Genealogy Notes: from
Clare, clp8 AT juno
DOT com
HAY, Joseph died Feb 11, 1851
NOTE: See below
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POWER, Mary V. (Humes), wife of James
Power, died Jan 12, 1881 aged 58yrs 6 mos 17ds [Mary's mother's maiden
name was Vance]
NOTE: Mary Vance Humes was the dau. of James Gibson Humes and 1st
wife Mary (Vance). Mary Vance was the child of Francis Vance and
Margaret (Hays) and the grandchild of James Vance and Mary (???).
Mary Vance married James Gibson Humes, Nov. 18, 1819. Some
records show Mary Vance Humes' name as May. Could be a typo.
James Powell (no typo) was the eldest son of Dr. James Power and Nancy
(Jack). Mary Vance Humes and James Powell were m. 1865.
James Power was a farmer and lived in Elizabeth, All. Co., PA.
His father Dr. James Power was a native of Chester Co., PA. and settled
in 1805 in Elizabeth, All. Co., Pa. on the farm later owned by his son
James.
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VANCE, Eleanor died Feb 27, 1874 aged
?1 years 8 mos 19 ds
NOTE: The 1870 Elizabeth Twp., Elizabeth, All. Co., PA. Census
lists Elenor (no typo) Vance 55 b. Pa. doing housework; and parents
were b. in PA. Head of household was Margaret Vance 69 b.
PA. Parents b. overseas.
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VANCE, Elizabeth born Feb 13, 1804
died July 28, 1881
NOTE: Same 1870 Census lists Elizabeth as 66 b. PA. parents b.
US. A John Vance lived with them. He was 36 b. PA. I
have a note that Elizabeth Twp. is now Indiana Twp. This should
be checked.
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VANCE, Francis died June 9, 1858
NOTE: Francis Vance was the child of James Vance and Mary (???)
of E. Huntingdon Twp., West. Co., PA. He m. Margaret Hays and
lived in Elizabeth Twp., All. Co., PA. He wrote his will Jan. 5,
1855 and it was proven June 21, 1858. His will lists Mary Vance
Humes as his granddaughter. He lists his brother in law as Joseph
Hays.
Francis Vance's brother John Vance (b. ca 1772, Ireland) m. Eleanor
Neal, child of John Neal, Jr. and Margaret (Warden). They came
from Dauphin Co., PA.
(So far, I cannot connect these people with my lines)
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VANCE, James died Feb 24, 1874 aged 72 years 18 ds
VANCE, Jane died Dec 23, 1867 aged ?? years ??mos ??ds
VANCE, Margaret Feb ??, 1888 88(unsure age) years (remainder unreadable)
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VANCE, Margaret died Mar 10, 1860 aged
90 yrs [maiden name Hay]
NOTE: Margaret was the wife of Francis Vance of above.
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