General Notes

Subject:William PenceMessage:The information I have states there is a William Pence born in 1745 in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. He died about 1819 in Rockingham Co. Virginia. He was the son of Jacob Pence and Mary Catherine. He had a son, William Pence, born May 18, 1781 in Rockingham Co., and died June 10, 1849 in Monroe Township, Preble Co., Ohio. This William Pence served as a captain in the war of 1812. He came to Preble Co. in 1825 and he owned one hundred and twenty acres of land. He was married to Christina Sellers in 1800. I am a direct descendent of this line of the Pence family, these William Pences being grandfathers of mine. The first Pence we have noted in our line is Jacob Pence, born 1674 in Augusta, Rockingham Co., Virginia. His son was Jacob Pence, the father and grand-father of the for noted William and William #2. Your friend might want to try researching the land at the courthouse in the county in which the property is located. He, or she, could also check census records for that time. They will give you a place to start. I hope this has been of some help to you. Good luck with your research.

Subject:William PenceMessage:The information I have states there is a William Pence born in 1745 in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. He died about 1819 in Rockingham Co. Virginia. He was the son of Jacob Pence and Mary Catherine. He had a son, William Pence, born May 18, 1781 in Rockingham Co., and died June 10, 1849 in Monroe Township, Preble Co., Ohio. This William Pence served as a captain in the war of 1812. He came to Preble Co. in 1825 and he owned one hundred and twenty acres of land. He was married to Christina Sellers in 1800. I am a direct descendent of this line of the Pence family, these William Pences being grandfathers of mine. The first Pence we have noted in our line is Jacob Pence, born 1674 in Augusta, Rockingham Co., Virginia. His son was Jacob Pence, the father and grand-father of the for noted William and William #2. Your friend might want to try researching the land at the courthouse in the county in which the property is located. He, or she, could also check census records for that time. They will give you a place to start. I hope this has been of some help to you. Good luck with your research.