Reuben Nance was son of William and Anne Nance.

His first wife, Amy Williams (dau. of John Williams), which he

had at least 14 children with her.

1) Sarah "Sally" Nance (1767-????) marr. 1784 James Reuben Sanford

2) William Nance (1768-1854) marr. abt. 1792 Lucy (M.N.U.)

3) Mary Sarah Nance (1770-1842) marr. abt 1786 Jesse Hiter Crouch

4) Bud "Bird" Nance (1772-1815) marr. 1st 1794 Mary Hannah marr. 2nd 1808 Sarah Louise Mack

5) Isaac Nance (1774-1819) marr. 1795 Jane Smith

6) Allen Nance (1776-1836) marr. 1799 his cousin Betsy Nance (1778-aft 1850)

7) Isham Nance (1777-1828) marr. unk. has 2 known children

8) John Nance (1779-1862) marr. abt 1800 Christiana Betty Ryan

9) Susanna Nance (1781-1853) marr. 1797 William Alexander McCullock

10)Tabitha Nance (1783-????) marr. 1798 Daniel Shackelford

11) Reuben Nance Jr. (1785-1829) abt. 1806 Francis (M.N.U.)

12) Thomas???? Nance (1786) not found in Will or Bible is listed in census along with other sons of Reuben poss. marr. Elizabeth Perry?

13) Clement Nance (1787-????) marr. Polly Hail

14) (looking into) A Son b. bet. 1767-1790 marr. a Miss O'Neal (dau. of Hugh O'Neal) their dau. Mary Ann Nance marr. Lewis R. Marshall (any one know these people?)

Depending on when he married Nancy Brown (not 03 Feb 1786 per previously thought that was found in Reuben's Bible. Other records indicate it was later because Reuben listed Clement as in with his "Elder" children in VA Chancey court records).

Had 13 children with Nancy:

1) ???

2) Joseph Nance (1790-1864) marr. 1810 Mary Philpott

3) Sarah "Sally" Nance (1791-1849) marr. 1811 David Philpott

4) Stephan Nance (1793-1850) marr. 1814 Sarah Hughes

5) Peyton Skipper Nance (1795-1856) marr. 1st 1813 Polly King marr. 2nd 1816 Eleanor Simms

6) Edmond Nance (1797-1866) marr. 1817 Anna Simms

7) Lessenby Nance (1801-1885) marr. 1st 1823 Exoney D. "Oney" Simms marr. 2nd 1837 Mary Haygood

8) Nancy Nance (1804-1865) marr. 1821 Benjamin Marshall

9) George Sanders Nance ????? (1806- bef 1812)

10) Reuben Sanders Nance (1808-1862) marr. 1831 Sarah Woodson Clardy

11) ???

12) ???

13) ???

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07 Nov 1770 Mecklenburg County, Virginia per father's William's Will " I give and bequeath unto my son Isham Nance and his heirs forever , two hundred acres of land lying in Mecklenburg County adjacent to Reuben Nance and William Fox "

On 6 Apr 1771 • Mecklenburg, Virginia Reuben Nance sold the 200 acres he received from William his father in his Will - Book 3 pg 193-194

Jul 1778 Henry Co. VA Tax list - Reuben Nance

DAR Ancestor #: A081461 https://services.dar.org/members/DAR_Research/search_descendants/default.cfm listed as a Nantz

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Excerpt from The Nance Memorial by George Washington Nance 1904 pg 303

"Reuben Nance, ..., lived in Patrick and Henry counties, Virginia. In October, 1779, he was made second lieutenant of Captain Brice Martin's company, from Henry county, and he resided in Henry county in 1782. He was a neighbor and intimate friend of Patrick Henry. Upon his return from the convention for the adoption of the Federal Constitution, Patrick Henry said to Mr. Nance, that it, the Constitution, would prove a road of sand.

His first wife was Amy Williams, who bore him fourteen children. The second wife was Nancy Brown, and she was the mother of thirteen children, thus rounding out twenty-seven children for Reuben, and giving him the blue ribbon for the largest family of the name as far as the author has ever heard."

Reuben's burial site is not actually known but since he was a plantation owner, he was probably buried on his plantation outside of Martinsville, Virginia.

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THERE IS NO PROOF THE MOTHER OF REUBEN WAS EVEN AN EPPS AND SHE WAS ONLY KNOWN AS ANNE (per William Nance's Will and Deed when she reliquished dowery... NOT SARAH ANN, HAVE REMOVED ATTACHED MOTHER TILL CORRECTED. _Can someone please provide PROOF 1st name was Sarah or she was even an Epps as those trying to make her an Epps are also attaching her to the wrong Ann and there is documentation to prove otherwise. Charis Whaley (Find a Grave ID 51254238) please provide a SOURCE for "Sarah" being 1st name in your flower comment

The below is questionable and added by memorial creator Find A Grave ID 47105697

Will look into when I get a chance Sonia (Nance) Roberts - 2/13/2020

Ruben NANCE's mother, Ann EPPES NANCE, was the great granddaughter of Lt Col Francis EPPES (Thru Llewellyn and Littlebury) and Elizabeth Jane LITTLEBURY WORSHAM EPPES - the great-great grandparents of Martha WAYLES SKELTON JEFFERSON, wife of U.S. President Thomas JEFFERSON (Thru Francis, Francis, and Martha).

{by SER 3/9/2020} -- Ann Epps (b. c. 1718) is not the dau. of Llewellyn Eppes (1690-1758) and Angelica Bray (1695-1761) their daughter Ann married Edward Wilkinson see... Llewellyn Eppes will dated 11 Sept 1755 his daughter Ann's daughter Angelica Wilkinson is mentioned in this Will. Ann is only mentioned as Ann