John Vance b 1 May 1753 Augusta Co VA; d May 1830 Burke Co NC; buried Mount
Carmel Cemetery, Spruce Pine, Mitchell Co NC; s/o Matthew "Mathias" Vance and
Anne Jones. John Vance m. Unknown. Children of John Vance and Unknown;
I. Robert Vance b 1783 SC d
25 Jun 1855 Wise Co VA; m. 1808 to
Mary "Polly" Carver b 1792
Thacker Co VA; d/o Thomas Carver and Delilah Horton.
II. Temperance Vance b about 1785 Spartanburg Co SC d about 1860 Yancey Co NC;
m. 10 Dec 1803 Carter Co TN to Arthur Buchanan b 24 Jun 1776 Fairfax Co VA d
about 1825 Burke Co NC; s/o Arthur Buchanan and Mary Boswell. Children of Arthur
Buchanan and Temperance Vance;
1. John Vance Buchanan b 16 May 1803 Rutherford Co NC d about 1875 Wise Co VA;
m. 14 Sept 1831 Burke Co NC to Delphia Davis b 12 Sept 1807 Toe River Valley,
Iredell Co NC d 25 Jan 1853 Russell Co VA; d/o Andrew Davis and Elizabeth
Houston. Children of John Vance Buchanan and Delphia Davis; i. James L. Buchanan
b about 1832 Burke Co NC ii. Miles Alexander Buchanan b 25 Nov 1834 Yancey Co NC
iii. Frances M. Buchanan b about 1839 Yancey Co NC iv. Nancy E. Buchanan b about
1843 Yancey Co NC v. William D. Buchanan b about 1844 Yancey Co NC vi. George W.
Buchanan b about 1846 vii. Jasper N. Buchanan b about 1850 Russell Co VA
2. James S Buchanan b 7 Mar 1804 Burke Co NC d 11 Jan 1893 Dickenson Co VA;
buried Esau Buchanan Cemetery, Darwin, VA; m. Elizabeth "Betty" Gouge b about
1802 NC d 9 Jun 1885 Wise Co VA; d/o John Gouge and Elizabeth Hoppes. Children
of James S Buchanan and Elizabeth "Betty" Gouge; i. Mary 'Polly' Buchanan b
about 1823 NC ii. John Buchanan b about 1828 NC m. Polly Franklin b about 1828
Russell Co VA; d/o James Franklin and Nancy Amburgey. iii. Morgan Buchanan b
about 1836 NC iv. George Buchanan b about 1839 NC v. Temperance Buchanan b about
1844 NC vi. Martha Buchanan b about 1847 Russell Co VA
3. Arthur Buchanan b about 1807 d about 1831 Toe River, Burke Co NC
4. Joseph Buchanan b about 1814
5. George W Buchanan b Jun
1818 Burke Co NC; m. Sarah
"Sally" Hamilton b 17 Mar 1822 Russell Co VA; d/o
Schuyler Hamilton and
Susanna "Sukie" Dotson.
III. William Vance b about 1788 TN; m. before 1844 to Phoebe Vance b about 1805
NC. Children of William Vance and Phoebe Vance;
1. Elizabeth "Betsy" Vance b about 1844 Russell Co VA; m. 5 Jul 1860 Buchanan Co
VA to Levi Jackson b about 1837 VA; s/o John H Jackson and Unknown.
IV. Lewis Vance b about 1792 d 22 Mar 1885 Mitchell Co NC
V. David Vance b about 1798 TN; m. Elizabeth Unknown b about 1798 SC
VI. Alexander Vance b about 1801 TN; m. before 1830 Carter Co TN to Mary Ann
"Polly" Dean b about 1807 Buckingham Co VA; d/o Richard Dean and Susannah. Mary
Ann "Polly" Dean m. 17 Oct 1874 Wise Co VA to James Brown b about 1796 Sullivan
Co TN; s/o Benjamin Brown and Susannah Unknown. James Brown m. after 1818
Sullivan Co TN to Mary Lowe b after 1796
VII. Samuel Vance b 25 Apr 1805 Carter Co TN d 27 Jul 1865 Wise Co VA; m. 22
Sept 1823 Burke Co NC to (1)
Sally Curtis b before 1805. Samuel Vance m. before
1835 to (2) Delilah Hampton b
about 1800.
Samuel Vance m. after 1841 to
Mahala Unknown b about 1821 NC.
1860 Wise Co VA Census.
