Clement Nance

• General Notes
  • (8/21/1997) Looking for the parents of FREDERICK NANCE (1770), CLEMENT NANCE (1773) and ROBERT NANCE (1776), 3 brothers who were born reported to have been born in Amelia Co VA or Bedford Co VA. FREDERICK was born Aug 13, 1770, married Elizabeth Rutherford; died Feb 10, 1840 in Newberry, SC. CLEMENT, my 3rd Great Grandparent, was born Feb 27, 1773, married Elizabeth Sanders Gilliam; died Nov 18, 1843 in Newberry, SC. ROBERT was born January 10, 1776; he married Sally Walker in Lunenburg Co VA; died Nov 17, 1822 in Newberry, SC.They travelled to Newberry, SC in the early 1800s as all are on the 1810 Census there. Frederick was said to have been the first settler in the "village" of Newberry. Robert Nance and Sally Walker were in Lunenburg Co VA in 1799 when they were married. These three Nance brothers were active in the government of Newberry. Frederick was at one time a SC state senator and also Lt. Gov. of SC. Elsie L. Wright (rwrightjsucc.jsu.edu)