Mary Ann Nance

11 February 1822–4 April 1864 (Age 42)
Virginia, United States

The Life Summary of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Nance was born on 11 February 1822, in Virginia, United States, her father, Peyton Skipper Nance, was 26 and her mother, Ellinor Simms, was 27. She married Spottswood Alexander Nance on 17 September 1840, in Trigg, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 4 April 1864, in Trigg, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Trigg, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Spottswood Alexander Nance
1813–1893
Mary Ann Nance
1822–1864
Marriage: 17 September 1840
John Peyton Nance
1835–1900
Albert D Nance
1843–1864
Virginia C Nance
1847–
Mary Augusta Nance
1849–1879
Spotswood Alexander Nance
1852–1920
Edwin Walker Nance
1855–1860
Oney Lillian Nance
1858–1925
Emma Forest Nance
1861–1901

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    17 September 1840Trigg, Kentucky, United States
    • Children

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
    Age 2
    “The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 
    1825 · The Crimes Act
    Age 3
    The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
    1836 · Remember the Alamo
    Age 14
    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of German Nantz .Cornish: habitational name from any of the places so-named in Lelant, Saint Clement, Illogan, or Saint Martin in Meneage. The placenames derive from Middle Cornish nans ‘valley’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Nantz
    Nancy

    Sources (7)

    • M. A. Nance in entry for Oney L. Nance, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960"
    • M A Nanci in household of S A Nanci, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Mary Ann Nance, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

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