Francis VANCE^{[1, 2, 3]}

1838 - Bef 1900  (< 62 years)

• Name	Francis VANCE  [4, 5]
  Born	29 Aug 1833 or 1838	Ireland or at sea
  	1910/1900 censuses
  Gender	Male
  ACT	1850	Newton Co., MO   [6]
  Died	Bef 1900	Perry Co., MS   [6]
  Notes	The Francis Vance married to Rebecca Mercer is my great-great grandfather. I have his birth year as 1838. The family has always thought that he was married to Rebecca Highland but in our researching we have never come across that name. Have you ever heard of it? We have Rebecca's parents as being Arthur Mercer(1822,Down,Ireland) and Eliza Blackburn(1811,Ireland). We have speculated that perhaps this was Eliza's 2nd marriage and her first husband's name was Highland. Due to the age difference between Arthur and Eliza, it seems at least the two oldest of the sisters, Mary(1838), Rebecca(1840) and Susanna(1845), wouldn't be Arthur's. We have Francis' parents as Francis(1790) and Elizabeth(1800) and Elizabeth is said to have died shortly after arriving here. The name we have for this Francis' father is Alexander. Here we come to a complete stop. The family also thought that Francis and Rebecca came over on the same ship. I have the passenger list of the Viceroy and Rebecca and her family are on it--but not the Vances. So far we haven't been able to find out when or what ship Francis and his family came over on. [3]
  Person ID	I31104	Vance family
  Last Modified	18 May 2011

  
  

  Father	Francis “Frank” VANCE,   b. Abt 1790,   d. MS
  Mother	Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1800, Ireland ,   d. Shortly after arr in USA
  Married	Ireland   [1]
  Family ID	F22703	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rebecca (Highland?) MERCER,   b. 1840, Belfast ,   d. Jan 1880, Newton Co., MS, In Childbirth  (Age 40 years)
  Children	1. Arthur M. VANCE,   b. 1859, MS   2. John VANCE,   b. Abt 1856, 30 yrs bef marriage/children ,   d. 1897/1900, Newton Co., MS  (Age ~ 44 years)   3. William John VANCE,   b. 1862, Newton Co., MS ,   d. 1897/1900, Newton Co., MS  (Age 38 years)   4. Francis L. VANCE,   b. 1868, MS   5. Angus Nicholson VANCE,   b. 1873,   d. 17 Feb 1953  (Age 80 years)   6. Eliza Jane VANCE,   b. 1866, MS   7. Lucy Ladora Rebecca “Dora” VANCE,   b. 1870, MS   8. Mary Susan Savannah “Mollie” VANCE,   b. 1875, MS ,   d. 6 Jan 1954, MS  (Age 79 years)   9. Elisia A. VANCE,   b. 1878, MS   10. Lonesome VANCE,   b. 1880, MS
  Family ID	F22798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Martha “Mattie” BRUNSON,   b. Jun 1857, MS.
  Married	8 Jun 1880
  Children	1. Mount Hebron VANCE,   b. 1882,   d. 15 Jul 1954, Mobile, AL.  (Age 72 years)   2. Francis VANCE,   b. Mar 1882, MS.   3. Sanders Thea Burtis (Burt) VANCE,   b. Aug 1884, MS.   4. Homer H. VANCE,   b. 27 Nov 1892, MS. ,   d. 24 Aug 1954, Los Angeles, CA  (Age 61 years)   5. Lonnie Bruce VANCE,   b. Mar 1893, MS.   6. Lonnie Harper VANCE,   b. 11 Mar 1893, MS ,   d. 5 Oct 1948, Los Angeles, CA  (Age 55 years)   7. Mattie M. VANCE,   b. Oct 1886, MS.   8. Kizzie VANCE,   b. Jan 1889, MS.   9. Pearl VANCE,   b. Jun 1895, MS.   10. Anna VANCE   11. Oma VANCE
  Family ID	F23070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S134] The Vance Migration, Janette Morgan. [S57] User submitted info an Ancestry. [S591] Vances in Mississippi, Angela Taylor. [S745] 1860 FEDERAL CENSUS. [S744] 1870 FEDERAL CENSUS. [S45] Ancestry.com.