Spent winter of 1777 at Valley Forge, PA

Residence

Residence:

Place: Lived in Tinkling Springs settlement of Augusta Co. Virginia

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Marriage

Husband: James Spence

Wife: Jane Bluford

Child: William Spence

Marriage:

Date: ABT 1768^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S245 Page: Source Citation: SAR Membership Number: 94336 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE Source Citation: SAR Membership Number: 94336 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=1019033&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Name: James Spence birth date: 1748 birth place: Augusta County, Virginia death date: AFT 1793 death place: Virginia
2. ↑ Source: #S258 Page: Source Citation: Source number: 2864.014; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE Source Citation: Source number: 2864.014; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1143296&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Name: James Spence marriage date: ABT 1768 birth date: 1748 birth place: Augusta County, Virginia
3. ↑ Source: #S259 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=agbi&h=1685928&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Name: James Spence birth date: 1748 birth place: Augusta County, Virginia
4. ↑ Source: #S337 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=varecords_ga&h=111401&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Name: James Spence vital date: Jul 20, 1781
5. ↑ Source: #S245 Page: Source Citation: SAR Membership Number: 80748 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE Source Citation: SAR Membership Number: 80748 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=843394&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: birth date: 1748 birth place: Augusta County, Virginia death date: AFT 1793 death place: Virginia Name: James Spence
6. ↑ Source: #S245 Page: Source Citation: SAR Membership Number: 94336 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE Source Citation: SAR Membership Number: 94336 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=1019033&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Name: James Spence birth date: 1748 birth place: Augusta County, Virginia death date: AFT 1793 death place: Virginia
7. ↑ Source: #S258 Page: Source Citation: Source number: 2864.014; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE Source Citation: Source number: 2864.014; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1143296&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Name: James Spence marriage date: ABT 1768 birth date: 1748 birth place: Augusta County, Virginia
8. ↑ Source: #S259 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=agbi&h=1685928&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Name: James Spence birth date: 1748 birth place: Augusta County, Virginia
9. ↑ Source: #S245 Page: Source Citation: SAR Membership Number: 80748 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE Source Citation: SAR Membership Number: 80748 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=843394&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: birth date: 1748 birth place: Augusta County, Virginia death date: AFT 1793 death place: Virginia Name: James Spence
10. ↑ Source: #S245 Page: Source Citation: SAR Membership Number: 94336 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE Source Citation: SAR Membership Number: 94336 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=1019033&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Name: James Spence birth date: 1748 birth place: Augusta County, Virginia death date: AFT 1793 death place: Virginia
11. ↑ Source: #S245 Page: Source Citation: SAR Membership Number: 80748 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE Source Citation: SAR Membership Number: 80748 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=843394&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: birth date: 1748 birth place: Augusta County, Virginia death date: AFT 1793 death place: Virginia Name: James Spence
12. ↑ Source: #S258 Page: Source Citation: Source number: 2864.014; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE Source Citation: Source number: 2864.014; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1143296&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Name: James Spence marriage date: ABT 1768 birth date: 1748 birth place: Augusta County, Virginia

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