Robert Nance (1788 - 1853)

Born 22 Feb 1788 in Charles City, Charles County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth Sturgill (Hash) Nance — married 2 Jan 1811 in Green, Kentucky, United States

Husband of Mary (Blunt) Nance — married 28 Nov 1833 in Morgan, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Nov 1853 at age 65 in Lawrence County, Missouri

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Biography

This profile is part of the Nance Name Study.

When Robert NANCE was born on February 22, 1788, in Charles City, Virginia, his father, Zachariah, was 27 and his mother, Jane, was 24. He married Ruth Sturgill HASH and they had seven children together. He then married Mary "Polly" BLUNT and they had three children together. He died on November 14, 1852, in Lawrence, Missouri, at the age of 64. per Sonia (Nance) Roberts

Robert Nance was twice married, wives unknown. He was the father of nine children, not much is known. Phillip, the eldest was the first white person to be buried in Knox county, Illinois. He was was buried in Henderson township, January 9, 1829, when fifteen years of age. Fifty years from that date, January 9, 1879, the citizens of the township met and raised money with which to erect a monument to his memory, and build a wire fence around the grave. per Fred Goodell

Named as son in Chapter I under Zachariah Nance II Trunk in the book "The Nance Memorial" pg 245 ^[1]

Spouses and Children

1st wife Ruth Sturgill HASH (1794–1831) marr. 02 Jan 1811 in Green County, Kentucky^[2].

1. Phillip NANCE (1814–1829)
2. Samuel L. NANCE (1816–1848)
3. John NANCE (1817–1891)^[3]
4. Thomas Hash NANCE (1818–1886)
5. Elias Bird NANCE (1820–1863)
6. Henry NANCE (1829–????)^[3]
7. James Hansford NANCE (1832–1902)^[3]

2nd wife Mary "Polly" BLUNT (1792–1853)^[3] on 28 Nov 1833 in Lawrence County, Missouri

1. Robert NANCE (1834–????)
2. Ottoway NANCE (1835–1920)^[3]
3. Sarah A. NANCE (1836–????)^[3]

Census

1830 Knox County, Illinois - Schedule of the whole number of persons whithin the division allotted to Stephen Davey By the Marshal of the ________ District (or Territory) of Illinois Page No: #260 written 515 No Township Listed^[4]
Line 19 Robert NANCE 2220001000000-0000100000000- Total 8
2 Free White Males under 5 (James Herford <1 b. 10 Apr 1830; Henry 1 b. Jun 1829)
2 Free White Males of 5 and under 10 (Elias abt. 10 b. abt. 1820, ??)
2 Free White Males of 10 and under 15 (Thomas 12 b. 18 Mar 1818, John 13 b. 20 Apr 1817)
1 Free White Male of 40 and under 50 (Robert 42 b. 22 Feb 1788)
1 Free White Female of 20 and under 30 (Ruth Sturgill (HASH) 36? b. abt 1794?)

1840 Taney County, Missouri - Schedule of the whole number of Persons within the Division allotted to Jesse T*ning by the Marshal of ________ District (or Territory) of Missouri, Pg. #109 Marion Township^[5]
Line 4 Robert NANCE 0121200100000-10000010000000-000000-000000-00000-000000- 8
Total 3 in Agriculture
1 Free White Male of 5 and under 10 (Ottoway 5 b. 22 May 1835)
2 Free White Males of 10 and under 15 (James Herford 10 b. 10 Apr 1830, Henry abt. 11 b. Jun 1829)
1 Free White Male of 15 and under 20 (Elias Bird abt 20? b. abt 1820?)
2 Free White Males of 20 and under 30 (Thomas Hash 22 b. 18 Mar 1818, John 23 b. 20 Apr 1817)
1 Free White Male of 50 and under 60 (Robert 52 b. 22 Feb 1788)
1 Free White Female under 5 (Sarah 3 b. 12 Dec 1836)
1 Free White Female of 40 and under 50 (Mary (BLUNT) 48 b. 11 Jan 1792)

Schedule I. -- Free Inhabitants in Allen Township in the County of Lawrence State Of Missouri enumerated by me, the 6 day of Dec. 1850 B. S. Hendrick Ass't Marshall. Page: 322a REEL NO: M432-404^[3]
11 736 740 Robert NANCE, 63, M, Farmer, 100, VA, Can't read/write
12 736 740 Mary NANCE, 53, F, MO, Can't read/write
13 736 740 John NANCE, 25, M, Farmer, 500, KY, Can't read/write
14 736 740 Henry NANCE, 22, M, Farmer, KY, Can't read/write
15 736 740 James NANCE, 21, M, Farmer, **, Can't read/write
16 736 740 Ottoway NANCE, 19, M, Farmer, IL
17 736 740 Sarah NANCE, 13, F, IL

Death

Robert Nance Died Nov. 14 1852 Lawrence County Missouri (Per sister Parthenia NANCE

Sources

1. ↑ The Nance Memorial: a history of the Nance family in general, but more particularly of Clement Nance, of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, and descendants, containing historical and biographical records with family lineage by Nance, George W. (George Washington), b. 1842 (https://archive.org/stream/nancememorialah00nancgoog#page/n268/mode/1up)
2. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KB8-448V : Fri Oct 20 01:02:50 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert Nance and Ruth Hash, 1811.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZD-7TH : Sat Mar 09 01:18:18 UTC 2024), Entry for Robert Nanse and Mary Nanse, 1850.
4. ↑ Year: 1830; Census Place: Knox, Illinois; Series: M19; Roll: 24; Page: 260; Family History Library Film: 0007649 (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8058/images/4410805_00519?treeid=173521068&personid=382251772511&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=978093)
5. ↑ Year: 1840; Census Place: Marion, Taney, Missouri; Roll: 232; Page: 109; Family History Library Film: 0014858 (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8057/images/4410667_00773?treeid=173521068&personid=382251772511&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=3689972)

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Fred Goodell for creating WikiTree profile Nance-347 through the import of 12Jun13 Elizabeth Ann Nance.ged on Jun 12, 2013