Born 1640/50 James City Co, VA
Married about 1682
 

Born 1600/4

Christened 9 September 1610, Rosecarnon Manor, St. Kerverne Parish, Cornwall, England

left Cornwall for Virginia as indentured servant, 1620. Had land in Charles City & Henrico Co.s, Va

Died VA

Richard Nance was baptised 1610 in St. Kerverne. Several of those living in Cornwall that are interested in Nance Genealogy say this is the American emigrant. I do not consider hearsay to always be accurate. The fact remains that Richard Nance of Virginia was born 1604, according to official papers of the London Company. I have had some correspondence with our Cornish cousins regarding the six years lapse from birth to baptism, and have been informed that quite often such a delay occurred for many reasons too numerous to give in this report.

Quoted from "Genealogy of the Nances in Cornwall" by Martin L. "Pete" Nance, 1970.
 

Children:
John Nance ca. 1645-1716 m. Sarah Gookins
Elizabeth Nance m. Caesar Walpole. Their son
| Richard Walpole m. Elinor Nance
WILLIAM NANCE Sr. b. ca. 1648, m. MISS TINSLEY. Children:
| Thomas Nance
| Daniel Nance
| WILLIAM NANCE Jr. m. ANN

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RICHARD | 1639 | Henrico | "VA (Land) Patent Book 1" p. 715, Richard Nance patents 300 a. in Henrico Co, 18 Mar 1639, "west upon the land of Willm. Gates, South upon the river, East down the river &c., on the N. Side of the appamatuck river", "due for transportation of 6 persons: Alice his now wife, Robert Perry, Robert Chappel, Geo. Prebedy, Edward Rowlington, Mary Viccars"

RICHARD | 1664 | Charles City | 8 Dec 1664 - Kings Court in Westover Parish, in the county of Charles City - RICHARD NANCE vs. Daniel Llewellyn [NOTE: Nathaniel Tattam is shown as resident at "West Sherlow" in 1624 in Jamestown Census compiled by Paul R. Sarrett, Jr at Jamestown GenWeb site]. cites and 27 Mar 1665

RICHARD | 1665 | Charles City | 27 Mar 1665 - Kings Court [in] James City Parish, in the county of Charles City - ordered that Nathaniel Tatem and Jervis Dix be paid as witnesses for RICHARD NANCE. [NOTE: Nathaniel Tattam is shown as resident at "West Sherlow" in 1624 in Jamestown Census compiled by Paul R. Sarrett, Jr at Jamestown GenWeb site]. (Per J.G. Sullivan, citing Southside Virginian)

RICHARD | 1692 | Charles City | At a Court Holden at Westover 3rd February 1692. Justices present: Capt. Peter Perry, Capt. Henry Batt, Capt. Ch. Goodrich, Capt. John Taylor, Mr. Richard Bland. RICHARD NANCE petitions that Abraham Garth, who hath the estate of his in Garth's possession, bring surety for same. Garth summoned to next court to bring surety. "Charles City Co, VA Court Records 1687-1695", B. B. Weisiger.

RICHARD | 1693 | Charles City | At a Court held April 13, 1693, Abraham Garth and William Gardner his surety enter themselves as security for RICH'D NANCE, an orphan in hands of Garth. "Charles City Co, VA Court Records 1687-1695", B. B. Weisiger. [NOTE: At a 3 Oct 1693 Court, ordered that Christopher Hinton, an orphan12 years old, be bound apprentice til he is 21, to Abraham GOFF (sic). Many references to Abraham GOFF in these records, only references to Abraham GARTH are these 2 involving Richard Nance. Likely that this 12-year-old orphan Christopher Hinton was the son of the Christopher Hinton who d. 1685-1688 and whose widow (Rebecca) had married to a Nance by 1688. If the Abrahams (Garth/Goff) are the same, it suggests that perhaps the Nance who m. Widow Hinton had himself died by 1693, leaving an orphan of his own -- Garth/Goff took both?] [NOTE: Oct 1, 1679, John Pleasants patented land on n.s. James R. for importation of persons including ABRA. GOFF. PB 6 p. 12. On Oct 20 1691, this John Pleasants patented land in this same area for importation of persons including JOHN and JANE SAWKIN. PB 8 p. 173] [Cavaliers and Pioneers, Abstacts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants by Nell Marion Nugent, Volume 3 1695--1732 -- Published by Virginia State Library, Richmond, gives the following: pg 69-70 MR. JOHN WOODSON, 2700 acs., Henrico Co; N. side of James River 24 Apr. 1703, p. 525. Beg. at mouth of Gennitoe Cr., 116 pole above a large Ilsand. Trans. of 54 pers: John Tullett, John Whaley, Jno. Wiliamson, JOhn Stubbins, Robert Lang, Rosomond Maden, Mary Crabb, Robert Povall, Saml. Hosier, Mary Fisher, Mary Lydall, Charles Dudley, Joan Dier, James Leach, Hannah Tullett, John Glaney, John Jackson, John Crabb, Daniel Swaley, Tab Tabitha, Martha Hamond, Eliza Povall, John Matthews, Geo. Bloyd, Tho. Piper, JOHN SAWKINS, Mary Mathy, John Lane, John Isbell, John Newmanm, Robert Weaver, Timo. Omooney, Eliza. Carter, John Best, Robt. Povall, Junr., Cha. Douglas, Mary Westly, James Jackson, Robt. Leather, Philip Swinfield; & 14 rights more paid for to Wm. Byrd, Esqr., Auditor.].

Source for above:  The Nance Genealogy Clearinghouse, abstracts of records 1600's

Born about 1580 Illogan, Cornwall, England

Died after 1629

His position of yoeman in Illogan in 1603 is sufficient to tell us this was a well educated young man during a time when education was rare among most of those of adult age in England and Cornwall. Upon his reaching majority or taking a wife, or possibly both, in 1603, his grandfather John Nance, Esquire, gave John Harry, alias Nance, and his wife Jane the manor of Rosecarnon in St. Kerverne. This property had then been in the Nance family for over 60 years. John Harry Nance remains on the tax rolls of St. Kerverne until 1628-29, after which we have no records. He had four known children:  Richard, John, Dorothy, and William.

Source:  http://patriot.net/~crouch/up/jnancej.html
 

WILL OF JOHN NANCE

Born 1558 Illogan

Christened 1558  Illogan

Died 1582, buried in St. Erth Parish, Cornwall, England

Apparently only had one son

Source:  http://patriot.net/~crouch/up/jnancej.html

Born about 1533 of Nans, Illogan

Died 1606/1610 Illogan

Married about 1557

Children include:
Henry (Harry) Nance 1556-1625,
John Nance of Trewynnard baptised 1557, Richard Nance of Trewynnard [ancestor of U.S. Nances and Crouches],
William Nance, born 1560, died in infancy
Julian Nance, a daughter, baptised 1561. No other record.
Dorothy Nance, baptised 1562, married Henry Colthurst of Treleigh
Katherine Nance baptised 1563, married John Langhearne of Trevagathen.

John Nance, Esquire, of Nance  died after 1606 and before 1610. His widow Margery Arundell died 1610 at Illogan. She was the daughter of Sir John Arundell of Trerise. John was the first of the line to use the Nance spelling as a surname and place name. Apparently a shrewd trader like his father, Henry, besides inheriting the entire Nance estate of his father, was mentioned in the will of his brother-in-law, John Arundell, Esquire, in 1580 as receiving four tenaments. He is of record as buying several pieces of real estate but selling little. Besides this, he also made occasional loans to other members of the gentry, one being to Martin Trewynnarde, by which he foreclosed on the most important manor in St. Erth Parish, Trewynnard (Trewinnard). John, Esquire, was also a member of parliament from Helston, tin center of the Kirrier Parishes. In 1595 he was made captain of the trained bands of the Penwith Parishes, which included St. Erth, St. Ives and Lelant, at which time he used Trewynnard as his western headquarters. This was during the period when it was feared that the Spanish were going to attack western Cornwall, and all Cornwall made preparations to protect their homeland. During this same period, John, Esquire, received correspondence from many of the leading figures of England and Cornwall, of which the Cornish museum has approximately 15 of these original letters. Most of these letters speak of John Nance as "cosen" (cousin), and if this meant blood cousin, then he was related to all the famous families of England at that time.

re:   the Nance family arms (pictured on the family photos page). "I, Robert Cooke Esquire, Clarencieux, principle herald of arms for service to their prince or country in peace or warre, do grant a coat of arms applied unto John Nance of the county of Cornwall. I find in the records of my office, armes belonging to that name and family, that is to say _____ silver, a playne crosse humete sables, and for that I find no creast. I have given into him for his creast upon his healme an unicorn's head ermine ensuante out of a crowne horned mayned and bearded, gold mantle gule doubled silver as appeareth in the margin." Signed, February 5th. 1572 by Robert Cooke, Clarencieux, Roy d'Armes.

Even though we know more about John, Esquire, than any of the Cornwall family, we have yet to find when he died (?). He appears to have left the bulk of his estate to his oldest son heir by law, but did devise Rosecarnon to his grandson John Harry Nance, and apparently Trewynnard to his second son John Nance.

That son, John Nance of Trewynnard was baptised 1557 in Illogan Parish. No records found in Illogan after the date of baptism. About the time John became of age, or shortly thereafter, his father John Nance, Esquire, of Illogan obtained by foreclosure a place in St. Erth Parish called Trewynnard, former home of another great family of Cornwall, the Trewynnardes. Based on lack of records in Illogan on he and his brother Richard, we must assume they moved to St. Erth to take over their father's newly acquired estate. Brother Richard died quite young in 1582, age 24, and had little time to produce a family, [but did have one son who was ancestor of U.S. Nances and Crouches]

Source:  http://patriot.net/~crouch/up/jnancej.html

member of Parliament, investor in real estate

Born 1536 Illogan Parish, Cornwall, England

Died 1561 in Illogan Parish, Cornwall, England

Photos of the Nance home at Illogan, Cornwall, England!!!!
 

Born about 1514 in Powlsack, Cornwall,  England

Died 1578 in Illogan Parish, Cornwall, England

Born about 1537 Gwarnacke, St. Allen, Cornwall, England

Died 1610 Ilogan

Born 1494 Trerice, Madron, Cornwall, England

Died 26 November 1561

Buried Stratton Church, Stratton, Cornwall, England

Married about 1512

after Richard's death, She  married Thomas Chicose, son of John Chicose of St. Erth Parish.

Source:  http://patriot.net/~crouch/up/jnancej.html
 

Source:  http://patriot.net/~crouch/up/jnancej.html
 

Source for above:  The Nance Genealogy Clearinghouse, Will of John Nance

also found one source that has her name as "Jane" and there is a book entitled "The History and Genealogy of the Nances: but more particularly of the descendants of John and Jane Nance of Mecklenburg Co, VA" by D. Nance [1930]

Arrived in Virginia from England 1639

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