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John Patrick Vance (bef. 1735 - 1782)

Col. John Patrick Vance
Born before in Virginiamap
Son of and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1754 in Lee County, VA, (WV, USA)map
Husband of — married about 1757 in Lee County, VAmap
Descendants descendants
Died after age 47 in Augusta County, Virginia, USAmap
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Biography

Reference Number: 89304

08 SEP 1773 Fincastle Co. Court: ordered Jn. Vance & Benj. Logan to clear nearest and best way from Saml Briggs on the Eighteen Mile Creek to James Bryant's on the Eleven Mile Creek. [citation needed]

26 JAN 1777 Washington Co., VA Court: John Vance, ordered withothers to appraise estate of Henry Therswell dec'd and make return to court.[citation needed]

25 NOV 1777 Washington Co., VA Court: John Vance on Grand Jury of Inquest. [citation needed]

18 MAR 1778 Washington Co., VA Court: John Vance, jury duty o try cause between Comm. of VA and Isaac Lebo defendant.[citation needed]

18 AUG 1778 Washington Co., VA Court: John Vance, Saml Evans, Joseph Black, & Saml Newell appraise Estate of John Jacobs deceased and make return to court.[citation needed]

17 NOV 1778 Washington Co., VA Court: John Vance, Grand Jury duty.[citation needed]

20 MAR 1781 Washington Co.,VA Court: John Vance & Wm. Davison entered bond of 8000 pounds for faithful performance of guardians of estate of Cpt. John Dunkin.[citation needed]

John Vance - 1753 - Land Grant - Augusta County, Virginia Patents No. 31, 1751-56 page 366- :

George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland Kind Defender of the Faith ve To all to whom these Presents Shall come Greeting Know ye that for divers Good Causes and - Considerations but more especially for and in Consideration of the Sum of Twenty Shillings (cut off)
pg. 367
of Virginia We Have Given Granted and Confirmed and by these Presents for us our Heirs and Successors do live Give Grant and Confirm unto John Vance one certain Tract or Parcel of Land containing one hundred and Ninety Seven acres lying and being in the County of Augusta on a branch of Reed Creek a branch of New River between Patrick Cohoon and James McCalls Survey and bounds as followeth (to wit)
Beginning at a black oak corner to Cohoon Land and running thence South seventy five degrees west eighty Poles to a Hickory and a white oak
thence South eighty eight poles to a black oak and a white oak in a Valley
thence North Seven five degrees East three Hundred Poles to a Black oak
thence South Sixty six Poles to two white oaks thence North twenty five degrees East seventy Poles to a white oak and a locust on McCalls line
thence North thirty degrees East twenty six poles to three white oak saplins
Thence North twenty Degrees West one hundred Poles to a black oak and a red oak
thence North seventy five degrees West twenty Poles to a Corner Cohoons Land
thence with his line South seventy six degrees west two hundred and Forty Poles to the Beginning
With all Woods Underwoods Swamps Marshes Lowgrounds Meadows - Feedings and his due Share of all ____ Mines and Quarries as well discovered or not discovered within the bounds aforesaid and being part of the said Quantity of one hundred and Ninety Seven acres of Land and the rivers water and water Courses therein contained together with the Privileges of Hunting Hawking Fishing Fowling and all other Profits? Commondities and Hereditaments whatsoever to the same or any Part Thereof belonging or in anywise appertaining
To Have hold Possess and Enjoy the said Tract or Parcel of Land and other the before Grants Premises and every Part thereof with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said John Vance and his Heirs and assigns forever to the only use and be hoof him the said John Vance and to his Heirs and Assigns f orever To be held of us our Heirs and Successors as of our manor of East Greenwich in the County of Kent in f_e and Common _occage and not in Capite or by Knights Service Yielding and Paying unto us our Heirs and successors for every Fifty Acres of Land and so proportionably for a lesser or Greater Quantity than fifty Acres the fee rent of one Shilling yearly to be paid upon the __art of Saint Michael the Arch Angel and also Cultivating and Improving three acres part of eve fifty of the tract above mentioned withing three years after the date of these Presents Provided always that if three years of the said Fee rent shall at any time be in Arrear & unpaid or if the said John Vance his Heirs or Assigns donot within op_ ce of three years next - Coming after the Date of these Presents Cultivate and Improve __ree acres part of every fifty of the Tract above mentioned then the Estate hereby Granted shall leave and be utterly - determined and there after it shall and may be lawful to and for us our Heirs and Successors (Cut off)
page 368
whereof we gave Caused these our Letters Patent to be made - Witness our Trusty and welbeloved Robert Dinwiddie Esq.r our Lieutenant Govenor and Commander in Chief of our said Colony and Dominion of Williamsburgh under the Seal of our said Colony the Twenty Second Day of August One Thousand Seven Hundred and fifty three in the - Twenty Seventh year of our Reign
Rob.t Dinwiddie

Death: 21 MAY 1782 in Augusta County, Virginia[citation needed]

Augusta County, VA - Will Book 3, Abstracts From "Chalkley's Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish in Virginia" ABSTRACTS OF WILLS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA. AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT. WILL BOOK No. 3. Page 12.--__ October, 1760. John Guy's estate settlement (the name is Gay in the order), by Henry Gay, administrator--Sold to Francis Donnally, Martha Guy, Henry Guy, Arthur Greer. widow Savers, Wm. Bunting, Agnes Guy, Jean Moffet, Mary Guy, James Borling, Thos. Brown, Timothy Sullivan. Sundries to Elizabeth Gay, Ann Gay. Paid to JOHN VANCE

ABSTRACTS OF WILLS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY VIRGINIA. AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT. WILL BOOK No. 4. Page 68.--23d November, 1767. Saml. Wallace's estate settled-Paid to, viz: Elizabeth Wallace, Robert Phillips, Francis Gardner, Saml. Bell, Robt. Wallace. Trustees of Ye Meeting House, Mary Ann Bell, JOHN VANCE (for a coffin), Jane Hamilton, Charles Phillips.

ABSTRACTS OF WILLS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA. WILL BOOK No. V. Page 44.--21st November, 1772. Recorded. James Gregory's appraisement by William Hutcheson, Archibald Smithers, John Vance. Page 208.--2d July, 1771. James (his mark) Gregory's will-To mother, executrix; to brother, William. Teste: Saml. Vance, William Fulton (Fullen?). N. B.--My brother Naphtaly is to have £5 and Samuel and John £10 each. Proved, 15th March, 1774, by William Fuller and recorded (formerly proved by Vance).

page 243.--3d October, 1780. John P. Vance's Will (yeoman)

To wife, MARTHA to daughter, MARGARET; to son, BENJAMIN; to eldest son, SAMUEL, plantation on Back Creek; to sons, JAMES and WILLIAM, tract near Staunton. Executors, John Moffett, Jacob Warrick, John Bailer, of Boutetourt County. Teste: Samuel Vance, Wm. Hutchison, Michael Dougherty. Proved, 21st May, 1782, by Hutchison, and on 18th June, 1782, by Dougherty. Executors have refused to execute. Administration granted widow Martha.

Page 259.--15th July, 1782. John Vance's estate appraised by John Davis, Alex. Hamilton, Richard Eliot.

Peter Brinkley of Wythe vs. John Vance--O. S. 5; N. S. 2--3rd June 1752, John Vance sold to Ro. Miller a tract of land now in Wythe, formerly Augusta, on Wm. Calhoun's Meadow Run, a branch of Reed Creek. Robert died intestate leaving Robert his heir at law. Robert Jr. on 9th March, 1784 sold to Walter Beaty, who on 2nd of December, 1785, sold to orator. John Vance is dead & a certain Jacob Vance, who lives out of the State is heir at law. Walter Beaty also resides out of the State. Bill filed 29th December, 1794. Answer of Robert Miller 1st April, 1796. Walter Beatey married his sister. Jacob Vance lives in forks of Saluda River, So. Carolina.

Page 119.--19th November, 1766. Robert Gay and Sarah ( ) to John Vance, £50, 133 acres, part of 664 acres conveyed to Robert by Robert.

Page 79.--19th May, 1755. John Vance, of Bedford County, to Robert Alleson, £20, 192 acres on North Fork Reed Creek patented to said John Vance. Teste: Wm. Scott, Geo. Wilson, Peter Scott.

JUNE 19, 1793. (295) On motion of Charles Cameron, guardian to James Vance, orphan of John Vance, deceased, John McCarty and Martha, late Martha Vance, widow of John, to be required to settle accounts.

Sources


See also:

  • Lewis Preston Summers! Annals of Southwest Virginia, Abingdon, 1929, Genealogical Publishing Company; p 615, Fincastle County


excellent

Page: 974, Washington County

  • Compendium Of American Geneaology Vol. V




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Vance-4697 and Vance-1364 appear to represent the same person because: These appear to represent the same person, husband of same spouse (who also needs merging).

There may be some up-the-line relations that need detaching on the higher-numbered duplicate.

posted by Jillaine Smith
Abstract of John Vance's will, written 1780, probated 1782: John P. Vance's will (yeoman) -- To wife, Martha; to daughter, Margaret; to son, Benjamin; to eldest son, Samuel, plantation on Back Creek; to sons, James and William, tract near Staunton. Executors, John Moffett, Jacob Warrick, John Baller, of Bout
posted by Kathie (Parks) Forbes
Lee County did not exist until 1791. The area was Augusta County until 1767, then Botetort, FIncastle, and Washington.
posted by Kathie (Parks) Forbes

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