Brief Life History 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
Sources (7)
- M A Nanci in household of S A Nanci, "United States Census, 1860"
- Mary Ann Nance, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Mary Ann Nance Nance, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1813–1893 Male
1822–1864 Female
Children (8)
1835–1900 Male
1843–1864 Male
1846– Female
1849–1879 Female
1852–1920 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1795–1856 Male
1795–1881 Female
Siblings (13)
1817–1865 Male
1819–1853 Female
1820–1854 Female
1821–1877 Female
1822–1864 Female
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World Events (8)
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
Age 2
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 3
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 14
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.
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