John B. “Up the River” Currence (1757-1849)

John B. “Up the River” Currence

Birth

14 Jun 1757

Harrison County, West Virginia, USA

Death

31 Jul 1849 (aged 92)

Huttonsville, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA

Burial

Currence-Wamsley Cemetery

Elkwater, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map

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- married Nancy Friend about 1784
- member of first Grand Jury convened in Beverly, Randolph County, Virginia (WV), 1787
- Justice of the Peace in Randolph County, Virginia (WV), 1795
- Captain of Randolph County, Virginia (WV) Militia, 1805
- Sheriff of Randolph County, Virginia (WV), 1806
- Commissioner of the Revenue and Assessor of Randolph County, Virginia (WV), 1817
- Other Children: Perry Currence, John G. Currence

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"Currance"

"Aged 92 Yrs. 1 mo. 17 ds."

"Remember friends as you pass by, That all mankind were born to die. Then let your care on Christ be cast, That you may dwell with him at last."

footstone reads "J.C."

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Nancy Friend Currence

1759–1851

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John B. “Up the River” Currence

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William Currence Sr

Lydia Jane Steele Currence

Nancy Friend Currence

Jane Currence Smith

Sarah E. "Sally" Currence Wamsley

Baby Currence

Baby Currence

Lydia Currence Hornbeck

William Currence Jr

Sidney Ann "Susney" Currence Wilmoth

Susanna Currence

Ann "Anna" Currence Mace

Samuel Currence

Ann Currence Conrad

Alsey Eliza Currence Heath

Elizabeth Currence Conrad

Sarah Currence Conrad

John G Currence

Delilah Currence McLain

William Branson Currence

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