Pence Family History

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Genealogies

The Hawksbill Pence Families A brief look at the families of Lewis, Jacob, Adam and Henry Pence, who settled before 1760 on the Hawksbill Creek near Stanley in what is now Page County, Va. Most of these families went to Champaign County, Oh. Includes documentation.

Now on line: A .pdf copy of Kingsley Adolphus Pence's 1912 book.

The History of Judge John Pence and Descendants

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Shenandoah Valley Pence Family Group Sheets A summary of the families of 10 early Shenandoah Valley Pence progenitors and those of some of their male descendants. A brief guide to the earliest Pences in Virginia.

Miscellaneous Pence Family Group Sheets: Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania.

Are you related to these two brothers who were noted outlaws? They were Confederate guerrillas with Quantrill's Raiders in the Civil War. After the war they were paroled and returned home to Clay County, Mo., where they helped pull off the first daylight bank robbery in U.S. history. Frank and Jesse James? Well, yes. But we're talking about Bud and Donnie Pence, neighbors, comrades and life-long friends of the James boys. Click on The Outlaws icon above to learn more about them.

Databases

Pence Marriage Records A finding aid for 3,500 U.S. and Canadian Pence, Pense, Pentz and Bentz marriages.

Pence Place Names In the United States Extracted from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System. Also includes Bentz, Benz, Pense and Pentz. With links to maps.

Pences In the War of 1812 A list of some of those with the surname who served.

Games and Names Hunter Pence to Begin Second Season With Houston Astros Who among the Pence family has played major league baseball? Served in Congress? A mere handful, but you can click HERE to learn more about them - and the remarkable coincidence that ties three of them together.

Wills, Deeds, Biographies, Obituaries, Bible Records

Pence Land Grants on the Hawksbill Creek Map showing grants, plus Shenandoah County deeds relating to them.

Pence Deeds From Shenandoah County, Virginia Abstracts from Amelia C. Gilreath's 9-volume collection, used with the author's permission.

Pence Family Biographies Mostly extracted from early county histories.

Shenandoah Valley Pence Obituaries A collection of obituaries of Pences or those closely related, principally from Shenandoah Valley newspapers, including a few old ones.

Miscellaneous Pence Obituaries A collection of obituaries of Pences or those closely related, principally from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri, including a few old ones.

Jackson County, Oregon, Pence Obituaries More than one Pence family settled here.

Bible Records for Pence and Allied Families A modest beginning for what will be a much larger collection.

York County, Pennsylvania, Bentz/Pentz Records Before 1850 A collection of wills, bonds, deeds and vital records compiled in 1935 by the York Historical Society.

Background Information

Publications Containing Pence Family Information A list of books with extensive information on the Pence family.

The Pences In America An overview of the Pence surname in the U.S., with a look at the major groups and the principal places they lived.

Pence Families of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia Background on three groups of Shenandoah Valley Pences who are the ancestors of a great many of the Pences in the U.S. today. A companion to Shenandoah Valley Group Sheets (above). Click on the button above for all three, or choose one of the following:

• Jacob and Valentine Pence Augusta/Rocingham County
• Lewis, Jacob, Adam and Henry Pence Shenandoah/Page County
• Michael, Conrad, George Philip and Nicholas Pence Shenandoah County