Moses Vance was born on 23 May 1773, in Dawson, Allegany, Maryland, United States as the son of John Vance and Margaret White. He married Elizabeth Strickler in 1790, in Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 27 January 1829, in Tyrone Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Nathaniel King Farm Cemetery, Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Scottish: apparently a spelling pronunciation of Vans, a misreading of Vaus (see Vause ), in which -u- has been miscopied as -n-. If true, it is probably limited to the Vans or Vaus family of Wigtownshire. It may be this surname that appears in Ireland from the early 17th century, especially in Ulster, but it could alternatively be the English name in 2 below.
English: if not a transcription error for Vause (a surname well evidenced in Warwickshire and Leicestershire), a variant of Vann , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
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Possible Related NamesAlexander Vance held one of the 4 land warrants issued for Tyrone County (his was issued 4/3/1769, but not surveyed till 4/11/1788). John Vance, Moses' father settled on a tract of land in 1766. John …
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